An early chapter of The Tiffany Box, A Memoir, by Arizona-turned-California author Kathleen Buckstaff, raises the subject of picture day at school. Buckstaff describes her then 4-year-old daughter’s decision to wear a beloved but “tattered, stained sundress” for a photo that will forever document who she was during that year at school. Buckstaff is conflicted. [...]
More than a dozen mothers will gather in Scottsdale next month for a public reading of works they’ve written through Mothers Who Write workshops taught by Amy Silverman and Deborah Sussman Susser. Silverman is managing editor of Phoenix New Times and has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York. She lives in Tempe [...]
RAISING ARIZONA KIDS magazine’s MomTime event brought out the artists in lots of moms, as well as just bringing them out for fun and relaxation. There was food and drink as well as pottery to paint at As You Wish at Desert Ridge Marketplace. In addition to a chance to win door prizes, each attendee [...]
Terés Nail Bar in Scottsdale is reaching out to Valley moms who could use a bit of “me time” during the remaining days of the kids’ summer break. Book an appointment any Monday through August and your young ones will receive a complimentary mini-manicure and juice box. Children get their manicures first, which keeps them [...]
Lately my kids have taken to asking me, “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” But you can’t buy what I really want in a store — because it’s time. More time on the planet. More time with my children. More time to myself. Hence I’m happy to share several places moms can celebrate with [...]
The treasures my mom entrusted into my safekeeping have taken a lifetime to unpack and to polish, and I know there are even more left to discover. Some of the most important riches she offered were simply invisible until I had children of my own. Others were bright and shiny, like the best new toys. [...]
When I was 4 years old, my father died from a sudden heart attack. My 33-year old mother was a housewife, taking part-time nursing classes. As the youngest of four siblings, I don’t remember much about my dad. I have lots of implanted memories my mother has kept alive by telling vivid stories, although she [...]
My mom played with her kids. I don’t just mean in the normal ways every mom plays with her kids. She got down on the floor and played with us. I know a lot of moms who never do this and they are still great moms, but to me this was something that made my [...]
Last night was Scottsdale Moms Blog‘s Arizona Mom’s Night Out, hosted by Raising Arizona Kids magazine (us!) and UltraStar Cinemas UltraLuxe theater at Scottsdale Pavilions. After some mingling, noshing and announcements, most of the moms stayed for a special screening of the movie “Carnage.”
I knew I had found artist Susi Lerma’s house when I spotted bright blue glass bottles glistening on the ends of the multiple stems of a bush that hadn’t survived the summer. Lerma, an artist since second grade, considers herself predominately a painter, though she’s made pottery as well as her Susi’s Sassy Aprons. She [...]
MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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