Seasonal hours: May 23- July 26
Monday- Thursday 1-5:30 p.m.
Friday 1-7 p.m.
Saturday 1-6 p.m.
Admission fees:
Ages 17 & younger: $2 (children under 6 months: Free)
Ages 18 & older: $4
Arizona’s Best Care for Kids Phoenix Children’s growing presence across the Valley means that the best care for your kids is more convenient and accessible than ever. Our high quality care and exceptional outcomes have been recognized for the sixth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report as Arizona’s only Best Children’s Hospital, now ranked in 10 out of 10 specialties.
From well-checks to difficult-to-find specialty care, the Phoenix Children’s system of care has your family covered with the state’s largest group of pediatricians and pediatric specialists in locations across the Valley. |
Stella and Dot, an Inc. 500 Fastest-Growing Company, is a San Francisco based boutique-style accessories company offering flexible entrepreneurship for women. Shop our jewelry, host a trunk show, or become a Stylist. Contact me to schedule your Stella & Dot Pop-Up Shop or to learn more about becoming a Stylist.
For over 7 years, we at Tinkergarten have been on a mission to spread a love of learning and nature throughout the country by offering play-based learning to kids in community parks. Join us by signing up your kids, ages 6 months to 8 years, to join in discovery-based learning. Our outdoor classes are designed to engage and inspire kids in building skill sets around empathy, collaboration, creativity, persistence, and problem solving. Our Fall session starts now. Join the movement of thousands of families learning outside together and enjoy some well-spent time with your kids.
Newborn, family, seniors, weddings, commercial, lifestyle and stylized photography.
Local East Valley Realtor specializing in VA and military residential needs.
This Gilbert family fitness center and yoga studio offers weekend Zumba Glow, sports and yoga-themed birthday parties for ages 2 and up. The “Yoga Studio” package (recommended for ages 7 and up) includes yoga instruction, aromatherapy with hand and foot massages and makeup application, nail polishing or henna tattoos. Glow-in-the-dark Zumba (for ages 3 and up) offers dancing, games, pop music, glow bracelets and necklaces, and flashy blinky rings. Bottled water, snacks and goody bags for guests are included with all parties.
Details: 4100 S. Lindsay Road, Suite 101, Gilbert. Birthday parties $200 for 10 children. 480-699-1004, letsgrowstudio.com.
Features 1 water tower, 3 candy cane-shaped showers, spray rings, ground sprays
Butterfly Wonderland
Learn about butterfly metamorphoses and interact with thousands of free-flying butterflies in this lush rain-forest atrium. Butterfly Wonderland offers three birthday-party packages with either a butterflies or bugs theme. They include all-day admission (including the 3-D theater) for up to 15 children and three adults, a decorated party room and a fresh-fruit platter, birthday cake or cupcakes. Pizza is also available.
Details: 9500 E. Via de Ventura, Salt River Reservation. Birthday parties $350-$400. 480-800-3000, butterflywonderland.com.
Mrs. Potts hosts “dress-up” tea parties where attendees can pick from hundreds of costumes (the store has more than 250 dresses, 80 hats, 100 hairpieces, nearly 200 pairs of gloves and lots of costume jewelry). Party themes include Petite Princess, English Tea, Mad Hatter Tea and Rock Star.
Details: 264 W. Second St. Mesa. Party packages $300-$495. 480-827-0654,mrspottsteaparty.com.
Open on Fridays in October-May, 9am-1pm. Easy credit card shopping!
The melody of motherhood is a song that can be beautifully recorded in the form of a photograph. Not long after your little one no longer requires your sweet lullaby to drift to sleep, they will yearn to hear your sweet song again. Let’s discuss how you can provide your little lamb with beautiful melodies wrapped into beautifully designed portrait art they can play again and again.
Reaj Roberts Photography specializes in natural light, maternity, newborn, and baby photography and is located in Chandler, Arizona serving the entire East Valley and Phoenix metropolitan area.
Open Sundays from 9am-1pm.
Park Information
- Off-leash dog area *Closed Thursdays for maintenance
- First-come, First-serve Ramada
- 4 lighted soccer fields (by permit only)
- 2 lighted youth baseball fields (by permit only)
- 2 lighted youth softball fields (by permit only)
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Picnic Tables/Barbecues
- 40 acres
Seasonal hours: May 23- July 26
Monday- Friday 1-7 p.m.
Saturday 1-6 p.m.
Admission fees:
Ages 17 & younger: $2 (children under 6 months: Free)
Ages 18 & older: $4
- Basketball Courts
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Ramadas
- Soccer Field
Consisting of over 10,000 acres, the southeast Valley park is a fine example of the lower Sonoran Desert. The park ranges in elevation from about 1,400 feet to over 2,500 feet. Goldmine Mountain is located in the northern area, with a spectacular San Tan Mountain escarpment in the southern portion of the park. The vegetation changes from creosote flats to dense saguaro forest. Various types of wildlife may be observed, including reptiles, birds, and mammals. Amenities are slated for future development.
Don’t forget to stop by the Visitor’s Center to pick up educational tidbits, purchase souvenir items, visit with park staff, and see the wildlife exhibits or tortoise habitat. Restroom facilities are available and additional amenities are slated for future development.
Park Hours
Sunday-Thursday: 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
365 days a year!
This hands-on kids museum features the Schuff-Perini Climber, a multistory play structure, and is aimed at kids 10 or younger. Children can ride tricycles through a waterless car wash; build forts, play in a pint-size supermarket and run through Noodle Forest. Party packages for 15-20 children include invitations, a “Party Pal” and private party room with time to explore the museum. For a real splurge, parents can rent out the entire museum for a private event for $1,500-$1,650.
Details: 215 N. Seventh St. Birthday parties $295-$1,650. 602-253-0501,childrensmuseumofphoenix.org.
Founders’ Park is located directly across the street from Town Hall in the heart of Queen Creek. This neighborhood park features the following amenities:
- One lighted softball field
- One lighted multi-purpose field
- Two lighted basketball courts
- Lighted skate park
- Splash pad
- Playground
- Four picnic ramadas
- Horseshoe pits
- Community Center
- Total Acreage: 11.5 acres
AMENITIES:
- Basketball Courts
- Game Tables
- Grills
- Horseshoes
- Lighting
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Ramadas
- Skate and Bike Park
- Splash Playground
- Table Tennis