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Park Place location closing….Sale Starts Saturday, Jan. 18th

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We thank all of you, our loyal friends and customers, who shopped with us at Park Place. We have fond memories of Storytimes, events and the special relationships we’ve made watching your children grow up in the store.

We look forward to seeing you at our Corinth Square location. If you haven’t visited, it’s our main store just down the road less than 5 miles north. Come play with us! You’ll find familiar faces and all the same wonderful toys, games and gifts, not to mention what we think is the best children’s book selection in Kansas City!

Our Learning Tree staff is the heart of our business and we so appreciate all those who have given their time, energy and passion to this location over the last 12 years.

Our Clearance Sale begins Saturday, so help us lighten our packing load and get some great deals too. Check for details on Facebook and Instagram.

Sale Starts Tomorrow, January 18th!

25% off sale at Park Place store-wide

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Weekly Storytime Schedule:

Tuesdays 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesday January 22, 10:30am: Final Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place

Check out our website or our Facebook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. Questions? Give us a call 913 385-1234.

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October Events at The Learning Tree

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Saturday Oct. 26 Park Place 5-7PM Haunted Toy Store: Park Place Learning Tree will be transformed into a friendly Halloween adventure for all ages complete with monster face painting, a mad scientist’s lab and all kinds of tricks and treats! It’s a perfect Halloween outing for families looking for a one-stop adventure. Drop in for free activities and fun!

Monday Oct. 28 – Monday 11/3, Learning Tree FB/Insta Costume Contest:  Enter our Sixth Annual Facebook and Instagram Costume Contest from October 28 – Nov 4. One Facebook and one Instagram winner will each receive a $25 Learning Tree Gift Card! So “like”, “follow”, post, comment, use our hashtag, tag us and show us your costumes! Watch for details. Facebook: www.the-learning-tree.com Instagram: @learningtreetoys #learningtreecostumecontest2019

Tuesday Oct. 29, 10:30AM Corinth Square Spooky Storytime: Regular Storytime friends, goblins, ghosts and fairies you’re invited to welcome Halloween with Halloween stories and crafts. We’ll have a parade so wear your costume if you want!

Wednesday 10/30, 10:30AM Park Place Spooky Storytime :Get ready for Halloween with a Special Spooky Storytime! Halloween hoopla and stories will delight our Learning Tree friends. Wear your costume if you want and join our Halloween parade!

Thursday 10/31, 4-6PM Corinth Square Trick-or-Treating: Trick-or-Treat at Corinth Square! Make the loop around the Corinth Square Shopping Center, stopping in at your favorite shops to fill up your goodie bag! It’s a nice early activity for wee Treaters or a great place to start for those Tricksters who will be playing long into the night!

COMING IN NOVEMBER….

Friday Nov. 1- Tuesday Nov. 5, Corinth Square Candy Buy Back!

What to do with all that C-A-N-D-Y after you’ve had your fill? Trade it in at the Learning Tree location for $5 Learning Tree Bucks to spend in the store. We’ll see that it stays off your waistline, out of your kid’s teeth and goes to a good cause! Watch for details.

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September Events at the Learning Tree

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September Events and Activities Calendar

Now through September 9, Big Book Blowout Bonanza Sale is in full swing at both stores! Up to 50% off! Great books make great gifts- buy now for special birthday and holiday dates coming up on your list.

Saturday, September 7, 10:30am, Park Place, Barkley Square: Learning Tree and Prairie Oaks Nature Center- Talk to the Animals! Our visiting naturalist will introduce our special guests- live local mammals, reptiles and amphibians! Come learn with us and meet our nature friends.

Sunday September 8, (We Love) Grand Parent’s Day 20% OFF: Grammie, Pop Pop, Mimi, Gramps, it’s your day! Come in Sunday 9/8 and take out your brag book, phone or snapshots to show us pictures of your little darlings. We’ll oooh and ahhh and give you 20% off your entire purchase today at both Park Place and Corinth stores!

Wednesday September 25, 10:30am, Park Place: Special Hedge Hog Storytime! Prairie Oaks Nature Center will join us again with a special hedgehog guest! Enjoy reading Jan Brett’s beautifully illustrated storybook Hedgie’s Surprise with Miss Elisa too.

Saturday September 28, 10:30am, Corinth Square: NEW Book PARTY! Book Signing, Story Reading and Celebration! We’re celebrating Come Next Season with critically acclaimed, LOCAL illustrator Daniel Miyares! This gorgeous picture book presents the magic of the seasons and the joys of family- all year around. Every change brings its own new excitement, and every experience is better when it’s shared.

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June 17, 2019 Newsletter – StoryPalooza is Tomorrow!

