Cat in the Hat at ZACH Theatre – Review and Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win 4 tickets to the 2 pm performance on Saturday, Apr. 12!
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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate Poetry Month
Featured Babymaker & contributing Do512 Family writer, Ava Love Hanna, earned her masters degree in poetry. So, naturally she wanted to share some ways that you can celebrate Poetry Month on your own!
Free Family Day at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden
Celebrate Spring at Family First Sunday at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden on Sunday, Apr. 6 from 12 – 3 pm. Kids can participate in activities geared especially for them while checking out the gardens. This weekend features a Kimono Fashion Show, sculpture lessons and yoga.
Children’s Picnic and Real Food Festival at French Legation Museum
The annual Children’s Picnic and Real Food Festival will be at the French Legation Museum on Sunday, Mar. 30 from 1 – 5 pm. This FREE event is presented by Edible Austin, the SANDE Youth Project and the French Legation Museum.
Sesame Street Live at Frank Erwin Center – Giveaway
Join all your favorite Sesame Street characters for Sesame Street Live – Make a New Friend! See big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Elmo and more at the Frank Erwin Center Apr. 3 – 6. Enter for a chance to win 4 tickets to a show of your choice!
FREE Workout for Moms & Their Kids, Ages 0 – 2
Do512 Family and Castle Hill Fitness have teamed up with Total Mommy Fitness to bring moms and their families a Free Workout Series! There are two upcoming dates where you can attend a free 45-minute workout followed by refreshments from KIND bars and juices from Skinny Limits. Our third class in the series will be Saturday, Mar. 29 at 9 am, and will be specifically for moms and their kids from ages 0 – 2. The class is free and an RSVP is appreciated but if you decide to come last minute, no worries, we’ll be there waiting for you!
Top 10 Austin Family Events 3/21 – 3/23
This weekend is full of dogs performing circus feats, dinosaurs, trains, The Goonies and baseball. There’s a little something for everyone!
Some other activities/info of note:
- HONK! TX – going on all weekend, tons of free live music performances from marching bands, brass bands, European Klezmer and Balkan music.
- Best Swimming Holes in Austin – start planning!
Other than that, here are our top 10 Austin family events for the weekend…
Central Market Love Affair
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.
Top 10 Austin Family Events 3/14 – 3/16
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…
KUTX Live at the Four Seasons Recap
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…
