Make it Downtown Kansas City Day!
If you're heading to Crown Center for the Thomas & Friends™ exhibit, turn it into a full day of fun in Downtown KC! Here's a family-friendly itinerary packed with free (or almost free) adventures—all walkable or accessible by...
Free & Low-Cost Family Adventures in Kansas City (Mostly Johnson County Edition)
Are you looking to enjoy some summer fun with your family, but your budget isn’t quite what it used to be? Don’t worry—there’s still plenty to do in the Kansas City area, especially in and around Johnson County. Here’s a big list of free or super...
Turtles
3 cups chopped pecans 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup Whole Can of Condensed Milk 1/2 tsp Vanilla Chocolate Place parchment paper on cookie sheet then add pecans and place in a 350* til light brown and fragrant. Push together to create a solid...
Field Station Dinosaurs
You will find Field Station Dinosaurs just south of Wichita in Derby, Kansas. It is located on about ten acres. You will see it as you are driving up you can't miss those dinos. I wasn't sure what to expect showing up at this park. It's like the minors for Animal...
Salt Mine Underground
The salt mine is an active mine in Hutchinson, Kansas that can you can tour. Do note that you have to be over four, be okay with the dark, wearing a hard hat, and have about two hours of time. Also handy to have a jacket as it's always about 68* underground. When you...
Cosmosphere
The Cosmosphere is located in Hutchinson, Kansas just about three hours from Kansas City or an hour from Wichita. As of this posting, June 2024, parts of the museum are under construction. They are offering a price break while that is happening, should be open late...
Kansas Learning Center of Health
The Kansas Learning Center of Health is located in Halstead, Kansas which is about 30 minutes from Wichita, Goddard, and Hutchinson. This museum is located in a smaller town but is mighty. We are so glad we took the little trip north. Valeda When we went, they told us...
Museum of World Treasures
The Museum of World Treasures is located in the Old Town of downtown Wichita. It is in a nice large brick building that used to be an old paper factory. There is no parking lot, there is parking on each side of the large courtyard. Just FYI there are some homeless in...
Exploration Place – Wichita, KS
I just love Exploration Place, we've been once before with our Science City membership. One thing about memberships people forget to look at is if they give discounts or reciprocate at other places. If you are in the Wichita area, you have to check out the Exploration...
All Things Lemonade!
Lemonade is my favorite drink of choice, I even have a few shirts about it. I don't drink much soda and I drink zero caffeine. At one point in my life when they were trying to diagnose an issue, the docs made me go off all soda for 12 weeks, gosh it was hard! But I...
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