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Potty Training
These are 2 words most parents fear before it happens and rejoice once it is over. Like most things in parenting, there seems to be an abundance of knowledge, and products to aid us along this journey. Should you let your little one help choose the seat/chair?
Before you even embark on this journey there is the dilemma of knowing when your child is ready. This too has a multitude of answers.
Some say it depends on the age; others say it depends on the child’s development.
Also, are you (the parent) ready to potty train your child?
What are the advantages/disadvantages to using training pants?
What about the “Week-end Training Camp” method?
If these are some of the questions going through you head, don’t worry, Friday we’ll have our parenting guru, Sharon Long of the Parent Center, on Good Morning Arkansas to tackle as many of these issues as she can.
Halloween is a day of fun filled activities for kids and adults every age. But many of us are wondering what are those activities and how do I find them. We at Good Morning Arkansas would like to help you with that problem.
If you have information about a haunted house, fall festival, pumpkin patch, corn maze or a trick-or-treat festival, we’d like to know about it.
Email us information about the event to goodmorning@katv.com.
We will add events to this blog as we receive them, we’ll share there information with you on Good Morning Arkansas October 26-30.
Be sure to include as much information as you can: event name, address, event contact information, hours & days, website, and a little description. These can take place anywhere in Arkansas.
Halloween Activities
Peebles Farm
Day/Time(s): Now through the 31st
Monday-Thursday 9 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Friday & Saturday 9 A.M. -10 P.M.
Sundays 12-6
Location: Augusta
Contact Info: Kip Davis 870-919-6317
www.cornmazesamerica.com/peebles.htm
Description: It is going on right now and is in full swing with
many different things for the whole family to enjoy. There is a huge corn maze shaped like the historic Woodruff County Courthouse, hay and buggy rides, a petting zoo for the children, u-pick pumpkin and cotton patches, concessions, a gigantic tire serpent and many more things to see and do.
Additional Info:
No Fees at the Door
Trunk-n-Treat Halloween
Day/Time(s):Halloween evening
5:30-8:00 P.M.
Location: First Christian Church
2801 E. Kiehl Ave.
Little Rock
Contact Info: First Christian Church
Description: Free popcorn, hot chocolate,
lots of candy and lots of fun!
Howl-o-Ween Pet Costume Contest
Day/Time(s):October 30
4-6 P.M.
Location: Ward Veterinary Clinic
404 E Harding
Morrilton
Contact Info: 501-354-3361
Description: Prizes to be awarded to 1st and 2nd place and
most original costume. Photos available for purchase
Terror in the Bottoms
Day/Time(s):October 23,24,30 & 31
8-11 P.M.
Location: Schaefer's’ Farm Corn Maze
Located near Conway and Mayflower
Contact Info: www.schaeferscornmaze.com
Description: Sponsored by Faulkner County 4-H
Additional Info: Adults $10 Kids
12 & Under $7
Family 4 pack $30
Bring a canned good for a dollar off of each ticket.
Henderson Halloween
Day/Time(s): October 30
5:30-7:30 P.M.
Location: Henderson State University
Garrison Center
Arkadelphia
Contact Info: 870-230-5402
Description: Visitors will enter the Garrison Center near
Quizno's and will exit at the lecture hall. Numerous campus groups and organizations will be scattered throughout the center handing out a variety of tasty treats.
Trunk ‘R’ Treat
Day/Time(s): October 31
5:30-7 P.M.
Location: Parkway Place Baptist Church
300 Parkway Place Dr.
Little Rock
Contact Info: 501-224-3003
www.ppbc.com
Description: A family friendly safe alternative to Trick of
Treating. Instead of going house to house, you go “trunk to trunk” playing a game & getting candy.
Free Event!
Includes: games, candy, popcorn, hot dogs & funnel cakes
Fall Festival
Day/Time(s): October 31
5pm
Location: Cominto Baptist Church
Monticello
Description: Food and fun for the family. Will have hamburgers, hot dogs, candy and a hay ride.
Additional Info: Costumes encouraged.
The Great Halloween Cover-up, VII
Day/Time(s): Halloween Night
Location: Arkansas Community Arts Cooperatives
900 S. Rodney Parham Rd.
Little Rock
Contact Info: info@acaarkansas.org
501-244-2979
Description: Features local musicians & bands covering famous acts.
Additional Info: Admission $7
$5 if dressed in costume
Halloween House Display
Day/Time(s): Halloween Evening
Until 10pm
Location: 16 Pinecrest Lane
Maumelle
Description: Free!
Safe & not too spooky
Scimitar Shrine Haunted House & Halloween Carnival
Day/Time(s): October 28-31st
6-10pm
Location: Scimitar Shrine Temple
#1 Scimitar Circle
Little Rock
Contact Info: 501-565-5992
Description: Huge Haunted House
Includes: Special Effects
Scenes of Horror
Carnival Rides
Mechanical Bull
Rock Climbing Wall
Concession & Food
Dunking Booth
Additional Info: Tickets $10
Pan Roasted Chicken
1 Chicken thigh per person or more depending on appetite
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 – 3 tablespoons of Redfish Magic seasoning
Heat oven to 350F. Wash chicken and pat dry. Rub with oil. Season with Redfish Magic. Place in oven-proof skillet (cast iron or other) over medium heat and cook on each side for 3 minutes. If not golden brown, repeat step above until you get a golden brown color on skin. Leave chicken in skillet and place skillet (with chicken) in oven for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F. Remove and serve.
Cost for 6 people is $4.83
Maque Choux for 6
½ lb. of bacon, cooked and diced
3 cups of kernel corn
1 large can of diced tomatoes
1 small yellow onion, diced small
1 green bell pepper, diced small
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 ½ cups of chicken stock (can sub heavy cream to give a rich stew)
In a skillet, cook bacon and let cool. Pour off bacon fat EXCEPT for ½ cup of bacon fat. Add onion and bell peppers, sauté 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and cook about 5 minutes. Add corn to skillet and sauté about 5 minutes. Season with salt & cayenne. Add tomatoes, and sauté for 10 minutes or until corn is tender. Add chopped bacon. Serve warm. To make rich chowder: substitute the chicken stock with heavy cream.
Cost for 6 people: $8.29
Quick and Easy Ratatouille
1 green bell pepper, diced large
1 red bell pepper, diced large
1 yellow squash, diced large
1 zucchini squash, diced large
¼ cup olive oil or vegetable oil
3 Tablespoons of basil
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
2 teaspoons of oregano
1 teaspoon of salt
You want all vegetables diced into 1” pieces. Cut off ends of squash and dice. Remove seeds from bell peppers and dice. Peel onion and dice. Add all cut vegetables to a bowl. Add oil, herbs and spices. Toss to coat well. Sauté in large skillet for about 4 minutes over medium high heat, tossing occasionally.
Cost for 6 people: $5.99
Total meal cost is $24.46
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