Parent and Child Activities

  • Colorful homemade popsicles in yellow, purple, pink, and blue on wooden sticks, served in a glass bowl with a mint leaf. Text reads "Ice Cube Tray Popsicles.

Kid Recipes: Ice Cube Tray Popsicles

The midsummer months usher in patriotic picnics, lightning bugs and blazing afternoon heat.  How will you beat the July heat with your kiddos?  Of course, we always suggest sprinklers in [...]

  • A green apple sits on top of a stack of colorful books with the words "Reading Aloud" in bold white text across the image.

Child Development: Reading Aloud

For hundreds upon hundreds of years, children's rooms have been adorned with shelves full of books.  Big and small, pictures or chapters, soft cover or hardback, these books have been [...]

  • Beach toys, a starfish, and a blue bucket on sand with the text "Summer Bucket List" in bold red and white letters overlaid.

Your Summer Bucket List

Ah! It's finally here. Sweet summertime is the season for sunscreen and lightning bugs and sprinklers in the front yard.  It seems as though the 80 degree weather also ushers [...]

Spring Coloring Activity

Did you know that central Texas, and especially Austin is historically rainy on Memorial Day? It's true. In fact Austin gets rain on 75% of its Memorial Day weekends. That [...]

DIY Dinosaur Eggs

If you are looking for a new project to try at home with your kiddos this is it! Over the past weeks I have been experimenting making dinosaur eggs for [...]

Breakfast With the Easter Bunny

Easter weekend is when families get together and have fun! There are many family orientated events taking place in the Austin and San Antonio areas. Be sure to click the [...]

10 Rainy Day Family Activities

Have you ever planned a great outdoor family activity only to find that the weather has plans of it’s own? There are many fun and creative activities you and your [...]