Spooky Trees

Oct 21st - 9:00 AM
Children

Spooky Trees

Make a 3-dimensional spooky tree to celebrate this fall season.

Event info Spooky Trees
Oct 21 Wednesday · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Children can create a 3-dimensional spooky tree to celebrate the fall season. This event is held at the Children's Museum of Phoenix.

Where
Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States

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Key points Suns, Mercury plan $60M YMCA
  1. The Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Valley of the Sun YMCA announced plans for a $60 million, three-story YMCA in downtown Phoenix, replacing the historic facility that closed last month.
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