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🎄Just a few of the free holiday trees you can ...

🎄Just a few of the free holiday trees you can see this season: 🎄 Zilker Holiday Tree 🎄 @austinmotel Winter Wanderland 🎄 @austinpubliclibrary Central 🎄 Georgetown Square 🎄 Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock 🎄 The Domain near iPic Theaters

🎄Just a few of the free holiday trees you can see this season:
🎄 Zilker Holiday Tree
🎄 @austinmotel Winter Wanderland
🎄 @austinpubliclibrary Central
🎄 Georgetown Square
🎄 Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock
🎄 The Domain near iPic Theaters ...

🏡 Gingerbread Workshops are back at ...

🏡 Gingerbread Workshops are back at @thinkeryatx 🙌 There’s one today (12/4), and more on Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 22, 23! 👉 Purchase a delicious gingerbread house or cookies kit made by @ladyquackscakery from The Thinkery. You can take the kit home, or sign up for a workshop at The Thinkery. Workshops are $6 per person. The house kit is $45 and the cookies kit is $35 for 4 cookies. 👉 You must pay admission to The Thinkery in addition to the cost of the workshop. Admission is FREE if you have a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass and you can get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids 🙌 👉 After the workshop, you can stay and play at the Thinkery all day! They will label and hold your house for you until you’re ready to leave. 👉 Head down the block to @ladyquackscakery and pick up some more goodies to bring home! 😋

🏡 Gingerbread Workshops are back at @thinkeryatx 🙌 There’s one today (12/4), and more on Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 22, 23!

👉 Purchase a delicious gingerbread house or cookies kit made by @ladyquackscakery from The Thinkery. You can take the kit home, or sign up for a workshop at The Thinkery. Workshops are $6 per person. The house kit is $45 and the cookies kit is $35 for 4 cookies.
👉 You must pay admission to The Thinkery in addition to the cost of the workshop. Admission is FREE if you have a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass and you can get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids 🙌
👉 After the workshop, you can stay and play at the Thinkery all day! They will label and hold your house for you until you’re ready to leave.
👉 Head down the block to @ladyquackscakery and pick up some more goodies to bring home! 😋 ...

@atxlights grand opening is December 8! 🙌 We ...

@atxlights grand opening is December 8! 🙌 We are so happy the walk-thru experience is back again this year. At the Trail of Lights, you can see over 2 million lights, 70 displays, & 90 trees. They also have food trucks, a s’mores station, Santa, live music, a Ferris Wheel, carousel, and more. You can go for free on select nights, pay $20 for a ZIP pass, or $90 for a Platinum pass. The ZIP pass gets you early entry and free cookies & cocoa. The Platinum pass gets you in early, valet parking, a shuttle ride to the event, a free drink ticket, and a free ride ticket. Kids 5 and under get in free with a paid ticket. 👉FREE nights are December 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18 (no ticket needed) 👉GA tickets are $5 👉 ZIP passes are $20 👉 Platinum passes are $90 👉 Parking passes are $15 to park on Stratford (or park across the street by the Zilker Holiday Tree for free). 🎄The Zilker Holiday Tree is free (there are vendors selling treats) and across Barton Springs from TOL. You can start here, take a spin under the tree, and cross the street at the light of Barton Springs & Stratford. Come early if you want to guarantee a parking spot on this side. 📍 TIPS: 👉Bring glow necklaces for the kids to make them easier to spot in the dark/crowds 👉 They check bags, but you can bring your own food/water, etc 👉 Bring a stroller/wagon for the kids but be aware that if you go on a free night, the crowds will be dense and make it hard to get the stroller through 👉 I highly recommend buying ZIP passes for families with little kids. The TOL gets packed on free nights! 👉 Wear comfortable shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. 👉 Purchase a s’mores kit (or bring your own) and stop to roast a s’more! 👉 Bring lots of patience and your holiday cheer! The crowds can be overwhelming but you will find the holiday magic. 🤩 Especially at the top of the Ferris Wheel 😉

@atxlights grand opening is December 8! 🙌 We are so happy the walk-thru experience is back again this year. At the Trail of Lights, you can see over 2 million lights, 70 displays, & 90 trees. They also have food trucks, a s’mores station, Santa, live music, a Ferris Wheel, carousel, and more.

You can go for free on select nights, pay $20 for a ZIP pass, or $90 for a Platinum pass. The ZIP pass gets you early entry and free cookies & cocoa. The Platinum pass gets you in early, valet parking, a shuttle ride to the event, a free drink ticket, and a free ride ticket. Kids 5 and under get in free with a paid ticket.

