Children's Activities

My girls love our "school" time we have. I am a hopeful future homeschooling mom, and I try to come up with really interactive and creative things to keep their attention. My girls are still so young (3 1/2...

Do you ever find yourself on Facebook staring enviously at your friends’ winter photos? You know, the ones that have them out in the front yard building snowmen or sledding down a hill with huge smiles on their faces? ...

As my oldest child's 18th birthday is fast approaching in just a few short days, I thought it would be appropriate to share what birthdays look like around here. After all, we have been celebrating them for quite some...

This weekend, I was working on a list of holiday gifts for people close to us and realized that I have so many people who have made a difference in my children's lives. There's my daughter's preschool teacher, the...

Around the holidays, a fun tradition that we have started since we have had our kids is going to Zoo Lights!  Our kids love the zoo, so throw in some Christmas lights and music and it is even more...

PlayGrounds Fun Zone "Where kids want to play and parents want to stay!" Now, doesn't that sound great?! Well, if you're looking for a great place to gather and hang out (both kids and parents), look no further. PlayGrounds is a Café, Fun...

    Fall has arrived!  In Arizona, the fall season is always welcomed because it finally brings the cooler temperatures that we (and our children) have been missing!  I know my children are usually going stir-crazy from being indoors, so as...

Coming to Phoenix from the Midwest, I just was not sure how to preserve the joys of the fall season for my family. I mean, truly, it is still 90 most days and the cacti don’t really change their...

Just a friendly reminder that we will be having our Tolmachoff Farms play date this Friday morning! Come with us as we tour the farm, visit the animals, go through the kid friendly corn maze, pick pumpkins, and eat fresh...

Today we begin our Fall Fun Series! All week we will be posting about things related to and celebrating the changing season; arts & crafts, recipes, home decor, etc! To kick it off, we thought we'd share a few...

Well, I've reached another first as a mom. You know, first time baby laughs, first steps, first time kid barfs on you in public, etc. This week's first was my older daughter's first preschool field trip. I was lucky...

  One activity that my kids love to do is playdough.  I, too, remember being at preschool as a young child and one of my favorite things was making and playing with peanut butter playdough. You get to make it, play...

Labor Day weekend was a blast for my family! We took a trip to Disneyland with my parents, brother and sister-in-law, and some close family friends. For my mom's birthday she invited me to walk the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon....

This week's Playdate. Well, we've been slacking in the playdate arena this past month. Between vacations and school starting back up the weeks have just flown by and here we are mid September already. Please join us this Wednesday at...

It's that time of year when the kids have gone back to school, and for us teachers, that means back to work.  It is always an exciting and trying time.  There's new schedules to be worked out, new teachers...

Arizona Dance Artistry is now holding open auditions for the Nutcracker 2012! If you have a son or daughter who is age seven or above and loves to dance, this is SUCH a great opportunity. Auditions are FREE!  Last...

Come join us for another play date at Playgrounds Fun Zone and Cafe this Wednesday, August 22nd from 9-11:30. We look forward to seeing you mamas and your kids. Don't forget socks for your little ones. And if you don't have...

The birthing stories have taken us across so many deep, intimate emotions over the last few weeks. At the same time many of our children have been reminding us that they are ready to be taking steps from our...

One of the most enjoyable parts of running this blog is highlighting local events happening in the west valley. I know that I'm always looking for something new and fun to do with my family and wish there were...

We have a VERY special play date planned for this Thursday! One of our local authors will be coming to our event location and reading two of her very own books to our West Valley Moms Blog readers and...

It was a big day in our household. Our daughter (6) approached me with what she thought was a big request: “Mom, could we go to the bookstore and buy me a chapter book?” Inside, I was throwing a...

I am always trying to find something fun to do inside with my girls during these hot summer months! I found a fantastic blog called the Oopsy Daisy Blog . It has SO many great preschool lesson plans that you can...

Come join us at Playgrounds Fun Zone and Cafe this Thursday from 9-11:30. Only $5 for WVMB! (Normal price $8). Make sure you mention the blog and use the sign-in sheet to get the discounted rate. Oh, and don't forget...

100° is hot. Come and let your kids play at the Rio Vista Community Park Splash Pad this Thursday, June 14th at 9:00am. We'll try and stay cool in the shade as the kids get their wiggles and giggles...