Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by learning about alebrijes and decorating one of your own!
Alebrijes are brightly colored sculptures of fantastical creatures. This style of folk art originated in Oaxaca, Mexico. Join us to read a book about alebrijes and their cultural significance, then stay for a fun craft where you can design and decorate one of your own!
AGE GROUP: | Pre-teens ages 9-12 | Kids ages 6-8 |
EVENT TYPE: | Art |
TAGS: | HispanicHeritageMonth |
The Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center includes a computer lab with fourteen computers, teaching kitchen, large activity area, individual and group study rooms, theater, and community room in addition to a collection of more than 21,000 books, DVDs, and CDs.
In the 165-seat theater, children can experience all aspects of theater, including designing and building sets, writing plays, acting, and costume design. The state-of-the-art sound system, lighting, and projection screens is also be used for movies, concerts, and lectures.
The Children’s Library’s grounds are integral to the entire facility’s program. A greenhouse and teaching garden helps children learn about growing healthy foods as well as provide produce that are used in the teaching kitchen programs. The grounds reflect the topography of Arkansas’s ecosystems, from the native hardwood trees in the highlands to vegetation of the wetland areas, which are both planted and original to the site. Walking paths offer families an attractive place for exercise while learning the names of the trees and plants, and an amphitheater has seating for outdoor programs or nature watching.