Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

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4087 Smackover Hwy
Smackover, AR 71730 United States Get Directions
Phone 8707252877

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  • Bubbles Come from Petrochemicals?

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Do bubbles come from petrochemicals?  Join a park interpreter as we discover the answer to that and also make our own bubble wands (which might involve petrochemicals also).  And of course if we have bubbles and bubble wands, we may have to blow some bubbles!

  • Jitterbots @ Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join us as we make and decorate Jitterbots using small motors with batteries. What will your Jitterbot look like? What will it do?

  • Let’s Go Fly a Kite! @ the Arkansas Museum of Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join us for some summertime fun, 1920s style as we make our own paper sled kites and then go test them out. Bring your creativity and be ready to decorate your kite to make it uniquely yours.

  • Windsocks @ Arkansas Museum Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join us as we make and decorate windsocks using recycled materials.

  • Summer Gardens @ Arkansas Museum of Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    During the oil boom era, people relied much more on gardens to supply food for their families.  Join an interpreter to find out more about plants were commonly raised in Arkansas gardens.

  • Tinkering for Tots

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Our littlest museum visitors can participate in a hands-on, interactive tinkering activity designed with our preschool visitors in mind.

  • Beginning Sewing @ Arkansas Museum of Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    How did people get clothes and other textiles before and during the oil boom? Most of them were handmade, many at home, so the ability to sew was an important skill.  Join an interpreter for class in the basics of sewing, including how to operate a sewing machine.  You will make a simple project that […]

  • Beginning Sewing @ Arkansas Museum of Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    How did people get clothes and other textiles before and during the oil boom? Most of them were handmade, many at home, so the ability to sew was an important skill.  Join an interpreter for class in the basics of sewing, including how to operate a sewing machine.  You will make a simple project that […]

  • Beginning Knitting @ Arkansas Museum of Natural History

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    In the early part of the 20th century, including the time of the oil boom in South Arkansas, many knit items were handmade since stores with mass produced items weren't common in the rural areas.  Come join a park interpreter to learn the basics of how knitting was done and practice doing those skills yourself. […]

  • Oil Field Park Tour @ Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join a park interpreter on a guided tour through the Oil Field Park.  While outdoors, you will see 2 styles of oil derricks, including 1 wooden derrick in the style of the 1920s oil boom, and 5 styles of pump jacks and the machinery required to operate the older pumping units.  The trail through the […]