As an active member of my community and publisher of Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry I often attend many of the local events and functions we have here around Acadia and St. Landry parish. I wear many hats from mother, instructional paraprofessional, editor and publisher of 2 online media platforms, but when asked what it is I do I usually tell people I'm a Macaroni KID publisher and the follow up question I get immediately after is 'What is that?'
Here's a breakdown of what it is, what we do, and how to navigate the website to find the info you're looking for.
What is Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry
For those who are not familiar with the name, Macaroni KID is an online platform for parents and families to 'Find Your Family Fun'. It is actually the nation's largest single publishing platform on finding local family fun with territories throughout the country.
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For those of you who have heard of Macaroni KID before, you may be familiar with our neighboring publishers Macaroni KID Lafayette and Macaroni KID New Iberia.
Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry offers the latest news on local activities and family-fun events happening in Acadia and St. Landry Parish, while also supporting our local businesses and organizations. We are a community partner in the areas we publish in and are dedicated to keeping followers updated with current events, news, and other opportunities that your family may benefit from.
We participate in local community events and enjoy facilitating activities for local children that allow them to be creative and have fun. Our website features information like:
- Low cost or FREE family-friendly events
- Resources and other types of community support for local families
- Parenting tips and how-to insights from our wide community of Macaroni KID Publishers
- Collaborations with local organizations and area non-profits that can offer support for local families
- Ideas for at-home fun and learning with your children, like crafts and holidays celebrations
- Feature articles on diversity awareness and highlight ways to bring our community together
- Easy recipes to help busy families navigate their weekly schedules
- Community sponsorships with local businesses and organizations to help promote their products and services
How to Navigate the Website
Get the most out of what we have to offer by finding exactly what you are looking for. We have tabs located at the top of our homepage for your convenience.
If you are viewing from a mobile device this will be the 3 horizontal lines at the top right.
Articles Tab - This is where you can find articles on parent-related topics, tips, recipes, arts and crafts, etc. Fellow Macaroni KID publishers often share ideas and topics based on their personal experiences. We do welcome guest posts if you would be interested in sharing a relevant topic for our readers (under certain guidelines). You may contact us if interested in more info.
Guides Tab - Here is where you will find specific resources that are conveniently listed in a guide format. We do add seasonal guides throughout the year such as our Fall Festivals, Halloween Guides, Christmas Events & Santa Sightings, Party Planning and more.
Events Tab - This tab will bring you to our events page where you can see a weekly view of local activities on the calendar. You can also select View Monthly Calendar to see a glimpse of what is happening all month-long. You may use the Submit an Event button from this page if you know of a local community event you'd like to share with us. All event submissions are subject to approval and some restrictions may apply.
Directory - This is a business and resource directory we provide for our readers to find helpful information you may be looking for on local parks, community programs, organizations and businesses.
Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry is a FREE website and email subscription for our readers.
Macaroni KID in the Community
As an active member in my community you may see me out and about with my family at events. We also participate in community projects to give back to our community. In my two years as publisher I have successfully given back to a local school who was nominated in our Cool Schools campaign, recognized local kids in the community for making a positive impact, delivered Halloween Buckets to local families, distributed Easter Baskets, collected and donated toys for kids in foster care, delivered and distributed school and classroom supplies to various organizations just to name a few.
We are proud supporters of many local non-profit organizations where we can give back such as CASA of St. Landry-Evangeline.
We also run giveaways throughout the year to give our readers fun opportunities to win prizes!
We collaborate with local businesses through partnerships and sponsorships as well as national advertisers to be able to provide these services and continued support for our local businesses. For advertising inquiries click on the button below. If you would like to support Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry simply as an individual ask us about sponsoring a newsletter!
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