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Adventure Kids Playcare Memorial… Guilt Free Childcare when you need it!

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At some point, every parent is going to need childcare.

For work, for evenings out, for emergencies or just when the usual care falls through… you need a reliable place for on demand child care, like our sponsor, Adventure Kids Playcare in Memorial.

At Adventure Kids Playcare, they offer guilt free childcare when you need it… daytime, late nights, Saturdays and most holidays. Kids 6 weeks to 12 years old. can play, explore, and learn while in a safe and secure environment.

Parents have a reliable place for childcare and kids love it. Here’s what parents say about the Memorial location:

“My son had his first visit last night—he had so much fun and was talking about it all day.”

“My son loves coming to Adventure Kids Playcare. There is a lot to do and it is clear they do lots of singing and playing with the kids because my son always comes home singing new songs and wanting to teach me the new games he played.”

“My 4 year old has declared he wants to live there. So, I guess he loves it. We will be back!”

AND if you want to take your kids, get 1 HOUR FREE at the Adventure Kids Playcare Memorial location with code BKSC1HR! You can find it at 10403 Katy Fwy, #220, Houston, TX 77024, (713) 838-1414.

Filed Under: All, Indoor Play Places, Resources, Things to do April 15, 2018

Take your grown up friends (and all the kids) to play at Palava

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Address: 3240 Spring Cypress Road, TX 77388

This is the truth… I do not love play places. I do not like to chase 4 kids through sticky gyms and having to pay outrageous admission fees to do it.

So, when Palava invited me out, I was not very quick to go.

Two things had to happen before I finally ventured out this park. First, I read that it actually had good food. You can get a coffee or ice cream or a real meal… and not concession stand food.

Second, my friend recommended it.

So off we finally went to Palava with our friends. And now I have two things to say about it…

First, while I don’t love play places, I do love family restaurants. If there is a place that will entertain the kids and serve good food, I’m a big fan.

At Palava, they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and it’s good. We had a gourmet pizza with thin crust and lots of toppings.

Dinner was good and enjoyable and I look forward to going here again for coffee with friends… or for any meal.

Second, for as uncertain as I was about a play place, I had brought Houston’s biggest play place critic with me to Palava. But guess what? My husband actually said he like our evening out.

He liked the food and he loved playing laser tag with the kids. All the equipment was new and clean… and there was not so much stuff that you had trouble watching the kids.

So, long story short, my friend, my husband and I all agree that Palava is a fun place to be.

If you go, you’ll find a play structure for big kids and for little kids, a restaurant/dining room, arcade games, laser tag course and glow in the dark mini golf. There are different deals with character visits or all you can play laser tag… so check the calendar. (When we went, we played laser tag all night long!)

You can go in for free if you will just eat and play the arcade games or with the toys in the dining area. You need a wrist band to go on the play structure or to play laser tag and mini golf.

Also, something cool is that Palava is owned and operated by a mom and her goal was to create a space where parents can relax and know their kids are safe and having fun.

So ask your grown up friend to coffee or lunch… and enjoy it while the kids play.

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: All, Indoor Play Places, Things to do August 2, 2017

Wonderwild in The Heights – Visiting Houston’s Playgrounds, One Week at a Time

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Wonderwild, Heights Location: 767 Shepherd Drive #400, Houston, TX 77007
Admission: Walkers $10, Pre-walkers $8, Open Monday-Friday to the Public  (Note: Big kids will need closed toe shoes for the ropes course.)

Each week we bring you a review of a new Houston park or playground. Since we are in the middle of a hot wet summer, this week’s “park” is a little different… it’s an indoor playplace called Wonderwild!

Wonderwild Playground
At the newly renovated Heights location, you can find an area for the big kids and the little kids. If you have both, you can stay with the little ones and watch the big ones from a distance.

Wonderwild Little Kid Play Area
 

The little kid area (Wonderwild) is recommended for kids under 4 years old. Here you will find soft play sculptures, a ball pool, giant crocodile slide, jumping pillow and big play structure with steps, tubes, bridges and slides.

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Filed Under: All, Indoor Play Places, Things to do June 27, 2014

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On this website you will find a full list of Houston weekly events, things to do around the city, travel ideas and resources for parents.

I know just what it’s like to be overwhelmed by work, life and family. I spent a lot of years traveling for work, missing big milestones for my kids and feeling bad about everything.

I started this website to make a list of all the events happening around Houston and then pick one to enjoy with my kids. And instead of thinking of all the things I was missing, I started to enjoy the things we were doing together.

If you are a parent that is feeling overwhelmed by all the things you could be doing in Houston… please just use our weekly lists and daily posts as suggestions. Pick one thing to do with your family and intentionally ignore the rest!

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