Featuring five local authors and their books to engage children. This filmed series can be enjoyed at home with your child before bed or at anytime. We are proud to present: Julie Blake Gidley, Monica Brown, Erica P. Mason, Diana Reich, and Susan Lamb. This collection of children's stories introduces young readers to themes of...
The Nature Niños open arts & craft activity opens at 10 am and is available until CMOV closure. This activity is related to the story time book of the day and is nature-focused. The indoor space includes exhibits from the original Oro Valley location: Airways, Peek-a-Boo Place, Farmers Market, Fun Mirrors and the Light Table....
Come play at our Family Math workshop! Learn how to: • Find math everywhere. • Be a curious guide for your child. • Talk to your child about the math you are doing every day. – Yes, you are doing math every day! • Create fun, hands-on learning opportunities for your child.
This September, join us for a one-hour hands-on adventure celebrating the beauty of fall. Engage in creative activities inspired by the changing leaves, crisp air, and harvest season. Perfect for young explorers—come and let the autumn fun begin! Join us for STEAM Jr. every fourth Friday and discover simple Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM)...
Join us weekly to play, socialize and explore STEM! Enjoy a hands-on experiment or craft, and free play throughout the center. Open to 2-5 year-olds w/ adult Every Friday, 10:00-11:00
Interact with some of our special animals, which for many people is a once in a lifetime experience. Guests will get to learn about endangered species, how we contribute to conservation of those animals, some of the considerations we must take into consideration when having these reptiles in Arizona, which reptiles are good pets for children or adults, adaptations...
Get special seeds for plants that attract and feed monarch butterflies when you attend this storytime! Who’s it for? Children, birth to age five, and their favorite grownups What will you do? Play, read, sing, and dance with your children in a fun, active program that builds reading skills. What is your child learning? Children who love books...
The STEMusic Concert is a high energy concert full of songs and lessons all about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Children will have a change to watch live experiments, practice solving math problems and learn STEM vocabulary all while being entertained with incredible music. Roy Moye III, also known as “The Singing Engineer”, puts on...
Are you mammal obsessed? This is the tour for you! Our Private Mammal Tour is a great option to meet some of our furry friends, watch feeding demonstrations, and learn more about the mammal residents at PHS! Your VIP-Inspired Experience Includes: Capybara interaction for the group. Meet, pet, and feed our adorable capybara "Spud"! Opossum interaction...
Meet Ranger Jacque and our animal ambassadors at feeding time! Join us for an up- close look at some of the desert’s most fascinating creatures! Watch as our animal ambassadors, namely snakes!- devour their juicy meals. This experience will give visitors the chance to meet our reptiles, learn about the unique characteristics of venomous critters,...
Step into the KIDchen for a hands-on sensory adventure where touch takes center stage! Children will explore textures like silky oats, bumpy pasta, and squishy oobleck—materials you can easily find in your own kitchen to recreate the fun at home. This tactile play invites little learners to compare, classify, and investigate, building STEM skills like...
Messengers of Time and Space takes you on a thrilling journey through the dynamic universe. Discover how cutting-edge observatories like Gemini and Rubin capture real-time cosmic events—from exploding stars to mysterious cosmic rays—with stunning visuals and stories. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film + live star talk All-Inclusive Planetarium Show Tickets Show...
Take a guided journey through the Solar System and explore what makes each planet unique—from Jupiter’s giant storms to Saturn’s rings. We’ll also visit moons, asteroids, and the Milky Way...
Learn about and watch migratory vultures and bats during this fun wildlife viewing spectacle! Did you know that Wickenburg gets one of the highest concentrations of migrating turkey vultures in Arizona? Or that the highway bridge in town has a colony of thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats roosting beneath it? This free, family-friendly, wildlife viewing...
"Down At The Farm", is a part of a City of Scottsdale program at the Vista del Camino Community Center that offers dynamic recreational opportunities for families to engage in...