👉FREE nights are December 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18 (no ticket needed)
👉GA tickets are $5
👉 ZIP passes are $20
👉 Platinum passes are $90
👉 Parking passes are $15 to park on Stratford (or park across the street by the Zilker Holiday Tree for free).

🎄The Zilker Holiday Tree is free (there are vendors selling treats) and across Barton Springs from TOL. You can start here, take a spin under the tree, and cross the street at the light of Barton Springs & Stratford. Come early if you want to guarantee a parking spot on this side.

📍 TIPS:
👉Bring glow necklaces for the kids to make them easier to spot in the dark/crowds
👉 They check bags, but you can bring your own food/water, etc
👉 Bring a stroller/wagon for the kids but be aware that if you go on a free night, the crowds will be dense and make it hard to get the stroller through
👉 I highly recommend buying ZIP passes for families with little kids. The TOL gets packed on free nights!
👉 Wear comfortable shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
👉 Purchase a s’mores kit (or bring your own) and stop to roast a s’more!
👉 Bring lots of patience and your holiday cheer! The crowds can be overwhelming but you will find the holiday magic. 🤩 Especially at the top of the Ferris Wheel 😉 ...

@southcongressatx will get you in the holiday ...

@southcongressatx will get you in the holiday spirit! 🎄🤩 Stroll through Winter Wanderland at @austinmotel and see all the colorful trees. Just about every place is decorated for the holidays!

@southcongressatx will get you in the holiday spirit! 🎄🤩 Stroll through Winter Wanderland at @austinmotel and see all the colorful trees. Just about every place is decorated for the holidays! ...

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⭐️Light Up The Lake-free 2 day ...

👉DEC 2 ⭐️Light Up The Lake-free 2 day festival at 6pm. Old Settlers Park 🎄Georgetown Christmas Stroll 5-9pm 🌟Lakeway Trail of Lights 6pm-midnight 🎄Heritage Park in Cedar Park Tree Lighting Ceremony ✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet 🎄Budafest ⠀ 👉DEC 3 🎅🏼 Breakfast With Santa and Bottomless Mimosas at @sweeteatsfruitfarm 🔨 Free Kids DIY Workshop at Home Depot 🎄Georgetown Christmas Stroll 10am– 8pm ⭐️Light Up The Lake 6pm at Old Settlers Park 🎄Downtown Holiday Stroll & Capitol Tree Lighting 5-10pm. 1100 Congress Ave ⭐️Pfestival of Lights and Parade at 4pm, 200 E Main St, Pflugerville 🎻 Austin Chamber Music live Charlie Brown music of Vince Guaraldi at noon, 3:30, and 7pm at the @Paramountaustin 🩰 @BalletAustin The Nutcracker is at the @longcenter 🎄Old Town Christmas Festival in Leander 🎅🏼Liberty Hill Christmas Festival is from 10-3 ⭐️Christmas on Mercer is from 10-5 in Dripping Springs ✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet ⭐️Budafest ⠀ 👉DEC 4 🚂 Ride the Cedar Rock Railroad Train with Santa from 5-7pm. $5 🎅🏼Santa at @dreamlanddstx on Sundays in Dec from 4-6pm 🎅🏼Breakfast With Santa and Bottomless Mimosas at @sweeteatsfruitfarm 🛍️ @BrentwoodSocialHouse Holiday Market is from 9-3 🎄 @thelittlelonghorn is showing a holiday movie from 5-8pm ✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet 🎄Budafest ⭐️Free First Sunday at the Bullock from 10-5 😎 @Thinkeryatx has free community nights every Sun from 3-5pm. ⠀ 👉ONGOING EVENTS: 🎄 @AustinMotel free Winter Wanderland ⚡️Hogwarts lights display at @diagonalleyatx (Slaughter Lane and Bungalow) ⭐️ @Mozartscoffee lights display ⛸️Bee Cave On Ice @hillcountrygalleria ⛸️Ice Rodeo at @fsaustin 🍦Pinkmas at Museum of Ice Cream 🚗 @peppermintparkway at COTA 🎅🏼Santa’s Jingle House in Round Rock 🎅🏼 @SweetEatsFruitFarm- Santa on the weekends 🎭 @ZACHtheatre A Christmas Carol 🎄 @ElginChristmas Tree Farm cut-your-own-tree 🎄 @EvergreenFarmsElgin cut-your-own-tree 🛍️ @BlueGenieArtBazaar ⠀ 👉OUT OF TOWN: 🎅🏼 @SantasWonderland 🎅🏼 @SantasRanch in New Braunfels ⭐️Marble Falls Walkway of Lights ⭐️Johnson City Lights ⭐️Bastrop River of Lights 🚂North Pole Flyer @austinsteamtrain 🎄Sights & Sounds of Christmas @smtxsightsandsounds

