NWA Kids Guide

I am excited to introduce a really great website called www.nwamotherlode.com.

It’s a brand new online getaway designed for busy Northwest Arkansas moms. It was created by two local moms who also happen to be professional writers. This site combines your favorite feature’s from women’s magazines with the interactivity of the internet.

Here’s a sampling if what you will find:

5 Minutes with a Mom: Get to know local moms

Beauty Buzz: Seek answers to your most pressing beauty and make-up questions from a self-professed beauty product junkie in the “Ask Amy” segment

Mind your Mama: Advice from the tell-it-like-it-is mama

Help Me Rhonda: Help heal your hair woes with practical advice and professional tips from a stylist and mama of 2

The Rockwood Files: Compilation of humor columns

Drama for Mama: Find out what’s happening on our favorite prime time t.v. shows

Medicine Mama: Print out online dosage chart so you’ll know exactly how much over-the-counter medicine to give your child

Devotion in Motion: Weekly tips to jump start your spiritual life

Mealtime Mama: Collections of favorite recipes

You’ll also find blogs, playlists, and info on everything from interior design to the coolest places to surf online. Check out all the rest at www.nwamotherlode.com, “Where Moms click.”

For more information go to www.nwakidsguide.com

The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Jones Center Springdale.  Provides support and education for cesarean recovery and prevention.  Advocates for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).  Contact Aly (479)251-8446

La Leche League meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 10:30am at the First Christian Church in Fayetteville.

La Lache League also meets the 3rd Saturday of every month at 10:30am at Birthroot Midwifery in Fayetteville.  Contact Britni (479)644-1096 or Anne (479)442-7074

The Springdale School District is pleased to host the Camp Invention Program, an exciting week-long summer day experience for children entering grades one through six at the Helen Tyson Middle School the week of June 16-20, 2008 from 9:00-3:30 with all new activities!

The program is designed to inspire creativity and inventive thinking through loads of hands-on activities and F-U-N! Children will participate in five inventive modules each day, including:

M.A.R.S. (Moving at Rocket Speed)™ module, where children become the first astronauts to explore the planet Mars

Art Park™ module, where children renovate a museum’s sculpture garden.

Saving Sludge City™ module, where children rebuild and clean a polluted city to make a more eco-friendly environment for it’s residents.

The Camp Invention Program integrates science, mathematics, history, and the arts in an exciting environment conducive to learning disguised as fun!

The Camp Invention Program will be hosted by Helen Tyson Middle School. Jenny Jones will direct the program, and local, certified teachers will lead five modules each day. Enthusiastic high school and college students will serve as counselors. The program features a low staff to child ratio, with one staff member for every eight children.

The registration fee includes snacks and a Camp Invention T-shirt. Contact the director at jjones3@sdale.org for a $25 voucher off the base registration price of $205; online registrants receive an additional $5 savings! The camp code is C-AR59-19628-08.

Call 800.968.4332 today to inquire about savings opportunities for your family. Registration is limited to 110 children. Don’t let your child miss all the fun! For more information or to register, visit www.campinvention.org or call 800.968.4332.

For more information in Kids Summer Camps go to www.nwakidsguide.com