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School has finally started and it’s already time to have a day off!!  I just know that we’ll get into the school routine– by mid-September! Record numbers of folks will be traveling over the long weekend, but if you’re staying in KC, or if you’re visiting our city from another place, here is a rundown of activities to keep you and your families entertained.  Have a safe, wonderful holiday!

These three events occur over multiple dates and are worth checking out!

• Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog exhibit at Crown Center – May 29 thru September 6 – FREE!
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 4 thru October 17
• Zing Zang Zoom! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Sprint Center, September 8 thru 12 – discounted tickets available through our Special Offers page!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

• Animal Tales at Ernie Miller Nature Center, Olathe, KS – 10:30am to 11am – ages 2 to 6 – stories, songs and more
• Storytelling with Priscilla Howe – Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS – 10am – FREE
• Funky Mama live in concert at Matt Ross Community Center, Overland Park, KS – 10am – FREE
• Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus, Weston MO – 5pm and 7:30pm

Thursday, September 2, 2010

• Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
• FREE Family Science Night at the Kansas City Zoo – 5pm to 7pm – the theme this time: Wicked Weather

Friday, September 3, 2010

• Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center, KCMO – great music, dancing, a terrific children’s area and more! – thru September 5
• Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
• Friday Night Family Fun – Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch – 7pm – this week: Honey Night

Saturday, September 4, 2010

• Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center, KCMO – great music, dancing, a terrific children’s area and more! – thru September 5
• Wildlands Wanderings, Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, KCMO -10am to 2pm – reservations req’d by 9/2
• Make Leafy Tees – Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, KCMO – anytime between 10am and 2:30pm
• Barnes & Noble at Oak Park Mall is celebrating ‘American Girl’! Join a storytime marathon in the Children’s Department, where stories will be read throughout the day: 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 5:30 pm. Enter to win great prizes!
• Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
• KC Symphony’s annual free “Pops in the Park” concert at The Theatre in the Park, Shawnee Mission Park, Lenexa, KS – a celebration of great American music – from The Sound of Music, to the Music Man, to Star Wars and Superman! Bring your family and friends, plus blankets and lawn chairs to the park. There will also be an Instrument Petting Zoo beginning at 5:00 p.m. so youngsters can experience a pre-concert activity where trained musicians help them try their hands at a variety of orchestral instruments. It will be a night to remember! The parking lot opens at 4:30 p.m.; gates open at 5:00 p.m.; concert starts at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

• Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
• Kansas City Irish Fest – Crown Center, KCMO – great music, dancing, a terrific children’s area and more! – thru September 5
• First Sunday Family Fun Day at the Kansas City Museum – noon to 4pm – this month’s theme: Record Your Own History

Monday, September 6, 2010 (LABOR DAY)

• Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence, MO – September 2 thru September 6 – TONS of fun for kids and adults alike. If you’ve never been, you should definitely try this one!
• Labor Day Parade, Louisburg, KS – 10am, followed by fun activities at American Legion Park

*Renaissance Festival image from NortheastNews.net

Believe it or not, it’s almost time for Kansas City’s 2010 Fall Consignment Sales! There are lots of them popping up all over the city.  Your kids are growing like weeds and the economy is sputtering…a consignment sale might be just what you’ve been looking for– as a buyer, seller or both.

Here’s how they work:  you can generally participate by becoming either a consignor, volunteer or shopper.  (Therefore, you can both make and spend money!)  You’ll need to price and tag your items and be prepared to pay an entry fee in the neighborhood of $10.  Then, get ready to take home up to 70% of your sales!  Some sales are limited in scope to only clothing, while others accept and sell anything from clothing to furniture to sporting goods.  We’ve compiled a listing of upcoming sales and maintain the listing of Consignment Sales year-round–you can click here to see it.

If you run or represent a consignment sale–and would like to purchase featured, prominent placement via a Sponsored Listing – (like Here We Grow Again, Kids’ Closet Connection and Love it Again) – all you need to do is contact me.  Just email me at kiran@kckidsfun.com or leave a comment below.  I am also happy to update sale dates for you. Happy Selling!  Happy Shopping!

Sponsored Listings:

Here We Grow Again (multiple locations around the Kansas City metro). We are looking for consignors, shoppers and volunteers! We accept and sell quality gently-used and new kids clothing, toys, bedding, furniture, sporting and play equipment–anything having to do with kids!! We hope to see you at the sale!! Next sales: (multiple locations across the Kansas City metro - Sept 22-25, 2010 Olathe, KS @ 588 Santa Fe, Olathe (just west of I-35 in the former Dillons location) Oct 22-24, 2010 Blue Springs, MO/ Independence, MO @ The Cotillion 1717 Burdett Crossing, Blue Springs (on Hwy7 , just north of I-70).. Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2010, Shawnee, KS @ Westbrooke Shopping Center, 75th & Quivira. October 6-9, 2010, Topeka, KS @ 210 SE 29th Street. October 13-16,2010, North Kansas City @ KCI Expo Center (11730 N. Ambassador Dr.) October 27-30, 2010, Grandview, MO @ 15201 US 71 (Crystal Ballroom/Rodeway Inn).

