1. Presented by
Jacquie Fisher
KC Edventures, LLC
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2. TM
Our Mission:
To strengthen a child’s
passion for learning by encouraging kids
to be creative, curious and connected to the
world around them.
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3. Experience New Places = New Words
Offer Creative Opportunities
Encourage Discussions
Read, Read, Read
Get Outside www.kcedventures.com
4. More computer time = less high
achieving readers (Science Daily, 2010)
More books in the home predicts
greater educational attainment for
the kids (Univ. of Nevada, 2011)
Creativity scores in US kids (K – 6th)
have been decreasing since 1990
(College of William & Mary, 2010)
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5. Baby Blues comic by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott
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6. Summer Fun List
qFamily dinner before mission trip/ice cream qOut for Ice CreamqVolunteer
projectqRead aloud in hammock qZoo qLemonade Stand qFun off the path
places on way to Colorado qIntroduce old books – Edward Eager, Moffats, My
Father’s Dragon qPicnic at a park qSEA LIFE qShatto dairy q Taber to do
video work/web coding qMaddy to learn math is fun qMake your own frozen
treats qOutdoor games qFirefly night q 4th of July fireworks at JCCC qDinner
outside qDown day – no errands! qVisit Farmstead qKaleidoscope qAntique
shopping qSummer movies qHiking qDriving practice for Taber qMovie night
with family qBike to library qGo to a fun pool with slides q
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7. View some Art
Nelson
Kemper
Nerman (JCCC)
Take in some
Music
Create Art of
Your Own
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8. Take in a Play
Coterie – “Once Upon a Mattress”
(based on the Princess & the Pea)
TYA – “Adventures of Pippi Longstocking”
Outdoor shows
Theatre in the Park – “Sleeping Beauty/Jungle Book” &
“You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”
Starlight – “Peter Pan” & “The Addams Family”
Leawood – “Fiddler on the Roof”
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9. Evening Under the Stars - Powell Observatory or
UMKC Observatory
Perseids Meteor Shower – August 13th
Crown Center : Dinos coming!
Connect w/books & Dinosaur Train on PBS
Books:
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10. Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
Passport to Adventure
Free Fishing Days:
MO – 5/5
KS – 6/2 & 6/3
Native Animals @ Fleming Park
SEA LIFE Aquarium
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11. Watkins Woolen Mill
Living History on Wknds
Missouri Town 1855
Explore old town & interact
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop
Family Fun Thursdays in
Summer
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12. Family Heritage
Share food, pictures, language, traditions
Share the Past
Toy & Miniature Museum
1950’s house @ Johnson County Museum
Visit an old soda fountain
Watch some Old Movies
Think Old Disney, musicals, ones you missed at the
theater
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13. Upgrade the Chore/Job Chart
Teach some Life Skills
Plant, Explore, Cook = Eat
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14. Take an Ice Cream Tour
Celebrate a Fun Day
Nat’l Dairy Month – Shatto Dairy & Deanna Rose
6/4 - Nat’l Trails Day – make your own ‘GORP’
July is Blueberry Month – pick your own
8/10 - S’mores Day – create a new one
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15. Play the License Plate Game in KC
Start a Collection
Learn a New Game
Help Others
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16. Parent-Child Book Clubs
Book-to-Movie
Summer reads
Books on tape
Let Them Lead
Match up interests
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