# Things to do with kids in Overland Park, KS

> 56 upcoming family events and 10 places and ongoing programs in Overland Park, KS (Johnson County, KS), in the Kansas City area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Junior Chefs (9-14): Wizards, Wands & Whisks - A Magical Day in the Hogwarts Kitchen](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/junior-chefs-9-14-wizards-wands-and-whisks-a-magical-day-in-the-hogwar--listing-9c43c447b7f86323a3192276) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City - Overland Park · Ages 9–14 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Hands-on Junior Chefs cooking class for ages 9-14 with a wizarding-world menu, held at the Overland Park kitchens of The Culinary Center of Kansas City.
- [Little Explorer's Club: Skeletons from Skull to Toes](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/little-explorer-s-club-skeletons-from-skull-to-toes--listing-9b054cfb0614858e79703821) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · Ages 3–5 · From $5 · checked Oct 20. Little Explorer's Club sessions at the Museum at Prairiefire are 45-minute STEAM classes for ages 3 to 5 led by museum science educators, with a story, an activity or experiment…
- [MTC Kids Jam: Tricks and Treats with Matt Heaton](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mtc-kids-jam-tricks-and-treats-with-matt-heaton--listing-84eaa415927e855739f485e8) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Polsky Theatre, Midwest Trust Center (JCCC), Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 20. A free Halloween family concert in the Midwest Trust Center's Kids Jam series at Johnson County Community College. Families start in the lobby at 10 a.m. with art activities…
- [Night of the Living Farm](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/night-of-the-living-farm--listing-de9532dd1df1ef6252be0318) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, Overland Park · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 14. After-dark Halloween fundraiser for Friends of the Farmstead at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, for all ages, costumes encouraged. Scary and non-scary hayrides, line dancing…
- [Trunk or Treat with Overland Park Police](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/trunk-or-treat-with-overland-park-police--listing-55dba2ee69780a4efa576934) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Overland Park Police Department (8500 Antioch Rd) · checked Oct 20. The Overland Park Police Department hosts a Halloween trunk or treat on the Saturday before Halloween. Children trick-or-treat from car trunk to car trunk decorated by officers…
- [Walk and Read at the Arboretum: Clever Crow](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/walk-and-read-at-the-arboretum-clever-crow--listing-73eda0122b9993d672850fc8) — Oct 19 – Nov 25 · Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. A StoryWalk-style "walk and read" along the paths of the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, featuring the children's nonfiction picture book Clever Crow by Chris…
- [NEW! Fairy Light Bottles & Candles Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/new-fairy-light-bottles-and-candles-workshop--listing-9acff164a11b6fc108b5a9b0) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · Ages 5+ · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint NEW! Fairy Light Bottles & Candles Workshop in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this…
- [Family-Friendly Classic French Macarons with a Halloween Twist](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-friendly-classic-french-macarons-with-a-halloween-twist--listing-76e3a868d6cf394104ac8372) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City - Overland Park · Paid · checked Oct 14. Family-friendly, hands-on macaron workshop the day before Halloween: whipping meringue, macaronage, piping uniform shells, troubleshooting, and a French buttercream filling, with…
- [Family-Friendly Cake Wars! Halloween Cake Decorating Competition](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-friendly-cake-wars-halloween-cake-decorating-competition--listing-ab05b906f30fb3cd9dfa6f1a) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City - Overland Park · Paid · checked Oct 14. One-day family class: the chef demonstrates frosting, piping borders and finishing touches, then kids and adults compete in a fast-paced Halloween-themed cake decorating…
- [Pick Your Ghost With The Most Painting Family Day](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/pick-your-ghost-with-the-most-painting-family-day--listing-6672b51f97640c7606c7035e) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $29 · checked Oct 16. Paint Pick Your Ghost With The Most Painting Family Day in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered…
- [Autumn Gnome](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/autumn-gnome--listing-abd1dd1bcfd79682e6fdd17e) — Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $37 · checked Oct 16. Paint Autumn Gnome in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the studio's…