👉DEC 2
⭐️Light Up The Lake-free 2 day festival at 6pm. Old Settlers Park
🎄Georgetown Christmas Stroll 5-9pm
🌟Lakeway Trail of Lights 6pm-midnight
🎄Heritage Park in Cedar Park Tree Lighting Ceremony
✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet
🎄Budafest
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👉DEC 3
🎅🏼 Breakfast With Santa and Bottomless Mimosas at @sweeteatsfruitfarm
🔨 Free Kids DIY Workshop at Home Depot
🎄Georgetown Christmas Stroll 10am– 8pm
⭐️Light Up The Lake 6pm at Old Settlers Park
🎄Downtown Holiday Stroll & Capitol Tree Lighting 5-10pm. 1100 Congress Ave
⭐️Pfestival of Lights and Parade at 4pm, 200 E Main St, Pflugerville
🎻 Austin Chamber Music live Charlie Brown music of Vince Guaraldi at noon, 3:30, and 7pm at the @Paramountaustin
🩰 @BalletAustin The Nutcracker is at the @longcenter
🎄Old Town Christmas Festival in Leander
🎅🏼Liberty Hill Christmas Festival is from 10-3
⭐️Christmas on Mercer is from 10-5 in Dripping Springs
✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet
⭐️Budafest
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👉DEC 4
🚂 Ride the Cedar Rock Railroad Train with Santa from 5-7pm. $5
🎅🏼Santa at @dreamlanddstx on Sundays in Dec from 4-6pm
🎅🏼Breakfast With Santa and Bottomless Mimosas at @sweeteatsfruitfarm
🛍️ @BrentwoodSocialHouse Holiday Market is from 9-3
🎄 @thelittlelonghorn is showing a holiday movie from 5-8pm
✝️Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet
🎄Budafest
⭐️Free First Sunday at the Bullock from 10-5
😎 @Thinkeryatx has free community nights every Sun from 3-5pm.
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👉ONGOING EVENTS:
🎄 @AustinMotel free Winter Wanderland
⚡️Hogwarts lights display at @diagonalleyatx (Slaughter Lane and Bungalow)
⭐️ @Mozartscoffee lights display
⛸️Bee Cave On Ice @hillcountrygalleria
⛸️Ice Rodeo at @fsaustin
🍦Pinkmas at Museum of Ice Cream
🚗 @peppermintparkway at COTA
🎅🏼Santa’s Jingle House in Round Rock
🎅🏼 @SweetEatsFruitFarm- Santa on the weekends
🎭 @ZACHtheatre A Christmas Carol
🎄 @ElginChristmas Tree Farm cut-your-own-tree
🎄 @EvergreenFarmsElgin cut-your-own-tree
🛍️ @BlueGenieArtBazaar
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👉OUT OF TOWN:
🎅🏼 @SantasWonderland
🎅🏼 @SantasRanch in New Braunfels
⭐️Marble Falls Walkway of Lights
⭐️Johnson City Lights
⭐️Bastrop River of Lights
🚂North Pole Flyer @austinsteamtrain
🎄Sights & Sounds of Christmas @smtxsightsandsounds ...

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⭐️ GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED⭐️ 🧺 @saltandlightlaundry would like to give away FREE LAUNDRY SERVICE to 3 winners! 🤗 🙌 👉How the laundry service works: 1. Schedule a time for them to come pick up your laundry (up to 30lbs). 2. Prepare your laundry in a bag and leave it out on your front porch. They will pick it up. 3. Relax, shop for/wrap Christmas gifts, bake cookies, etc. Clean and folded laundry will be delivered in 24-48 hours. 👉 TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY: 1. Follow @saltandlightlaundry and @austinfunforkids 2. Tag 3 friends. The people you tag will not be entered into the giveaway unless they follow us and tag 3 different people. Winners will be chosen and messaged on Friday. Good luck!

⭐️ GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED⭐️
🧺 @saltandlightlaundry would like to give away FREE LAUNDRY SERVICE to 3 winners! 🤗 🙌

👉How the laundry service works:
1. Schedule a time for them to come pick up your laundry (up to 30lbs).
2. Prepare your laundry in a bag and leave it out on your front porch. They will pick it up.
3. Relax, shop for/wrap Christmas gifts, bake cookies, etc. Clean and folded laundry will be delivered in 24-48 hours.

👉 TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:
1. Follow @saltandlightlaundry and @austinfunforkids
2. Tag 3 friends. The people you tag will not be entered into the giveaway unless they follow us and tag 3 different people.

Winners will be chosen and messaged on Friday. Good luck! ...

