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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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JUNE 2013
$6.00Great Escapes! Our updated directory of some of the best family-friendly getaways at resorts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico and Nevada.
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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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