By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week, while shopping at a department store, I visited the ladies room. It was one of those rare times when the restroom was totally silent and empty, except for me. As I was tucking in my shirt and refastening my belt, I nearly jumped out […]
Amazeum hosting ‘Worldwide Day of Play” event on Sept. 30
Every year, Nickelodeon goes completely dark for three hours on Worldwide Day of Play, taking programming off the air on all of its channels and shutting down its websites. The reason? To reinforce one simple message: Get up, get out, and go play! Over the years, there have been thousands of events around the world […]
The Friday 5: Fun things to do in Northwest Arkansas this weekend
Happy weekend parents! Afraid that the only thing going on this weekend is Bikes, Blues, and BBQ? Not true, we have lots of ideas for family friendly-fun this weekend! Downtown Springdale Barn Party Bid farewell to the warm Summer nights with friends and family around the Shiloh Museum’s rustic Cooper Barn. Bring your lawn chairs, […]
Joan Almedilla talks about The King & I, touring with her young son and visiting Northwest Arkansas
The King and I is coming to Walton Arts Center Oct. 3-8 and we can’t wait to see this beautiful, epic show. In anticipation of the musical, we got to interview Joan Almedilla, who plays “Lady Thiang”. She’s so much fun, but we have to tell on her a little bit. When we called Joan […]
Kids@Play: Amazeum Tinkerfest 2017 coming up October 7th in Northwest Arkansas!
Welcome back to the video series called Kids @ Play. It’s sponsored by the Amazeum and it’s designed to give all of us new ideas for creating fun (and educational) play experiences for kids and parents. (To see a collection of all the videos, click here to see them now.) This post is all about […]
Volunteering with Kids: Ways to help at the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
By Jennifer McCool, serial volunteer and owner at Organize This Arkansas Kids understand being hungry and have possibly even noticed a friend at school being hungry and not having anything to eat. You can show your children how to combat hunger and how to help solve this problem by volunteering at the NWA Food Bank. […]
Giveaway: Harry Potter Live in Concert at the AMP featuring the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
Hey hey, mamas! Happy Monday! We’ve got a fun giveaway today that you and your Harry Potter-loving kids are going to LOVE. “Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone” will be live in concert at the AMP featuring members of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas at the AMP and it’s going to be amazing! We’ve got […]
Northwest Arkansas Fall fun at Farmland Adventures + a coupon!
Mamas have been asking right and left where they can pick pumpkins and have fun with their kids this fall in Northwest Arkansas. We’ve been pointing them to our Fall Fun Guide to NWA, which is sponsored by Farmland Adventures and full of ideas for things to do with your family over the next few […]
Devotion in Motion: The why and how of tragedy
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash I had chosen a longer, more humorous story to tell you this week. But, unfortunately, that all […]
The Rockwood Files: Fruity Dreams
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My husband has a thing for green apples, which is why he planted an apple tree in our yard about two years ago. It was a tiny little tree when we bought it, but it finally grew up enough to start putting on fruit. Tom was […]