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📍 SAVE THIS POST ↗️ 🚗 Road trip to Waco idea, for now or later: 😎 @maybornmuseum in the morning 🧺 picnic lunch at Cameron Park 🐘 @cpzoo 🥤 @drpeppermuseum All of these places are included with a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass 🙌 Get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids We did this exact road trip over spring break a few years ago. This fun road trip could go into one of your “experience gift envelopes”!

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🚗 Road trip to Waco idea, for now or later:
😎 @maybornmuseum in the morning
🧺 picnic lunch at Cameron Park
🐘 @cpzoo
🥤 @drpeppermuseum

All of these places are included with a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass 🙌 Get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids

We did this exact road trip over spring break a few years ago. This fun road trip could go into one of your “experience gift envelopes”! ...

💦 @typhoontexas is part of ...

💦 @typhoontexas is part of @pogopasstxsouthcentral 🤩 Get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids 🎁 I’m all about giving experience gifts (if you couldn’t tell 😜), and one thing I always do every Christmas is make a surprise envelope for every month of the new year. I pick a different experience to go into each envelope and then label the months on the front. I print out the name of the place and a photo of that place to go inside the envelope. Then I put the stack of envelopes under the tree. The kids get to open the January one on Christmas morning, and then we open the new ones on the 1st of each month throughout the year. It’s been really fun and the kids always get so excited when the new month rolls around. Typhoon Texas will be going in one of our summer month envelopes this year! 🙌

💦 @typhoontexas is part of @pogopasstxsouthcentral 🤩 Get half off a Pogo Pass with code: Austinfunforkids

🎁 I’m all about giving experience gifts (if you couldn’t tell 😜), and one thing I always do every Christmas is make a surprise envelope for every month of the new year. I pick a different experience to go into each envelope and then label the months on the front. I print out the name of the place and a photo of that place to go inside the envelope. Then I put the stack of envelopes under the tree. The kids get to open the January one on Christmas morning, and then we open the new ones on the 1st of each month throughout the year. It’s been really fun and the kids always get so excited when the new month rolls around. Typhoon Texas will be going in one of our summer month envelopes this year! 🙌 ...

⭐️ GIVEAWAY ⭐️
Win a Chef Kids Kit ...

⭐️ GIVEAWAY ⭐️ Win a Chef Kids Kit from @chefkidskits 🤗 👩🏻‍🍳 1️⃣ Like @austinfunforkids & @chefkidskits 2️⃣ Send a DM to @chefkidskits explaining why you’d love to have a Chef Kids Kit 3️⃣ Tag someone you know who’d love to enter this giveaway! ▶️ Giveaway ends on November 28 at 11:59pm. 🍅 Chef Kids Kits include 3 kid-friendly recipes, a STEAM lunch lesson, activity sheet, kitchen gadget, plant-powered snacks, and prize. A kit would make a fun gift this holiday season!

⭐️ GIVEAWAY ⭐️
Win a Chef Kids Kit from @chefkidskits 🤗 👩🏻‍🍳

1️⃣ Like @austinfunforkids & @chefkidskits
2️⃣ Send a DM to @chefkidskits explaining why you’d love to have a Chef Kids Kit
3️⃣ Tag someone you know who’d love to enter this giveaway!

▶️ Giveaway ends on November 28 at 11:59pm.

🍅 Chef Kids Kits include 3 kid-friendly recipes, a STEAM lunch lesson, activity sheet, kitchen gadget, plant-powered snacks, and prize. A kit would make a fun gift this holiday season! ...

💰 SUNDAY AND CYBER MONDAY DEALS!!!
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💰 SUNDAY AND CYBER MONDAY DEALS!!! ▶️ @dartemup has gift card deals that end Sunday 11/27🔫 ▶️ @mtplaymore has $100 gift cards for $50! Use code CM2022 ▶️ Urban Air has $100 gift cards for $50!🤸🏼‍♂️ ▶️ @pogopasstxsouthcentral is half off with code: Austinfunforkids 😁 and includes admission to @thinkeryatx @typhoontexas @mtplaymore @pumpituproundrock and many more! ▶️ @littlelanddomain, @littlelandleander, and @littlelandaustin have a deal coming on December 2!😊 ▶️ @altituderoundrock has a sale on booking parties!😃 ▶️ @kalahariresorts has deals on water park and Tom Foolery passes!💦 ▶️ Top Golf has a deal- spend $75, get $25!⛳️ ▶️ K1 Speed has free gift card with the purchase of a gift card! 🏎️ ▶️ Museum of Ice Cream has 20% off through 11/27 with code: PINKFRIDAY ▶️ Sandbox VR has a give $100, get $30 deal, plus a Cyber Monday Deal coming tomorrow (11/28)! ▶️ iFly has holiday deals happening now! ▶️ @laketraviszipline has $25 off gift cards with code: HOLIDAY22 ▶️ @drafthouseaustin has 25% off gift cards ▶️ @austin_scoolofrock has 30% off camps with code: BLACKFRIDAY30 ⠀ 👀 For more experience gift ideas, go here: https://austinfunforkids.com/fun-austin-experience-gifts-for-kids/

