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THAW OUT This Week with These 5 Awesome Things to Do in Fort Smith, AR

Shrimp boils, arts, crafts, and one massive Kids Consignment Sale!

By MK Fort Smith Staff February 27, 2022

Every Sunday, Macaroni Kid Fort Smith shares five things to do with your kids in the River Valley over the coming week. 

Here are Macaroni Kid Fort Smith's picks for the five things to do in the and around the Fort with kids for the week ending March 6, 2022. Click on the links for all the details!

1. Beginning Drawing

The Center for Art and Education/Arts On Main invites beginning artists to come learn more about the power and freedom of drawing. There will be four classes available. In them, you or your kids can learn about creating lines, gestures, shading, texture, composition, proportion, and perspective. Starts Thursday, March 3, at 10 AM from the Main Street Art Gallery, 509 Main St., in Van Buren. Click here for more information! 

2. Growing Kids Consignment Sale

Growing Kids is a children's consignment event at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith. Two sales are held each year - one in the spring (March) and one in the fall (September). These events give you the opportunity to sell your gently used clothing, toys and equipment and receive up to 75% of your selling price with no long wait for your items to sell. It's also the BEST WAY to buy everything your kids need for the upcoming season! The next sale happens on Thursday, March 3, and goes through Saturday, March 5, 10 AM - 8 PM each day. Click here for more information! 

3. Family Picnic Day

The AGFC River Valley Nature (formerly Janet Huckabee) invites you to bring the family out to enjoy the day in the site's picnic area. You bring lunch, they provide the space and entertainment. There will be lawn games set up for families to enjoy as well as fishing gear to borrow. It's all free, and it goes down from 12-2 PM on Saturday, March 5. Click here for more information! 

4. Grab and Go Craft Kits

Bored children? Bored adults? Don't forget the Windsor Branch Public Library has craft kits for both all month long. Stop by any time during the normal hours of operation to get yours! Click here for more information!

5. Drive-Thru Shrimp Boil

Plan dinner in advance and drive-thru to pickup your meals! Trinity Episcopal Church is hosting its Annual Shrimp Boil as a drive-thru event this year. Order you tickets in advance or drive-up. Meals can be picked up from 5 PM to 7:30 PM in front of the church. Due to COVID-19 precautions, there will not be a full in-person event this year, but you will still have access to all the delicious boiled shrimp and fixins! The Shrimp Boil supports the ministries of Trinity Episcopal Church. Click here for more information! 

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