The Woodland Faerie Trail at Zilker Botanical Gardens features faerie homes and gardens created by gardeners, architects and others. Their creations are now on display through May 26, and Friday, Mar. 14, you can see them at night at the Faeries by Starlight event from 7 – 9 pm.
Last week, we told you about the Rock Show For Kids going down at the Fader Fort Thursday, Mar. 13 from 10 am – noon with music from Typhoon, Aloe Blacc, The Bots, Les Claypool and more. Guess what? We have 4 VIP tickets to give away to the show!
This year’s SXSW Eco Light Garden in Republic Square Garden is another great reason to take advantage of no school nights and to get out and enjoy SXSW for free and family-style. The park lights up nightly through March 15. When the sun goes down, Republic Square Park is transformed into a dreamy space that, plays with light and sound and geometry.
Head to Kaleidoscope Toys this week for Spring Break Activities for the family. There will be a reptile show, crafts, cooking classes and more!
Spend Spring Break at the Bullock and get some free, quality, family learning time. The Bullock Texas State History Museum is having free activities this week for you and your kids.
Did someone say puppy? Yes we did! Come bark up the right tree this Saturday, March 8 at the GoBank #Puppy Hour at 9:00 am.
If you have a teenager who is interested in music and/or the music biz, RSVP them for The Spotify Studio Unofficial Workshop happening at the Spotify House Saturday, Mar. 8 from 11 am – 2 pm. Ages 13 – 18 are invited to learn to DJ, hone songwriting skills, design a logo for their band and hear about careers in the music industry.
If you read our Family Friendly Events During SX 2014 post the other day, you may have been thinking, “How the heck am I supposed to pull all of this off with kids in tow?” Well, you probably can’t. But you can definitely pick and choose, and you could definitely use some advice if you’re never done it before. Do512 Family Featured Babymaker, Nicole from LiveMom, shared her Tips for Doing SX With Kids with us today. Heed her advice, and have fun out there!
The third installment of SXSW Interactive’s Create event will be coming to the City Terrace at the Long Center Friday, March 7-Sunday March 8 from 11 am to 6 pm and is FREE and open to the public. That’s right, no badge required!
See a mini planetarium star show at the GirlStart STEM Center Thursday, Mar. 6 at the Starry Nights events from 6 – 7:30 pm. This event is completely free, but registration is required and you can do that here. All ages are welcome to explore outer space via the GirlStart mini planetarium, and fun, hands-on activities will follow.
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.