💰 SUNDAY AND CYBER MONDAY DEALS!!!
▶️ @dartemup has gift card deals that end Sunday 11/27🔫
▶️ @mtplaymore has $100 gift cards for $50! Use code CM2022
▶️ Urban Air has $100 gift cards for $50!🤸🏼‍♂️
▶️ @pogopasstxsouthcentral is half off with code: Austinfunforkids 😁 and includes admission to @thinkeryatx @typhoontexas @mtplaymore @pumpituproundrock and many more!
▶️ @littlelanddomain, @littlelandleander, and @littlelandaustin have a deal coming on December 2!😊
▶️ @altituderoundrock has a sale on booking parties!😃
▶️ @kalahariresorts has deals on water park and Tom Foolery passes!💦
▶️ Top Golf has a deal- spend $75, get $25!⛳️
▶️ K1 Speed has free gift card with the purchase of a gift card! 🏎️
▶️ Museum of Ice Cream has 20% off through 11/27 with code: PINKFRIDAY
▶️ Sandbox VR has a give $100, get $30 deal, plus a Cyber Monday Deal coming tomorrow (11/28)!
▶️ iFly has holiday deals happening now!
▶️ @laketraviszipline has $25 off gift cards with code: HOLIDAY22
▶️ @drafthouseaustin has 25% off gift cards
▶️ @austin_scoolofrock has 30% off camps with code: BLACKFRIDAY30
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👀 For more experience gift ideas, go here: https://austinfunforkids.com/fun-austin-experience-gifts-for-kids/ ...

🥾 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK 🐻
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🥾 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK 🐻
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📍 TOP TIPS (save this post!):
💧 Bring more water than you think you’ll need. A gallon per person per day, plus extra.
⛽️ Gas up when possible. You never know when you’ll see another station.
🍭Bring a special reward treat for the kids to have on hikes. Give it to them when you reach your destination as a reward and a sugar boost for the trek back.
🌯 Pack more food than you think you’ll need. Everything is overpriced and in limited supply.
🏔️ unless you camp, the only place to stay inside the park is at the Chisos Mountains Lodge @chisoslodge (which fills up on popular dates, so book early). There are several great hikes right in this area. Otherwise you can stay in neighboring towns like Terlingua. This will make your daily drive into the park much longer.
🛻 If you have a truck or high clearance vehicle, bring it! The gravel road to Grapevine Hills Trail (Balanced Rock) is nuts. It will take you an hour to go 6 miles in a car or minivan.
🥵 This is the best time of year to go (Nov-April). The rest of the year is dangerously hot.
🫖 If you stay at the Chisos Mountains Lodge, bring your own electric tea kettle! You can make Starbucks Via coffee, hot tea, ramen, hot chocolate, etc. Don’t try the coffee in the room. Bring frozen food you can microwave in your room. Bring lots of books and games (rooms don’t have Wi-Fi or tv)
🩱 Bring swimsuits for the hot springs and for wading in the Rio Grande on warm days.
🥾 Practice hiking with kids before you go. Bring a hiking backpack carrier for toddlers (or 2 willing older bros for shoulder rides).
🇲🇽 Bring passports if you want to cross the border to Boquillas, Mexico. Also bring cash and water bottles.
🧘‍♀️ Bring lots of patience for all the driving you’ll do. The park is so expansive and everything is far.
📅 The most popular dates at BBNP are Thanksgiving week & spring break. Book reservations far in advance. There are no overflow campsites or boondocking in BBNP, and no nearby public lands outside the park. Plan ahead! ...

👉New this weekend:

⚡️Hogwarts is ...

