KCKidsFun

You’ve seen our preview of the 80th Annual Plaza Arts Fair– there are many other fall festivals and activities in Kansas City for you and your family to enjoy this weekend.  Don’t forget about National Museum Day on Saturday, September 24– this sounds really neat!  AND-  the weather will continue to be beautiful!  Have a great weekend, readers!  If you don’t yet “like” us on Facebook, you should!  Updates, contests and general fun can be yours!

Friday, September 23, 2011

• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Light the Night 2011, Corporate Woods, Building #40, Overland Park, KS. An annual fundraiser to support research to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma. Teams and individuals walk a leisurely three-mile route at dusk carrying illuminated balloons: red for supporters, white for survivors and gold in memory of those lost to cancer. Pre-event activities include a family-oriented festival, food, music and entertainment. Registration begins at 6:00 pm, and the walk begins at 7:45. http://www.lightthenight.org/mid
• Lee’s Summit’s Oktoberfest features fun for all ages. Our Kids Street offers complimentary games and activities for children. The festival also features 3 stages of entertainment, a carnival, arts & crafts booths and much, much more! Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2011. Free admission.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

• National Museum Day – Residents and visitors are invited to take advantage of free admission to the city’s top attractions. In order to gain admission, go to the Museum Day website at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ and print off the special ticket pass, which is good for free admission to one museum for the ticket holder and one guest. There is a limit of one ticket per household. Participating local museums include Johnson County Museum, Wonderscope, Truman Library, Glore Psychiatric Museum, National Frontier Trails Museum, National World War I Museum, and Toy and Miniature Museum
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Lee’s Summit’s Oktoberfest features fun for all ages. Our Kids Street offers complimentary games and activities for children. The festival also features 3 stages of entertainment, a carnival, arts & crafts booths and much, much more! Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2011. Free admission.
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 3 thru October 16 (Saturdays, Sundays)
• Wild West Show at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm, Olathe, KS – September 24 (10am to 5pm) and September 25 (11am to 4pm) – Mahaffie’s most popular event! Wild West entertainment for the whole family. Performances, children’s games, food and more! $6/adults, $4/children ages 5-11. Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm, 1200 Kansas City Rd., Olathe, KS 66061(913) 971-5111; www.mahaffie.org
• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

• Hands-on History at the National World War I Museum, 1pm to 3pm – Ever wonder what the objects behind the glass feel like or how heavy they are? Spark your child’s imagination and help bring history to life! Great War artifacts will be available to see and touch in the Museum gallery. Included with regular Museum admission.
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Whisper Walk to support Vicki Welsh Ovarian Cancer Fund, 9am at Zona Rosa (I-29 & Barry Rd) – Family fun includes health and wellness booths with kid friendly activities. The Spelman Foundation (816) 880- 6257; www.spelmanfoundation.org
• Shine a Light: A CFCA Benefit Concert at The Theatre in the Park at Shawnee Mission Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee, KS – a musical celebration of community and the difference we can make together. Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) developed the concert to bring awareness of global poverty to the Kansas City community and introduce sponsorship as a way for people to help families in need. This is an all-ages, handicap accessible event. The concert will include musical and cultural performances by: Barclay Martin Ensamble, Nate Gawron of The Wilders and Friends, Bob Hentzen and Friends, Kansas City Academy, El Grupo Atotonilco, The Filipino Cultural Center. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. Children under 5 free. Purchase online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186437 or by phone at 1-800-838-3006
• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 3 thru October 16 (Saturdays, Sundays)
• Fall Public Hayride at Shawnee Mission Park – hayride will last approximately one hour, and will be followed by a one hour campfire with apple cider and marshmallows and is just $6 per person! Participants will meet at “Site A” behind The Theatre in the Park at 2:30 pm. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register call (913) 831-3359.

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Congratulations to LaDonna Hillis of Independence, MO!  She’s our lucky winner.  Thanks for playing, readers!  We had a great response today.

due to the great response…we are keeping today’s giveaway open until 5pm!  get those entries in on our facebook page…

Good morning!  Here’s a fun activity to keep your family busy on these ridiculously COLD days.  You could win a “Food & Fun Value Pack”– from Zonkers at Olathe’s Great Mall of the Great Plains!  This pack includes 2 all-day ride wristbands, 20 game tokens, 1 large one-topping pizza and 4 small soft drinks.  This has a value of $39.95!  Head on over to our Facebook page and enter.  You only have until 1pm today!

Here’s what you need to do:  Visit us on FACEBOOK and leave a comment.  There is a short window of time to act on this one–we are only accepting entries (comments) until 1:00 p.m. today!!!   And, while you’re at it on FACEBOOK, become a “Fan” of KC Kids Fun and Zonkers, too!

Good luck–and remember:  1)entries only accepted as comments on FACEBOOK, 2)entries must be received by 1:00pm CST TODAY(February 23, 2010) and 3)winner will be contacted via email and Facebook sometime on February 23.  **The winner will then be contacted by a representative of Zonkers so prize arrangements can be made.**

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Must be 21 years of age to enter and win.  Only one entry per household will be considered. No substitutions or transfers.  Giveaway prize is not redeemable for cash.  By entering, winner consents to allow the use of his/her name for promotional purposes without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prize. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

**Congratulations to KATIE McGANNON McGUIRE  and JANELL BERCHEK PUETT, our two ticket winners!!!

Katie and Janell will each receive 2 tickets to an upcoming “Little House on the Prairie” performance, courtesy of Coterie Theatre!

If you read our latest post…then you’ll know that we’re in the pioneer spirit!  You could win one of (2) 2-packs of  tickets to an upcoming performance of Coterie Theatre’s “Little House on the Prairie!” You can catch “Little House” between now and December 29, 2009.

You’ll remember that the beloved Ingalls family sells their home, leaves the Big Woods of Wisconsin and heads west in their covered wagon.  They end up in Indian Territory, near Independence, KS.  The Coterie’s performance recounts the chapters of the book, Little House on the Prairie.

Here’s what you need to do:  Visit us on FACEBOOK and leave a comment.  Unlike our other ticket giveaways, there is a short window of time to act on this one–we are only accepting entries (comments) until 1:00 p.m. today!!!   And, while you’re at it on FACEBOOK, become a “Fan” of KC Kids Fun! It’s fun!  It’s easy!  All the cool people are doing it!

Good luck–and remember:  1)entries only accepted as comments on FACEBOOK, 2)entries must be received by 1:00pm CST TODAY (Friday, Nov. 13, 2009) and 3)winner will be contacted via email and Facebook sometime on Friday, Nov. 13.  **The winners will then be contacted by a representative of the Coterie so ticketing arrangements can be made.**

And, if you aren’t one of the two lucky winners, you can still get in on the fun by purchasing your Coterie tickets online.  There are group-rate prices and TARGET Saturdays, featuring a FREE ticket with purchase!  Good luck!

Must be 21 years of age to enter and win. Only one entry per household will be considered. No substitutions or transfers. Giveaway prize is not redeemable for cash. By entering, winner consents to allow the use of his/her name for promotional purposes without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prize. No purchase necessary to enter or win.