- [Fall Trees Reflected](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/fall-trees-reflected--listing-0498b4f02b7f6a01d52ef654) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Fall Trees Reflected in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [Youth Symphony of KC Fall Concert: Debut & Classical Orchestras](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/youth-symphony-of-kc-fall-concert-debut-and-classical-orchestras--listing-e1a83bf21fc32a9a6faa91ea) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Yardley Hall at the Midwest Trust Center, Overland Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Fall concert by the Youth Symphony of Kansas City's Debut and Classical Orchestras (student musicians in grades 5-12 across the metro) at Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center…
- [Mystery Novel Escape Room for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mystery-novel-escape-room-for-kids--listing-6b305634811f2e18e64ce1b0) — Mon, Nov 2 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Oak Park Library, Overland Park · checked Oct 14. Immersive escape room at Oak Park Library: kids work together to crack codes, uncover clues and solve a golden-age-of-crime-fiction mystery. Registration-required program in…
- [Discovery Day Crafts at the Overland Park Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/discovery-day-crafts-at-the-overland-park-arboretum--listing-be6c10290b47944ba94b1210) — Tue, Nov 3 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · Free · checked Oct 20. On the first Tuesday of each month the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens runs Discovery Day, a free make-and-take nature craft for young children. Crafting supplies are…
- [Giggle Time Children's Program (Tomahawk Ridge Community Center)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/giggle-time-children-s-program-tomahawk-ridge-community-center--listing-2d9f83ecc55cf026cf654550) — Wed, Nov 4 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM · Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 20. Giggle Time is Overland Park's free monthly children's performance on the first Wednesday of the month at Tomahawk Ridge Community Center. Each month brings a different…
- [Autumn Highland Calf](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/autumn-highland-calf--listing-a4f0825bafc55f1317be4ce3) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $37 · checked Oct 16. Paint Autumn Highland Calf in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [Inlet Dance Theatre: What Do You Do With a Problem?](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/inlet-dance-theatre-what-do-you-do-with-a-problem--listing-69384ac21ad2aa484d4e32ff) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM · Yardley Hall, Midwest Trust Center (JCCC), Overland Park · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Cleveland's Inlet Dance Theatre performs a dance-theatre adaptation of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling picture book "What Do You Do With a Problem?" at Yardley Hall in the…
- [R.E.A.D. to a Pet with Pets for Life (Oak Park Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/r-e-a-d-to-a-pet-with-pets-for-life-oak-park-library--listing-64491b708dc52829afd36fc3) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM · Oak Park Library, Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. On Saturday morning, November 7, Oak Park Library hosts therapy-animal teams from Pets for Life for R.E.A.D. — Reading Education Assistance Dogs. Kids choose a book and read it…
- [360 ALLSTARS Urban Circus at Yardley Hall](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/360-allstars-urban-circus-at-yardley-hall--listing-c7036486cd04ea8e047a3e2d) — Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM · Yardley Hall, Midwest Trust Center (JCCC), Overland Park · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 20. 360 ALLSTARS, an Australian touring show from Onyx Productions, brings a "supercharged urban circus" to Yardley Hall at the Midwest Trust Center. A cast of world-champion and…
- [A Thousand Words: The Art of Children's Illustration — Exhibition Reception](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/a-thousand-words-the-art-of-children-s-illustration-exhibition-recepti--listing-5f62575108adead4dee5e6bf) — Fri, Nov 13 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Central Resource Library, Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. Johnson County Library hosts a reception for A Thousand Words: The Art of Children's Illustration, an exhibition of work by Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators…
- [Night at the Museum: Scout Edition at the Johnson County Museum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/night-at-the-museum-scout-edition-at-the-johnson-county-museum--listing-347ff4196a145f58be636351) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (Johnson County Museum), Overland Park · Ages 6–12 · From $10 · checked Oct 24. An after-hours evening for scouts at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center and the Johnson County Museum in Overland Park. Children ages 6 to 12 work in groups through a…
