Playgroups for the kids, playgroups for the moms, playgroups for the dads! The Kansas City area is so widespread - there are groups in every corner of town. A good friend can make those tough parenting days a little less tough. And that’s what these groups are for - to keep us sane!

Here’s our list:

Metro-wide Groups

Friends of Adoption - http://www.friendsofadoptionkc.com

Guatemala Adoptive Parents of KC - http://www.gapkc.org

Midwest Parent Educators (homeschooling) http://www.midwesthomeschoolers.org/about_us.htm

20-Something Moms of KC - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/20somethingmomsKC

SKC-L.I.F.E. (Learning in a Family Environment) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skc-life/

Kansas City, MO Groups

Brookside Mother’s Association - http://www.brooksidemothers.org

KC Dads At-home Daily - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kcdad

KC Punky Moms - http://punkymoms.meetup.com/64

KC Working Moms’ and Dads’ Playgroup - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kcworkingmoms/

Northland Groups

Kansas City North Mothers & More - http://kcnorthmothersandmore.homestead.com

KC North Dads - http://www.kcnorthdads.com

Mommy & Me of KC North - http://sahm.meetup.com/1327/ or mommyandmekc@yahoo.com - meetings every third Thursday except December at 10 am at North Cross, 1321 NE Vivion Road. Open to public, bring your kids.

Northland Mom Connection - http://moms.meetup.com/3239/ or northlandmom@gmail.com

Kearney, MO- http://www.playgroup.homestead.com

Johnson County, KS Groups

Johnson County Mothers & More - http://www.jocomothersandmore.org

Mocha Moms - http://www.jocomochamoms.org

MOMS Club: Gardner - http://www.gardnermoms.org

MOMS Club: Shawnee West - http://www.momsclubofshawneewest.org

MOMS Club: Louisburg - Debbie 913.837.3947 or debviinckc@yahoo.com

MOMS Club: Olathe West - Jenny 913.254.0574 or jfmick@gmail.com

MOMS Club: Olathe East - Beth 913.393.3919 or riekeman@comcast.net

MOMS Club: Shawnee East - http://www.momsclubofshawneeks.org

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Lenexa - 913.393.3000

MOPS Olathe - 913.829.0712 (Indian Creek Community Church)

MOPS Overland Park - Allison 913.851.0264 (Grace Church) www.gracechurchmops.webs.com

MOPS Overland Park North - 913.432.3281 or amblovell@hotmail.com

MOPS@NITE-OP - Stephanie 913.620.3284 or thompsonfamily3@yahoo.com

MOPS Overland Park - 913.432.3281 or opagmops@gmail.com (First Assembly of God)

MOPS Evangel Temple of KC - Stacey 913.766.3191 or http://www.etkc.org

Parent Resource Center- parentresource@smsd.org (10101 England, OPKS)

Eastern Jackson County, MO Groups

Metro Moms (Eastern Jackson County) - Lisa 816.228.3660 or jlgnorwat@comcast.net

MOMS Club: Independence - momsclubindep@yahoo.com

Mothers & More: Lee’s Summit - Christina 816.525.2357

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Blue Springs - MOPS@firstumcbs.org

MOPS Independence - http://www.esbcmops.com/ (East Side Baptist Church)

MOPS Lee’s Summit - 816.665.8199 (St. Matthew’s Church)

MOPS Lee’s Summit - LSMOPS@sbcglobal.net (Holy Spirit Catholic Church)

MOPS Lee’s Summit - Robin 816.686.4754 or MOPS@abundantlifebaptist.com (Abundant Life Baptist Church)

MOPS in the Evening: Lee’s Summit - 816.524.7288 (Beautiful Savior Church)

Grandview/Southern Jackson County, MO Groups

MOMS Club Grandview - http://www.missourimomssupportingmoms.org/

Cass County, MO Groups

Mommy & Me (Cass County) - http://mommyandmeofcasscounty.clubspaces.com

Mothers & More: Cass County - Sonja 816.265.0595

Miami County, KS Groups

MOMS Club: Paola - www.miami-county.com/MOMS-Club-Paola-KS.html or paolamomsclub@yahoo.com

Multiples Groups

Greater Kansas City Mothers of Twins Club- http://www.gkcmotc.com, 816.943.2111

Double Joy Mothers of Multiples Club (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Johnson County Mothers of Multiples Club (Johnson County, KS)

Kansas City Northland Mothers of Multiples Club (Northland)

Parents As Teachers (playgroups, home visits, parenting meetings and more)

Basehor-Linwood Parents as Teachers (Basehor/Linwood/SE Leavenworth County, KS)

Belton Parents as Teachers (Belton, MO)

Blue Springs Parents as Teachers (Blue Springs, MO)

Blue Valley Parents as Teachers (south Johnson County, KS)

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Parents as Teachers (Bonner Springs/Edwardsville, KS) - contact Cammie Braden at cbraden@nekesc.org or call (785) 887-6004

Center Parents as Teachers (south Kansas City, MO)

DeSoto Parents as Teachers (north Johnson County, KS)

Excelsior Springs Parents as Teachers (Excelsior Springs, MO)

Gardner-Edgerton Parents as Teachers (Gardner & Edgerton, KS)

Grain Valley Parents as Teachers (Grain Valley, MO)

Grandview Parents as Teachers (Grandview and south Kansas City, MO) - call 816.316.5217

Harrisonville Parents as Teachers (Harrisonville, MO)

Independence Parents as Teachers (Independence, MO)

Kansas City Kansas Parents as Teachers (Kansas City, KS)

Lee’s Summit Parents as Teachers (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Liberty Parents as Teachers (Liberty, MO)

North Kansas City Parents as Teachers (Clay County, MO)

Oak Grove Parents as Teachers (Oak Grove, MO)

Olathe Parents as Teachers (Olathe, KS)

Park Hill Parents as Teachers (south/central Platte County, MO)

Platte County R-3 Parents as Teachers (north/central Platte County, MO)

Platte Valley Education Cooperative Parents as Teachers (Buchanan and northern Platte Counties, MO)

Raymore-Peculiar Parents as Teachers (Raymore/Peculiar, MO)

Raytown Parents as Teachers (Raytown, MO)

Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers (Johnson County, KS)

Spring Hill Parents as Teachers (Spring Hill, KS)

Turner Parents as Teachers (Wyandotte County, KS)

Online Moms’ Communities

Kansas City Mommies - www.kansascitymommies.com

KC Metromoms - www.kcmetromoms.com

KC Mommies - www.kcmommies.com

Mom2Mom - www.mom2momkc.com

Special Needs

Congenital Heart Defect Families Association - www.chdfamilies.org

Lee’s Summit Autism Support Group - www.lsautism.org

Down Syndrome Community Groups - Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City website listing

Find other local groups at sahm.meetup.com or moms.meetup.com or singleparents.meetup.com or by searching “dads” at www.meetup.com

If you are involved in a Kansas City area parents’ group that meets in person regularly - either for playdates, parents’ lunches, coffee or a night out - (and we haven’t listed you yet) please let us know we’ll add you to our list! Send us all of your group’s info via our Contact Form. Thanks!