KCKidsFun

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. So, let’s go swimming! Right?

Right! Why not mix it up a little this fall and winter around the Kansas City metro? There are a lot of great indoor pools and community centers with public swimming hours. You’ll want to double check their websites for up-to-date hours and fees – but what a great change of pace for you and for the kids as the days get shorter and much, much COLDER! (Our list is just pools open to the public – many communities, schools and fitness centers also have indoor pools but no open swim availability. If we’ve missed a local indoor pool that is open to the public for recreational swimming, let us know!)

Kansas City, MO

Gregg/Klice Community Center (Kansas City, MO)

The New Southeast Community Center (Kansas City, MO) – opening December 2008

Tony Aguirre Community Center (Kansas City, MO)

Northland

Liberty Community Center (Liberty, MO)

Gladstone Community Center (Gladstone, MO)

North Kansas City Community Center (North Kansas City, MO) – closed until first part of December for repairs

Park Hill Aquatic Center (Kansas City north, MO)

Platte County Community Center North (Platte City, MO)

Platte County Community Center South (Parkville, MO)

Eastern Jackson County, MO

Legacy Park Community Center (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Centennial Pool Plex (Blue Springs, MO)

CoCoKey Resort (eastern Jackson County, MO–KCMO) – day passes are available to the public

Henley Aquatic Center (Independence, MO)

Johnson County, KS

Matt Ross Community Center (Overland Park, KS)

Roeland Park Aquatic Center (Roeland Park, KS)

Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center (Mission, KS)

Blue Valley Recreation Aquatic Center (south Overland Park, KS)

Cass County, MO

Belton Community Center (Belton, MO) – new indoor pool opening soon!

Harrisonville Community Center (Harrisonville, MO)

Belton, MO

Belton Head Start 109 Congress (Belton)

Blue Ridge Christian School/ South Campus 16211 S. 71 Hwy (Belton)

Crossroads United Methodist – Kids First Daycare/Preschool 700 QuikTrip Way (Belton)

Grace Early Childhood & Education Center (Belton School District #124) 614 W. Mill (Belton)

Heartland Preschool 810 S. Cedar (Belton)

Little Folks Day Care 423 Pine (Belton) 816-322-5432

Smart Start Preschool A. Ives Reid Celebration Center 609 Minnie Ave. (Belton)

Harrisonville

EPI Center 1305 Sanders (Harrisonville)

Harrisonville Schools Early Childhood Center 500 Polar Lane (Harrisonville)

Hey KC Kids Fun readers! Just wanted to let you all know that we’ve put together a super list of drop-in open gyms around the Kansas City metro – there are offerings for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids! We’ve organized our list by days of the week so that you can find one of these great energy-burners at any time (even at the last minute…). The list will now be a permanent fixture in our Links Directory along the right side of the page (listed under Indoor Activities).

So, take a peek at our OPEN GYMS list – and pass it along to your friends who might need a sanity break once a week (or even twice)!

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And I also just wanted to tell you guys about this darling new Halloween book that I found this weekend – Vunce Upon a Time. It’s by J.otto Seibold, the illustrator of the contemporary Christmas favorite Olive, the Other Reindeer (Olive). We LOVE the Olive book at our house so I was immediately drawn to Vunce Upon a Time. Dagmar the Vampire is shy vegetarian who is afraid of humans. And he loves candy. He braves the human world only when he hears about Halloween! This book just came out in September and there’s still time to get it before October 31st!