- [JAM Session: Rainbow Lightcatchers](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/jam-session-rainbow-lightcatchers--listing-180067d83162e988cfa03e67) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 10:15 AM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · From $5 · checked Oct 20. JAM (Junior Adventurers at the Museum) Sessions are hands-on, inquiry-based STEM classes for elementary-age children at the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park. In Rainbow…
- [SciFun Saturday: National Recycling Day at the Museum at Prairiefire](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/scifun-saturday-national-recycling-day-at-the-museum-at-prairiefire--listing-35405950f92efe5d4beacd1c) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. A free drop-in science afternoon at the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park marking National Recycling Day. Children of all ages explore how recycling works and get creative…
- [Where Did My Hat Gogh?](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/where-did-my-hat-gogh--listing-de599929d118671a5140e6d3) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $37 · checked Oct 16. Paint Where Did My Hat Gogh? in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [A Snowy Winter Cardinal](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/a-snowy-winter-cardinal--listing-eebfdf598289ea14af54fbda) — Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint A Snowy Winter Cardinal in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [Little Explorer's Club: Solar System](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/little-explorer-s-club-solar-system--listing-b38b64cfc1369b819bc89e72) — Tue, Nov 17 (+2 more dates) · 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · Ages 3–5 · From $5 · checked Oct 20. Little Explorer's Club sessions at the Museum at Prairiefire are 45-minute STEAM classes for ages 3 to 5 led by museum science educators, with a story, an activity or experiment…
- [Mayor's Holiday Festival (Downtown Overland Park)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mayor-s-holiday-festival-downtown-overland-park--listing-5fa0fb4c59d68ebb266a0b58) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Clock Tower Landing, Overland Park · checked Oct 14. Holiday kickoff in Downtown Overland Park on Friday, November 20 from 5-8 PM: festive tree lighting (program and lighting 5:30-6 pm at Clock Tower Landing), visits with Santa…
- [Family-Friendly Bread Making at The Culinary Center of Kansas City](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-friendly-bread-making-at-the-culinary-center-of-kansas-city--listing-542177873fba001fbe6308c6) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City – Overland Park · Paid · checked Oct 24. A hands-on weekend baking class at The Culinary Center of Kansas City's Overland Park kitchen, where children ages 5 and up bake alongside their grown-ups. A chef walks families…
- [Neon Mountain Blacklight Paint!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/neon-mountain-blacklight-paint--listing-d3500a69d1c636fa9688efab) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Neon Mountain Blacklight Paint! in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session…
- [Saturday Event](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/saturday-event--listing-8956e6357a2701d6cc5cefdb) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $29 · checked Oct 16. Paint Saturday Event in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the studio's…
- [Saturday Night Out drop-off night at The J (ages 4-11)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/saturday-night-out-drop-off-night-at-the-j-ages-4-11--listing-f0c95b68f954408a21381f03) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · J Clubhouse at The J, Overland Park · Ages 4–11 · From $70 · checked Oct 14. Evening drop-off childcare in The J Clubhouse supervised by American Red Cross-certified staff, across from Town Center Plaza. Children ages 4-11 are grouped by age for themed…
- [Fall Pumpkin Truck](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/fall-pumpkin-truck--listing-06c7bee377d48b58744f15e6) — Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Fall Pumpkin Truck in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [All Aglow Christmas Tree Family Paint](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/all-aglow-christmas-tree-family-paint--listing-89e59c05febb3b61c3cc211b) — Mon, Nov 23 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 16. Paint All Aglow Christmas Tree Family Paint in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this…
- [Junior Chefs (9-14): Classic Spaghetti & Meatballs 1-Day Camp](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/junior-chefs-9-14-classic-spaghetti-and-meatballs-1-day-camp--listing-4f441e76bee45ad06ccbc591) — Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City – Overland Park · Ages 9–14 · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving-break, drop-off cooking camp for Junior Chefs ages 9 to 14 at The Culinary Center of Kansas City in Overland Park. Over three hours a chef leads the group through…
