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Free Fun in 417 with Kids: January 31- February 6
This Week: Friday, January 31st – Year of the Horse @ Republic Branch Library in Republic, 4:30pm Grades 4-12. Help ring in the year of the Horse with Asian-inspired games and crafts. Materials provided. Friday January 31st – My Little Pony Fan Party @ The Library Center in Springfield, 7pm Grades 6-12. Play My Little Pony trivia, make crafts and participate in activities that let you show off your fandom. Saturday, February 1st – Kids Workshop @ Home Depot: Build a Race … Read entire article »
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Free Fun in 417 with Kids: January 24-30
This Week: Friday, January 24th – Cozy up with “Extra Yarn” @ The Library Center, Springfield, 2pm Grades K-5. Read the Caldecott Honor book “Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett and try some traditional methods of crafting with wool. Materials provided. Registration begins January 11. Call 882-0714. Friday, January 24th – Beach Blanket Bingo @ Republic Branch Library, Republic, 4pm Grades K-5. Dress in your summer clothes, wear your sunglasses, sit on your favorite beach towel and play summer bingo. Friday, January 24th … Read entire article »
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Free Fun in 417 with Kids: January 17-23
This Week: Friday, January 17th – Snowball Festival Storytime @ Midtown Carnegie Branch Library in Springfield, 10am Age 3-Grade 2. Hear chilly stories, sing songs, drink hot cocoa and have indoor snowball fun. Friday, January 17th – Winter Carnival @ Ozark Community Center, 5:30-8pm All Ages. The Missouri Child Identification Program will offer free child identification kits, including digital photographs, digital fingerprints, vital child info and emergency contacts, a dental bite impression, and saliva DNA sample. These kits take about 15 minutes to … Read entire article »
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Free Fun in 417 with Kids: January 10-16
There are two main themes for this week’s events – get in to the library, or get out in nature! Either way, it’s all free! This Week: Friday, January 10th – Owl Prowl @ Springfield Conservation Nature Center, 6pm-9pm All ages. Nesting season comes early for owls and they’re already hooting in anticipation. The trails will be open and patrolled, so bring a flashlight and a walking partner because you’re on your own. Dickerson Park Zoo docents will offer two … Read entire article »
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Free Fun in 417 with Kids: January 3-9
This is the first of what I hope becomes a weekly series of posts featuring free events and activities available for families in Southwest Missouri. These first few may be a little skinny as I seek out sources of fun and because there is just not a ton going on this time of year. If you know of any events or organizations that I need to know about to help build this list, please let … Read entire article »
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Got a Kid? Get a Book. Free.
Healthy Families, a partner of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, has two free books for moms. They’re collectively called the Happy Birthday Baby Books. Book One covers pregancy through age one and book two covers newborn through age five. If you’re in Arkansas or Western Tennessee, you can order free hardcopies of the Happy Birthday Baby books. Anyone anywhere can download the free ebooks. Sure, there are a lot of books out there that cover … Read entire article »
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