Being Savvy: Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers and kids in Las Vegas, NV

October  2008

It's Finally Fall: Five Things to Do When the Vegas Heat Lifts

October 23, 2008

It's October in Vegas, so enjoy the three to four weeks of fall while we have it. Make sure you squeeze in at least one of these activities before the winter winds blow through town. 1.     Take in a Rebel Football game . Support the home team down at Sam Boyd Stadium . Even if you're kids are too young to understand the intricacies of the game strategy, they love the uniforms, the Read more...

Get Away from the Fray (5 best "day trips" within an hour of Las Vegas)

October 21, 2008

Travel an hour outside of Vegas in any direction and you'll probably find yourself in the middle of nowhere. Or so you'd think. There are actually a lot of great places to visit with kids that are well outside the neon shadow and pretty darn cheap, too. Try these on for size. The Railroad Trail at Lake Mead Pack up the kids and head down to Lake Mead by way of Boulder City. It's an easy hike Read more...

The Top Five Ways to Enjoy Red Rock Canyon

October 15, 2008

If you've lived in Las Vegas for any length of time, one of your first day trips was probably Red Rock Canyon . (No, it's not Red Rocks - that's just outside of Denver. Be fair warned, newbies, if you call our canyon that, people will look at you funny.) It used to feel a million miles away from town, but with our growth, development is now at the canyon's doorstep. The good news is that Read more...

The Littlest Picasso

October 14, 2008

Art is a great way to get your little one to express themselves. It's amazing to see how they use shapes and colors to express their thoughts and emotions long before they verbalize the complex feelings that brew below the surface. How do you let loose their inner Renior or Georgia O'Keefe? You don't have to wait until their old enough to see Steve Wynn's latest collection.  It can be as Read more...

Forget the showgirls, here's how to be a princess (or prince) in Las Vegas

October 13, 2008

If you've got a little girl, you've probably got a princess on your hands. She may be a princess in a baseball hat, or knee-deep in a mud-puddle, but a princess nonetheless. With a castle in the middle of the strip, Las Vegas is a great place to get your tiara on and party like it's medieval England. Yes,I'm talking the Tournament of Kings show at the Excalibur. It's one of the longest running Read more...

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