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West Beach – Drive Right on the Galveston Public Beach

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Beach, Galveston, Parks, Things to do February 1, 2021

Fire Truck Park at Southside Place

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do November 6, 2020

Friendswood Fairy Trail at Stevenson Park!

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Friendswood Fairy Trail

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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do June 23, 2020

The Ark Park at Heights Christian Church

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Restaurants, Things to do February 26, 2020

In the middle of it all… Midtown Park

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do February 14, 2020

Get an Upclose Look at Statesmanship Park… Mount Rush Hour!

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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) […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do February 6, 2020

Buffalo Bayou Barbara Fish Daniels Nature Play Area

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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. […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do January 28, 2020

Wier Park… Small Park with Big Fun!

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do January 23, 2020

Dow Elementary Park… a CITY Park at the Old School

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do January 16, 2020

Kickerillo Park… Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve

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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, […]

Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do January 9, 2020

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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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