School is out, kids are home and the warm weather has officially arrived. Time for Summer in the Sonoran Desert! For those of us to live here year round lovingly referred to as "Desert Rats", this is just another opportunity to enjoy our heat.

For those hearty soles who love golf,set those tee times are set earlier in the morning or in the late afternoon. What an awsome opportunities to play on those very expensive courses at quite reasonable prices! Do you think these exclusive may help improve your game?

The Scottsdale Parks and Recreation division opens registration today (June 1) to enroll in a variety of classes. If you want to learn a new hobby, how about ceramics, jewelry making, painting, sewing or dance? For those who prefer more strenuous activities, there are aerobic classes, swim classes , tennis lessors & leagues or hiking adventures. How about learning CPR or cartoon drawing? There is something for everyone-they offer a wide variety of activities for pre-schooles to teens to seniors! Check it out and consider signing up for the various opportunities available through the Scottsdale park and recreation division.

There are a assortment of summer camps for kids!  The Scottsdale Music Camp, the Boys Girls Clubs of Scottsdale Summer Camp, Hubbard Summer Sports Camp, the Scottsdale Unified School District offers summer academic/enrichment camps or how about the Young Chefs Academy?

The free concert series hosted by McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is available to the public Sunday evenings from 7:30 - 9:00 pm through July 5th. Get your blanket or chair and listen to local bands under the stars. The train and Carousel will be operating for kids and parents alike. The Botanical Gardens is presenting its annual Jazz in the Garden 2009 Concert Series. Kierland Commons offers a Summer Concert Series. This event for the entire family is held every Saturday evening from June 6 - July 25 from 7 - 10pm (excluding Saturday, July 4th).

Thinking about how to get out of the heat for some cool entertainment? There are many neighborhood movie theaters offering great kid summer movie series.  Tickets only cost minimal and they show some fun kids movies like Shrek, Curious George, and Shrek2...

If you have some time off and don't want to go far, many of the local upscale resorts are offering ubelievable deals to stay for a few nights. You can be pampered while the kids take advantage of the fun pools and activities.

Of course, there is always the Phoenix Zoo, various museums,summer arts and craft fairs, Rawhide and the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball.

So, enjoy the sunshine and take advantage of some fun summer activities.

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