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Ice Skating, Aerodrome – 8220 Willow Place Dr. (near Willowbrook Mall) #281-84-SKATE. Great way to cool off this summer!

Ice Skating, Galleria - 5015 Westheimer, Suite 1260, Houston, TX 77056. #713-621-1500. Floor level of the Galleria. Been going since I was a wee tot! Always a family fave! Home of Olympic Champion Tara Lipinski!!

AMC Summer Movie Camp - free movie every Wednesday at participating AMC Theatres start at 10:30A.M.

Arts of Glaze - 13215 Grant Rd., Suite 800, Cypress, 77429, #832-717-5450. How great can this place be! Sabrina has done an amazing job opening this fabulous little gem out here in Cypress. She is offering a wide arrange of summer activities for kids and she even offers a ladies night! Great place to have your child’s birthday party or even a wedding shower, let your guests paint some plates for ya!

Barnes & NobleChildren’s Story Time - this is the Copperfield location, but please be sure to check locations, times may vary. Great for rainy (or very hot) days!

Bear Creek Roller Rink – 5210 HWY 6 North, #281-463-6020. Still happy to see Roller Skating is still around!

Blue Bell Ice Creamery & Waterpark in Brenham - This was fun, the tour was ho-hum but at the end you get a scoop of fresh FREE ice cream, it was yummy! We have yet to visit the Waterpark but we saw it driving in, it looked great! After that you need to head over to The Southern Flyer Airport and Restaurant, aka ‘The Poodle Skirt’ because all the waitresses wear poodle skirts! Awesome shakes and burgers. About 10 minutes away from the creamery. Fried pickles anyone? Best Onion rings in Texas!!

Broadway Off The Beltway

Cinemark Theatres Summer Movie Clubhouse - 10 shows for $5.00 purchased in advanced or $1.00 per show if purchased at the box office.

Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, Huffmeister & Cypress N. Houston, not free but great summer program! Offer Parents Day Out every Thursday during June and July from 9am to 1pm, $12 per child. Awesome for birthday parties!!! ;-)

Fitwize 4 Kids! – 17817 FM 529, Suite 112, Houston, 77095, #713-471-2929. Grand opening June 2^nd! Youth circuit training program. Offers Summer programs, Kids night out, Birthday parties, Boy/Girl Scout Fitness Badges, Private Parties, Drop-off youth training.

Glazed Over Ceramics – 14627-B Memorial Dr. (@ Dairy Ashford), #281-497-7272. Kids love to paint and this is also a great place to have indoor parties. They along with most pottery places offer specials and discounts throughout the month.

Harris County Public Library, CyFair College location, has monthly FREE activities. Check the calendar each month

Harry The Potter – S. Mason Rd (near I-10), #281-599-7775.

Houston Family Arts Center

Houston Fire Museum – Junior Firehouse – 2403 Milam, Houston, 77006, #713-524-2526. A hands-on educational area to teach fire safety and prevention Tuesday through Saturday.

Houston Museum District always fun and great learning for kids. We have been visiting the children’s museum since Nina was a baby and she still loves it. We had her 6th Birthday party at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and it was AWESOME! Great servcie, cool reptiles, the kids LOVED it!

Houston Symphony Great summer schedule for kids! Click on ‘Sounds Like Fun’ in the June and July calendar. Free admission and very fun!

Ikea – So not only do the kids have a fabulous play area here, but you get to drop them off, you get a pager, and you can walk around and shop kid-free while they play in an amazing kid zone. Pretty cool!

IT’Z - 18355 Tomball Pkwy (@ Grant), Houston, 77070. Kids 2 & under eat free! We got here at about 8pm one Friday night and it was perfect timing! No crowds, lots of fun, indoor mini rollercoaster, bumper cars, GREAT party rooms for birthdays.

Jumpin’ Jax – 3403 FM 1960, #281-537-8833, Lots of rooms, very fun. No inflatables, all wood, like a giant tree house.

Jumping Party – 12603 Louetta Rd (@ Eldridge), #281-655-JUMP, We had our T-Ball team party here and it was great. The owners are so sweet and they do a lot of fun activities for kids. Love when they turn the lights off and the disco ball on! Fun!

