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

November  2008

Paradise - it's not just a Vegas strip club.

November 12, 2008

Business Week is out with their "Best Places to Raise Your Kids" list. As I clicked through their clunky slideshow, expecting to see a northern Nevada burg listed, if the Silver State was represented at all. Sure enough, we did make the list, and much to my surprise, a Vegas burb made the list . Granted, most folks have never heard of Paradise. If you ask Vegasites to list the suburbs Read more...

Crack (a book) in Vegas

November 11, 2008

It's getting a little cooler in the neon jungle these days. The sun is sinking sooner thanks to the change in daylight savings time. If you're looking for a great way to add words to your day, head over to the Clark County library branch near you. Here are three storytimes coming up to help you celebrate fall: Enriched Storytimes - Environmental Print Wed., Nov. 12, 10-11 a.m. Target age group: Read more...

Cover to Cover: Getting the Best Deals on Books

November 11, 2008

Are you looking to build your library, but don't have the soft money for new hardcovers? If you've flipped over a board book lately, you've probably had the realization that you could stack of board books next to a stack of college textbooks and pay nearly the same price for both piles! How can you get the most meaningful, age-appropriate volumes for your little one? The dollar store If you Read more...

Movie Review: Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa

November 07, 2008

It's rare that we make it to the movies. It's even rarer that we make it to a movie on the night that it opens. This has to be the first time I've seen a kids movie on opening day. Give me my wings -- I have officially made it into full fledged mommyhood. The wings would certainly come in handy with Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa . As the movie opens, we get the backstory on the consummate Read more...

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