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Join us at the Children's Library for a hands-on garden-to-table cooking adventure! Kids ages 6–12 will explore the garden, harvest fresh ingredients, and learn kitchen skills as we make delicious pesto pasta together.
Discover the magic of fresh food and fun cooking in our Garden to Table Cooking Course, designed for ages 6–12 and hosted at the Children's Library in partnership with Be Mighty and Apple Seeds. This engaging, hands-on program begins with a guided tour of the garden, where young chefs will learn about seasonal produce and harvest ingredients for the day’s recipe. After gathering fresh herbs and veggies, we’ll head into the kitchen to learn essential cooking skills. Kids will chop, mix, and stir their way to earning their very own chef’s badge as we prepare a tasty and nutritious pesto pasta dish together. This program encourages healthy eating, builds confidence in the kitchen, and connects kids to where their food comes from. Come ready to explore, cook, and create!
Registration required. Limit of 25 students.
Today's hours
We're open 9:00AM to 6:00PM
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.
