Beat the Winter Blues in Kansas City

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Got a case of the Winter Blues? Well you are not the only one I can assure you! With a combination of below freezing weather, driving conditions, shorter days and kiddos out on Winter Break it's enough to take a toll on any Savvy Mama! 

If you are anything like us, you want to get yourself and family outside and a little more active but finding things to do on a budget seems almost impossible! Preston and I have decided that you have to be almost filthy rich to keep your family stimulated in a healthy way during these bleak winter months! 

Here are a few ideas for a budget minded family to keep their calm and carry on throughout the chill! 

Embrace the freeze and go Ice Skating!

Crown Center Ice Terrace 
2450 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108

KC Ice Center
19900 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66218
Phone: 913-441-3033

Line Creek Community Center Ice Arena

5940 N.W. Waukomis Drive 

Kansas City, MO 64151

The Ice at Park Place
11551 Ash Street
Park Place, Leawood, KS 66211

Take a Swim! 

CoCo Key Water Resort
Holiday Inn Kansas City - SE 9103 East 39th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64133 Phone: 877.425.2746 

Great Wolf Lodge

10401 Cabela Drive

Kansas City, KS 66111

Crown Center
Crown Center has a number of great places to educate and entertain the kiddos! Each Center is an all day event! 
LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Hallmark Visitor Center
SEA LIFE Aquarium
Kaleidoscope
Coterie Theatre
2450 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108

Take in some History

The Money Museum
100 Memorial Drive
Kansas City, MO 64198

Union Station
30 W Pershing Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 460-2020


National WWI Museum

100 West 26th Street

Kansas City, MO 64108

(816) 888-8100

Take a drive! 

Grandma Hoerner's
Weather permitting a drive  located approximately 25 miles West of Topeka, the kids can take in a tour of the manufacturing facility while you enjoy the Coffee and Free samples! I adore Grandma Hoerner's Big Apple Slices and was so excited to take in (litterally) the rest of the products that Grandma Hoerner's has available!

31862 Thompson Road

Alma, KS 66401

(785) 765-2300

Train Concert at Starlight Theatre - Groupon Deal - 50% Off

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Need a Laugh - KC Comedy Clubs

Kansas City offers some great Entertainment in the Stand-up Comedy arena! 





Stanford and Son's Comedy Club
Legends at Village West
1867 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
Phone: 913.400.7500

Kansas City IMPROV

Zona Rosa  NW 87th Street

Kansas City, MO 64153

Phone: 816.759.5233

What's Brewing in Kansas City?

Kansas City Breweries:   Boulevard Brewing Co.2501 Southwest Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri, 64108 phone: (816) 474-7095 Boulevard Brewing Company has grown to be the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest, with full or partial distribution currently in 24 states. Since 1989 our brewery has remained dedicated to the craft of producing fresh, flavorful beers using traditional ingredients and the best of both old and new brewing techniques. Our selection of fine ales and lagers include the Midwest's best-selling craft beer, Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer, our flagship Boulevard Pale Ale, and The Smokestack Series line of artisanal beers. We are proud to be Kansas City's Beer, and Missouri's Largest Independent Brewery.  75th Street Brewery520 W 75th St Kansas City, Missouri, 64114-1513 phone: (816) 523-4677 75th Street Brewery is Kansas City’s first and best brewpub that opened its doors in 1993.  Located in the historic Waldo district, the Brewery is home to live, local music. The Brewery boasts award-winning hand-crafted beers (fresh growlers to go every day) and a made-from-scratch menu. 75th Street Brewery has received local, regional, and national awards and accolades, including the 1999 Gold Medal at the World Beer Cup for the Red-Eye Rye Beer. 75th Street Brewery features beers brewed from the great traditions of England, Germany, Ireland, and Czechoslovakia. We also offer special seasonal styles with influences from around the globe. Each of our beers is produced from the finest barley and hops in the world and includes only four basic ingredients: Barley, Hops, Yeast, and Water. No additives or preservatives are used. Because our beers are handcrafted in small batches and kept cold, no preservatives or pasteurization are required. You are guaranteed a fresh and natural pint of beer every time. Cheers! Doodle Brewing 600 Haines Dr Liberty, Missouri, 64068 The Doodle Brewing Company was started with... a doodle. Nick Vaughn was sitting at a desk one day doing his favorite mindless task, doodling. Trees, birds, beer cans, a soldering iron (don't ask), the list goes on. However, while the doodles were just to keep his hands busy, the numbers and equations going through his head would be so much more.  to the Doodle Brewing Company. The Doodle Brewing Company is an artisanal brewery in Liberty, MO that brews beers and beer styles that deviate from the mainstream mass produced. After awhile, Nick had tired hands and a head full of ideas of how to turn his love of brewing and his love of craft beer into something that he would share with everyone. Amerisports Brew Pub  8201 NE Birmingham Rd Kansas City, Missouri, 64161-9429 phone: (816) 414-7000 Welcome to the most exciting sports bar and brew pub around. With its warm brick walls and leaded windows, Amerisports Brew Pub is the only classic lager house in or around Kansas City. Designed to look like a converted old world foundry, don't be surprised that it contains a 52-screen audiovisual system that broadcasts more sporting events than you can imagine. For sports fans, that translates into the ability to watch every single game of the season. Or, just behind the bar watch our very own Brew Master in action in the brewery. And then there are brews... Our gleaming copper vats produce such hand-crafted beers as "Half Court Light," "Knock Out Blond," and "Hard Ball Dark."