- [Kids' Day Out Break Camps at the Johnson County Museum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/kids-day-out-break-camps-at-the-johnson-county-museum--listing-713da43dc98ee2cf86f6ddc8) — Mon, Nov 23 (+6 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (Johnson County Museum), Overland Park · checked Oct 16. The Johnson County Museum runs Kids' Day Out camps at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center when schools are closed. Children discover history through hands-on activities…
- [A Little Mean and Green Family Paint!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/a-little-mean-and-green-family-paint--listing-207aa1487a42a916bcd729a8) — Tue, Nov 24 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $29 · checked Oct 16. Paint A Little Mean and Green Family Paint! in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this…
- [Junior Chefs (9-14): Kansas City BBQ 1-Day Camp](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/junior-chefs-9-14-kansas-city-bbq-1-day-camp--listing-e12efce9c5d5b9f25346cee2) — Tue, Nov 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City – Overland Park · Ages 9–14 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Junior Chefs ages 9 to 14 spend a Thanksgiving-week morning learning Kansas City-style barbecue at The Culinary Center of Kansas City in Overland Park. One of the center's…
- [Always Jolly Rustic Santa Family Paint!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/always-jolly-rustic-santa-family-paint--listing-d8e88e722233045d4e68eb9c) — Wed, Nov 25 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Always Jolly Rustic Santa Family Paint! in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this…
- [Fall Family Pumpkin Patch](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/fall-family-pumpkin-patch--listing-207f1cc7accf7465068fd59d) — Wed, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Fall Family Pumpkin Patch in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow…
- [Free Day at the Johnson County Museum (Thanksgiving week)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/free-day-at-the-johnson-county-museum-thanksgiving-week--listing-0a6aaff069f65d63698d1f63) — Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Johnson County Museum (Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center), Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. The Johnson County Museum opens free of charge for a day, with access to KidScape, the hands-on children's area, the signature exhibition Becoming Johnson County and the special…
- [Holiday Lights on Farmstead Lane at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/holiday-lights-on-farmstead-lane-at-deanna-rose-children-s-farmstead--listing-bf84588d935a077c02c26d51) — Nov 26 – Dec 31 · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead (main entrance and parking lot), Overland Park · All ages · checked Oct 16. Holiday Lights on Farmstead Lane is a drive-in light and music show at the main entrance of Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead in Overland Park. Families park in the Farmstead lot…
- [Family-Friendly Classic French Macarons From Scratch (Culinary Center, Overland Park)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-friendly-classic-french-macarons-from-scratch-culinary-center-o--listing-fa11cbae5976fe12cc5f8215) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The Culinary Center of Kansas City – Overland Park · Paid · checked Oct 24. On the day after Thanksgiving, The Culinary Center of Kansas City runs a three-hour family macaron workshop in Overland Park, open to kids 5 and up with their adults. A chef…
- [Warm Rustic Snowman Family Paint](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/warm-rustic-snowman-family-paint--listing-e0ab7b60a9f7d28f47bfd102) — Fri, Nov 27 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $41 · checked Oct 16. Paint Warm Rustic Snowman Family Paint in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session…
- [Happy Penguin Family Paint](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/happy-penguin-family-paint--listing-000e4755948a5f2c24ac41ce) — Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $29 · checked Oct 16. Paint Happy Penguin Family Paint in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow…
- [It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/it-s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas--listing-c9e6b897268efc36f134d1db) — Sat, Nov 28 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for…
- [Lil Gnomie Java Love](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/lil-gnomie-java-love--listing-32e54e8ddb86ac9f3f0158b0) — Sun, Nov 29 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 16. Paint Lil Gnomie Java Love in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Kansas City, KS - Overland Park. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [Graham Cracker Cottages for Teens (Central Resource Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/graham-cracker-cottages-for-teens-central-resource-library--listing-1401f09f57d736d9783eec84) — Thu, Dec 3 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Central Resource Library, Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. Teens get their own graham cracker cottage session at Johnson County's Central Resource Library in Overland Park. Using a base structure built in the MakerSpace, each teen…