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MEET THE AUTHORS TOMORROW!

Join us for a morning of stories, kids activities and snacks celebrating local authors and children’s literature! We’ll see you at Corinth Square in the tented area on the corner between the Learning Tree and Hen House for StoryPalooza!

  • Listen to local authors share their books in the Storytime Living Room!*

  • Take a break at the kid’s story activity and snack tables!

  • Shop the Little Learning Tree Bookstore!

  • Meet local authors and have them sign your book!

    *Storytime Living Room Decorations by Golden Pine

    **Snacks provided by Great Harvest Bread Company

StoryPalooza Authors

Alastair Heim

Alastair Heim: No Tooting at Tea, The Great Puppy Invasion, Love You Too

Sue Lowell Gallion: Pug Meets Pig, Nip and Tucker Road Trip
Bridget Heos: The Mustache Baby, Mustache Baby Meets His Match, Arrr, Mustache Baby!, Fairy’s First Day of School
Daniel Miyares
Daniel Miyares: That Neighbor Kid, Bring Me a Rock!, Surf’s Up
Jody Jensen Shaffer: It’s Your First Day of School Busy Bus!, Prudence the Part-Time Cow, A Chip Off the Old Block

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June 14, 2019 Newsletter – StoryPalooza

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Join us for a morning of stories, kids activities and snacks celebrating local authors and children’s literature! We’ll see you at Corinth Square in the tented area on the corner between the Learning Tree and Hen House for StoryPalooza!

  • Listen to local authors share their books in the Storytime Living Room!*

  • Take a break at the kid’s story activity and snack tables!

  • Shop the Little Learning Tree Bookstore!

  • Meet local authors and have them sign your book!

Meet The Authors!

Alastair Heim

Alastair Heim: No Tooting at Tea, The Great Puppy Invasion, Love You Too

Sue Lowell Gallion: Pug Meets Pig, Nip and Tucker Road Trip
Bridget Heos: The Mustache Baby, Mustache Baby Meets His Match, Arrr, Mustache Baby!, Fairy’s First Day of School
Daniel Miyares
Daniel Miyares: That Neighbor Kid, Bring Me a Rock!, Surf’s Up
Jody Jensen Shaffer: It’s Your First Day of School Busy Bus!, Prudence the Part-Time Cow, A Chip Off the Old Block

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June 4, 2019 Newsletter – Summer Fun Is Here!

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Summer Fun Is Here!

Looking for family fun activities and events to keep everybody learning, busy, and happy?

Click for full June Activities/Events Calendar!

We’ve got a few spots left…

 

Create Your Own Memory Stone class

Get signed up for our first Create It, Make It,Take It, in-store Craft Activity, Create Your Memory Stone on June 7th or 8th! This one is a good one for all ages with adults helping little ones.

Design and plan, squish and squeeze the mixture, and pour into the mold. We’ll have lots of beads and baubles for decorating. But feel free to bring your own treasures to press into the mixture and personalize your stone design!

 

Father’s Day is June 16th! A Memory Stone in the garden would make a nice gift for Dad to admire each time he goes out in the yard.

June Calendar

Wed. June 5, 10:00am Park Place Kid’s Gardening Class + 10:30am Learning Tree Storytime:  Sign-up (fee) for Seasonal Concepts’ Gardening Class in Barkley Square in the gazebo (116th Place & Ash Street) every Wednesday in June & July. Complimentary Learning Tree Storytime will follow. Click for more info.

Make Your Own Stepping Stone classFri. June 7, 10:30, 11:30am, Corinth Square: In-Store Craft Activity – Create Your Own Garden Memory Stone. Sign-up here for this $10 class!

Fri. June 7, 6:00-8:00PM, Park Place Barkley Square: Game Night/Music On The Lawn! Learning Tree will be there to add to the fun! Click here for Info.

Sat. June 8, 10:30 & 11:30am, Corinth Square In-Store Craft Activity: Create Your Own Garden Memory Stone. Sign-up here for this $10 class!

Make it Take it classesMon. June 10 – Fri. June 14, Corinth Square: Create It, Make It, Take It Classes – A full week of eight, great in-store craft activities. Choose one class or a few! Morning and afternoon sessions available. Click for full schedule and sign-up (fee).

Wed. June 12, Park Place Barkley Square: Kid’s Gardening Class 10:00am, Sign up here. Complimentary Learning Tree Storytime at Barkley Square at 10:30am in the Gazebo.

