River Kids art instructor Regina Renot teaches Wesley Cowan, 6, son of Jennifer Cowan, left, and Elijah Montgomery, 6, grandson of Mac and Cheryl Montgomery, how to make Christmas decorations from clay at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center. The River Kids, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation’s free after-school art program on Thursdays, is about to wind up for this semester and is accepting registration forms for the term beginning Jan. 17. The program is open to any child in first through sixth grades. To register, call the SCHC office at 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org.