K2 Academy of Kids Sports – 12603 Louetta Rd, Suite 114, #281-655-7272. Claire loves this place. We go around 10am and it's not too crowded. You can sit on the floor and see the entire place!

KidsTown Play and Party Center – 9440 Louetta Rd., #281-370-2700. Indoor play for kids!

Laser Quest – 6560 FM1960 West (in Champions), #281-397-6612.

Lazer-X – 13529 Skinner Rd. (@ Spring Cypress) – they have inflatables, laser tag, and video games. I am SO having MY next party here! I think the adults were having more fun then the kids shooting each other with lasers!

Learning Express, Cypress Location - Thank goodness for this wonderful place! Unique toys, birthday regisrty (love that!!), gifts, gift wrap (amen!), STORY TIME, and more! Kristen has done an amazing job creating a fun and vibrant atmosphere for children and families. Go have a bite at Newk's then walk next door to enjoy the fun! Thanks Gonzalez family for the awesome Story Time tip!

Miller Outdoor Theater has FREE family events all summer

Monkey Bizness, Beltway 8 @ West Rd.

Plaster Fun House & Ceramic Studio – 14520 Memorial Dr. (near Dairy Ashford) #281-496-5618. This place is so cool! Not only can you paint pottery you can actually create plaster pieces as well. Great fun!

Playhouse 1960 – 6814 Grant Rd., #281-587-8243. They are doing ‘Snow White’ until May 14^th. Their summer shows seem more like an older genre line-up, but the fall and spring shows look great
for kids.

Pump It Up (2 locations, one off Beltway 8 & West, the other in Katy off I-10)

Rice Epicurean Markets Cooking Classes-2020 Fountainview Dr., 713-954-2152. Classes start at 5 years old for summer camps and birthday parties Hands-on: 2 hour classes from 10 up to 24 people Demonstration classes: 10 up to 45 people

Rienzi Storytime Tours – A great find from The Conlees: You can access it through the Museum of Fine Arts. Basically a house in River Oaks and its collection of porcelain were donated to the museum. Reservations are required but the children get a tour of the house with different stories read in the various rooms such as the Ball Room etc. It is from 10-11. I think on Tuesday and Thursdays. Best of all - it is FREE. We really enjoyed it last year. Great way to introduce children to fine art.

Ruckus Room (indoor jumping) off Huffmeister and Fleur-de-Lis. Great place! The owners are too sweet! I really like this place because you can bring your own food in AND leave and come back. Great concept!

Space Center Houston Close to Kemah and Galveston. Be sure to check out all of their ‘behind the scenes’ tour options. I hear the ‘Level Nine’ tour is way cool (age 16 & up),

Studio Movie Grill – 8580 HWY 6 (@ West Rd.). #832-593-6684. The Copperfield Summer Series offers $1 movies for kids ($2 per adult)!!! Yes, they are oldies but still...it will get you and the kids out of the house and for a couple of bucks! WOOHOOTY!

Texas Copperheads – Arena Football Team

The Art Car Museum, 140 Heights Blvd., #713-861-5526, Free admission
Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit the orange show link (under outdoor play) to read more about the Art Car Parade held in May every year, it is INCREDIBLE!! Or click here, Art Car Parade

The Home Depot - Kids Workshops are free "How-To Clinics" designed for children ages 5-12. The workshops are offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9:00 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores.

The Mad Potter – #713-807-8900 they have locations all over town, call or check out the website to find the location nearest you. You can bring your own food and drinks.

Potter’s Wheel & Gifts - 5419 FM 1960 West (@ Champions), #281-537-8447. How cute is this place?!?! Go check it out!!! Make some actual pottery! Then paint them. Then glaze them. Or buy a gift. Cool! They offer Kids Summer Programs too! I likey!

The Woodlands Children’s Museum – 9595 Six Pines Dr., #281-465-0955. I hear this place is so much fun! Not as big as the Houston location but equally as entertaining. There is a rumor that one might be opening up in Katy as well.

Track 21 Indoor Racing – 4815 HWY 6 North (near Bear Creek) #281-200-2600. (must be over 8 and at least 54” tall to do this). Looks like a lot of fun!