👉New this weekend: ⚡️Hogwarts is in South Austin! @diagonalleyatx is at Slaughter Lane and Bungalow in South Austin. 🚗 @peppermintparkway at COTA Nov 25 – Dec 30. Drive-thru lights display at COTA ⭐️ Nov 25: Lighting of the Square in Georgetown, traditionally held at 5:30 p.m. FREE! 103 W 7th St, Georgetown. 🎅🏼 Santa on the Terrace at the Long Center from 12-4 p.m. on Nov 26. Free family photos! 🎄Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony is on Nov 27 at 6 p.m. (music starts at 5:30). Free! 2100 Barton Springs Road (on the south side of the park). 🎅🏼 Santa’s Jingle House has so many cute and fun events for kids during the holidays. One of our favorites is the Holiday Bingo, Elf Scavenger Hunt & S’mores. Tickets required. 8 Chisholm Trail, Round Rock. 🎅🏼 Selfies with Santa at Hill Country Galleria ⭐️ Johnson City Lights ⭐️ Bastrop River of Lights 🔨 Home Depot free kids DIY workshop (train ornament) on Nov 26 😎 Free community night at @thinkeryatx on Sunday Nov 27 🎅🏼 @sweeteatsfruitfarm Santa pics 🎄 cut your own trees at @elginchristmas or @evergreenfarmselgin 🚂 North Pole Flyer at @austinsteamtrain 👉Ongoing events: ⭐️ @mozartscoffee has one of our favorite lights displays in Austin. You can see it for free, or pay to reserve a table. No one does hot chocolate and lights like Mozart’s! See them from November 10, 2022 – January 6, 2023 at 3825 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin. ⛸️Hill Country Galleria Bee Cave on Ice 🍦Museum of Ice Cream’s annual Pinkmas celebration kicks off Thursday, November 17, 2022 and runs through Monday, January 9, 2023. Visitors will add a little sprinkle of joy to their holiday as they embark on a magical journey across 12 multi-sensory installations filled with delicious treats, festive crafts, a larger-than-life snow globe, and much more! ⛸️ Ice Rodeo at the Four Seasons @fsaustin is Nov 19, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023. Skate under the stars and overlooking Lady Bird Lake at the Four Seasons outdoor skating rink. Fire pits, s’mores, and cabins available as well. 4-10 p.m. daily. Admission + skate rental is $35/person. 🎅🏼 Bass Pro in Round Rock free Santa photos (make reservations) 🛍️ @bluegenieartbazaar

👉New this weekend:

⚡️Hogwarts is in South Austin! @diagonalleyatx is at Slaughter Lane and Bungalow in South Austin.
🚗 @peppermintparkway at COTA Nov 25 – Dec 30. Drive-thru lights display at COTA
⭐️ Nov 25: Lighting of the Square in Georgetown, traditionally held at 5:30 p.m. FREE! 103 W 7th St, Georgetown.
🎅🏼 Santa on the Terrace at the Long Center from 12-4 p.m. on Nov 26. Free family photos!
🎄Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony is on Nov 27 at 6 p.m. (music starts at 5:30). Free! 2100 Barton Springs Road (on the south side of the park).
🎅🏼 Santa’s Jingle House has so many cute and fun events for kids during the holidays. One of our favorites is the Holiday Bingo, Elf Scavenger Hunt & S’mores. Tickets required. 8 Chisholm Trail, Round Rock.
🎅🏼 Selfies with Santa at Hill Country Galleria
⭐️ Johnson City Lights
⭐️ Bastrop River of Lights
🔨 Home Depot free kids DIY workshop (train ornament) on Nov 26
😎 Free community night at @thinkeryatx on Sunday Nov 27
🎅🏼 @sweeteatsfruitfarm Santa pics
🎄 cut your own trees at @elginchristmas or @evergreenfarmselgin
🚂 North Pole Flyer at @austinsteamtrain

👉Ongoing events:

⭐️ @mozartscoffee has one of our favorite lights displays in Austin. You can see it for free, or pay to reserve a table. No one does hot chocolate and lights like Mozart’s! See them from November 10, 2022 – January 6, 2023 at 3825 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin.
⛸️Hill Country Galleria Bee Cave on Ice
🍦Museum of Ice Cream’s annual Pinkmas celebration kicks off Thursday, November 17, 2022 and runs through Monday, January 9, 2023. Visitors will add a little sprinkle of joy to their holiday as they embark on a magical journey across 12 multi-sensory installations filled with delicious treats, festive crafts, a larger-than-life snow globe, and much more!
⛸️ Ice Rodeo at the Four Seasons @fsaustin is Nov 19, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023. Skate under the stars and overlooking Lady Bird Lake at the Four Seasons outdoor skating rink. Fire pits, s’mores, and cabins available as well. 4-10 p.m. daily. Admission + skate rental is $35/person.
🎅🏼 Bass Pro in Round Rock free Santa photos (make reservations)
🛍️ @bluegenieartbazaar ...

What an adventure! I’ve got a full post coming ...

What an adventure! I’ve got a full post coming up with all the tips for doing Big Bend National Park with kids, but here’s a peek at our trip. We just got back (it was unusually cold 🥶) but we still had a blast.

What an adventure! I’ve got a full post coming up with all the tips for doing Big Bend National Park with kids, but here’s a peek at our trip. We just got back (it was unusually cold 🥶) but we still had a blast. ...