- [Holiday Stroll with Santa (Downtown Overland Park)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/holiday-stroll-with-santa-downtown-overland-park--listing-26dc91da0f94b643f60f4b7d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Clock Tower Landing / Clock Tower Plaza, Overland Park · checked Oct 14. Holiday Saturday in Downtown Overland Park on December 5: the Overland Park Holiday Market at Clock Tower Landing from 8 a.m. to noon, a visit and photos with Santa at Clock…
- [JAM Session: Warmth in the Ice Age](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/jam-session-warmth-in-the-ice-age--listing-a6dd00720d05146832e36903) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 10:15 AM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · From $5 · checked Oct 20. JAM (Junior Adventurers at the Museum) Sessions are hands-on, inquiry-based STEM classes for elementary-age children at the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park. In Warmth in…
- [Nutcracker Tea Party (Crescendo Conservatory)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/nutcracker-tea-party-crescendo-conservatory--listing-51f65f77f7ab44e94a946450) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM · Fiorella's Event Space, Overland Park · From $65 · checked Oct 16. The annual Nutcracker Tea Party, held since 2006, pairs a shortened performance of The Nutcracker ballet by Crescendo Conservatory dancers with a seated tea party. The ballet…
- [R.E.A.D. to a Pet with Pets for Life (Blue Valley Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/r-e-a-d-to-a-pet-with-pets-for-life-blue-valley-library--listing-f5cac1fe43420afd53fe4f1d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM · Blue Valley Library, Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. Blue Valley Library welcomes Pets for Life therapy dogs and cats for a Saturday-morning reading session on December 5. In the R.E.A.D. program children read to an attentive…
- [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Theatre in the Park INDOOR](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-at-theatre-in-the-park-indoor--listing-e69a676626d751b76fa4bde1) — Sat, Dec 5 (+8 more dates) · 2:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (Theatre in the Park INDOOR), Overland Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Johnson County's Theatre in the Park moves indoors for the holidays with a stage version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in…
- [Little Explorer's Club: Polar Dinosaurs](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/little-explorer-s-club-polar-dinosaurs--listing-f9f269062c929ea797cacd42) — Tue, Dec 8 (+2 more dates) · 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · Ages 3–5 · From $5 · checked Oct 20. Little Explorer's Club sessions at the Museum at Prairiefire are 45-minute STEAM classes for ages 3 to 5 led by museum science educators, with a story, an activity or experiment…
- [Owen/Cox Dance Group: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/owen-cox-dance-group-the-nutcracker-and-the-mouse-king--listing-06dd00394d167fca1a426f58) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 7:30 PM · Yardley Hall, Midwest Trust Center (JCCC), Overland Park · From $25 · checked Oct 20. Kansas City's Owen/Cox Dance Group brings back its contemporary jazz take on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" - the darker original behind the…
- [SciFun Saturday: Winter Solstice at the Museum at Prairiefire](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/scifun-saturday-winter-solstice-at-the-museum-at-prairiefire--listing-46348b96f960b942168716cc) — Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. A free, come-and-go science and craft afternoon at the Museum at Prairiefire for the winter solstice. Children of all ages learn about the shortest day of the year and the…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Cottonwood Tales Story Time at the Overland Park Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/cottonwood-tales-story-time-at-the-overland-park-arboretum--listing-2105ccee8d04254b66674592) — First Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. (next listed: Nov. 7, 2026) · Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens (Education Center) · Paid · checked Oct 20. Cottonwood Tales is the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens' first-Saturday story time for young children, led by O.P. the Bookworm and Miss Laurel. Families gather at 10…
- [Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/deanna-rose-children-s-farmstead--listing-1c2514c0094789d332095c82) — Seasonal: April 1–Oct. 31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, Overland Park · From $5 · checked Oct 14. City of Overland Park children's farm open seasonally April 1 through October 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last weeks of the 2026 season fall in this window.
