Jamie For all the dads out there looking for some father-kiddo bonding fun, Toybrary has got you covered. Learn about creative reuse of recycled materials and make a rubber band guitar at the Daddy & Me Play Date, Saturday, March 22 at 10:30 am. The cost is $10 per father/child pair.
Looking for a fun outdoor event for the whole family that combines your love of circuses with performing dogs? Well, you’re in luck! On Friday, Mar. 21, head over to the French Legation Museum for an Evening Under the Oaks with Circus Chickendog.
Do512 Family Featured Babymaker, Trish Morrison from MomCom, is sharing her story about how awesome Central Market can be for singles and families. Read her story about moving across town made her love her local Central Market even more.
Chances are, your younger kids love the hit PBS series, Dinosaur Train, the show about a T-Rex living in a nest with a Pteranodon family. You know the song…. “Dinosaur Traiiiin (woo woo)!” Well now you can tell the kids that they have a chance to see Dinosaur Train Live! Buddy’s Big Adventure at the Long Center on Sunday, Mar. 23 at 3 pm!
Semillitas de Español provides parents and children with fun classes that teach Spanish experientially, through playing, making music, group activities, conversations, art, dramatic play and more. All week, they are offering FREE demo classes of their CANTA program in various locations.
We hope everyone’s Spring Break has been fun and safe! If you’ve been wondering about some of the free, live music sessions happening around town, we can tell you about those….
Read up and see if it’s something you would like to do with your kids. Another cool activity you can check out is the SXSW Eco Light Garden at Republic Square Park. Other than that, here are our top 10 Austin family events…
If you’re looking a cool family-friendly(ish) and free show during SXSW, make sure to head over to the Hotel San Jose for South by San Jose (SXSJ). The festival, held in the parking lot of the hotel, starts every day at noon and runs through …
Do512 Family editor, Jamie Jett, somehow managed to get out of bed and get to Day Two of KUTX Live at the Four Seasons, a 4-part, early morning, live music series that started Wednesday, Mar. 12 and will continue through Saturday, Mar. 15. Jett arrived this morning, Thursday, Mar. 13, at 8 am sharp (kind of) to see what these early shows were like. Here are her thoughts…
Kids will learn about fairy folklore then venture into the woods to build homes for their fairy friends, as well as forts for themselves, at Forts and Fairy Houses with Earth Native Wilderness School on Sunday, Mar. 16 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm.
On Sunday, March 16 at 12 pm at (or shall we say in?) Kenny Dorhams’ Backyard, get wild and crazy at the Mad Tiger Festival, presented by Chicken Ranch, Do512 Family and Peelander-Z. An “unofficial” part of SXSW but officially cool and fun, the Festival will offer fun for the whole family, including art, music and magic. It’s FREE to attend, but please RSVP to ensure a spot.
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