Give the kiddos’ first day off school some structure at the Holiday Kids Camp: Make and Take Gifts, Flicks and Pizza Partying at The North Door on Sat., December 21 from 10 am – 2 pm. Arts & crafts, holidays movies and a pizza party to keep the littles happy and adult beverages for you, too! $30/child; 50% off for two or more kids.
This weekend you can check out an ice skating show, holiday plays and get your gifts wrapped for free. ‘Tis the season! Here are your top 10 Austin family events…
See the gardens at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center all lit up with thousands of luminarias and twinkle lights at the Luminations events Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15 from 6 – 9 pm. Entry will be FREE with two canned food items!
Two of the holiday’s richest traditions include consuming (spiced) egg nog and enjoying Will Ferrell in the movie Elf. Starting today, hiccup, you can take the fun to the next level by attending the Elf Quote-Along at Alamo Drafthouse.
Sweeten your next visit to Austin’s brand new children’s museum, The Thinkery, by participating in one of their Gingerbread Workshops at varying times on Saturday, Dec. 14 and daily Saturday, Dec. 21 – Tuesday, Dec. 23.
The Puppet Improv Project (PIP) will be ringing in the season with the relaunch of their musical, Elf Employment, with four shows playing at the Institution Theater in December.
At The Capital One Quicksilver Holiday Wrapping Truck, they will wrap all your gifts–an unlimited number of them–for FREE. Any gift, as many as you can bring, any size, anything. If you can bring it, they can wrap it from Thursday, Dec. 12 to Saturday Dec. 14.
If making stellated octahedron or icosahedra is your thing, we’ve got some fun for you! This weekend, Art. Science. Gallery. is hosting a two-class series where you can build Mathematical Origami Ornaments.
This holiday season, let the kids learn important skills like juggling, puppetry, clowning and magic at the Fantastic Magic Camp Winter Break session, complete with a New Year’s Eve Lock-In so you can party down and know the kids are safe. You can either sign up for the whole shebang or just a day, depending on your needs.
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.
