by Nathan Bartel | Mar 25, 2025
June 30-July 3, 9 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Age: 6 to 8 (Completed Grade K-2) Explore a variety of techniques for working with watercolors. Campers will use objects from Kauffman Museum exhibits as subjects for their artwork. Come paint your world! Application deadline: June...
by Nathan Bartel | Mar 25, 2025
June 23-27, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Age: 6 to 8 (Completed Grade K-2) Bugs, bugs, and more bugs – come ready to learn about a bug’s life! Each day you will explore bugs through a lesson or a craft. The last day you will build a bug hotel to take home. “The smallest...
by Nathan Bartel | Mar 25, 2025
June 16-20, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Age: 9 to 12 (Completed Grade 3-6) Get ready to do some outdoor science on the Kansas prairie! In this very hands-on camp, we’ll explore our home ecosystems through observation, experimentation, and creativity. Find out why our...
by Nathan Bartel | Mar 25, 2025
June 9-13, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. | Age: 4 to 5 (not yet in kindergarten) Let’s play, sing and read about prairie animals! We’ll learn about the buffalo, Western Meadowlark, honeybee and more. What do these animals like to eat? How do they move? Let’s explore together.We’ll...
by Nathan Bartel | Mar 6, 2025
Our First Saturday Bird Walks depart from the kiosk in the museum parking lot for a mile-and-a-half hike through Chisholm Park and along Sand Creek Trail. Be prepared for some unpaved/steep terrain and spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...
by Nathan Bartel | Feb 6, 2025
Our First Saturday Bird Walks depart from the kiosk in the museum parking lot for a mile-and-a-half hike through Chisholm Park and along Sand Creek Trail. Be prepared for some unpaved/steep terrain and early spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended...
by Nathan Bartel | Jan 3, 2025
Our First Saturday Bird Walks depart from the kiosk in the museum parking lot for a mile-and-a-half hike through Chisholm Park and along Sand Creek Trail. Be prepared for some unpaved/steep terrain and late fall weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 20, 2024
Beginning Time: 6:45 AM Meeting place: Kauffman Museum, North Newton Lunch: in the field, or at Kauffman Museum, 12 – 1 PM Compilation with coffee and snacks: 4:30-5:30 PM Documentation: You will receive clipboards with hard copy documentation. E-bird also provides...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 11, 2024
Join astronomy enthusiasts from Newton Public Library as they trot out the NPL telescopes (available for checkout!) west of the Museum on Friday, January 10, as we gaze into the winter sky and enjoy the poems and illustrations of Written in the Stars, a new poetry...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 11, 2024
This event will include a reading, discussion, and book signing by the author. ABOUT THE BOOK: This eccentric title recalls a collection of tales first told to grandchildren at bedtime. Each chapter begins with a fun-to-read farmer-boy story from the 1940s, an era...
