How many funds can a fundraiser raise, if a fundraiser must raise funds? This week’s roundup is about raising money for schools and teaching kids how to understand and manage it. If you have kids in school or you’re in charge of fundraising, you know that Box Tops for Education from General Mills and Labels [...]
After just finishing a dodge ball unit in PE, eighth grader Skyler Correia says he likes archery quite a bit, even though dodge ball was “extremely fun.” The stillness and concentration of shooting a bow and arrow offers a contrast to the frenzy of ball sports. Seventh and eighth graders at Gethsemane Lutheran School in [...]
Some of the Valley’s youngest students get ready for kindergarten by going to college. Their playground—where they pull wagons, dig in the sand and climb on a jungle gym—is next to the psychology building at Arizona State University. Their teachers are assisted each semester by about 60 psychology undergraduates. For these future teachers and child [...]
Congratulations! Naomi Soto and her family have won a family four pack of ticket to Swimming with Santa. Swimming with Santa advanced tickets are on sale until Sunday, Dec. 23 at the Kiwanis Recreation Center. For more information, call 480-350-5201 or visit tempe.gov/kiwanis
“Rise of the Guardians” is an epic and magical adventure that tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and Jack Frost, legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. The movie opens Nov. 21, 2012. We asked readers to have their child draw a Guardian and send us a [...]
The DSNetwork 2013 calendar was unveiled Oct. 27 at the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk. The photography, courtesy of Bugabu Images, features the beautiful, smiling faces of many DSNetwork children and their families. The mission of DSNetwork is to educate, support and advocate for those in our community impacted by Down syndrome. Calendars make [...]
A few years ago, Chandler mother Ophelia Bachini watched her 9-year-old daughter and 13-year-old niece as they sat in the living room, flipping through the pages of an electronics catalog and talking about the things they wanted to buy. Both girls received plenty of Christmas goodies a couple of months earlier, but they longed for [...]
Congratulations! The following winners be first to see “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2.” at a special advance screening at 7pm Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Harkins Tempe Marketplace. Donna Dagenhart of Phoenix Kim Stoegbauer of Chandler Tim Hulstrom of Surprise Susan Marshall of Surprise Willie Hernandez of Buckeye Michelle D’souza of Tempe Alfredo Barajas of [...]
Tired of grown-ups playing politics? Try playing politics with your kids instead. They’ll appreciate the “presidents are people too” approach of a book called Lives of the Presidents by Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt and the soundtrack for “Rock the Presidents” from Childsplay in Tempe, which includes songs like “Shake America!” “They Got a Dog” [...]
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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