Puppeteer Aubrey Watkins puts together the set, operates two puppets at a time, voices three characters and dispenses dental hygiene advice to a roomful of giggling preschool kids at Learning Works Preschool in Peoria. During the show, Billy, learns from Terrific the Tooth about what good foods he should eat for healthy teeth and how [...]
Puppet play is easy and affordable to explore at home. All you need is a spare sock plus buttons and some embroidery floss, or two pieces of felt plus scissors and some glue. Using puppets exercises the imagination, promotes storytelling and gives kids a non-threatening way to express their thoughts and feelings. Taking children to see [...]
Get your puppet fix as Lynn Trimble shares offerings for kids and adults from East Valley Children’s Theatre in Mesa, Theater Works in Peoria and Great Arizona Puppet Theater in Phoenix.
Lynn Trimble shares photos of David Rogers’ Big Bug exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden, plus other fun ways to enjoy a bit of bug-related family time.
Lynn Trimble considers costume art for adults and children, on exhibit and on stage, offering a bit of inspiration for parents starting to think about Halloween costumes.
Knowing that puppeteers from the Broadway play War Horse will be receiving a special Tony Award at the June 12 ceremony, Lynn Trimble went in search of Valley productions with a puppetry twist.
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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