When you have small children at home, you can always expect a few surprises under the Christmas tree. Clay dishes and spoon rests, picture frames made with lots of glitter, handprinted cards, jewelry you have to wear at least once…you know what I mean. The kinds of gifts you treasure because your child created them [...]
Paper plate and yarn can quickly become a spooky spider’s web. Use scissors to make half-inch snips around the edge of a paper plate every one to two inches. To spin your web, begin by wedging a 3-inch tail of yarn into one of the snips on your paper plate. Continue wrapping yarn lines in [...]
Make a rattle that resembles your favorite animal this week at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Intern Elizabeth Stier shares instructions. Ages: 5 and above. Materials: White paper plates – dessert size Hole puncher Yarn cut into 22” lengths Markers Scissors Glue sticks Construction paper scraps Dried beans Stapler (optional) Instructions: Look at [...]
Grandparents Day is Sept. 9. If your kids’ grandparents live out of state, here is an idea for sending them a big hug through the mail! Roll out wrapping paper with the decorative side down on a hard surface. Have your child lay down with outstretched arms. Trace onto wrapping paper an outline of his/her [...]
Your children can make their own characters for pretend play! This eco-friendly craft comes courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Desert Foothills. Supplies: Cardboard toilet paper or paper towel rolls, yarn, construction paper, glue, paint, googley eyes, beads, small buttons or any decorative items you have lying around. Instructions: Paint a paper tube to look like [...]
Any ordinary box can become something enticing and magical when it’s filled with easy-to-find craft supplies and household items that spark imagination, creativity and learning. Next time your kids claim, “We’re bored!” steer them toward the Bored Box and say, “Go make something!” A Bored Box is meant to give children a chance to explore [...]
Kids can design their very own playground this week at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: 5 and above (preschoolers can draw, cut and glue) . Materials: 9″ x 12″ sheet of construction paper, scraps of construction paper, wrapping paper, cardboard, etc.; scissors, glue sticks or white glue, [...]
Pumpkin seeds actually grow quite well in Arizona. Mid June is the time to plant the seeds if you want a crop of carve-able fun in October. SUPPLIES 1 packet pumpkin seeds Water and a nice spot of ground INSTRUCTIONS Locate a spot of ground that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. Because of their [...]
A Mother’s Day corsage might be traditional, but this easy-to-make bloom is anything but stuffy. Simple enough for little fingers to create, and all you need are cupcake liners, a pipe cleaner and a safety pin. SUPPLIES: 8 solid-colored cupcake liners (we used yellow) 1 mini cupcake liner, white (optional) 1 pipe cleaner (we used [...]
On Monday, a store called Make Meaning will open at the Scottsdale Quarter. It’s a place where do-it-yourselfers can make necklaces, painted pottery, candles, soap and glassware. They can even decorate cakes and get glitter tattoos, all in the same day, in the same store. And for I’d-do-it-myself-if-someone-shows-me-firsters, they have people who will help you every [...]
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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