For kids who love to wear their PJs everywhere -- I know a few adults, too -- Childsplay is having a pajama matinee (10 a.m. May 17) of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day."
Parents and kids are encouraged to come in their PJs.
Info: 480-350-2822 or online at www.childsplayaz.org/tca.
Arizona Moms Editor Yvette Armendariz shares stories about raising her kids and tips for busy parents in her Time-starved (goddess) Mom blog. She and her husband are raising two children, ages 8 and 11.
And $5 tickets if your name
And $5 tickets if your name is "Alexander," "Alex," Alexis," "Alejandro" or any derivative thereof. This was reason enough for me to take our son to his first play. At 4 years old, I wasn't sure how he would do. It was a little hard to explain the concept of a play since he hadn't been exposed to one before but he really enjoyed it. At intermission, he said he wanted to go home but I told him we should go back to find out what happened in the story. Once we sat back down, he got into it again.
If you have a small child, you can request a cushion at the coat check (you'll need to leave your license with the clerk). The Tempe Center for the Arts is a wonderful new venue and afterwards we walked around the grounds since it's right by the lake.
Patricia is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com. She and her husband live in Phoenix and are raising a 4-year-old son they adopted as an infant.