NEA Kids' Directory

FREE! February 2018

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Local Awards for Locally-Owned Businesses

Voting ENDS FEBRUARY 6!

Go to Jonesboro.com to cast your Vote!

Winners will be announced in the March 2018 issue of NEA Kids’ Directory.

Kids’ Directory is everywhere Busy Parents go!

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A NOTE from the Publisher Welcome to the February issue of NEA Kids’ Directory, the newest addition to the Occasions Publishing Group family of publications.

NEA Kids’ Directory has many features that make it a valuable resource for parents, teachers, grandparents, and childcare professionals – anyone who is involved with children. It is compact in size, making it a handy resource to keep in your purse or car. In addition, it offers valuable coupons for use at kid-friendly businesses and includes a calendar of events so you know what’s going on across Northeast Arkansas each month. You’ll even find a convenient dining guide inside that lists restaurants offering free or discounted kids meals!

Our goal each month is to help inform our readers of the many opportunities, events, products and services available for families in Northeast Arkansas.

Please remember to support the businesses that advertise in this publication each month and tell them that you saw their ad in NEA Kids’ Directory. If you are interested in advertising in NEA Kids’ Directory, please call us at 931-0012.

Audrey Poff, Publisher & Editor

Meet Our Cover Kid!

Eliana Everly Grace Allen Parents:Clay and Rebecca Allen photo by Melissa Donner

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Fun Events

February February 1-28

February 3

Nature Center invites you to Feeding

will host Stories in the Forest from 3-4 p.m. at the Fun Forest inside The Mall at Turtle Creek. The council will entertain and read stories to the children who attend. Info: St. Bernard’s Healthline, 207-7300.

February 1, 8, 15, and 22 Join Barnes & Noble for Storytime Adventures in the kids’ department

February 4 The Bradbury Art Museum, located

The St. Bernards Women’s Council

Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge

Frenzy every Tuesday through Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Learn more about the center’s residents and their feeding habits. Info: crowleysridge. org.

in the Fowler Center, will host a weekend workshop starting at 2 p.m.

During this family friendly workshop, guests will get a chance to create a Valentine’s Day card for a loved one using different printmaking techniques. To reserve a seat, call 972-3765. Info: Shannon Smithee, visitBAM@astate.edu.

each Saturday to read both new and classic stories plus sing fun-filled songs, 11:30 a.m. Info: 336-2543.

Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center introduces one of its resident creatures every Saturday at 10 a.m. during Creature Feature.

Info: crowleysridge.org.

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February 4, 11, 18 and February 10 “Peter Rabbit” will be the feature 25 Join The Sensory Shop of Jonesboro at Sensory Saturday hosted

by The Center for Exceptional as they host a free Story Time every

Families where the lights are up and children are allowed to move about as needed, tickets are $6 per person, Jonesboro Hollywood Malco, 9:30 a.m. Info: 336-2786 or thecenterforexceptionalfamilies.org.

Thursday this month at 10:30 a.m. This will be a time for kids to read, learn and have fun. Info: The Sensory Shop, 336-0745.

February 6 St. Bernards Baby State will take

The Foundation of Arts will present

place form 6 to 8 p.m. at the St. Bernards Auditorium. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the St. Bernards maternity services team, win prizes, and get information as part of an evening of higher learning for parents-to-be. Info: St. Bernards Healthline, 207-7300.

“Seussical The Musical” at The Forum Theatre in Downtown Jonesboro on Feb. 10, 12, 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online or at The Forum Box Office. Info: The Foundation of Arts, 935-2726 or visit foajonesboro.org.

February 13 and 27

Science and engineering go hand-inhand during Tink Tank, held every other Tuesday at the ASU Museum, located adjacent to the Dean B. Ellis Library, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Info: astate.edu/ museum or 972-2074.

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February 16

Make-A-Wish Mid-South will host the

20th annual Have-A-Heart WishA-Thon from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Media

sponsors Jonesboro Radio Group and KAIT will share stories of wish families, volunteers and donors throughout the day. Info: midsouth.wish.org

February 19 Rhea Lana’s Spring 2018 Consignment Sale will open at 9

a.m. at the Nettleton Baptist Church.

