This national chain restaurant and arcade offers several kids birthday-party packages for groups of 10-30 that include two to three family-style entrees, french fries, unlimited soft drinks and a $10-$20 “power card” for each guest to play games.
Details: 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe; 480-281-8456. 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix; 480-538-8956. Birthday parties $17.99-$24.99 per person.daveandbusters.com.
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.
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. |
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.
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Park Hours
Daily 5:30 am-10:00 pm
(Not affected by Holidays)
Park Amenities
- 2 acre Lake; Uses Reclaimed Water
- 1 Lighted Youth/Adult Field
- 4 Lighted Youth Baseball Fields
- 3 Lighted Youth Softball Fields
- 2 Multi-Use Fields
- 2 Lighted Sand Volleyball Courts
- 2 Lighted Basketball Courts
- 2 Lighted Tennis Courts
- 1 Horseshoe Pit
- 2 Tot Lot Play Areas
- 12 Reservable Ramadas with BBQ Grills
- 3 Restroom Facilities
- 5 Drinking Fountains
- Various Bike Racks and Multi-Use Trail
- 41 Acre Park
- McQueen Park Activity Center
Ramada’s/Picnic Tables
- Ash: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Oak: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Palo Verde: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Daisy: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Sunflower: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Marigold: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Ocotillo: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Cholla: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Saguaro: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Eagle’s Nest: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Mallard Landing: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Heron Haven: Small ramada with 3 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
Daily 5:30 am-10:00 pm
(not affected by Holidays)
Park Amenities
- 1 Lake Area (3.74 acres); Uses Reclaimed Water
- 4 Lighted Ball Fields (2 youth/adult baseball, 1 adult baseball, 1 adult softball)
- 2 Lighted Multi-use Fields
- 1 Lighted Sand Volleyball Court
- 1 lighted Half Basketball Court
- One Amphitheater
- 3 Lighted Full Soccer Fields with soccer goals
- 3 Reservable Ramadas with BBQ Grills
- 1 Restroom Facility
- Shaded Play Structure -Currently closed in preparation for replacement
- Various Benches, Bike Racks, Multi-Use Trails
- Dog park
- Information Kiosk
- Large Grassy Basin Area
- 92 Acre park
Ramada’s/Picnic Tables: Reserving a Ramada
- Left Field Ramada: Medium Ramada with 5 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Right Field Ramada: Medium Ramada with 5 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Center Field Ramada: Medium Ramada with 6 tables and 1 grill. Power available
The Birth to Five Helpline is a free service open to all families with young children looking for the latest child development information from experts in the field. The Birth to Five Helpline combines sensitive, supportive listening with sound information from professionals who have expertise in early childhood development and parenting/caregiving.
An extension of the Birth to Five Helpline is the Fussy Baby program. This program provides telephone and home visiting support to help families navigate challenges associated with hard-to-soothe infants, excessive crying, sleeping problems and feeding difficulties in the first year of life.
Our bilingual (English/Spanish) early childhood specialists are on duty Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You can also leave a voicemail, email us or text the Helpline. Better yet download our Birth to Five Helpline app in the Apple App Store or on Google Play. With one-touch you can call, text, or email our Helpline early childhood specialists.
Reasons to call — Sleep, Health and Nutrition, Safety, Challenging Behaviors, Feeding and Eating, Potty Training, Fussiness/Colic, Child Development and Parenting
When you call the Helpline, you can also access support as needed from Southwest Human Development’s wide range of early childhood development staff, including psychologists, master’s level counselors, registered nurses, disabilities specialists, early literacy specialists and occupational, speech/language and physical therapists. In addition, we can provide counseling and resource/referral information.
This entertainment center has locations across the valley from Ikea in Tempe and another coming soon in Avondale. The complex offers bowling, billiards, laser tag, gravity ropes and an arcade. They also offer several birthday packages that include a party host, decorations, soft drinks and either pizza or hot dogs and junior burgers.
Details: 8545 S. Emerald Drive, Tempe. Birthday packages $13.95-$19.95 per person (10 minimum). 480-753-1200, mainevent.com.
This bowling alley and entertainment venue offers mini bowling, a climbing structure with foam-projectile blasters and obstacle course, bumper-carlike crash pods, billiards, an arcade and laser tag. Choose between a bowling or attractions-themed birthday-party package; all include a party host, games, pizza and soft drinks.
Details: 4874 S. Val Vista Drive, Gilbert. Birthday party packages $19-$35 per person (10 minimum). 480-471-8444, exploreflipside.com.
H Square Home Repair, LLC offers a wide range of home maintenance and repair needs. We provide personal home improvement consultations and our technicians are highly skilled craftsmen with an average of 15 years of experience in the trades.
As a trusted, knowledgeable resource we are experienced in servicing individual homeowners needs, as well as working with several leading Phoenix are property management companies. With home repair and improvement experts available in the East and West Valley we can cover all your maintenance service requests.
Our reputation for quality workmanship and professional reliability ensures you know the job will be done correctly and efficiently. Our mission is to provide the highest quality and most courteous home maintenance, repair and home remodeling service. From electrical service and plumbing repair to water heater installations and outdoor landscaping, all your needs are taken care of. We
provide free estimates and do all our work ourselves with personal inspections on every job.
