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Lincoln Learning Center taking registrations

Lincoln Learning Center has immediate openings for infants ages 2-6 months, and for children through age 12 in the before- and after-school program. Free transportation between Lincoln Learning Center and local schools is provided to children in the before and after school program.
    Located at 303 E. Eva St., on the campus of John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, Lincoln Learning Center is open to all children.
    Lincoln Learning Center is nationally accredited and provides healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks, as well as outdoor play and physical fitness programs. A registered nurse is onsite, and the center is DES certified. Tuition assistance and scholarships are available to those who qualify.
    For more information and a tour, contact Melissa Denton at 602/943-3731, ext. 4509.

Kids take their own ‘Art Detour’

As a companion event to this year’s Art Detour, Artlink hosts a Kids Detour event 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, at Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 N. 3rd St.
    Younger patrons can create art to take home, wear, give away or whatever their little hearts desire. Kids will visit a designated area of the Phoenix Center for the Arts to choose from a variety of art projects to participate in, as well as to enjoy story time with an author.
    To make the walk itself more fun for kids, a designated number of kid-friendly venues will stamp “passports” as they pass through, culminating in a gift bag for fully stamped passports. This year’s Kids’ Detour also includes live, kid-friendly entertainment.
    The event is free. For more information, visit http://www.artlink phoenix.com or call 602-256-7539.

Art therapy center opens for children

A brand-new program has begun in an arena that parents have long considered in high demand: art therapy. Artplay, which offers counseling to groups of children using art-making to explore and heal emotional issues, has partnered with PEDI Center for Therapy to provide this service to children in the Valley.
    Artplay and PEDI Center, a well-respected education-for-development practice, began their first art therapy sessions for kids in January at the PEDI Center office, located at 15414 N. 7th St., Suite 3.
    In addition, Artplay is bringing its unique brand of art/play activities for children to Desert Song Yoga, 4811 N. 7th St. Starting on March 4, a group art session will meet on Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. for four consecutive weeks.
    Artplay sessions, which also can be found at area churches and pediatric offices, are designed to help children learn about their emotions by allowing them to explore freely through art. Themes include, but are not limited to, sadness, anger, shyness and fear. This process helps children who have trouble verbally expressing themselves learn to articulate how they feel.
    For more information on what themes are being held, the availability, and the cost and times of the groups, call 602-329-1347, or visit www.artplayhealing.com.

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