Posts Tagged ‘family attractions’

Fluttering by in wonder

As I entered the butterfly conservatory at the new Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, I saw three Blue Morpho butterflies flutter by in formation. My first thought was, great special effects! But they were real, as were a few hundred other butterflies flitting around the atrium. Viewing the butterflies becomes a very social event as people [...]

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Discover “mega-giganti-normous” creatures at the Arizona Science Center

Arizona Science Museum Mega-giganti-normous dinosaurs

Experience the many sights, disturbing smells and obnoxious sounds of the Age of Dinosaurs at the Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs exhibit, which opens Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Arizona Science Center. The exhibition is the world’s largest touring collection of dinosaur skeletons and robotics and features 11,000 square feet of super-giants, including unfamiliar beasts up to 70 [...]

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Arizona, a place to call home

I am an Arizona native (yes, we really do exist!). I have never lived anywhere else, and honestly I can’t picture myself living anywhere but in the desert. I love Arizona. I fiercely defend her when people who have re-located here from Eastern states complain that there are no seasons. Or, when they say they [...]

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Pirates ahoy

“Real Pirates,” an historical exhibit, opened yesterday at the Arizona Science Center. I went to the preview Friday evening. The first thing you see is an exhibit in the lobby that looks like a big, lumpy rock. But it’s filled with treasure. Pirate treasure — as well as some actual pirate. When the ship Whydah [...]

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A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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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Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

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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