Hello moms!
I don’t know about you, but I love to find deals that I can do with my kids
that won’t break the bank. One thing that I love about Houston is the vast
amount of kid’s activities that you can find at a low cost or no cost. Today we
are talking about no-cost things, which is my favorite!
1.
Discovery
Green’s “Screen on the Green”
OMG guys, I love this place! Discovery green
which is a wonderful park that offers many different activities at various days
and times. Their events website is: http://www.discoverygreen.com/ebevents,
check it out when you get a chance. Now back to the “Screen on the Green”, this
is an activity, that’s being held on Thursday nights now (during the warmer
months, they do it on Saturdays). It’s basically an outdoor movie theater, it’s
absolutely free, no limit on the amount of people you can bring, and the best
part about it is that you get to bring your own food. Pack a picnic basket/bag
full of food and beverages, some blankets (extra blankets now), and also a
folding chair, if you prefer to sit in a chair over the blankets. Now it’s a little chilly now, so if you don’t
like the cold weather, now is not the time for you to go, but if you don’t mind
the cool breeze, and are looking for something to do during the week with the
kids, this is a great outing. Now if you have a few extra dollars to spend,
they also sell food, drinks, beer and wine. You cannot bring your own alcohol
or any glass containers. They are located at 1500 McKinney (Downtown Houston),
Houston, TX 77010, try to arrive a few minutes earlier to get good parking.
Tonight’s 12/03/2015 feature film is: The Polar Express, and it will
be running from 7:00-8:30PM.
2.
Houston Museum of Contemporary Craft
Another great option for an outing with the
kids, that is both educational and entertaining. On the first Saturday of every
month, the HMCC, hosts an event called: Hands
on Houston, where are art expert teaches you and your children how to
paint, sculpt, or assemble some type of craft. All of the supplies are provided
to you when you arrive, and there is no need to make an apt or call ahead, you
can just drop in (Yes that’s how they roll). There is a new project each month,
and the different times that we have been my kids have loved it each time. They
are located at 4848 Main Street (mid-town Houston), Houston, TX 77002, and
their events website is: http://www.crafthouston.org/events/.
Check out the website at the top of each month to see what new projects will be
taught for the month. This activity is ideal for the 5-12 aged kids, but
younger kids and older kids can enjoy it as well. The activity runs from
11:00AM-3:00PM.
This month’s project is decorating wooden
toy trains, and it will be held on this Saturday, 12/05/2015
3.
The
Houston Children’s Museum
Now unless you’ve been living under
a rock, you know that Houston has one of the best Children’s Museums ever! With
a vast amount of indoor and outdoor activities for the kids to enjoy, TCM is a
great place to bring the kids out to let off some of that end of the school
week steam out. TCM also have activities that are both educational and
entertaining. Now the last time that we went I noticed that my 11-year-old son
was not having “as much” fun as he used to have, so I guess he feels that he is
“getting too old” for TCM, so I would say the ideal age is between 4-10, but
again it’s still a great outing for the whole family. And guess what, every
Thursday night, from 5:00-8:00PM, it is Family and Friends night, and it is
absolutely free to attend. Check out their website at http://www.cmhouston.org/calendar.
TCM is located at 1500 Binz Street, Houston, TX 77004 (Downtown Houston). Parking
in the TCM’s parking lot will cost you, but there is tons of free street
parking after 6:00PM
4.
The
Houston Zoo
Every first Tuesday of the month,
the Houston Zoo allows free admission from 12 noon until closing which is at
5:00PM (last entrance allowed at 4:00PM). Since the kids will be out of school
for the winter break, January 5th, 2016 will be a perfect day to go
out, and let the kids see, feed, and play with the animals. You can also check
out other events and they’re daily schedule at their website: http://www.houstonzoo.org/plan-your-visit/events-calendar/.
The Zoo is located at 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030. Free parking
outside of the Zoo’s main entrance.
5.
Discovery
Green’s “Young Writers Workshop”
I love, love, love this program. Every single Saturday from
10:30-11:30AM, the Discovery Green Park
offers this free young writers program, that helps kids with using their
imagination and creativity by writing stories based on fictional situations.
They write for about 30 minutes, and then the kids (if they want to) get to
share their writings with the other young writers and the parents. This program
helps kids on so many different levels: it allows them to explore their
creative mind in a non-academic atmosphere with no pressure to make a “good
grade”; it also allows them to build relationship with other children in a
structured yet playful environment; it also builds the kids confidence to be
able to present their ideas and imagination in front of other kids and adults,
with no judgement or right or wrong way of doing it, and in a care-free
environment. This activity is a must do, the age range here is more so for the
7-13 kid range.
Well ladies, I hope this has been helpful, and I will continue to share any resources that I find out about with you. Until next time, I'm signing off, OSM
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