 Where will you be making memories with your Sweet Peas this weekend? There are a couple of festivals you can check out, plus many free ways to get out and about and enjoy the perfect weather!Reminder of this week's Wordless Wednesday theme: 3/12
Feelin' Green:
Show us the ways you are “greening” in your home, nursery, school, workplace Each featured submission is an entry for our monthly giveaway. Send your photos to me at krystyna{at}sweetpeabirths{dot}com. If your Sweet Pea is in the frame of the photo, please state that you grant us permission to share your image on social media. Have a great weekend! OSTRICH
FESTIVAL Tumbleweed Park • March 7 - 9, 2014 • Time: visit website The Ostrich Festival is a community family event featuring live ostrich races and ostrich-themed activities, national and regional entertainment, carnival midway, spectacular food, upscale arts & crafts, a Saturday morning parade and much more. In addition to bringing in nationally known musical groups, the festival also features some of the most popular local and regional talent in the Southwest. There are also performances by dozens of local community groups throughout the weekend performing music, dance, and more. ARIZONA
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Saturdays & Sundays • Starting February 8, 2014 • Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure! February 8 - March 30, 2014 Presidents' Day Monday Feb. 17 10am to 6pm - Rain or Shine No Pets - Free Parking SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014 Gilbert Farmer’s Market 7:00 am – 11:00 am 222 N. Ash St Gilbert 85234 480-583-0101 Roadrunner Farmer’s Market 8:00 am – 1:00 pm 3502 E Cactus Rd Phoenix 85032 623-848-1234 Scottsdale Old Town Farmer’s Market 8:00 am – 1:00 pm City Parking Facility (Next to the Carriage House) Corner of Brown Ave & 1st Street Scottsdale 85251 623-848-1234 Phoenix Public Market “our Open-Air Market is a natural gathering place that celebrates neighborhoods and the neighbors. It offers an eclectic high-quality mix of: Fresh in-season fruits and vegetables, produce, flowers, jams, baked goods, dried beans, free-range eggs and honey, Live plants and unique local arts and crafts, Tasty hot foods, music, and more” Open Air Market @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 721 N Central Phoenix, AZ Saturday Morning Bird Walk Free bird walk guided by Joe Willy. Loaner binoculars available. Nina Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center @ 8:00 – 9:00 am 3131 South Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85040 602-468-6470 Build & Grow
Workshop Kids of all ages can
build a free project at Lowe’s on select Saturdays from 10a-11a (local
time) during the Build & Grow workshop.
Build a wooden project and get a free apron, goggles, patch and
more. This month’s project is a Birdhouse. Find your local store HERE Lowes @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Train and Carousel Rides Come out for a day of old-fashioned fun at the railroad park. Enjoy the shade provided by the park’s many large trees. Kids can play at various play area including a covered playground with water sprays. Train and Carousel Rides $2.00/each; free for kids under 3 with paying adult. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park @ 10:00 am to 6:30 7301 E Indian Bend Rd Scottsdale 85250 480-312-2312 Family Storytime - Tempe Family Storytime complete with songs, movement activities and finger plays that encourage early learning. Program aimed for ages 0-3 but siblings are welcomed and encouraged to attend. **Held the LAST Saturday of every month.** Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am 3500 S. Rural Rd Tempe, Arizona 85282 Dad & Toddler Storytime Dads can enjoy stories with their favorite toddler Mustang Library @10:30 am – 11:00 am 10101 N. 90 St. Scottsdale, 85258 480-321-7323 Family Storytime Share books, stories, songs, rhymes, and music in a fun interactive program that builds early literacy skills. This program is designed for children birth to five years old accompanied by a favorite adult. What is your child learning? Children who love books and stories become more successful readers. Space is limited. Free tickets are available 30 minutes before the program begins. Ironwood Branch Library @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Phoenix, AZ, 85048 602-262-4636 Free Crafts for Kids Beautiful Butterfly: Spring is coming...and it’s time to celebrate with a lovable, kid-crafted butterfly! Lakeshore Learning