We drove a @retroboatrentalsatx around Town Lake a...

We drove a @retroboatrentalsatx around Town Lake a couple of years ago, and it’s one of those things my kids still talk about! 🚤 Would be a fun experience gift (or even a unique date night or Moms Night Out 😎)!

We drove a @retroboatrentalsatx around Town Lake a couple of years ago, and it’s one of those things my kids still talk about! 🚤 Would be a fun experience gift (or even a unique date night or Moms Night Out 😎)! ...

💖FREE INDOOR PLACES TO GO WHEN ITS COLD ...

💖FREE INDOOR PLACES TO GO WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE: 📚 Central Public Library (story time Tues-Fri at 10am) 💜 Living Spaces (free indoor playscape, bring your own socks!) 📚 @bookpeople free story time on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday at 10:30am 🦎 Zookeeper Exotics has cool creatures to check out ☕️ @brentwoodsocialhouse has an indoor play area for kids ☕️ @slackersbrew has an indoor play area for kids

💖FREE INDOOR PLACES TO GO WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE:
📚 Central Public Library (story time Tues-Fri at 10am)
💜 Living Spaces (free indoor playscape, bring your own socks!)
📚 @bookpeople free story time on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday at 10:30am
🦎 Zookeeper Exotics has cool creatures to check out
☕️ @brentwoodsocialhouse has an indoor play area for kids
☕️ @slackersbrew has an indoor play area for kids ...

☔️ 🥶 WHERE TO PLAY INDOORS IN AUSTIN:
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☔️ 🥶 WHERE TO PLAY INDOORS IN AUSTIN: 😎 @thinkeryatx 🤸🏼‍♂️ @mtplaymore 😊 @pikopyestown 💙 @indigoplayaustin 😀 @epicfunatx 🛼 @playlandskatecenter ⛳️ @monsterminigolfroundrock 🧗‍♀️ @austinboulderingproject 🥷 @austinninjas 🧗🏾‍♀️ @cruxcc 🤸🏿 @urbanairsouthaustin 🤸‍♀️ @altitudeatx 😁 @pumpituproundrock 🐒 @junglemovement 💦 Kalahari 💦 @splashshacktx 🎮 Tom Foolery’s (inside Kalahari) 🎮 @cidercade_austin 🎮 Pinballz 🎮 Austin’s Park 🧐 Escape Game 🧐 Escapeology 🧐 The Scholarship escape room for kids 🎳 Kalahari bowling 🎳 Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl 🔫 Main Event 🔫 @blazertag 🔫 @dartemup 📚 @bookpeople ⭐️ @bullockmuseum ⠀ 👀 Go here to read more: https://austinfunforkids.com/where-to-play-when-it-rains-in-austin/

☔️ 🥶 WHERE TO PLAY INDOORS IN AUSTIN:
😎 @thinkeryatx
🤸🏼‍♂️ @mtplaymore
😊 @pikopyestown
💙 @indigoplayaustin
😀 @epicfunatx
🛼 @playlandskatecenter
⛳️ @monsterminigolfroundrock
🧗‍♀️ @austinboulderingproject
🥷 @austinninjas
🧗🏾‍♀️ @cruxcc
🤸🏿 @urbanairsouthaustin
🤸‍♀️ @altitudeatx
😁 @pumpituproundrock
🐒 @junglemovement
💦 Kalahari
💦 @splashshacktx
🎮 Tom Foolery’s (inside Kalahari)
🎮 @cidercade_austin
🎮 Pinballz
🎮 Austin’s Park
🧐 Escape Game
🧐 Escapeology
🧐 The Scholarship escape room for kids
🎳 Kalahari bowling
🎳 Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl
🔫 Main Event
🔫 @blazertag
🔫 @dartemup
📚 @bookpeople
⭐️ @bullockmuseum
⠀
👀 Go here to read more: https://austinfunforkids.com/where-to-play-when-it-rains-in-austin/ ...

🥶 ☔️ Where to play indoors in Austin when ...

🥶 ☔️ Where to play indoors in Austin when it’s too cold or wet to play outside: https://austinfunforkids.com/where-to-play-when-it-rains-in-austin/ @mtplaymore is great for a day of indoor play! They have a baby room for crawlers and toddlers, a big climb section, little rides, and arcade games. They usually do a fantastic Black Friday offer each year, or you can get free admission if you purchase a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass 🤗 Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a Pogo Pass!

🥶 ☔️ Where to play indoors in Austin when it’s too cold or wet to play outside:

https://austinfunforkids.com/where-to-play-when-it-rains-in-austin/

@mtplaymore is great for a day of indoor play! They have a baby room for crawlers and toddlers, a big climb section, little rides, and arcade games.

