West Beach, Galveston Public Beach… with Free & Easy Drive Up Beach Access! Houston moms have been telling me about Galveston’s West Beach for years… but I was never really sure of where to go. Stewart Beach and East Beach have clearly marked entrances, but West Beach is a long strip of sand on the Galveston public […]
Parks
Fire Truck Park at Southside Place
Fire Truck Park in Southside is one of our very favorite parks! Not only is there a fire truck play structure for toddlers, but there is unique big structure for the big kids. And it’s completely fenced in with a little rock “boulders”, spinners, tire swing and more! When Southside’s first fire truck was retired […]
Friendswood Fairy Trail at Stevenson Park!
Just look at this new Fairy Trail! The Friendswood Fairy Trail is a free outdoor nature based educational activity. The Fairy Trail starts with a beautiful wood carved entry with a child size (wheelchair accessible) door to enter. Next to it there is a tiny fairy entrance as well. From there children have access to […]
The Ark Park at Heights Christian Church
Address: 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008 At intermission of Opera in the Heights, we made our way to The Ark Park right next door. At first I thought we were sneaking on to the church’s playground (and I was hoping they would understand that my kids could only handle so much sitting and singing […]
In the middle of it all… Midtown Park
Address: 2811 Travis St, Houston, TX 77006 Right in the middle of bustling midtown was a big empty lot. For years we saw it as we drove downtown… and then after Houston’s Super Bowl, it blossomed into Midtown Park! The park has three acres, including the great lawn, pavilion, wetland stream, interactive water feature, dog […]
Get an Upclose Look at Statesmanship Park… Mount Rush Hour!
Address: 1400 Elder St, Houston, TX 77007 Statesmanship Park… aka Mount Rush Hour! Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington were created by Houston artist David Adickes. You can see Statesmanship Park from I45, but we got an up close look last week. We took Houston Street to Edwards Street (by Stanton’s) […]
Buffalo Bayou Barbara Fish Daniels Nature Play Area
Right along Buffalo Bayou is the Barbara Fish Daniel Nature Play Area at Buffalo Bayou Park. We haven’t posted pictures of the park in years… and since it’s one of Houston’s coolest places, here is what it looks like today! This play area has a slide, climbing structures, and water features built in to the landscape. […]
Wier Park… Small Park with Big Fun!
Address: 3012 Nottingham St, West University Place, TX 77005 Wier Park is a small park with two great play areas. The bigger play structure has a lot of cool features for the big kids… but I really like all the things to do at the little play area. Instead of just a boring little slide […]
Dow Elementary Park… a CITY Park at the Old School
Address: 1919 Kane, Houston, Texas 77007 Isn’t this an awesome thing to stumble upon?! Look at Dow Elementary Park! Don’t be fooled by the name… it’s the old elementary school play area… but it’s open as a city park now. We found the park recently as we took a scenic drive from the Heights back […]
Kickerillo Park… Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Kickerillo Park! What a day for burning off 1/100000 of our holiday sweets! I had not been to Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve since Harvey, but we found half of Houston, and their dogs and babies, on the trail! Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve is 80-acres and includes Marshall Lake, 1.7 miles of paved trails, three fishing piers, a canoe launch, […]