From the category archives:

Outdoor Activities

Have You Tried The New Trails In Fayetteville? No? Go!

January 8, 2009

Here’s a great article by Lynn Atkins in the Rogers Morning News about her experience on Fayetteville’s multi-use trails. (link).
My family took a 3.5 hour bike ride on the trail that same day, and we had a wonderful time! We started on the Scull Creek Trail at North Street, hopped on the Mud Creek Trail at Steele [...]

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Find a Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch Near You

September 22, 2008

I found a really cool website called Pumpkin Patches and More that lists pick-your-own pumpkin patches and corn mazes throughout the US.
Here’s the Arkansas page. One patch is listed for Benton County, and two are listed for Washington County. Don’t go without calling first to be sure the patch is still open!
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You Must Go To The Springdale Aquatic Center

July 24, 2008

I took my boys to the Springdale Aquatic Center for the first time on Wednesday, and I was shocked. The place is amazing — a competitive sized swimming and diving pool and a play pool with two long, twisty, curvy slides and plenty of fountains and playthings for the younger kids. It has several zero [...]

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Looking for Something to do? Visit the War Eagle Mill

July 24, 2008

On Monday, my mother-in-law took us to the War Eagle Mill – a local working water powered grist mill. My boys had quite an adventure: they watched the working mill, purchased a boomerang in the gift shop, then waded and skipped rocks in the river beside the mill.
The drive to the War Eagle Mill is scenic, but not [...]

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Young Eagles Flight Orientation Program: Free First Flights for Young People

June 11, 2008

The Experimental Aircraft Associationis offering free first flights for young people ages 8-16 at Drake Field in Fayetteville on Saturday, June 21, 2008. Each child must be accompanied by a parent.
The children will fly with pilots that are certificated through the Federal Aviation Agency in the pilot’s own plane. Children will usually be able to [...]

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Pick-Your-Own Farms

May 30, 2008

Spending time on a farm picking fruits or vegetables is a great outdoor family activity. But sometimes it can be difficult to find out about farms that allow you to pick your own produce. Not anymore. PickYourOwn.org lists pick-your-own farms and orchards by state and county. Here is the page listing pick-your-own farms in Arkansas. [...]

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Little Sprouts Garden Time at the Botanical Gardens

May 25, 2008

Bring your preschooler to the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks for a short nature-based activity each Wednesday morning at 10am, weather permitting.
Activities include a story, a game, or a take-home craft.
Little Sprouts is free with garden admission/free to Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks members. For more information, click on this link to go to the Botanical Gardens [...]

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Leaf Collecting, Tree Identifying, and Geocaching

November 3, 2007

This is the perfect time to enjoy the fall color of the Ozarks. Did you know that there are two arboreta (I just learned that word — it is the plural of arboretum, a collection of specimen of trees) on the University of Arkansas campus? The first is on the Old Main Lawn and the [...]

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Walking Tour — Rememberances of Senator J. William Fulbright in Fayetteville

October 28, 2007

Walking (or biking) on the University of Arkansas campus and Dickson Street is one of our favorite family activities. My family is also into political history. So, we created this walking tour to combine the two. I hope you like it! If anyone has additions or suggestions for this post, use the comments or email [...]

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