In a society that too readily isolates art from science, theater works steeped in scientific images, concepts and vocabulary are rare. But families who attend Childsplay’s production of “A Wrinkle in Time,” a play based on the Newberry Award-winning novel by Madeleine L’Engle, enter the theater to discover a stage surrounded on three sides by all sorts of [...]
Once the purview of superstars and circus animals, it seems even book characters are getting their own bus tours nowadays. Jack and Annie, characters from the children’s “Magic Tree House” book series begun in 1992, roll into town with a “Passport to Adventure!” reading tour on Saturday, April 20. Their national tour, sponsored by Random [...]
Imagine a world in which food fights are perfectly acceptable — where it’s fine to throw a squishy tomato at the spouse who leaves a dirty kitchen, or pelt some pudding at the teen who’s mastered smart phones but can’t seem to operate a clothes dryer. It’d be a seriously fun place. But alas, it’ll never [...]
Tasmania’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre presents a theater work called “Boats” later this month at Tempe Center for the Arts, which sits adjacent to Tempe Town Lake – where folks can experience real life boat-based adventures include rowing, kayaking, sailing, outrigger paddling and more. “Boats” is being presented as part of Childsplay’s 2012/13 season, and they’ve [...]
For some school districts Spring Break starts next week. Don’t panic! Here are a list of 20 camps that offer everything from singing to skateboarding. Academy for Young Performers (Mar 18-22). Ages 7-18. Acting, music and movement instruction. Call for times. $275. Preregister. Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W Paradise Ln, Peoria. 623-776-8400 or azbroadway.org. Basha [...]
As Spotlight Youth Theatre in Glendale prepares to open its production of David Saar’s “The Yellow Boat” this Friday, cast members are learning more about the boy named Benjamin whose life inspired the play. Saar and his wife, Sonja Færøy Saar, are Benjamin’s parents. Benjamin was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at [...]
In a children’s book called “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” written by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Betsy Lewin, the farm animals have a problem. They’re cold at night, but have a hard time getting Farmer Brown to understand their request for electric blankets. He doesn’t speak the cows’ language, so they resort to crafting [...]
Arizona author Barbara Park has writtten more than two dozen books in a series about a little girl named Junie B. Jones, who always seems to be in some sort of predicament. “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!,” an Allison Gregory play adapted from one of Park’s works, is being performed by Childsplay through Sunday, Dec. 23 [...]
We’ve gotten a lot of press releases recently about Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Here are some options we thought might be useful to Vally families looking to save some money on holiday shopping. Doors open at 8:07 Friday at Kidstop and Santa will be there with a Big Red Santa Bag full of [...]
Can your children picture a world without smart phones? Without color? Without personal choice or emotions? A staged version of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, meant for those age 9 and up, is helping Valley audiences imagine life in a society far different from our own. The Giver, which earned the prestigious Newbery Medal, is the first in a series of [...]
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]
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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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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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