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Category: <span>Inside Adventures</span>

Tips for Getting Your Child Involved in Music

Music is an important part of our lives. It enriches us emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually. Studies have shown that music and music lessons improve cognitive development in children, as well as brain efficiency, learning speed, and overall brain health. Learning to play a musical instrument helps individuals understand mathematical concepts, develop better motor skills, teaches discipline, inspires creativity, can build …

Touchdown! Taking Your Kids to a Professional Football Game

Football season has arrived! A football game is a great way to get your kids out of the house on the weekend and can be a fun, outdoor and indoor learning experience for the whole family. We have been Cardinals season ticket holders for many years and always enjoy going to the games. This year we got an extra ticket …

Water, Water Everywhere – Aquariums in the Sonoran Desert

{Published in the June 2018 issue of the Deer Valley Times, North Tatum Times, and North 32nd News} Water is a scarce resource in the desert, so we don’t typically imagine Arizona to be a place where you can find high-quality aquariums. Fortunately for Sonoran Desert dwellers, that perception is wrong. Arizona is home to a number of world-class aquariums, including …

Kids and Baseball: Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Baseball season has arrived! Our family loves to go to baseball games. Not only does this activity let you get your kids out of the house, you can also see nature and science in action. Fresh air and birdwatching abound, not to mention baseball statistics, field geometry and the aerodynamics of baseballs in action! Ladybug’s favorite team is, of course, the Arizona Diamondbacks. She …