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The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center is a year-round destination for exploring, fishing, learning, and making family memories in Fort Smith. But, in the fall months when temperatures are cooler, colors change, and everyone enjoys the outdoors, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Nature Centers are at peak experience potential. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission explores its mission to manage fish and wildlife resources through educational opportunities at the Arkansas Nature Centers. Nine centers around the state each offer unique access to regional ecosystems and natural elements. A bigger goal is that each venue offers a classroom, museum,...

Motif has been publishing “In Their Own Words” each election cycle for the past 8 years, and readers have told us they find it useful. We edit responses for punctuation and spelling. Little changes are made to conserve space – for example, we usually replace Rhode Island with RI. We reached out to every candidate, by email, by phone and through social media. We kept trying over the course of a month until we reached them, and then posed the same set of questions to each. We want to express our gratitude to our very busy candidates, most of whom...

Collection of fun and entertaining Halloween preschool printables. These free Halloween printables are a great way for younger kids to have fun, whilst also benefiting from some educational activities. Download the printables for some easy spooky Halloween fun that all preschoolers will love. Related articles: 5 Awesome Easy Halloween Crafts For Kids To Make Free Halloween Lunch Box Notes That Will Brighten Up Your Child’s Day Halloween is a great time of year. Everyone dresses up in all kinds of weird and wonderful costumes, kids complete Halloween crafts and make treat or trick bags and then head out to fill...

It’s sad to see summer go but Fall in New England brings with it plenty of fun events and this weekend in RI proves the point with numerous festivals and special events not to be missed. Festivals this weekend include the Annual Apple Festival in Johnston, RI Seafood Festival at India Point Park in Providence, RI Calamari Festival at Veterans Park in Narragansett and the Rock ‘n Rhode Fest IV at the Last Resort in Smithfield. On Saturday, September 10th, the Blackstone River Revival Celebration at Historic Slater Mill Landmark in Pawtucket brings together great live entertainment, food trucks and...

Play is as essential to kids as parent bonding and vitamin D. Kids not only want to play, they need to play to better understand the world. And this need drives parents to sports practices and afterschool programs in search of appropriate forums for play, and to toy stores in search of appropriate tools. Humans instinctively understand the need for play and cater to it. But ask someone, anyone, what play is and they’re unlikely to be able to define it. Ask an expert in childhood development for a clinical definition, and they’ll likely recite something disconcertingly broad and heavy...