Looking to cool off in the hot Arizona summer? Try the Tempe Town Lakes annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. This family-oriented festival offers the best fireworks show the Valley has to offer, plus a variety of rides, rock climbing walls, face painters, relay races, as well as a free inflatable village for the kids and the refreshing Family Splash Zone.

Do you want to get your kids into reading but think they're still too young to approach books by themselves? Mesquite Branch Library offers regular story times when children can sit and listen, with advice available afterwards about books they might like to try.