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Quincy Community Theatre is asking kids, preschool through 6th grade, to help decorate the entrance to 'Seussical: The Musical,' which runs February 6 - 9. Kids are asked to use their imaginations to illustrate the world of Who. Drawings can be mailed to Quincy Community Theatre, or dropped off at the theater office at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Drawings must be received by February 6.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and other Democrats are asking energy drink companies not to market to children and to stop making products available in schools.

Quincy's annual Little Peoples Golf Tournament took place earlier in the month. Anyone golfer that has children can tell you that it's not the easiest sport to get young kids involved in. If you take your kids at the wrong time of day, you'll spend more time letting others play through than you will playing your own game. Luckily for kids in Quincy, there are some great programs geared towards hel

This year marks the 10th anniversary for Quincy's Midsummer Arts Faire. Even though the event is now a decade old, I had never attended until last summer. I happened to be babysitting my then seven-year-old niece that weekend, and we were looking for something to do. We gave the Arts Faire a try, and had a great time!

The Hannibal Arts Council Children’s Program Committee continues its 2013 First Friday Art Adventure series on March 1. First Friday Art Adventures, monthly hands-on workshops for children ages 6 to 12, feature a different theme each month. The March theme is Going Green and will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main St .

July 23 – 27, the Hannibal Arts Council will host a Visual Arts Camp for kids between the ages of 13 – 16.

The Hannibal Arts Council Children’s Committee will host their July First Friday Art Adventure from 4-6 p.m. on July 6 on the sidewalk in front of the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main St.  If the weather is too warm, the event will be held inside. This month’s event is a “stop by” event.  Participants maybe arrive anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. to create their projects.

(HANNIBAL) - The Hannibal Arts Council Children’s Committee will host their June 'First Friday Art Adventure' from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, June 1 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main St . The June theme is 'Daddy, Watch Me Grow!' Participants will create two projects: a handmade growth chart created from jute webbing and a hand-woven container made from newsprint...