This weekend you can say “boo” to animals at the zoo, watch a vintage car race, be an archeologist for a day, make scary marionettes and calavera masks, search haunted trails (if you dare), watch Halloween movies at the drive-in, learn some important safety tips, …
Have you ever taken the kids to a drive-in movie? Austin’s Blue Starlite Drive-in is a really fun place to go munch on popcorn and watch a show from your own car. This month, they are showing tons of Halloween movies! Check out the schedule …
Most Austin-area kids will be out of school on Monday, Oct. 13. So what are we going to do to keep them busy? No plans, no problem. We’ve rounded up a few ideas of things to do. But if you’re hoping to just stick around …
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Alamo Drafthouse is throwing two Halloween Cartoon Cereal Parties with “classic spook-tastic ‘toons and all-you-can-eat sugar-ific cereals.” Yep, that’s right. We can head over in our pajamas and dig into bowls of sugary cereal while watching awesome Halloween-themed cartoons from …
While we’re focused on Halloween right now, you know that the winter holiday season will be upon us in the blink of an eye. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is ready for our Austin-area kids to start thinking about one of our …
Pollyanna Theatre Company presents a new family-friendly play exploring the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. You can check out Liberty! Equality! and Fireworks! at the Long Center during weekend matinees October 11 -19. Liberty! Equality! and Fireworks! tells the story of a group of …
The Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) is offering a lot of really fun family programs this month leading up to their big Dia de los Muertos Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1. You can make calavera masks, enjoy free concerts, plays, storytimes and more! Take a …
Things are getting creepy at Pioneer Farms this month! If you’re looking for some frightening fun, head over on Fridays and Saturdays (Oct. 10-11, 17-18, and 24-25) from 7-10 p.m. to Search the Haunted Trails. Watch out for “Creatures of the Night” in the Sprinkle …
Trust us, we know how hard it can be to find time to workout. Fitness can easily fall way down on the list of priorities for busy moms and dads. But what if you can take the kids to exercise with you in a family-friendly …
We’re pretty okay when it comes to making paper bag puppets, maybe even sock puppets, too, but DIY marionette-making sounds like something that might get us all tangled up. Lucky for us, the amazing art instructors at Laguna Gloria are teaching families how to make their …
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.