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Do you have ideas for fun, budget friendly, Houston activities that could fill the entire summer? You asked us!

by Jill Jarvis Leave a Comment

Bellaire Town Square Park
Houston has so much to do that I am certain you can fill the next 3 months with fun activities that cost very little money! Let me first tell you ideas I’ve heard from other Houston moms:

1. Shanna had the great idea to visit one new Houston park each week. She started last summer (and started the BigKidSmallCity Houston Parks Series)! Look up parks near you or find our long list HERE. Just go early in the day before it gets too hot or find a park with a splashpad!

2. Janie wrote to tell me that she picked up the BigKidSmallCity Free List at the local SnipIts. She decide to see how many of the 40+ items she could check off this summer with her boys! You can find the list HERE.

3. Michelle has signed up her son for the Houston Public Library Reading Program. If you read 5-30 books, you get some great rewards!

4. And, of course, my suggestion is to follow along with BigKidSmallCity!  Many of the events we cover are free or reasonably priced. A list of Houston Events is published each week, HERE. To get it delivered to your email inbox each Thursday, so you know what is happening over the weekend for families, go HERE. For daily reminders, be sure to “like” BigKidSmallCity on Facebook, HERE.

Do you have ideas? Tell us!

Filed Under: All, You Asked Us! May 29, 2014

About Jill Jarvis

Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

She is the mom of 4 and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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jill-jarvis-bigkidsmallcity-circle-300 Welcome!  JillBJarvis.com is the go-to blog for things to do in Houston with kids!  It is upbeat and dedicated to making our big city feel small.   START HERE!    

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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