Clothing options, sizes infant to teen, will be available as well as shoes, baby equipment, furniture, toys, bedding and more. Info: Autumn Northcutt, 501514-4047.

February 26

Jonesboro Public Schools will host #JPSTechExpo18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Academies at Jonesboro High School in the commons area. The event will showcase the different uses of technology throughout the district from Pre-K to 12th grade. Free earbuds will be given to the first 500 attendees.

Info: 933-5800 or keena.crenshaw@ jonesboroschools.net.

February 27 Open Arms Support Group for families with Autism meets the last Tuesday of each month at Jumping Jellybeans.

906 East Matthews in Jonesboro, 6-7 p.m. Info: Autism Association of NEA at 336-2786.

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Dine on a Dime Your Guide to Where Kids Eat FREE!

To have YOUR restaurant featured in this listing, email cmoore@jonesborooccasions.com

Let’s Go Out to Eat!

Monday Bliss Cupcakes Kids 10 and under get a free mini cupcake or frosting shot with the purchase of a regular cupcake. (10 a.m.-9 p.m.)

Thursday Front Page Café 1 free kid’s meal with purchase of adult meal after 4 p.m.

TaMolly’s Kids eat for $1.99 from the kids’ menu (nights only).

Friday Schlotzsky’s Deli Free kid’s meal with purchase of an adult meal from 4 p.m. until close.

Tuesday Fazoli’s Kids 12 and under eat for $.99 with adult meal from 5-8 p.m.

Saturday Dixie Café Kids eat for $1.99 plus get a free sundae with adult meal purchase from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pizza Hut Free kid’s buffet with adult buffet purchase.

Qdoba Mexican Eats $1.75 kids’ meals with the purchase of an adult entrée

Pizza Inn Free kids’ buffet with adult buffet purchase (nights only).

Sunday Slim Chickens 1 free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchase.

Ruby Tuesday 1 free kid’s entree per adult entree (starting at 5 p.m.)

BA Burrito Free kids meal with purchase of adult entree

Wednesday IHOP Kids eat free with purchase of adult entrée from 4-10 p.m.

Qdoba Mexican Eats $1.75 kids’ meals with the purchase of an adult entrée Sully’s Kids 10 and under eat free with paying adult 10

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12 weird Facts About Babies

Babies are such interesting little creatures. While we can all be easily mesmerized by their tiny features and sweet sounds, there are some unique characteristics that babies are born with that are quite unique.

Here are 12 weirdly interesting facts about babies from Babble.com:

1. Baby Kneecaps

7. Baby’s Brain

2. Baby’s Head

8. Growth After Year One

They don’t show up in x-rays, but babies do have kneecaps. They are cartilage and will remain so for the first few years of live.

After your baby is born the human brain grows rapidly, more than doubling to reach 60 percent of its adult size by baby’s first birthday.

A newborn baby’s head accounts for about 25 percent of his/her entire weight.

It is estimated that if a baby continued to grow at the rate he/she did, by the time he/she reached adulthood, he/she would be as tall as the Nelson’s Column in London.

3. High-Contrast Images

Newborns are only able to focus 8 to 10 inches from their face. They also prefer black and white, highcontrast images to colored, graphic ones.

9. Breathe And Swallow

4. Babies Have More Bones Than Adults

10. Summer Arrivals

A baby can breathe and swallow at the same time until 7 months of age. How’s that for multi-tasking?

When babies are born, they have 300 bones. Their bones fuse as they grow and, eventually, the will have 206 bones (the number adults have).

Most newborns arrive during July, August, or September.

5. Taste Buds

A newborn baby’s heart beats 130 to 160 times per minute, about twice the heart rate of a normal adult.

11. The Heart Beat

A baby has around 10,000 taste buds, which is many times more than adults. They are not just on the tongue but also on the sides, back and roof of the mouth. Eventually, these extra tastebuds disappear.

12. Sophisticated Hearing

Babies are born with very sophisticated hearing and can work out where a sound is coming from just 10 minutes after being born.

6. Newborn Sleep

A newborn typically sleeps up to 16 or 17 hours a day, but they don’t sleep for long. Usually, newborn babies get 2 to 4 hours per sleep for the first few weeks of life. www.KidsDirectory.com/NEA

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