At The Funicians Kids Club, Kids Are On Vacation Too!

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- From casting a fishing line to crafting fanciful creations to traversing scenic trails, The Phoenician's "Funicians Kids Club" offers a full range of inspired activities for children aged 5 to 12.

A "dream-come-true" room designed for kids only, this multi-purpose space provides a meeting place, game room, arts and crafts studio and lunchroom.

The room is equipped with a full range of kid-oriented amenities, including: Macintosh computers with CD ROM; TV with VCR; a hamster habitat; microphones and video camera; crafts and reading corners; a library of children's music and movies; plush animals; child-size restroom facilities; and a CD and cassette player.

Creative daily themes and related activities developed by the Kids Club staff -- with unbridled input from their young guests -- spark the imagination and satisfy kids' never-ending quest for knowledge and adventure.

For instance, during a "Wild West Day," youngsters take the reins and decide if the morning should be spent filming a western video at the Jokake Inn, practicing line dancing or customizing straw cowboy hats with decorative hatbands. The majestic surroundings of the Sonoran Desert and its wealth of resources inspired another theme day, “Desert Discovery;” a guest speaker from the local ranger station may start off the morning with a presentation on desert wildlife, followed by hands-on Indian friendship bead stringing.

Other themed days in this innovative program include: "Earth Watch," focusing on being good to Mother Earth; "Water Sports," a day of frolicking in the resort's pools, slide and water volleyball court; and "Fitness and Nutrition," with a focus on healthy snack-making and physical fun -- such as hanging out on the jungle gym and hoola hooping.

Accompanied by members of the enthusiastic activity staff, Kids Club participants are also encouraged to explore the resort's expansive grounds.

Youngsters can feed the fish and ducks at the Necklace lagoon.

Children can play in the resort's playground; try their hand at the seasonal game arcade; dive into heated swimming pools with water basketball and volleyball equipment; plunge down a 165-foot water slide; tour the two-acre Cactus Garden; or explore Jokake Inn, a quaint adobe structure with its own backyard of desert terrain.

In addition to daily themes and projects, the Club also features a multitude of holiday activities, among them Ice Cream with Santa Claus; the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Jokake Inn; a storybook reading and child-size buffet brunch, holiday cooking classes for children, Easter Brunch and egg hunts on the lawn and a petting zoo with baby farm animals, egg coloring and the Easter Bunny.

The Club even boasts its own "Kactus Kid" mascot, a smiling, nine-foot-tall, lasso-toting Saguaro cactus in a cowboy hat whose image appears on all the Club's printed materials. The "Kactus Kid" character visits the Club from time to time, and is always on hand during special events and holiday happenings.

Parents may enroll their children in the Funicians Kids Club for a full-day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or a half-day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or noon to 4 p.m., (cost includes lunch, logo water bottle and amenity tote). The half-day program without lunch is from 9:00 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.

Children's full-day Funicians Kids Club participants are all treated to an amenity bag tied up with a helium balloon and packed with healthy snacks and small toys, which is hand-delivered by "special messenger" to the child's room following their first day in the Club. A welcome letter and postcard after the child has returned home -- in addition to the resort's birthday card registry -- further personalize the Funicians Kids Club experience for each child.

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