The University of Texas has a bowling alley open to the public. It’s called the Union Underground and it’s located in the Main Building. Prepare your children ahead of time, this is not Wii Bowling and they won’t get a strike every time. The scoring is automatic but your kids will add up their score [...]
It’s always been hot in Austin during the summer. For many years Austinites have cooled off in Barton Springs and, with wet heads, gone home to sleep with the windows open! Today is a good day to give thanks for your air conditioning. But let’s not take our air conditioning for granted, go outside and [...]
Try a new park! Mansfield Dam Park is a hit with my family for several reasons. Clean Bathrooms, new playscape, rocks to climb on, shells to collect and a swimming area marked with buoys. You’ll want everyone to wear water shoes/old tennies at all times. Bring life jackets for the kids to use in the [...]
When summer arrives in Austin it’s okay, we have Barton Springs Pool! Hopefully everyone has taken their kids and out-of-town relatives to this Austin treasure. But, have you ever swam there at night? It’s a totally different place than during the day. It’s awesome! You can take a quick dip and stay cool for the [...]
A fun place to spend time with the kids and/or dog is Pease Park. It’s big enough that you and your kids can both get exercise. If you bring another adult along you can work out while you play. Take turns doing a few sprints around the trail that circles the park. You can get [...]
For most of us, school is out and the excitement of summer is here and then we have that “oh no!” moment of what to do now. Instead of letting our kids drive us crazy, we have to remember that these times are fun, despite how much yelling we have to do. An easy way [...]
The summer holidays are coming and we’re trying to get ready at the shop with lots of shorts and shirts for your kids to play in when it gets really hot. I want to encourage you to keep your kids active during the summer months even when it does get really hot. Just keep in [...]
We’ve all walked around Lady Bird Lake. We’ve all driven over Lady Bird Lake. Have you ever actually been on Lady Bird Lake? This weekend rent a canoe or kayak and enjoy Lady Bird Lake from the water. Two special events are taking place at the Texas Rowing Center (TRC) located across from the Austin [...]
If you are new to Austin you have to climb the stairs and check out the view from Mount Bonnell. If you’ve been in Austin a while and can’t remember how many steps to the top, it’s time to go! It’s one of the highest points within the Austin City Limits (the Jolleyville Plateau is [...]
St. David’s Foundation’s Toast of the Town party series is in full swing! This Sunday, there’s a fun event that your kids would enjoy called Chemistry Circus where a “mad” scientist from UT will dazzle them with some fun (and supposedly smelly) experiments. It starts at 4 at the ATT Conference Center on MLK and [...]
