NWA Kids Guide is a great source for a multitude of topics related to activities and resources for children. The heart of this website is a blog where readers can get a dose of all things kid related in Northwest Arkansas.
For additional children’s activities on this website, visit the “Museums” page under “Live, Work, Play”, then “Tourism”.
Arts Live Theatre is Northwest Arkansas’ only dedicated children’s and youth theatre company.
The Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club is a state-of-the-art facility that offers diverse programs and services. Amenities for both children and adults include a leisure pool, fitness center and indoor track, rock climbing wall, and a learning lab. The club is located at 560 N. Rupple Rd. Fayetteville, 479-442-9242
Jones Center for Families in Springdale offers educational, social and recreational activities and houses classrooms, a conference center, a chapel, gyms, swimming pools and an indoor ice-skating rink. Family-friendly events are held throughout the year. Built from the original Jones Truck Line terminal facility, Bernice Jones’ vision for a special place for learning, play and fellowship was born as The Jones Center for Families. More that just the bricks and steel that enclose its 220,000 square feet of space, the Jones Center is a destination for life enrichment and a place where Bernice Jones proclaimed “all are welcome.” Located at: Old Missouri Road (AR Highway 265) and Emma Ave., Springdale, 479-756-8090
Children’s Museum of NWA, currently in the planning stages, will be a first-class facility that will have a positive impact on children, the community and quality of life in NWA for years to come. Even before constructing a museum, the creators of the museum have begun implementing creative and educational opportunities by implementing a “museum without walls” format. The mission of The Children’s Museum of Northwest Arkansas is to engage the imagination of children and their families through interactive exhibits, programs and resources while creating an excitement for life-long learning and the enrichment of lives.
Lokomotion Family Fun Park in Fayetteville offers a variety of entertainment for young and old alike, including miniature golf, an arcade, go-karts, bumper boats, laser tag, a mechanical bull and a cafe. The park is located just north of the NWA Mall on Highway 71B; (479) 582-5656.
Fast Lane Entertainment, a 75,000-square-foot indoor facility at 1117 N. Dixieland Street, in Lowell, offers bowling, go-karts, laser tag and arcade, parties and other group events, restaurant and gift shop on-site. Phone: 479-659-0999 or 479-659-3412.