Sat June 15, 10:30-11:30am Park Place, Bigs & Littles FREE Drop-In Crafts – We’ll have two crafts set up. For Big kids, Simple Sewing Choc Chip Cookie Key Chain and for Little kids, Cool Hand Art!

sToryPaloozaTues. June 18, Corinth Square, 10:00am -12 Noon: It’s StoryPalooza! The FREE local author Storytime event! Join us for a morning of stories, kid activities and snacks, celebrating local authors and children’s literature! At Corinth Square in the tented area on the corner between the Learning Tree and Hen House.

Wed. June 19, Park Place Barkley Square: Kid’s Gardening Class 10:00am, Sign Up here. Complimentary Learning Tree Storytime at 10:30am at Barkley Square in the Gazebo.

Fri June 21, 6:00-8:00PM, Park Place Barkley Square: Game Night/Music On The Lawn! Learning Tree will be there to add to the fun! Click here for more info.

Wed June 26, Park Place Barkley Square: Kid’s Gardening Class 10:00am, Sign Up Here. Complimentary Learning Tree Storytime at 10:30am at Barkley Square in the Gazebo.

Come Play With Us!

Tuesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place
Thursdays at 10:30am: Music and Movement with Jenny at Corinth Square
($5 per class/Punch Cards available)

Check out our website or our FaceBook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. We’ve made it easy to sign up online! Questions? Give us a call 913-385-1234.

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May 29, 2019 Newsletter – June Events Schedule is Here

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Jump into June!

Not only do we have great toy, book and gift ideas to make this the best summer ever, we also have a HUGE list of family fun activities and events to keep your kids happy between swimming, vacations, and camps! Scroll on to take a look at a few coming right up.

Click for full June Activities/Events Calendar!

Bigs and Littles Drop-In Crafts at Park Place

Looking for FREE fun to start the summer for all the kids? We’ll have TWO craft activities set up for Bigs and Littles. One craft for older kids and one craft for younger kids to enjoy at the same time. That means just one stop for you!

 This Saturday June 1, 10:30-11:30am Park Place:

Bigs- Bead Bonanza

Littles- Paint Party with Do a Dot Paints and Kwik Sticks

 Saturday June 15, 10:30-11:30am Park Place:

Bigs– Simple Sewing Choc Chip Cookie Key Chain

Littles– Cool Hand Art 

 

Create Your Own Memory Stone class
Get signed up for our first Create It, Make It,Take It, in-store Craft Activity, Create Your Memory Stone on June 7th or 8th! This one is a good one for all ages with adults helping little ones. Design and plan, squish and squeeze the mixture, and pour into the mold.
Father’s Day is June 16th! A Memory Stone in the garden would make a nice gift for Dad to admire each time he goes out in the yard.

It’s StoryPalooza! The FREE local author Storytime event! Join us for a morning of stories, kid activities and snacks, celebrating local authors and children’s literature! At Corinth Square in the tented area on the corner between the Learning Tree and Hen House.

 

Summer activity classes for kids

Want a head start on Summer kids scheduling?

Click the Create It, Make It, Take It badge and get signed up now!

There are lots of fun classes like Shrinkable Creations, Making Your Own Trading Cards, and Thinking Putty Workshops.

Get signed up! Get excited! Get messy!

Want to know what’s coming? Click for full June Activities/Events Calendar!

 

Yay! Our Summer Catalog has started showing up in mailboxes! It’s full of great ideas for active summer fun! Haven’t seen yours yet or want to save a tree?

Simply click this electronic Summer Catalog image. You can turn the pages and there are options to share, bookmark and save!

Plus, tucked inside, between pages 8 and 9 is the is the pull-out list and schedule for Create It, Make It, Take It, In-Store Craft Activities!

Come Play With Us!

Tuesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place
Thursdays at 10:30am: Music and Movement with Jenny at Corinth Square
($5 per class/Punch Cards available)

Check out our website or our FaceBook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. We’ve made it easy to sign up online! Questions? Give us a call 913-385-1234.

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May 21, 2019 Newsletter

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It’s THIS SATURDAY!


2019 Kids Flea Market

Flea Market Highlights:

  • It’s a fun way to start the summer as a family!
  • Support a community event with friends and neighbors!
  • The Flea Market Benefits Operation Breakthrough!
  • Find bargains on great gently used kids toys and books!
  • Help us VOTE for BEST BOOTH! The lucky kid winner gets a $25 Learning Tree gift certificate.

Click here for details or call 913-385-1234 for info!

 

Yay! Our Summer Catalog has started showing up in mailboxes! It’s full of great ideas for active summer fun! Haven’t seen yours yet or want to save a tree?

Simply click this electronic Summer Catalog image. You can turn the pages and there are options to share, bookmark and save!

Plus, tucked inside, between pages 8 and 9 is the is the pull-out list and schedule for Create It, Make It, Take It, In-Store Craft Activities!
 

