Sea Life Arizona features a 161,000-gallon ocean-view tank with an underwater tunnel. This aquarium targets kids 12 and younger with eye-level views of sea turtles, sharks, cownose stingrays, jellyfish, clownfish, angel fish and more. They offer birthday packages for ages 4-12 that include a host, decorated party room, admission for 15-20 guests and goody bags. The birthday boy/girl also gets an annual pass to the aquarium. The $400 deluxe party includes a supervised craft, under-the-sea party games and a pirate or mermaid party host.
Details: 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe. Birthday parties $275-$400. 480-478-7598, visitsealife.com/arizona.
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.
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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
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
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.
**Please Note** – Various areas of the playground will be closed for construction August 10 – September 25.
Visit Mesa’s Riverview Park. After a major renovation project, Riverview is now home to the Cubs Spring Training Facility, Sloan Park, and the park itself has been transformed into a premier recreation destination. Located at the northwest corner of Dobson and Rio Salado Parkway, Riverview is home to:
- Sloan Park, the new Spring Training home of the Chicago Cubs.
- Urban Fishing Lake
- Spray ground with multiple water features. Open 7 days a week from 10am-10pm.
- Playground extraordinaire including:
- 50 foot tall Genesis climbing tower
- 60 foot long caterpillare mesh rope climbing structure
- 2 playground clusters for ages 2-5, 6-12 and above
- Shaded picnic areas with tables
- Reservable ramadas – Reservations (480)-644-4271
- Miles of accessible sidewalks
- Display fountain
- Open play areas
- Restrooms
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
- Lighting
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
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
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.
Desert Mountain Park is located on the southeast corner of Hawes Road and Ocotillo Road. This award-winning park features the following amenities:
- Two lighted multi-purpose fields
- Four lighted Little League fields
- Two playgrounds (one designed for 2-5 year olds, one designed for 5-12 year olds)
- One interpretive playground
- Two sand volleyball courts (with a sprinkler system to wet down the sand)
- Two lighted basketball courts
- Eight picnic ramadas (one large-group ramada)
- One amphitheater (with picnic ramada seating for 150-200 people)
- Demonstration garden
- Equestrian staging area
- Wash trail access
- ADA access
- Ample parking
- Total acreage: 33 acres
- To reserve a picnic ramada or ballfield, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 480-358-3700.
- Baseball Diamond
- Basketball Courts
- Grills
- Lighting
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Ramadas
- Recreation/Community Center
- Softball Fields