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5 • Bookworm Kids : Holidays Around the World : A Storytime Adventure
6 • Jingle All the Way :
Holiday Activities in NWA 9 • Kid Scoop News 26 • They ’ re nuts for The Nutcracker 28 • Kids Create :
Handmade Gifts 30 • Holiday Traditions in Fort Smith 31 • Kids and Their Pets :
Go ‘ mutts ’ for these pet gifts !
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ON THE COVER : Reid and Heidi costumed for a previous Nutcracker . Story on page 26 .
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