How to entertain NWA kids this spring break

Spring break is only a week and a half away for Arkansas public schools. Parents looking for a fun way to keep the kiddos busy might consider signing them up for a day camp or other activities.

Here's a quick guide to spring break options in NWA for the little ones:

Get active

🚲 Kids ages 8-12 can get outside for biking, yoga, art, map reading and camping basics at the Peel Compton Foundation camp at Coler Mountain Preserve.

• 8am-noon | March 20-24 | $175
• Send them to camp

🎾 The Bentonville Parks and Recreation Department will host a tennis camp for kids ages 6-14 of all skill levels.

• 8am-noon | March 20-23 | $125 for Bentonville residents or $135 for nonresidents
• Let them play

🥾 Drop 'em off at Camp Adventure hosted by 37 North Expeditions at Citizens Park in Bentonville, where kiddos ages 8-12 will learn hiking essentials, safety and risk management, and water filtration and purification skills.

• 1-5pm | March 20-23 | $110 for Bentonville residents or $120 for non-residents
• Instill those survival skills

🏃 The Rogers Activity Center will keep little ones entertained with full days of being active.

• 6:30am-6:30pm | March 20-24 and March 27-31 | $35 per day
• Enroll

Get creative

🧑‍🎨 Kids ages 6-11 can spend all week crafting art from trash at the Scott Family Amazeum.

• 9am-3pm | March 20-24 | $315 ($265 with a membership)
• Sign up your little artist

🎨 The Community Creative Center in Fayetteville is also offering art camp for ages 7-12, where they'll take part in watercolor painting, printmaking and collage. Clay camp will be offered for the same age group. Meanwhile, a more advanced series, wheel camp, will let 12-16-year-olds make their own cups and bowls.

• Art camp: 9-11:30am; clay camp: 12:30-3pm; wheel camp: 3:30-5:30pm
• All programs are $125.

🎭 Aspiring Broadway stars can learn from the pros at TheatreSquared's musical theater camp. Separate camps are offered for ages 7-9 and 10-13.

• 9am-4pm | March 20-24 | $225
• Help them take the stage

🎵 Kids in grades 3-8 can rehearse and perform songs from movie and stage musicals at Trike Theatre. Send them for select days or the whole week.

• 9am-3pm | March 20-24 | $200 for five days or $50 per day
• Register

Get educational

🧶 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale will offer a day for children in grades K-6 to explore the history of the Arkansas Ozarks. They'll also learn different types of weaving and can take their creations home.

• 9am-4pm | March 23 | Free
• Sign them up

🔦 Take kids ages 6-12 to the Rogers Historical Museum on March 21 to learn about the ecosystems of caves in Northwest Arkansas. Go back on March 23 to discover how the caves have been used.

• Sign up for a 45-minute session starting at 10am, 11am, 1pm or 2pm.
• Free

Plus: Check the Jones Center in Springdale for extended hours, movie showings and special events during spring break.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the Scott Family Amazeum is not affiliated with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.