Store @ 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Find your local store HERE Animal Encounters Liberty Wildlife & the AZ Game and Fish Department partner with Audubon Arizona to bring you up close and personal with Arizona wildlife. You won't want to miss this fun and educational experience! Great for families. Nina Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 3131 South Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85040 602-468-6470 Fish Feeding Come see an 18,500 gallon freshwater aquarium that offers an up-close view of trophy-sized catfish, bass, striper and blue gill. Feeding includes an informative presentation about the fish. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm and Tuesdays at 6:00 pm. Also, every day kids can help us feed the trout in our Trout Stream at 1:30pm. Bass Pro Shop Trout Stream @ 1:30 pm Bass Pro Shop Aquarium @ 2:00 pm 1133 N Dobson Rd Mesa 85201 602-606-5600 SMoCA Bring the family and enjoy free admission to the art exhibits. “SMoCA brings art, architecture and design to Arizona to challenge expectations. We are not a museum filled with random selections of art from the past; rather we engage the thoughts and concerns of the present. The ideas that interest, trouble and perplex you are the same that artists investigate in exhibitions at the museum.” Tim Rodgers, Director, SMoCA Every Thursday (12-9p), and on Friday and Saturday evenings (5-9p). Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art @ 5:00 – 9:00 pm 7374 E. Second Street Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-874-4666 Free Outdoor Concert – Tempe Bring the family out to enjoy great live music performed by a variety of musicians. Choose from two stages of entertainment. For more information click HERE Tempe Marketplace @ 7:00 pm 2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy Tempe 85281 480-966-9338 Free Outdoor Concert – N. Phoenix/Scottsdale Bring the family out to enjoy great live music performed by a variety of musicians. Choose from two stages of entertainment. For more information click HERE Desert Ridge Marketplace @ 7:00 – 9:00 pm 21001 N Tatum Blvd Phoenix 85050 480-513-7586 SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014 Ahwatukee Farmer’s
Market 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 4700 E. Warner Road Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-919-0914 Train and Carousel Rides Come out for a day of old-fashioned fun at the railroad park. Enjoy the shade provided by the park’s many large trees Kids can play at various play area including a covered playground with water sprays. Train and Carousel Rides $2.00/each; free for kids under 3 with paying adult. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park @ 10:00 am to 6:30 pm 7301 E Indian Bend Rd Scottsdale 85250 480-312-2312 Railroad Rides Ride scale model trains through the Adobe Mountain recreation area. Maricopa Live Steamers @ 12:00 – 5:00 pm 22822 N. 43 Ave Phoenix 85310 www.maricopalivesteamers.com Fish Feeding Come see an 18,500 gallon freshwater aquarium that offers an up-close view of trophy-sized catfish, bass, striper and blue gill. Feeding includes an informative presentation about the fish. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm and Tuesdays at 6:00 pm. Also, every day kids can help us feed the trout in our Trout Stream at 1:30pm. Bass Pro Shop Trout Stream @ 1:30 pm Bass Pro Shop Aquarium @ 2:00 pm 1133 N Dobson Rd Mesa 85201 602-606-5600 LIBRARIES: Chandler, AZ http://www.chandlerlibrary.org/ Glendale, AZ http://www.glendaleaz.com/Library/index.cfm Mesa, AZ http://www.mesalibrary.org/ Payson, AZ http://www.paysonlibrary.com/ Phoenix, AZ http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/default.jsp Peoria, AZ http://library.peoriaaz.gov/polaris/default.aspx Scottsdale, AZ http://library.scottsdaleaz.gov/ Tempe, AZ http://www.tempe.gov/index.aspx?page=1588 Monterey, CA http://www.monterey.org/library/Home.aspx To submit your event: Please follow this format (same as above). Anything that is not "copy-paste" ready may not be posted - it will depend on how much time I have between homeschooling and loving on four littles. Event Name Description & Cost Location Name & Time Address Contact Phone Number Send your event information to krystyna@sweetpeabirths.com Disclaimer: The material included on this site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The reader should always consult her or his healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for their own situation. Krystyna and Bruss Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. This blog contains information about our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®.  |
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