Weather Museum – 5104 Caroline, Houston, 77004, #713-529-3076. Great place to visit if you have a little scientist on your hands! Meet ‘Radar’ the channel 2 weather dog!

Heritage Society Homes - 1100 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002. #713-665-1912. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Sun, 1-4pm. Fun for the entire family that wants to learn about Houston’s history! Tour the homes or walk at your leisure and explore the beautiful grounds.

JP Morgan Chase Tower Skyscraper - Want the highest public view of Houston (without being in an airplane of course)? Then grab the kids and head down to the JP Morgan Chase Tower at 600 Travis in Downtown Houston. JPMorgan Chase Tower offers the highest public view of Houston from the Sky Lobby on the 60^th floor. This floor serves as an observation floor as well as a transfer point to shuttle tenants to floors 49-59 and 61-75. The Sky Lobby is open to the public during the working hours of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Disheveled Woman and Personage and Birds are also on display in the Sky Lobby. At the base of the building you have restaurants such as Ninfa’s, Pasta Fagoli, etc. Plus the tunnels and shops! (see my Downtown Tunnel System listing)Way fun for something different!

Downtown Tunnel System - a 7 mile system of fun!!! Yes, I said 7 miles of shops, restaurants, and buzzing downtown employees. The kids will LOVE it! Sandra, owner and tour guide, also does Ghost Tours called Broomstick Adventure! GREAT website!!! Be sure to see my JP Morgan Chase tower Skyscraper listing!!!

George Bush Presidential Library & Museum - WOW! This place is awesome! Classic film night, Baseball card swap Saturdays, Summer Programs! Oh, and there are books too! Lots of em’!! Worth the trip! We have other fun things to do in this area so please stop in and take a peak!

Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Tour - 6650 N.Houston-Rossyln Rd., Houston, TX 77091, #713-996-5000, etx5000. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, at least 2 weeks in advance!! You must be over the age of 6 to do this tour. Friends help friends eat yummy warm bread fresh out of the oven!!

Jump Extreme Fun Zone - 11755 W. Little York (between HWY6 & the Beltway), Houston, TX 77041. #281-880-JUMP.

Imagination's Animal Factory - Hidden near the food court at Willobrook Mall, this is a great place for kids. Paint ceramics, plan a party, stuff a new cuddly friend and more!

NEW Bane Park - a 20-acre facility with two lighted ball fields, a five-acre fishing lake (catch and release only except for catfish and rainbow trout), a playground, a gazebo, picnic tables, barbecue grills, and rest room facilities and a SPLASH PAD!! WOOHOO! Near 290 & beltway!

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Hindu Temple - 1150 Brand Lane, Stafford, TX 77477. 281-765-2277. WOW! This place is amazing! The architecture alone is worth the trip, not to mention the light show at night. Try something different and venture out to see this gorgeous new landmark.

Battleship Texas State Historic Site – 3523 HWY 134, La Porte, 77571.

Bayou Bend Gardens – Ima Hogg Mansion Free Family Days – 1 Wescott St., Houston, 77007, #713-639-7750. Great way to expose your kids to this beautiful home & let them have some fun while enjoying a free tour! Crafts, cookies, dress-up, fun! Thanks Sally Lechin for this great tip!

Bayou Wildlife Park – 5050 FM 517, Alvin, 77511, #281-337-6376. How cute is this place! We are so going here this summer! Thanks Rebekah Edelbrock for the great find! FUN!

Bear Creek Park – 3535 War Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77084. Buffalo, goats, play systems, baseball, you name it this park has it!

Big League Dreams - 1150 Big League Dreams PKWY, League City, TX, 77573. #281-316-3400. This is incredible! Replica’s of famous stadiums that serve as a multi-use recreational facility for sports such as baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, you name it! They also have batting cages, a restaurant/concession area, and covered pavilions. You can have corporate parties or birthday parties! Awesome!

Blue Barn Fun Farm - FM 1458 (3 miles North of Brookshire), #281-375-6669. I love places like this. Milk a cow, pet baby goats, hayrides…the good life!

