We usually don’t think about planting flowers now, but did you know that to grow many flowers like tulips, daffodils, paperwhites, crocus, and hyacinths, gardeners plan ahead and plant them in the fall? How do they do it? They plant bulbs! What is a bulb? You can think of it...
National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation day that celebrates the development of aviation. The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who issued a presidential proclamation which designated the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday to be National Aviation Day (Mr. Wright, born...
Hey kids, check out this quick video about about our galaxy, the Milky Way. Find out where the Sun is and what’s out there beyond our solar system. View our “out of this world” no-cook play dough recipe!
NO-COOK PLAY DOUGH YOU WILL NEED: • 2 Cups of all purpose flour • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (baby oil and coconut oil would work) • 1/2 Cup salt • 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar • 1 to 1.5 Cups of boiling water (adding in increments until it feel...
Flying Saucer Pizza You will need to ask your adult for help. •Olive Oil •Patty Pan Squash •Pizza sauce •Pepperoni •Mozzarella Cheese Ask your adult to light the grill. Have your adult slice the Patty Pan squash into ¼ to ½ inch slices Brush olive oil on both sides...
By Karen Rice • Official Kids Mag Some kids from Northwest Arkansas had fun recently at the Fayetteville Public Library creating their own planets in an “Out of this World” craft activity. They made their own planets with paper, watercolor paints, pom poms and other supplies. You can make...
Kids and Their Pets: Spanky and Sonja These are my two dogs, Spanky is the black and white one while the other dog is named Sonja, a Blue heeler mix. Our best guess at Spanky is that he’s a hound mix, but we’re not sure since we adopted...
By Karen Rice • Official Kids Mag What would it be like to walk on the moon for the first time? No cities. No cars. No plants. No light except for the sun. Fifty years ago on July 20, 1969, the first men walked on the moon. They were...
By Karen Rice • Official Kids Mag We’re talking a lot about outer space in this issue, but what about the planet we call home? We know some kids who are exploring new ways to take care of our very own planet Earth! Kids from 4H clubs in Northwest...
By Renee Durham Sam Spencer has a goal. He is going to do a marathon. Sam is 14, and has recently started meeting with Achilles Arkansas on Saturday mornings. Achilles enables people will all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics. They pair up their athletes with volunteers...