Sizzle Learn

7/19-8/9
School's out for summer, but kids still love to learn as long as education is disguised as vacation fun -- and there's no homework. Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays at the Heard Museum is the perfect example. Every week through August 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the program focuses on a different theme related to one of the geographic regions covered in "Every Picture Tells a Story," an interactive exhibition examining the meanings behind symbols and designs in Native American artwork. For July 19, "Set Sail! Rocky Ocean Northwest Coast" includes a canoe button blanket craft project, performances by Nosotros at noon and 2 p.m., a book signing and short skits from Barbara McGowan, author of G Is for Grand Canyon, plus free treats and a souvenir bag. The first 100 kids to show up even get a special gift. With paid adult admission, $7, it's a free day of fun for kids age 12 and under. To find out more, call 602-252-8848 or visit www.heard.org.

Children learn geography while having fun at the Heard Museum.

Joan Marcus

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SHOOTING STARS

Kids score during the summer

7/21-7/25
A game of H-O-R-S-E at an outdoor basketball court this time of year could be lethal, so pony up and send your kids to Shooting Camp, Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25, in the air-conditioned gym at Tempe's Kiwanis Park Recreation Center. The cost is $60 for second- through eighth-graders and $80 for high schoolers, a small price to arm your offspring with a shooting edge and to rebut the claim, "There's nothing to doooooooo." Hurry -- advance registration is required. Kiwanis Park is located at 6111 South All America Way in Tempe. For more information, call 480-350-5201. - Kim Toms

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7/23-7/27
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