Family Saturday- Make Recycled Robots at Laguna Gloria
Recycled Robots happens on Saturday, Jan 11 from 11 am - 3 pm, make your very own robotic friend using recycled materials and colorful lights with The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria.
Recycled Robots happens on Saturday, Jan 11 from 11 am - 3 pm, make your very own robotic friend using recycled materials and colorful lights with The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria.
Check out museums, hold tiny animals, get weird or play laser tag ALL NIGHT... here are our top 10 Austin family events this weekend!
Disney Junior Live returns to Austin for one day only with a brand new show--Pirate & Princess Adventure! On Sunday, Dec 22, at Frank Irwin Center at 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm, bring your kids out to lose their minds watching Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Princess Sofia the First live, in the cartoon-flesh!
Need a movie break amid the holiday rush? Bring the kids to see The Polar Express at the Bullock Museum's Texas Spirit Theater on Dec. 21, 22, or 23.
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.
If you are familiar with Casa de Luz, then you already know that it is a place that makes you immediately feel better upon entering. Most people know it as a restaurant, but there is much more happening at that little sweet spot on Toomey Rd. It is a community center that regularly holds classes and sessions in yoga, tai chi, neural retraining, authentic relating and much, much more. The restaurant serves a 100 percent organic and whole-food breakfast, lunch and dinner. And now, Case de Luz can add an amazing school to their offerings.
Just 50 miles south of Austin is one of America's favorite waterparks, Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. It's August in Texas and there is really not a better way to beat the heat than spending a day in your swimsuit, floating on winding rivers and flying down waterslides. Our editor, Jamie Jett, made a trip down to the cute old town of New Braunfels to experience the park with her 8-year-old-son. Here is her recap...
We have another fun Austin Sound & Cinema event tomorrow, August 14, on the lawn of the Long Center. This week, get down to the sounds (and the awesome unitard-wearing frontman) of Magnifico, Austin's favorite Queen tribute band. After rocking out to Bohemian Rhapsody, stick around for a free screening of Flash Gordon on the giant, inflatable screen from Alamo Drafthouse.
Take a magical trip into the woods this weekend... with your kids? You bet. ZACH Theatre presents a kid-friendly version of the 1980s Broadway hit, Into the Woods, appropriately calling it Into the Woods Jr. Showtimes are at 2 and 7 pm on both Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17. Tickets are $10 for kids and $12 for adults.
Tucked away in the hills off HWY 360 & 2222 on City Park Road, Ski Shores Cafe is a laid back cafe on Lake Austin, ideal for enjoying with other families or groups of friends. This is not a quick-stop joint--you'll want to stay a while.