Heidi Okla 
Think you’ll have a hankering for a big bowl of chili this Super Bowl Sunday? Well, you’re in luck! Get your fill of chili before the game even starts on Sunday, Feb. 1 at the the 9th Annual Chili Cook Off, benefitting the 100 Club, …
Parents, we realize it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind of playdates, school, diapers, bedtime hissy-fits and all of the other love and sunshine that comes from our cherished littles. It’s easy to feel out of touch. But, we beg you to …
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum will host a Free Family Day on Sunday, Feb. 1 from noon – 4 p.m. Bring the whole family for yoga, story time, art, music and more in the peaceful & picturesque gardens full of beautiful sculptures. Sunday’s event will …
Texas weather is wild! One day we’re in shorts and t-shirts this winter, the next we’re in our warmest coats. Texas is known for powerful storms with hail, flash floods, lightening and strong winds. Occasionally in the spring season, twisters even show up in parts …
Do you have a young, creative storyteller in your home? If your child might enjoy writing and illustrating an original story, you can encourage them to enter the PBS KIDS Writers Contest 2015. Entries are being accepted now through March 31, 2015. The PBS KIDS …
Keep your eyes open on Saturday, Jan. 31 when hundreds of people dressed as gorillas will run through East Austin. The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund is hosting the 5th Annual Austin Gorilla Run. Runners of all ages will don gorilla suits at 9 a.m. and …
We had heard so much about iFLY Austin, the indoor skydiving facility, that we were really eager to test it out for ourselves. The iFLY experience creates true free-fall conditions with a vertical wind tunnel that feels just like skydiving, without having to jump out …
Kids will have a blast at Blazer Tag’s 16th Anniversary Celebration on Monday, Feb. 2 when they can enjoy laser tag games for only 16 cents from 4-9 p.m.! Blazer Tag is offering this great deal as a way thank Austin families for 16 spectacular …
Literature LIVE! presents Chicken Big — a new, free puppet show for families that will be performed at various branches of the Austin Public Library this winter and spring. Kids will enjoy this less-than-traditional puppet show production of Austin author Keith Graves’ children’s book, Chicken …
This weekend you can watch the Harlem Globetrotters, enjoy a night of International dance, climb trees at the Wildflower Center, go roller skating, watch puppet shows at ZACH Theatre and the Thinkery, learn dances from Ballet Austin, go star gazing, make zines at the Mexic-Arte …
Do512 Family is all about what to do in Austin with kids. We love to be out and about in Austin and are always looking for fun things to do with the family.