Kids’ Closet Connection (multiple locations across the Kansas City metro) Next Sales:

Gardner, KS –Aug 24-29 2010 (open to public Aug 26-29), Jo. Co Fairgrounds 4H Building 136 East Washington Street; Lawrence, KS – Sept. 1-4 , 2110 Harper St. Bldg. 21; Leavenworth, KS Sept. 22 – 26, 2010, Leavenworth Shopping Plaza 3400 S 4th Street; Overland Park, KS — August 31-September 3, Overland Park Convention Ctr 6000 College Blvd.; Topeka, KS — September 07-11 , 720 NW 50th Street; Blue Springs, MO August 5th – 8th, 2010 , Sports City 425 NE Mock Ave.; Harrisonville, MO — September 17-19 , 2402 N STATE ROUTE 291 Cass County Elks Lodge; Lee’s Summit, MO October 6th – 9th, 2010 , Lakeland Community Church 913 NE Colbern Road; North Kansas City, MO August 25-28, Shoal Creek Community Church 6816 South Church Road; Saint Joseph, MO — September 29-October 01 , American Legion Hall 4826 Frederick Avenue

Love It Again - Eastern Jackson County (Blue Springs, MO)

Consign or shop with us at our Fall Sale– September 8-11, 2010. All consignors earn 70% of the final selling price. Heartland Church (South 7 Highway & Liggett Rd.) 400 SW Lake Village Blvd., Blue Springs, MO 64014

Next Sales: September 8 – Consignor Drop Off (10:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
September 9 – Shopping Day (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM is pre-sale, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
September 10 – Open 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
September 11 – Open 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Basic Listings:

All About Kids (Independence, MO) at the KC Sports Lodge, Sept. 17-19, 2010.

Double Joy Mothers of Multiples Club (Lee’s Summit, MO) – next sale: no fall sale this year.

Greater Kansas City Mothers of Twins Club (metro-wide, meetings in south KCMO) – next sale: September 18, 2010 at First Church of the Nazarene, KCMO.

Johnson County Mothers of Multiples Club (Johnson County, KS) – next sale: September 11, 2010 at Indian Creek Community Church, Olathe, KS

Just Between Friends (Northland) – next sale: August 28-29, 2010, KCI Expo Center, KCMO

Just Between Friends (Lee’s Summit, MO) – next sale: August 29th thru September 1st, 2010

Just Between Friends (Overland Park, KS) – next sale: September 16-19, 2010 at Overland Park International Trade Center.

Just Between Friends (Shawnee, KS & Kansas City, KS) – October 15-17, 2010 at Kansas Speedway.

Kansas City Northland Mothers of Multiples Club – next sale: September 11, 2010 at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Kansas City North

KC Kids Sale – Sept. 9-11, 2010, Lawrence, KS @ Knights of Columbus, and August 26-28, 2010, Tonganoxie, KS @ Leavenworth County Fairgrounds.

It’s that time of year…the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to Kansas City! You can catch the show Wednesday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 at Sprint Center.

This year, in honor of the 200th birthday of one of the founders of The Greatest Show On Earth^®, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^® announces the call for Kansas City-area nominations for The Barnum Award.

The award honors the spirit of P.T. Barnum and his inspirational contributions to society by identifying and celebrating children age six to 14 who give back to their own communities in creative, fun, and innovative ways. Nominations are now being accepted for Kansas City children and can be submitted online at www.TheBarnumAward.com through Friday, August 27, 2010.

Three local award recipients will be chosen by a panel of distinguished local luminaries, and will receive award medals and grants to fund future local service projects. The Gold Barnum Award Recipient will receive a $1,000 grant, the SilverBarnum Award Recipient will receive a $750 grant, and the Bronze Barnum Award Recipient will receive a $500 grant to fund future community service endeavors.  Nationally, over $150,000 in grants will be distributed!

Nominees will be judged on the impact of their accomplishments, creativity and innovation, and their inspiration to others relating to their cause. Nominators are required to be over the age of 21. The Kansas City-area recipients will be recognized at an award ceremony prior to the start of the opening night performance of ZING, ZANG, ZOOM^®on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at Sprint Center.

You’ll want to check our “Special Offers” page for CIRCUS TICKET DISCOUNTS/PROMO CODE!  You can save $5 per ticket on certain performances. Offer expires on September 1, 2010 at 7pm or while supplies last.  To purchase tickets, click here and enter code “kckids”.