JUNE FUN CALENDAR

JUNE 3 World Bicycle Day: Check out our favorite bike trails. The metro is home to many fun trails, including locations where you may rent a bike with the RideKC Bike system.

JUNE 6 National Trails

Day: Discover a new adventure on a trail using the guidebook Hiking Kansas City by William B. Eddy and Richard O. Ballentine. Also, check out the “Best Trails in Town” article at KCParent.com.

Dairy Month

Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead’s dairy exhibit offers kids a firsthand experience as they watch staff milk cows, pet calves themselves and milk a pretend cow.

NATIONAL ADOPT A CAT MONTH Great

Plains

SPCA is one of the largest no-kill animal shelters in the Kansas City area. Learn how to adopt a pet, volunteer or help support the cause at GreatPlainsSPCA.org.

JUNE 9 Donald Duck

Day: Donald Duck has Kansas City roots as a creation of Walt Disney, who started his animation business Laugh-O-Grams Studio that he founded in Kansas City. Celebrate with a trip to Marceline, Missouri, where you can visit the Walt Disney Museum.

JUNE 12 National Peanut

Butter Cookie Day: Head to Cookies and Creamery in the Red Bridge Shopping Center where you can enjoy Mary’s Mountain cookies, creamwiches and other yummy goodies!

JUNE 23

National Pink

Day: It’s the day to celebrate the color pink, and what better way than to visit the restaurant in St. Joseph, Missouri, that looks like a giant pink ice cream cone? Kris & Kate’s serves delicious hot dogs, ice cream and malts.

FIRST WEEK OF JUNE National Gardening Week:

Family

Tree Nursery’s expert staff is always on hand to help with your gardening questions, and the nursery is stocked with everything you need for the garden of your dreams. FamilyTreeNursery.com

JUNE 25 National Food

Truck Day: Local food trucks serve up fabulous servings of deliciousness all summer long at local parks and events. Visit KCFoodTrucks.org for locations and dates.