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Toddlers, Kids, and Teens in Glendale and
Peoria
All right! Your parents are thinking of moving with you to
the Glendale and Peoria area! It's a kid-friendly area that's buzzing with a
lot of fun things to do! Here are some cool places you might want to ask your
parents about, so that they can take you there sometime. And if you and your
parents move here, there are lots more interesting places we can tell you about
in and around Glendale and Peoria!
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Movement |
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Toddler
Swimming (Glendale)
If you're between 6 months and five years old,
the Red Cross has a Learn to Swim Program for you! Safe with your mom or
dad, you can get the feel of the water, splash around and have fun in a Water
Acclimation class.
- Under-Three
Swim Class (Glendale-Peoria)
If you're 6 - 36 months, splash around
in the pool with your mom or dad in a Parent/Tot class while they learn
how to get you ready to swim. Bring a diaper to swim in!
- Toddler
Gym Class (Glendale)
If you're 3-6 years old, have fun doing
gymnastics while you get strong, flexible and well coordinated! Grab a leotard
or some shorts and a t-shirt, and come on down to the Mini-Flyers
class!
- Toddler
Tumbling (Glendale)
If you're potty trained and older, ask your
parents to take you to the Beginning Tumbling class at the Onstage Dance
Academy. You get to tumble to your heart's content with other toddlers like
you!
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Walks, Hikes and
Field Trips |
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Sensory
Garden Walk (Glendale)
Walk in Elsie McCarthy's beautiful garden,
with lots to see, hear, touch, and smell. Elsie loved gardening, and even
though she couldn't see, she still had a lot of fun using her other senses, and
you will, too!
- Petting
Zoo and Kiddy Train Ride (Goodyear)
Do you like to pet animals? Ask
your mom and dad to take you over to Duncan Family Farms in Goodyear. They have
a petting zoo and play yards, and you can even go for a kiddy train ride! You
can help your parents pick organic vegetables and they can buy lots of yummy
food there, too!
- Fun
with Bunnies (Phoenix)
If you're 2-5 years old, you and your mom or
dad can have a fun breakfast with bunnies in the Enchanted Forest at the
Phoenix Zoo! See what bunnies eat, sing bunny songs, play bunny-hopping games,
and take a plush toy bunny home with you at the end of your fun bunny day.
- Breakfast
with Tortoises (Phoenix)
If you're 2-5 years old, have breakfast at
the zoo in the Enchanted Forest with Tucker, Diesel, Speedy, and Jazz. They're
baby Galapagos turtles, and you'll meet their humongous mom and dad, too! You
and your parents get to sing songs about tortoises play tortoise games and make
a craft tortoise at your fun tortoise breakfast.
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Exploring Language
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Stories,
Poems and Fun Things to Do (Peoria)
If you're 3-5 years old, come
with your mom or dad to the library on Wednesdays for Story Time.
Besides stories, you get to listen to poems and do fun activities!
- Toddler
Stories. Puppets and Finger plays (Peoria)
If your 18-36 months,
bring your mom or dad to Toddler Time at the main library on Thursdays.
You get to listen to stories, sing songs and action rhymes, do finger plays and
watch puppets!
- Toddler
Stories, Songs, and Finger plays (Glendale)
If you're 18-36 months
old, you and your parents just have to check out Toddler Time at
the Glendale Public Library! You get to listen to stories, sing songs, do
finger plays, and make things! And this class is just a toddler-friendly twenty
minutes long!
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Fun Birthday
Party |
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Wild
Party (Phoenix)
If you're 3 or older, have your birthday party
outdoors at the Phoenix Zoo! You get to stay for an hour and a half, and your
parents can relax, because the Party Host does all the work. You and you
friends get to make a nature craft and eat yummy cake and ice
cream!
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Arts and
Crafts |
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Origami,
Etc. (Glendale)
If you're 8-11 years old, join the Fly Away
program at Glendale's main library. You get to do paper folding and other
really fun craft activities!
- Clothes
Design for Teens (Glendale)
IInto fashion? Learn how to design
clothes! Check out the catwalk at modeling shows, make your own sketches and
you'll be on your way!
- Airbrush
for Teens (Glendale)
Learn airbrush techniques! Airbrush on paper,
shoes, and t-shirts. Create sports logos and try your hand at airbrushing model
cars!
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Outdoor
Sports |
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Outdoor
Skating (Glendale)
Love to skate? Bring your skates to the SK8
court, where you can skate the ramps in a cool environment made for skaters
like you!
- Track
and Field (Glendale)
Born to run? If you're 7-14 years old, check
out the Hershey National Track and Field Youth Program. Compete in local meets,
and if you win, go on to the district finals and state
championships!
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Gymnastics |
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Gymnastics
(Glendale)
If you're 6 or older, it's time to tumble! There are
plenty of fun beginning and intermediate gymnastics classes for girls and boys
at the Deer Valley Flyaway Gymnastics Center.
