Kansas Day festivities

It's become an annual tradition for us to attend the Kansas Day festivities at Kaufman Museum. Ben always has basketball games on the last Saturday of January so it's just something that the boys and I do together. This year the weather was perfect, which made the event that much more enjoyable.

First thing we did was complete a scavenger hunt around the inside of the museum. It was fun to work together, Noah did most of the reading, Levi was on the lookout for the next clue and I made sure to fill in the blanks correctly on our paper so we could get a prize (two free magic markers!!). :-)

The boys had a wonderful time at the drum station. 

 The man in orange was in charge. He led the kids in the circle in a call and response sort of activity. So, Levi would play a rhythm and then the whole group would play it back, and they simply went around the circle doing that.

 They had a blast - especially when the guy in charge showed them they could use the plastic pipes to hit their heads!

 Making clay creations was next and they each had a great time creating pizzas and snowmen.

 They tried out their shaving skills, too.

 It turns out they're both pretty good at shaving!

 And they enjoyed making good, long curls.

 We headed outside then to check out the old fashioned games, rope making, wagon rides and then went inside the old house for a couple more crafts. First up, making their very own Kansas postage stamp.

 And hats! Levi's is a cut out of the state of Kansas and Noah's is a sunflower.

 The one and only Jerry Toews had an old tractor out and running during the afternoon. Jerry's known locally for his passion and knowledge of old tractors and cars, as well as his love of music (he was my band teacher back in the day).

 Noah felt pretty important sitting up on the seat while the tractor engine was puttering. A small crowd gathered around the tractor each time Jerry fired it up - and Noah was happy to be a small part of it.

It was great to see friends, have fun with the boys and enjoy the warm sunshine on a January afternoon.