Remember, as Tony Awards fever sweeps the nation this weekend, that several local theater companies are performing Broadway shows this summer. Some are family-friendly, and others best reserved for date night or outings with grown-up friends. If watching the Tony Awards leaves you eager to explore more Broadway fare, check out the following shows happening right [...]
It’s a longtime tradition at Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix. For years the theater company has welcomed families from HopeKids to attend special performances of their shows. Before each show opens on Friday night, HopeKids youth see a Thursday advance performance. Last week VYT performed “Rapunzel” for an audience of HopeKids families who also got [...]
In a children’s book called “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” written by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Betsy Lewin, the farm animals have a problem. They’re cold at night, but have a hard time getting Farmer Brown to understand their request for electric blankets. He doesn’t speak the cows’ language, so they resort to crafting [...]
Arizona author Barbara Park has writtten more than two dozen books in a series about a little girl named Junie B. Jones, who always seems to be in some sort of predicament. “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!,” an Allison Gregory play adapted from one of Park’s works, is being performed by Childsplay through Sunday, Dec. 23 [...]
Put sleek silver scissors in the hands of a set-in-his ways man, and giant reams of white paper in the hands of a rambunctous young boy, and things are bound to get interesting. Add a large rock on a rope that seems to comes out of nowhere, and you’ve got the makings of “Rock Paper [...]
I suppose you could pack up your party hats and noisemakers and head to Mt. Rushmore for a bit of pre-election fun, but a trip to Tempe Center for the Arts makes more sense. It’s the site of September’s “Party with the Presidents!,” an event presented by Childsplay in partnership with Kids Voting Arizona. The party [...]
Theater outings are a great way to battle the end-of-summer boredom factor and fuel your child’s imagination. And with a little bit of planning, you can transform them into fun family weekends that form memories to last a lifetime. Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert is currently performing the classic fairy tale “Snow White” with a funny rather [...]
Lynn Trimble shares reflections on the latest world premiere from Childsplay — a musical homage to our nation’s presidents called “Rock the Presidents” — which is every bit as fun for adults and it is for children.
It’s easy to mock the presidents, but Childsplay prefers to rock the presidents — via an original musical making its world premiere in Tempe this month. Lynn Trimble talked with its creators and director, and shares their thoughts about both the presidents and the production.
It started with a personal story and a playwriting assignment. Now Anne Negri’s “With Two Wings” is about to make its Childsplay world premiere in Tempe–and she’s talking with Lynn Trimble about how her ideas took flight.
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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