- [Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/deanna-rose-children-s-farmstead--listing-aa712eb3e9535d16a131c5b0) — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 1-Oct. 31 (closed for the season after Oct. 31) · Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, Overland Park · checked Oct 14. City of Overland Park educational farm established in 1978 to depict a turn-of-the-century Kansas farm. Nearly 250 animals and birds of prey, vegetable and flower gardens, a…
- [Johnson County Museum and KidScape](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/johnson-county-museum-and-kidscape--listing-0a6ada46d10327854ce06474) — Monday–Saturday 9 am–4:30 pm; closed Sunday and major holidays · Johnson County Museum (Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center), Overland Park · All ages · From $4 · checked Oct 14. County history museum at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center with the signature exhibition Becoming Johnson County, the 1950s All-Electric House, a changing gallery and…
- [Retro Storytime at the Johnson County Museum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/retro-storytime-at-the-johnson-county-museum--listing-203ab4a519456ed32093ca02) — Second Wednesday of every month, 10–10:45 am · Johnson County Museum (Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center), Overland Park · From $2 · checked Oct 14. Monthly preschool storytime: stories from long ago read by a special guest from the 1950s All-Electric House, followed by a craft activity. Held the second Wednesday of every…
- [Saturday Youth Art Classes at the Nerman Museum](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/saturday-youth-art-classes-at-the-nerman-museum--listing-ac8aa79c632c08b62c5eec17) — Fall and Spring Semesters: Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. · Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Johnson County Community College), Overland Park · Paid · checked Oct 14. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College runs studio art classes for children on Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters (week-long…
- [Studio J Fall Art Workshop (ages 6-12)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/studio-j-fall-art-workshop-ages-6-12--listing-2c639239887e565acd5038ac) — Thursdays, Oct. 8 - Nov. 19, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm · The J - Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park · Ages 6–12 · From $250 · checked Oct 14. Studio J youth art workshop from The J's Arts & Culture department for artists ages 6-12 (grades 1-5), led by instructor Kimberly Flynn, who holds a master's degree in art…
- [Teen Side Quest Fridays](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/teen-side-quest-fridays--listing-c8851ead1074299b1d1ad70a) — Fridays 3:30–5:30 pm; weekly themes: crafternoon, table top games, video games, anime club · Central Resource Library, Overland Park · checked Oct 14. Drop-in teen program at Central Resource Library with snacks and a new theme every Friday: Week 1 crafternoon with monthly themed projects, Week 2 table top games, Week 3 video…
- [Toddle Time Open Gym at Matt Ross Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/toddle-time-open-gym-at-matt-ross-community-center--listing-b0dad8d66c422cf2f60a82d0) — Thursdays 9-11 a.m., Sept. 10-Nov. 19 and Dec. 3-17 (no Toddle Time Nov. 26) · Matt Ross Community Center, Overland Park · Ages 1–5 · From $3 · checked Oct 20. Toddle Time is supervised open play for children ages one to five in the north basketball gym at Matt Ross Community Center in Overland Park. The gym is filled with interactive…
- [Walk and Read at Strang Park](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/walk-and-read-at-strang-park--listing-8bc48fb7a7d6e43105f10410) — Year-round; stories change monthly (dates subject to change due to weather) · Strang Park (behind Central Resource Library), Overland Park · Free · checked Oct 16. Walk and Read at Strang Park is a year-round story walk behind the Central Resource Library in Overland Park, run by Johnson County Library with the Johnson County Department of…

## Recently ended

- [Junior Chefs (9-14): Pasta Party with Chef Vicky](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/junior-chefs-9-14-pasta-party-with-chef-vicky--listing-46459c3b434941a469e47466) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [JAM Session: Dino Footprints](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/jam-session-dino-footprints--listing-bb109b00961ae859abfcbe91) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Sewing Fun for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/sewing-fun-for-kids--listing-abd1713d04dacafa83acbdc0) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Autumn Bloom + DIY Autumn-Scented Candles](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/autumn-bloom-diy-autumn-scented-candles--listing-579a53a6a2681269b9c2527d) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Pumpkin Hollow at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/pumpkin-hollow-at-deanna-rose-children-s-farmstead--listing-eee43457fe85cef056638d0f) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Swim Lesson Assessment at The J](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/swim-lesson-assessment-at-the-j--listing-33cb6e729d3d2f284304a868) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Spooky Highland Family Paint + Make a Fall Candle!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/spooky-highland-family-paint-make-a-fall-candle--listing-30fc046bbf2092655b5c807a) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th Birthday Party!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday-party--listing-10849b062dd4798474f77ea5) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [An Afternoon of Mystery and Adventure with Lindsay Currie](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/an-afternoon-of-mystery-and-adventure-with-lindsay-currie--listing-d3b996d6c9901516d26608f5) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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