Summer activity classes for kids

Want a head start on Summer kids scheduling?

Click the Create It, Make It, Take It badge and get signed up now!

There are lots of fun classes like Shrinkable Creations, Making Your Own Trading Cards, and Thinking Putty Workshops.

Get signed up! Get excited! Get messy!
 

Create Your Own Memory Stone class
Get signed up for our first Create It, Make It,Take It, in-store Craft Activity, Create Your Memory Stone on June 7th or 8th! This one is a good one for all ages with adults helping little ones. Design and plan, squish and squeeze the mixture, and pour into the mold.
Father’s Day is coming up. A Memory Stone in the garden would make a nice gift for Dad to admire each time he goes out in the yard!

Come Play With Us!

Tuesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place
Thursdays at 10:30am: Music and Movement with Jenny at Corinth Square
($5 per class/Punch Cards available)

Check out our website or our FaceBook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. We’ve made it easy to sign up online! Questions? Give us a call 913-385-1234.

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May 14, 2019 Newsletter – Sign Up For Summer Activities

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2019 Kids Flea Market

So much to celebrate and plan for this time of year and we’re here to help!

First on our list is the Learning Tree Kid’s Flea Market. Kids and families, sign-up for a spot at this kid centered flea market. Set up your decorated booth to sell your outgrown toys, books and kid stuff!

It’s a fun family neighborhood event whether you are selling or buying. Best part? When the flea market closes, any unwanted items will be donated to Operation Breakthrough.

Click here for more information…

 

Our Summer catalog is popping up in mailboxes soon.

It’s filled with all kinds of outdoor, fun-in-the-sun toys to make Summer even more special.

Plus, tucked inside, between pages 8 and 9 is the is the pull-out list and schedule for Create It, Make It, Take It, In-Store Craft Activities!

Click this electronic version and get a sneak peek into summer!
 

Summer activity classes for kids

Want a head start on Summer kids scheduling?

Click the Create It, Make It, Take It badge and get signed up now!

There are lots of fun classes like Shrinkable Creations, Making Your Own Trading Cards, and Thinking Putty Workshops.

Get signed up! Get excited! Get messy!
 

Create Your Own Memory Stone class
Get signed up for our first Create It, Make It,Take It, in-store Craft Activity, Create Your Memory Stone on June 7th or 8th! This one is a good one for all ages with adults helping little ones. Design and plan, squish and squeeze the mixture, and pour into the mold.
Father’s Day is coming up. A Memory Stone in the garden would make a nice gift for Dad to admire each time he goes out in the yard!

Come Play With Us!

Tuesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place
Thursdays at 10:30am: Music and Movement with Jenny at Corinth Square
($5 per class/Punch Cards available)

Check out our website or our FaceBook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. We’ve made it easy to sign up online! Questions? Give us a call 913-385-1234.

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May 8, 2019 Newsletter – Flea Market 101

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2019 Kids Flea Market

So much to celebrate and plan for this time of year and we’re here to help!

First on our list is the Learning Tree Kid’s Flea Market. Kids and families, sign-up for a spot at this kid centered flea market. Set up your decorated booth to sell your outgrown toys, books and kid stuff!

It’s a fun family neighborhood event whether you are selling or buying. Best part? When the flea market closes, any unwanted items will be donated to Operation Breakthrough.

Click here for more information…

Flea market 101 session this Saturday

Attending Flea Market 101 this Saturday May 11th at 3:00pm is a great way to get prepared and get your questions answered. It’s a quick 30 minute information session full of ideas that will make Flea Market Day go smoothly for the whole family.

Call 385-1234 to sign up.

 

Our Summer catalog is popping up in mailboxes soon.

It’s filled with all kinds of outdoor, fun-in-the-sun toys to make Summer even more special.

Plus, tucked inside, between pages 8 and 9 is the is the pull-out list and schedule for Create It, Make It, Take It, In-Store Craft Activities!

Click this electronic version and get a sneak peek into summer!
 

Summer activity classes for kids

Want a head start on Summer kids scheduling?

Click the Create It, Make It, Take It badge and get signed up now!

There are lots of fun classes like Shrinkable Creations, Making Your Own Trading Cards, and Thinking Putty Workshops.

Get signed up! Get excited! Get messy!

Come Play With Us!

Tuesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Kristina at Corinth Square
Wednesdays at 10:30am: Storytime with Miss Elisa at Park Place
Thursdays at 10:30am: Music and Movement with Jenny at Corinth Square
($5 per class/Punch Cards available)

Check out our website or our FaceBook page for an up-to-date listing of events and activities. We’ve made it easy to sign up online! Questions? Give us a call 913-385-1234.

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