Category Archives: Community Learing
Our Wonderful Waterways class
The kids took a class the other day at Forest Park! They spent the morning at Missouri’s first fish hatchery. It is no longer in operation but it’s neat to think about how, so many years ago, fish 🐠 were scooped into milk jugs and transported by train 🚂 across the state to various lakes …
Gardening Class 🌿 🌺
We went to a class with Gateway Greening about fall vegetables and cover crops! The class was very informative- basically I’m not ready to plant fall plants but I do know what to do next year! The best part of the morning was being inspired by all the garden beds within the community garden sections! …
Eagle watching… and an up close and personal owl!
We went to an official eagle watching event today at Fort Bellefontaine. They had a telescope set up directed at both a mature bald eagle and a juvenile eagle. 🦅 The eagles were across the river about a mile away… so there was no way I could get a picture! <<<<<<<<<<<< ❤️❤️ We did see …
🔥 yes- I’m holding fire
Today we had a Dangerous Boys’ Meeting and we had a volunteer come and do science experiments! Don’t know what a Dangerous Boy Meeting is? Check out this post… Dangerous Boys The meeting was great! We ended with a fire experiment where we all got to hold a fireball in our hand! How cool is …
Bird banding and bird releasing!
We went to the World Bird Sanctuary this morning for a bird banding demonstration. Nets were put up this morning near bird feeders to catch song birds. We saw a cardinal and a mourning dove get caught. The net doesn’t hurt the bird… here’s the cardinal in the net… Then the bird is checked out …
I’m a BAI – Basic Archery Instructor 🏹
I went to archery training through the NASP- National Archery in the Schools. The class was from 8:30 in the morning and ended at 5:00- after some performance evaluations and a written test! I have left eye dominance so I had to use a left handed bow. It was awkward at first – my aim was …
Fusion Fun: reusing plastics bags
Simone and I went to the library for a Mommy/daughter date this evening! We took a class called Fusion Fun- it involved melting used plastic bags together to create a new reusable bag! The organizer had saved a bunch of used plastic bags and even some party tableclothes. We cut out different pictures that we …
Total solar eclipse workshop
We went to a library workshop on the total solar eclipse that will be happening soon! August 21, 2017 at 1:17 to be exact!! We were given awesome glasses made specifically for the eclipse! You can safely look at the sun through them… and the sun looks like an adorable star ☀️ ⭐️!! We were given demonstrations …
Mystery Pond
Simone and I went to Cadette-Camp-a-Rama (Girl Scout Camp) this past weekend! While Simone was off with her friend being independent, I assisted at the Mystery Pond! What’s Mystery Pond? It’s a very healthy pond that the girls get to explore using nets and scoops! *I know it looks like poison ivy at the bottom …
A class on Nature Journaling
Nature Journaling in itself is easy and fun. Basically, you go out in nature, observe and draw! Although the kids and I have done it before while inside and sick … And I have sewn sit-upons to use while outside observing and drawing… But when I heard there was a class at the Mo Department …
Becoming a Wild Family 