8 February Food Events for Kids
Budding chefs and foodies in the making can treat their taste buds at these food-themed events in central Arkansas!
Dream Center: Where Food Meets Fun at Laman Library in North Little Rock: The Dream Center and Laman Library ensure that local kids ages 3-18 receive nutritious after-school snacks and supper. Snacks are offered 2:30-3:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu. Supper is available 5-6 p.m. Mon.-Thu. & 3:30-4:30 p.m. Fri. Info: (501) 758-1720, LamanLibrary.org. FREE!
Family Book Club: Read-A-Book/Get-A-Slice at Maumelle Library: Enjoy pizza and discussing books with other families and friends! For parents and children in grades K-5. 3:30 p.m. Feb. 3. Info: (501) 851-2551, CALS.org. FREE!
Garden Club at Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library: Kids learn about the vegetables, herbs and plants growing in the library's teaching garden and greenhouse—and they get to help tend the crops! All ages (with supervision for kids under 6). 3:30 p.m. each Mon. Feb. 1-29. Info: (501) 978-3870, CALS.org. FREE!
Kids in the Kitchen at Maumelle Library: Kids (K-5) and their parents learn to plan and prepare a healthy snack! 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Info: (501) 851-2551, CALS.org. FREE!
Lil' Kids in the Kitchen at Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library: This special edition of the popular Kids in the Kitchen program is specifically for the wee chefs among us! For ages 6 & under. 10:30 a.m. each Thu. Feb. 4-25. Info: (501) 978-3870, CALS.org. FREE!
Teens in the Kitchen at Maumelle Library: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service representatives work with teens to plan and prepare a healthy snack! 3:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Info: (501) 851-2551, CALS.org. FREE!
Whole Kids Club at Whole Foods Market: Little foodies gather for an hour-long program just for them at 10 a.m. each Friday! Kids enjoy a CALS storytime, sing-a-long and make a craft, too. Special programs each week add to the fun: Kids Cook! With Faith Anaya; kids learn to make “ranch dressing” from scratch! (Feb. 5); Museum of Discovery science demonstrations (Feb. 12 & 26); and friends from Dunbar Gardens bring baby goats, chickens and angora rabbits (Feb. 19). Info: (501) 312-2326, WholeFoodsMarket.com. FREE!
WILDKids Cook! at Wildwood Park for the Arts: WILDKids Cook! is a continuing program taught by Faith Anaya from Kids Cook! Arkansas. Faith shares creative recipes that will give your WILDKid hands on experience in the kitchen. Space is limited to 12 students ages 8 and up. $55. 2-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Info: WildwoodPark.org.