- Gymnastics
Birthday Party (Glendale)
You and your parents will love this! The
party staff will set up your party in the gym, decorate, and help serve
refreshments. You kids get to play on a 40-feet-up tumble trak, and
other cool gym equipment!
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Martial
Arts |
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Tang
Soo Do (Glendale)
Check out this cool Korean Martial Art! You'll
learn techniques that will help you express your whole self. If you're 6 or
older, there's a Tang Soo Do class for you!
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Aquatics |
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Red
Cross Swim Classes (Glendale)
Glendale Parks and Recreation
Department has seven public pools, and two of them have water slides! If you're
6 years or older, you can choose from seven levels of Red Cross Learn to
Swim classes at three different pools!
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Dance
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Mexican
Folk Dance (Peoria)
Do you love to watch happy and colorful Mexican
folk dance? Learn how to do it at the Estrellas de Peoria Ballet Folklorico,
and become part of their folklorico family!
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Hip-Hop
Class for Teens (Glendale)
Learn all the cool hip-hop moves and even
some choreographed routines! After you learn, you can perform at local events
and participate in the Teen Talent Show!
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Ballet,
Tap, Jazz, Etc! (Glendale)
Gotta dance? Head on over to the On Stage
Dance Academy, and choose a fun class in ballet, tap, jazz or
hip-hop!
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Theater and
Performing Arts |
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Teen
Poetry (Glendale)
Come to Teen Poetry Night! If you're 12-18 years
old, come and read your own poetry (or the works of other poets) in a coffee
house style setting. Or just kick back and listen to other poets!
- Theater
Arts (Glendale)
On Stage Dance Academy has lots of performing arts
classes for kids of all ages, and helps you audition for commercials, musicals
and dance videos!
- Chess
(Glendale)
Learn cool chess strategies and get into competitive
chess. You'll soon be playing in tournaments! The SEP has after school chess
clubs and programs throughout the Glendale School District.
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Public
Library |
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International
Stories (Glendale)
If you're 5-10 years old, head to the Foothills
Branch library for the Passport-on-a-Plate class. Fly in your imagination to a
different country each month, hearing stories, doing crafts, and receiving a
treat from that country.
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Parks and
Playgrounds |
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Junior
Park Ranger (Peoria)
If you're 5-9 years, this is the class for you!
You'll learn about park management and ways to solve park problems. You'll
graduate as a Junior Park Ranger and get a Junior Ranger badge!
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Desert
Survival (Peoria)
Be prepared to survive in the desert! In this
class you'll learn how to work with others, stay calm if you get lost, use a
compass, build a shelter and a fire, and signal for help in this very cool
class at the Desert Outdoor Center.
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Sports
Fields and Courts in the Park (Glendale)
Play ball! With your family
and friends, check out all the soccer fields and the softball and volleyball
courts at cool Sahuaro Ranch Park!
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Natural
Science |
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K12
Microbiology (Peoria)
In the Aquatic Life class, you get to
act like a microbiologist! Observe living aquatic life and animals, and check
out live specimens under a microscope.
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K12
Biology: Bugs (Peoria)
Want to know more about bugs? Take a science
class at the Desert Outdoor Center. Listen to the bug presentation and then go
find bugs in nature and identify them!
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Animal
Care at the Zoo (Phoenix)
Do you love animals? If you're 7 or older,
you can find out a whole lot about cool zoo animals! You and your parents can
take a tour of the Zoo Animal Care Center and listen to stories about the
animals. You'll find out from a zoo veterinarian how they take care of the
animals, and what kind of medication they give to sick ones.
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Hiking and
Camping |
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Desert
Trail Hike (Peoria)
Learn animal signs, history, ecology, geology,
and the names of plants as you hike a desert trail! If you're 5-7 years old,
your hike will be about desert colors, shapes, and sounds.
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Camping, Hiking, and Train Tour
If you're seven or older, camp with
your parents by the main lake at the Phoenix Zoo, and wake to the sound of
spider monkeys! You'll see awesome animals up close, a guide will take you on a
safari hike, and you can take a private Safari Train Tour!
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Kid-friendly Places
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Italian
Food (Glendale)
For some delicious pizza or pasta, head on over to
kid-friendly Bistro di Napoli and check out their kids' menu!
- Mexican
Food (Glendale)
At Chevy's Fresh Mex, the food is great, and they
provide crayons and you get to color! You also get to work tortilla dough, and
watch tortillas being made.
- Salad
and Pasta Bar (Peoria)
Kids love Sweet Tomatoes, where you get to
choose your own foods from the salad and pasta bar. Most everything there is
healthy, too! For dessert, check out the yummy frozen yogurt!
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Well, kids, that's all we have space for right now! But
these cool places in and around Glendale and Peoria are just the beginning!
They're just a few of the really fun things you toddlers, kids, and
teens can do in the Glendale/Peoria area! There are lots more, because Glendale
and Peoria are super kid-friendly places to live!
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