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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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Baby rattlesnakes

Baby rattlesnake craft at the Children's Museum of Phoenix

Create a your own baby rattlesnake as you learn desert safety this week(June 18-23) at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 6” x 6” piece of brown construction paper Scissors Markers, crayons, or oil pastels Glitter Instructions: Take a square of construction paper and [...]

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Father’s Day ties

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Make a special tie for dad this week (June 11-16) at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool (with assistance) and above. Materials: Construction paper Markers Yarn cut into a 28-inch length White glue or glue stick Glitter Father’s Day poem (see below) Instructions: Trace the shape of [...]

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Monster bookmarks

Monster Bookmarks

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix created a craft this week (June 4-9) that will keep kids reading all summer. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 4” x 8” piece of colored construction or cardstock paper Markers Hole puncher Scissors Yarn scraps Three-inch lid or any round object Ruler Sequins [...]

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A celebratory stand for the “Grand Old Flag”

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Celebrate Flag Day on June 14 by creating a place of honor in your home for Old Glory. Cover an overturned terra cotta pot with chalkboard paint, available at most discount retailers or hardware stores. Using chalk, kids can print patriotic words or draw symbols and change them out as often as they wish. Leave [...]

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Torn Paper Pet Collages

Torn paper collage craft from the Children's Museum of Phoenix.

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix celebrates Companion Animals Month with an animal collage this week (May 28-June 2). Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 6” X 9” (or larger) piece of colored construction paper Glue stick or white glue Construction paper scraps Pictures of pets Paul Gauguin’s “Still Life [...]

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Pet rubbings

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The Children’s Museum of Phoenix celebrates Companion Animals Month with a craft that makes animal shapes by using a rubbing plate.  Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool (with assistance) and above. Materials: 6” x 9” piece of colored copy paper Crayons Rubbing plate (Make a rubbing plate by gluing a wooden oval [...]

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Pet stick puppet craft

Pet stick puppet craft from the Children's Museum of Phoenix

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix celebrates Companion Animals month with this week’s craft (May 14-19), an easy-to-care-for pet, a puppet! Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool (with assistance) and above. Materials: 4” X 4” squares of brown, black, white, and other colors of construction paper, paper scraps, large or small craft sticks, glue [...]

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Super Mom Mother’s Day Cards

Mother's Day card craft at the Children's Museum of Phoenix

Make mom a card during this week’s craft (May 7-12) at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 5 ½” X 8 ½” piece of colored copy paper Markers or crayons Glitter or sequins Instructions: Fold the paper in half. Draw a picture of your [...]

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Smile blossoms

smile-blossoms

These smiling blooms are perfect Mother’s Day gifts. They are super simple to make and can be presented as a card or in a picture frame with the glass removed. Glue two, solid-colored cupcake liners to a 5×7-inch piece of blue paper. (Download and print our free, blue-dot pattern at PagingSupermom.com.) Add a stem and [...]

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Thumbprint butterflies

THumbprint butterflies from The Children's Museum of Phoenix.

Make custom butterfly art this week (April 30-May 5) at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 9” X 12” piece of construction paper Stamp pads with colored ink or tempera paint Markers Instructions: Look at pictures of butterflies. Choose a piece of paper. Press [...]

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  • A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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    Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party  valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]

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    This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]

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