Tucked away on a Squirrel Hill back street ... They also have items such as sponges and circular objects dripping with paint. The kids press the items against a poster-size piece of paper on ...

“Everywhere I go now, people ask me about Peapod the pocket squirrel,” the smooth-talking, perm-sporting, palette-knife-wielding Ross said in an episode of his “Joy of Painting” show on PBS.

Editor’s note: The Vail Daily’s weekly kids section is chock full of activities and fun ... Did you know there is an actual day this week dedicated to the squirrel? This Thursday, Jan. 21, look to the ...

Kids can spend time on the field at the Diamond as members of the Squirrel Tails Kids Club. A membership gets kids into Sunday games for free. Before Sunday games, kids can play catch on the field.

Given the feel-good themes of the average kids' movie — be yourself ... The sour (and strangely purple) squirrel at the center of The Nut Job is appropriately named Surly, in fact.