Co+op Explorers
June 2021
This Month’s Recipe: Super Duper Sandwich Faces
Put a smile on your face with fun and healthy egg-cellent sandwiches!
Co-op Coloring Sheets
What would you paint on our mural?
The Merc Co+op has selected local artist JT Daniels to paint a mural on the north east corner of the store at 5th and Minnesota. If you were painting the mural, what would you include? Use the coloring sheet to illustrate and submit your ideas. Then bring it back to the co-op, where we will hang it up and share with JT and our neighbors!
Get Outside this Summer!
Check out this list of hikes that take under one hour around the state of Kansas!
June 26th, head to the Akin Prairie for a Family Wildflower Walk with the Kansas Land Trust.
Join The Walking Detective with KC Healthy Kids! Kids can conduct walking audits to find clues and collect evidence to show how walkable their communities are. They can build a case report to show city officials what things are working well and what things need to be improved.
Free hikes at the Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence with free programs on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoons!
Veggie of the Month: Broccoli
Broccoli is a giant bundle of unopened flowers.
Broccoli is in the same plant family as cabbage, turnips, and radishes called the Mustard family (or Brassicas)
World’s Heaviest broccoli was grown by John and Mary Evans of Palmer, Alaska, USA in 1993 weighed 35 pounds.
Tom Landers holds the world record for eating broccoli. He ate a pound of broccoli in just 92 seconds.
Kids ages 12 and under are invited to become a Co+op Explorer!
To become a card-carrying Co+op Explorer, kids simply need to bring a parent or supervising adult to the customer service desk and ask to become a Co+op Explorer. Or, use our super easy online form. Each child will be issued their own super official Co+op Explorers card and passport!