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KEEPING YOUR KIDS BUSY ALL WINTER


ABOUT ME

I am a wife and stay-at-home Mom of Ben (6th grade) and Grace (4th grade).

I am Gail Keller, the publisher of Macaroni Kid JoCo. We relocated to Overland Park, KS 10 years ago. I left the world of international travel and corporate training to become a full-time, stay-at-home mom.


ABOUT ME

I love meeting parents and kids, entrepreneurs, business owners, and community groups who share my passion to make our community one of the best in the country!


ABOUT ME


WINTER FUN FOR YOUR 0-6 YEAR OLDIt doesn’t need to look like this:


WINTER FUN FOR YOUR 0-6 YEAR OLD…or this:


WINTER FUN FOR YOUR 0-6 YEAR OLDIn the Community – Ideas for $5 or less• Physical Play – get those muscles moving and

burn off some energy

• Story Time – encourage speech and reading skills

• Music – sing and dance

• Museums, Plays & Puppet Shows – encourage imagination

• Science, Nature and Animals – learn about the world around us

• Art – get creative and messy


WINTER FUN FOR YOUR 0-6 YEAR OLD

At Home:

• Games• Crafts• Science• Cooking


WINTER FUN FOR YOUR 0-6 YEAR OLD

Take A Day Trip

• Kansas City, MO• Kaleidoscope• Crown Center• Union Station, TYA and Science City*• LEGOLAND*• Sealife Aquarium*• Paul Mesner Puppets

• Lawrence, KS• KU Natural History Museum

• Independence• Puppetry Arts Institute


PHYSICAL PLAY - OPEN GYMS

• Parks and Rec Centers• Lenexa Community Center• Matt Ross Community Center• Blue Valley Rec• Irene B. French Community

Center, Merriam• Sylvester Powell Jr. Community

Center, Mission• Shawnee Civic Centre

• Churches• Indian Creek Community Church• Overland Park First Assembly of

God – Coffee Playground • Cedar Ridge Christian Church -

Parkside Coffee Shop, Lenexa


PHYSICAL PLAY

• Gyms• Pinnacle Gymnastics,

Shawnee• 360 Gymnastics, Olathe

• Bounce & Trampoline Places*• Little Monkey Bizness,

Shawnee• Pump it Up, Shawnee• Sky Zone, Shawnee

• IKEA, Merriam

• Backyard Specialists, Olathe (outdoors)

• Rainbow Play Systems


PHYSICAL PLAY

• Bowling at Pinstripes Tots Playtime, Overland Park

• Bowling at Mission Bowl ‘N Olathe

• Roller Skating at Skate City Pixie Skate, Shawnee


PHYSICAL PLAY - CHILDREN’S MUSEUMS

• Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City

• Johnson County Museum Pop ‘n Play Sessions


STORYTIME SESSIONS

• Libraries• JoCo Libraries• Olathe Libraries

• Museums• JoCo Museum• Wonderscope

• Stores• Mommyshop• Barnes & Noble• PBK• American Girl• Learning Tree

• Other• Pinnacle Gym


MUSIC

• Wonderpalooza monthly concerts at Wonderscope*

• Music with Mar

• Little Rockers at School of Rock Overland Park

• Community Centers


MUSEUMS, THEATERS & PUPPETS

• Museums• Lanesfield School, Edgerton• Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm,

Olathe• Leglar Barn, Lenexa• Shawnee Indian Mission, Fairway• Wonderscope• Johnson County• Museum at Prairifire


MUSEUMS, THEATERS & PUPPETS

• Theaters*• The Barn Players Jr. Productions,

Mission• CYT• White Theatre• JCCC

• Puppets*• Paul Mesner• StoneLion and Picadilly Productions


SCIENCE, NATURE & ANIMALS

• The Discovery Room at the Museum at Prairiefire*, Overland Park

• Ernie Miller Nature Center, Olathe

• Prairie Oak Nature Center, Leawood

• Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory*, Louisburg


MAKE-AND-TAKE SESSIONS

• Kids Club at Whole Foods Market, Overland Park

• Lakeshore Learning Resources, Merriam

• The Learning Tree, Leawood• Michael’s Stores• LEGO Store• Bass Pro Shops, Olathe• *American Girl Store,

Overland Park• *Home Depot• *Lowe’s Build and Grow


COOKING

• Kids Club at Whole Foods Market and the Cooking Studio

• Williams-Sonoma


MACARONI KIDMacaroni Kid is a weekly e-newsletter, online calendar and website where Moms, Dads, Grandparents and Childcare Providers learn about activities and events happening for kids and families in their community.

Macaroni Kid JoCo brings a valuable, free and unique service to local families. There is no comparable hyper-local digital publication. We proactively search hundreds of local websites to compile the most comprehensive activities and events calendar.


WHY?

Macaroni Kid answers the question:

“Mom, what are we going to do today”

In more than 500 local communities

across the U.S.

What are we doing today?


FROM OUR READERS

"Thanks so much for putting Macaroni Kid together. Can you imagine how many thousands of kids and parents that have had fun together thanks to you? I know our family has made so many memories doing the activities found on your calendar!" ~Amanda

"Thanks for always having great ideas for fun things to do with my family in the area, saves gas and let's us unwind!" ~Rachel


CONTACT ME

[email protected](913) 634.8608

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MBA with distinction, Hofstra UniversityBA, Rutgers College

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