Brazos Bend State Park - 21901 FM 762, Needville, TX 77461. #979-553-5102. Brazos Bend State Park, approximately 28 miles southwest of Houston, covers roughly 5000 acres. Activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, equestrian, and fishing. Six lakes are easily accessible to fishermen, with piers located at 40-Acre, Elm and Hale Lakes. Visitors are cautioned to pay due respect to alligators, which are numerous in some areas of the park. COOL!

Bryan Beach - Located in Brazoria County, near Freeport (hence the word ‘free’ because this is one of the few Texas beaches you can still get on to without paying) It is beautiful, untouched, and no crowds. Fish, camp, relax on the beach! Great website by George Hosek!

Buckhorn Ranch & Lake – 15627 Garrett Rd., Houston, 77044, #281-4567-0841. I can’t wait to check this place out! Looks like a great place top have a big family reunion or corporate party!

Camping, http://www.allacrosstexas.com/gulf_parks.htm this is a GREAT list of parks and campgrounds along the Gulf Coast. Great resource guide. There is also http://www.texascampgrounds.com

Chinatown – Downtown Houston – 2 websites to browse: http://www.chinatownconnection.com & http://www.houstonchinatown.com the kids love going down here. Even the corner stores are different then what we have here in Cypress; filled with dragons, kimonos and toys from the other side of the world. Great food and fun. Check out their festival listings.

Chmielewski Blueberry Farm – 23810 Bauer Hockley Rd, Hockley, 77447, #281-304-0554. . How cute is this place? I love all these ‘pick it yourself farms’. Thanks Deni Chmielewski for the tip!!

Dewberry Farm So much fun! People are always asking me what my favorite 'outdoor' play place is, and I have to say...THIS IS IT! On a perfect fall day with a group of kids, right before Halloween, it doesn't get any better! Pick your own pumpkins right off the vine, hay rides, the giant corn maze, private events, petting zoo, I LOVE IT!!! (oh, and Nina does too) Only open during late summer/fall. Wear your walking shoes (I am a flip flop freak but this is not the place for them)!!!

Dinosaur Valley State Park - P O Box 396, Glen Rose TX 76043. 254-897-4588. Dinosaur Valley State Park contains some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world. The dinosaur tracks are located in the riverbed, so please call ahead to check on river conditions. Dinosaur Valley State Park, located just northwest of Glen Rose in Somervell County, is a 1524.72-acre, scenic park set astride the Paluxy River.

Discovery Green - 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX, 77010. #713-400-7336. 12 acre park located in downtown Houston near the GRB. Has children’s playground, interactive water features, art exhibits, dog runs, HPL express, Wi-Fi, dining, and so much more! This is a wonderful new Houston treasure!

Fast Track Go-Carts – 11440 Hempstead Rd (off 290 & Antoine), #713-957-8803. They have just added mini-golf too!

Galveston: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Research Center, free admission, Free tours are given on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm. Call for tour appointments.

Heights First Saturday - #713-802-1213. In the heart of the Houston Heights, a wonderful market every first Saturday! Kid friendly, great food, gorgeous art, shops, you name it! email

Horseback Riding, Cypress Trails - Darolyn Butler has outdone herself with her amazing website and charming horses. Her evening dinner rides, birthday parties, or just a stroll down the trails. Fun for the entire family any time of year!!

Houston Arboretum 4501 Woodway Dr., Houston, 77024. The trails are beautiful and they welcome our beloved pets! (always free to walk the trails & open year round!)

Houston Zoo Ok, we went on a ‘Behind The Scenes Tour’ with the Reptiles and Amphibians and Nina LOVED it. The Zoo offers TONS of behind the scenes tours that are great. You have your choice of animal from Elephants, Giraffes, Primates, Big Cats, etc... Check out all the different opportunities for your kids. The new Natural Encounters exhibit is so cool and would make a great tour!

Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Waller- 34843 Betka Rd., #1, Waller, TX 77484. #800-347-5106. Thanks SO much to the fun and fabulous Lowe family; we have discovered this incredible gem right near us! A wonderful camp ground with a water park, cabins, outdoor movies, fishing lake, petting zoo, mini golf, and tons more! WOOHOO!

