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 [...]
Even the Arizona desert can’t help celebrating the arrival of spring by boasting its colorful yellow and purple blooms. Create this simple vase with your little ones to bring some of the springtime display indoors. Gather two 8B⁄c x 11 sheets of craft foam and a recycled plastic bottle (we used an 8-ounce salad dressing [...]
Our kids eagerly await St. Patrick’s Day, when they have their annual chance to catch a leprechaun. Free time throughout the month is spent drawing plans, brainstorming ideas for the perfect snare and dreaming about what to do if they actually catch one! On March 16 the traps are set. Help your little ones get [...]
This darling door garland is made of recycled cereal boxes! We cut three tall, skinny heart shapes out of the front and back panels of two cereal boxes. Because this project should have a rustic feel, the hearts do not need to be perfect. Freehand it! Paint one or two hearts red or just leave [...]
Make a special craft for grandparents this week at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool (with help) and above. Materials: Craft sticks Cardstock or construction paper cut into 3½” x 3 ½” squares White glue Scissors Markers Magnetic strip Grandparents’ poem (following instructions) Tissue paper scraps and [...]
Make a bouquet of pens and pencils to cheer up your child’s homework space. What you will need: Pens and/or mechanical pencils Floral stems ½-inch floral tape Wire cutters Cornstarch or baby powder Snip a flower off of the stem with the wire cutters, leaving about two inches of the stem attached. Place your flower [...]
Dress up for the back-to-school season with this easy Notebook Paper Banner. Cut regular binder filler paper into triangle pennants. Slit or hole-punch the top corners of each pennant then thread onto string. Finish by tying on knots of ribbon or fabric scraps as desired. Monthly “Real Crafts” are created just for RAK by Bettijo [...]
Make several of these cute little boats and have your very own regatta in the pool! What you will need: A plastic lid (like the ones from margarine or sour cream containers) A drinking straw Construction paper Scissors A single-hole punch Crayons, markers and/or stickers A small piece of play dough Cut a triangle from [...]
This is an inexpensive crown to make for your princess (or prince). It’s also great to make for birthday party favors. What you will need: 1 plain thin headband (available at most grocery or drug stores in the hair-care aisle) 3 pipe cleaners 80 assorted pony beads Wrap a pipe cleaner around the headband about [...]
Let your creativity go wild with these little critters! What you will need: Wire (20 gauge) Ruler Wire cutters Multi-faceted plastic beads (6mm & 8mm) Needle-nose pliers Cut an 18-inch length of wire and fold it in half. Using the pliers, make a small curl near the bend to make the tip of the tail. [...]
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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