Services include:
-Residential and commercial repairs and maintenance
-Plumbing repair and electrical service Watering system maintenance and water heater installation
-Light paint jobs, drywall work and other general home projects
-Home safety maintenance
-Energy efficiency upgrades
Fat Cats family entertainment center opened recently in Gilbert. In addition to 20 bowling lanes, it offers an arcade, a pirate-themed glow-in-the-dark mini golf course, a six-screen movie theater and more. Basic birthday packages include bowling and shoe rental for guests, a group photo and balloons. Add-ons include pizza, glow golf, game cards and movie tickets.
Details: 4321 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert. Birthday party packages $14.99-$19.99 per guest (eight minimum). 480-369-4542, fatcatsfun.com.
Fat Cats family entertainment center opened recently in Gilbert. In addition to 20 bowling lanes, it offers an arcade, a pirate-themed glow-in-the-dark mini golf course, a six-screen movie theater and more. Basic birthday packages include bowling and shoe rental for guests, a group photo and balloons. Add-ons include pizza, glow golf, game cards and movie tickets.
Details: 4321 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert. Birthday party packages $14.99-$19.99 per guest (eight minimum). 480-369-4542, fatcatsfun.com.
This giant indoor playground filled with a giant “tree,” slides, tunnels and places to climb boasts six private party rooms. Makutu’s (ma-coo-two’s) birthday guests are greeted at the front door. Parties include more than an hour of free play and an hour in a private party room. Birthday packages include custom evites or printable invitations and pizza, drinks and arcade tokens for guests.
Details: 6919 W. Ray Road, Chandler. Birthday packages $189 for 8 kids to $399 for 20. 480-344-3740, makutusisland.com.
- Basketball Courts
- Dog Park
- Grills
- Lighting
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Ramadas
Park Hours
Daily 5:30 am-10:00 pm
(Not affected by Holidays)
Skate Park Hours
Daily 5:30 am-9:00 pm
(The Skate Park is closed the first Tuesday of every month for cleaning & maintenance.)
The lakes at Freestone Park are now part of the Community Fishing Program and will be stocked with fish beginning in September/October. Please check outhttp://www.azgfd.gov for stocking schedules, bag limits, and license regulations.
Park Amenities
- 2 Lake Areas (Total 5 Acres); Uses Reclaimed Water
- 4 Lighted Adult Softball Fields
- 2 Multiuse Fields
- 2 Lighted Sand Volleyball Courts (with water timers to cool the sand)
- 4 Lighted Full Basketball Courts
- 4 Lighted Tennis Courts
- Skate Park
- Amphitheater
- 3 Reservable Ramadas & 13 Open Picnic Tables With BBQ Grills
- 3 Restroom Facilities
- 2 Checkerboards
- 3 Tot Lot Play Areas
- Trash Receptacles
- Various Benches, Bike Racks, Multi-Use Trails
- Freestone Recreation Center http://www.freestonerr.com
- Model Railroad & Amusement Area -Train Depot, Carousel, Mini Ferris Wheel
- Batting Cages http://ripcitybattingcages.webstarts.com
- 88 Acre Park
Ramada’s/Picnic Tables
Ramadas and other amenities can be reserved any day of the
week between 5:30 am – 10:00 pm.
- Courtside: Medium ramada with 6 tables and 2 grills. Power available,
- inflatable area available
- Playground: Medium ramada with 6 tables and 1 grill. Power available.
- Tennis Court: Small ramada with 2 tables, no grill. No electricity.
- 10 sets of Open park picnic tables –groups of 2 tables.
- 3 sets of Soccer field picnic tables-groups of 4.
Basketball (lit), Playground, Ramada and Picnic Area, Tennis (lit), Volleyball (sand, lit)
Trails are accessible from 48th St. & Guadalupe and Desert Foothills Parkway & 6th St. Picnic areas and ramadas are vehicle accessible from the other side of the South Mountains at 10919 S. Central Ave.
World’s largest municipal park 16,500 acres featuring city views, petroglyphs, 300 specimens of plant life, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, snakes, lizards and birds. Also, activity complex, Hiking, Riding Trails, Interpretive Center, Lookouts, Museum, Natural Features, Ramada and Picnic Area, Ranger Station, Restrooms
South Mountain became a City of Phoenix park in 1924. Many citizens including Carl Hayden bought 13,000 acres from the Federal Government for $17,000. In 1935 the National Park Service developed a master plan for the park that included riding and hiking trails, picnic areas and overlooks.
The highest point on South Mountain is Mount Suppoa which reaches 2,690 feet. It is not accessible to the public. Dobbin Lookout which is 2,330 feet high is the highest point accessible by trail.
Pastries made creatively and responsibly using local, organic and non-GMO ingredients. Specialties include hand pies and vegan galettes.
Beach, slides and real surfing waves!
I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist passionate about providing nutrition education for the pregnant or breastfeeding woman and parents of small children. There are so many nutrition obstacles to overcome between pregnancy and toddlerhood. I can help you feel confident in the nutrition choices you make for your family. Schedule a free 15 minute consult and ask me about:
Pregnancy Nutrition
Nutrition During Breastfeeding
Nutrition for the New Mom
Colic and Fussiness
Initial Food Introduction
Selective (Picky) Eating
Allergy Management
Obtaining Wellness