About “Blueberry’s Clubhouse”

"Blueberry’s Clubhouse," an Arkansas PBS original series produced in partnership with the Arkansas Arts Center, will air Fridays, Aug. 20-Sept. 11, at 10 a.m.

Kids can join Blueberry, a fun-loving puppet guide to engaging and insightful activities for students out of school for the summer months, on adventures across The Natural State. A digital series will accompany the broadcast program. Content and activities will be released on Facebook each weekday morning thru Sept. 11.

Episodes will be available to watch at 10 a.m. each Friday through Sept. 11 here, on ARPBS-1, Facebook and YouTube, as well as in the Engage Arkansas PBS app and PBS Video app

Learn more about how Blueberry's Clubhouse helped impact Arkansans in this Blueberry's Clubhouse Impact Report

Check out a new episode each week!
Blueberry, assisted by Camp Counselor Carol and special guests, will introduce various topics to help young viewers learn and play each day. Episodes will include:

• “Blueberry Weathers the Storm” Aug. 20th. Blueberry is throwing a party for her dear friend, Max, and works to make sure everything is perfect for the special day – even with some thunder clouds on the horizon.
• “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Caterpillar” Aug. 28th. Blueberry introduces her pet caterpillar. She is trying to come up with a name for it until the unthinkable happens: the caterpillar goes missing!
• “Into the Wild Blue Yonder” Sept. 4th. Blueberry ventures out into the great outdoors, exploring the sights and sounds of The Natural State.
• “Blueberry’s End of Summer Jamboree” Sept. 11th. Blueberry is hosting a talent show to lift up all the wonderfully creative and talented kids at camp.

Check out all of the great talent show submissions!

Check out Blueberry's discoveries!

Week 1

• Exploring Helium, Hydrogen and Nitrogen with Museum of Discovery
• Making Your Own Party Decorations with Zig Zag Art Studio
• Making Fruit Kabobs With Apple Seeds, Inc.

Week 2

• Elderberry Reads 'Dragons Love Tacos'
• Brain Break - UAMS STAR Team Memory Game

Week 3

• Let’s Take a Hike With Arkansas State Parks
• Gardening With Faulkner County Urban Farm Project
• Max Reads Jack and the Beanstalk

Week 4

• Instrument Invention with Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
• “Let’s Write! / ¡Vamos a Escribirlo Ya!” With Papa Rap
• Pioneer Instruments With Historic Arkansas Museum

Special thanks to our partners and guests!

• Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre
• Exploring Arkansas
• Al “Papa Rap” Lopez
• Museum of Discovery
• Little Rock Zoo
• Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International
• Apple Seeds
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Central Arkansas Library System’s Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center
• Arkansas State Parks
• Zig Zag – A Place to Make
• Historic Arkansas Museum, a museum of the Arkansas Department of Heritage
• Music by Mömandpöp

About the Arkansas Arts Center

The Arkansas Arts Center, located in Little Rock, Ark., is the state's premier center for visual and performing arts, with a world-class collection of more than 14,000 works of international art and a robust schedule of performances, art classes, special exhibitions, education and public programs. The Arkansas Arts Center is currently undergoing an extraordinary transformation that includes the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility, scheduled to open in 2022. Designed by renowned architecture firms, Studio Gang and SCAPE, the new facility will secure the Arkansas Arts Center’s position as one of the top cultural institutions in the state and region. The new Arts Center will feature state-of-the-art galleries, studios, theatre spaces, outdoor event areas, and other spaces to host programming, classes, and performances. The innovative gathering spaces, restaurant, store, and landscaped grounds will position the Arkansas Arts Center as a cultural hub for Little Rock and the Delta region.

About the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute and Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise including its hospital, regional clinics and clinics it operates or staffs in cooperation with other providers. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. U.S. News & World Report named UAMS Medical Center the state’s Best Hospital; ranked its ear, nose and throat program among the top 50 nationwide; and named six areas as high performing — cancer, colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery. UAMS has 2,727 students, 870 medical residents and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health.
Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find them on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram.

Arkansas State Parks

Arkansas State Parks is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. Arkansas state parks and museums cover 54,400 acres of forest, wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation facilities and unique historic and cultural resources. The system includes 1,100 buildings (including 183 historic structures), six National Historic Landmarks, a National Natural Landmark, 16 sites on the National Register of Historic Places, and War Memorial Stadium.

The state parks have 1,800 campsites, 1,050 picnic sites, 208 cabins, five lodges, and 415 miles of trails. Eight million visitors annually come from all regions of the country. Park staffs provide over 42,000 education programs, activities and special events to more than 700,000 participants each year.

Established in 1923, Arkansas State Parks preserve special places for future generations, provide quality recreation and education opportunities, enhance the state’s economy through tourism, and provide leadership in resource conservation. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and visit arkansasstateparks.com/about to learn more about everything we have to offer. Use #ARStateParks to share your Arkansas State Parks experiences with us.

About the Apple Seeds food education program

Apple Seeds is a non-profit organization based in Fayetteville, AR that works to excite and educate children about fresh fruits and vegetables while increasing access to healthy food in schools. Our mission is to inspire healthy living through garden-based education. Apple Seeds normally offers experiential learning activities through workshops, cooking in the schools, farm to table cooking classes, summer camps, and Farm Lab (field trip) at our Teaching Farm. Apple Seeds integrates a nutrition-based curriculum into all of its activities and materials. Our program increases exposure to fresh produce in a positive atmosphere, empowers students with knowledge about nutrient-rich foods, and inspires students to try new fruits and vegetables. These programs reach over 10,000 students a year.

More about Zig Zag – A Place to Make

Not all learning takes a straight path, we explore our world in a meandering, ZIG ZAG path-- making new discoveries and creations along the way. Zig Zag is a place where both kids and adults can learn about and create art. We offer weekly classes for kids during the school year, monthly adult workshops and camps for kiddos in the summer. You can also rent our space for private, family Maker Time during the pandemic. Zig Zag is where kids and kids-at-heart can make a mess and pursue their creative journeys along their own zig zagging path.

About the Faulkner Country Library

Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System is a two county system in central Arkansas formed in 1954. Our mission is to open access to ideas and communities through shared collections, shared spaces and shared activities. 

Our Faulkner County Urban Farm Project provides resources for the community to strengthen local food systems through interactive and educational activities, including the Faulkner County Seed Library. Our Faulkner County Children’s Department provides resources, education, and programming for early literacy education in our community.

Faulkner County Seed Library on Facebook

About the The Little Rock Zoo

The Little Rock Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you and a better future for all living things. With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats. For more information, visit www.aza.org.

For summer activities and more information visit myarkansaspbs.org/parents