Kings Orchard – in Plantersville, #936-894-2766, this place is so great, really gets kids excited about eating fruit! They get to pick their own and have many events throughout the year. Great fun!

Lake Somerville, Other than Lake Travis, this is my husband’s favorite spot to take his boat out to wakeboard. Great place to camp and fish too (if you want to stay somewhat close to town)

Matt Family Orchard - 21110 Bauer Hockley Rd., Tomball TX 77377 (keymap page 326 section B). #281-351-7676. 33 acres of pick your own fruit & berries! They have a Harvest Festival, Bow Hunting, you name it! Their pumpkin pickin's look mighty fine!!!

Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, one mile N of FM 1960, FREE. #281-443-8731.

Miller Outdoor Theater has FREE family events all summer

Minute Maid Park Behind The Scenes Tour, fun for baseball lovers.

Montessori Miniature Horses, 9300 HWY 105, # 979-836-9652. So cute! We haven’t been yet but will make a trip this summer.

Moorhead's Blueberry Farm - 19531 Moorhead Rd, Conroe, 77302, #888-702-0622 (toll free). Beth Blute wrote to me about this fun place: Moorhead's is family run, very friendly, neat, with only blueberry bushes for acres in the piney woods. You also see birds, rabbits, and deer out there when you pick in the evenings. You can eat all you want right off the bushes and take home all you pick at $1.50 a pound. Extra blueberries are great gifts for grandparents and other hosts on those summer trips. Picking is June and July, but call first.

Mountasia – 1790 HWY 249, #281-894-9791. Go-Carts, Bumper- Boats, video games, batting cages, & mini-golf. Right by Willowbrook Mall.

Nature Discovery Center – 7112 Newcastle (Bellaire) #713-667-6550. I have been visiting my Mom & Grandmother every week in Bellaire and had no idea this place existed! My friend Kim O’Quinn recommended this cool place!

Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary, 18430 K-Z Rd., # 281-351-NOAH. We adopted our 2nd dog from here They are always in need of volunteering & donations so I got some of the local teenagers doing this and they love it. They also have a big play ground for kids. It is a ‘no kill’ shelter so we love that. This is NOT a place for babies or toddlers. The dogs run around the grounds and tend to jump, just FYI. They have horses, pigs, & other fun animals.

Noah’s Ark Pool and Waterpark at Quillian Recreation Center – 3663 Westcenter Dr., #832-668-1800. (Beltway 8 @ Westpark) Be sure to contact the ‘Westchase’ location. They have changed their website and the only contact number I found is directly to the church. You can rent this facility for birthday parties, it is really neat.

Oil Rig, Offshore Energy Center - Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum, Pier 19, Galveston, TX, USA. #409-766-STAR. Ever wonder what it is like to be out on an oil rig? Want to have your birthday party on one? This place rock! Located in Galveston, there are tons of fun things the Ocean Star OEC offers!

Old Town Spring So much fun! Great shopping, food, and festivals. Love it here!! One of my top favorite places to shop with the gals!!

Orange Show open Weds - Sunday FREE - This place is a Houston icon. Made from beer cans, scrap metals, and any other type of tin and this and that. Been around forever. Everyone has a different take on it, kids think it is wild and weird and usually love it. Fun just to stop in, check it, and say to people 'Yes, we have been to the Orange Show'.

Pick Your Own Farm - Great resource to finding a farm where you can pick your own fruits, veggies, Christmas tree’s, etc. Way cool!

San Jacinto Monument & Museum– 1 Monument Circle, La Porte, 77571, #281-479-2421. Experience the world’s tallest monument tower! Remember school field trips here as a kid? While there you also need to visit our Battleship (see below)

Schlitterbahn Galveston The Padre Island location is still my favorite (you never have to get out of the water), but at least we finally have one near us! Go early!!! The lines get LONG!

Sea Center Texas is a state-of-the-art marine fish hatchery and aquarium located on 75 acres in Lake Jackson, Texas. Always FREE.

Skydive Houston - 15355 Penick Rd, Waller, TX, 77484. #281-550-8070. Ok, this is nuts…I know. But maybe it’s just time to be crazy…crazy like a FOX! My Mother, my 56 year old MOTHER did it so that means YOU can too! Her video is awesome! Family