They usually do a fantastic Black Friday offer each year, or you can get free admission if you purchase a @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass 🤗
Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a Pogo Pass! ...

🚗 🥤 Thanksgiving break road trip idea: ...

🚗 🥤 Thanksgiving break road trip idea: @drpeppermuseum in Waco! Don’t forget to get a freshly made Dr Pepper float before you leave. @pogopasstxsouthcentral gets you admission to the Dr Pepper Museum and several other Waco spots that would be fun to hit up with your kids over the break. You could even do the Cameron Park Zoo and Mayborn Children’s Museum in the same day. All 3 are on @pogopasstxsouthcentral 🤗 ❣️ Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a @pogopasstxsouthcentral

🚗 🥤 Thanksgiving break road trip idea: @drpeppermuseum in Waco! Don’t forget to get a freshly made Dr Pepper float before you leave.

@pogopasstxsouthcentral gets you admission to the Dr Pepper Museum and several other Waco spots that would be fun to hit up with your kids over the break. You could even do the Cameron Park Zoo and Mayborn Children’s Museum in the same day. All 3 are on @pogopasstxsouthcentral 🤗
❣️ Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a @pogopasstxsouthcentral ...

😎 Fun Thanksgiving break idea: ...

😎 Fun Thanksgiving break idea: @theofficialaustins Great all ages place for the family- even tiny kids can ride go-karts here! There’s also the little bus ride that goes up and around and a merry go round so little kids have plenty to do. 🎠 little kid rides 🎢 big kid rides 🏎️ go karts (for bigs and littles) ⛳️ mini golf 🧗‍♀️ rock wall 🎳 bowling 🎮 arcade 🚤 bumper boats 🔫 laser tag And more! @pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass gets you one game of bowling per month (good for a year!) and one play package per quarter for a year! Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a Pogo Pass. This makes a great gift! Tell all the grandmas!

😎 Fun Thanksgiving break idea: @theofficialaustins
Great all ages place for the family- even tiny kids can ride go-karts here! There’s also the little bus ride that goes up and around and a merry go round so little kids have plenty to do.
🎠 little kid rides
🎢 big kid rides
🏎️ go karts (for bigs and littles)
⛳️ mini golf
🧗‍♀️ rock wall
🎳 bowling
🎮 arcade
🚤 bumper boats
🔫 laser tag
And more!
@pogopasstxsouthcentral @pogopass gets you one game of bowling per month (good for a year!) and one play package per quarter for a year! Use code: Austinfunforkids for half off a Pogo Pass. This makes a great gift! Tell all the grandmas! ...

🤩This weekend and coming up Thanksgiving ...

🤩This weekend and coming up Thanksgiving week: ⠀ 👉Nov 18 ✨Creek Show is nightly through the 20th! Get free tickets online before you go. @waterloogreenway 🎅🏼Bass pro Shops in Round Rock has free Santa photos daily (sign up online). You can also get Santa photos at The Domain and Lakeline Mall (those are not free, make reservations online). ✨ @mozartscoffee has a daily lights display (you need a reservation for free general admission or pay to reserve a table) 🛍️ @BlueGenieArtBazaar is November 18 – December 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve). 6100 Airport Blvd., Austin 🍦 @museumoficecream has a daily Pinkmas event 🛍️ A Christmas Affair is a five-day holiday market benefiting The Junior League of Austin November 16-20 at Palmer Events Center 900 Barton Springs Rd ⭐️Marble Falls Walkway of Lights is November 18, nightly from 6-10 p.m. till January 1st, The Walkway of Lights displays 2 million lights in Lakeside Park and over 350+ lighted sculptures. FREE! 305 Buena Vista Dr, Marble Falls. 🎄 @thelittlelonghorn Christmas tree lot is opening today and will have lots of fun experiences to make the tree selecting process extra fun! ⠀ 👉Nov 19 ⛸️Ice Rodeo at @fsaustin is Nov 19, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023. Skate under the stars and overlooking Lady Bird Lake at the Four Seasons outdoor skating rink. Fire pits, s’mores, and cabins available as well. 4-10 p.m. daily. Admission + skate rental is $35/person. 🍢Kebab Shop has free kids meals on weekend days ⠀ 👉Nov 20 🥗Modern Market has free kids meals from 5-close 🌯Freebirds has free kids meals 😃 @Thinkeryatx has free community nights every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. ⠀ 👉Nov 24 ⚡️Hogwarts is in South Austin! The display should be up and running by Thanksgiving 2022 and theme is the Yule Ball, with floating stars and crystal icicles. The light show begins at dusk and continue every half hour until 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 on Saturday and Sunday. @diagonalleyatx Slaughter Lane and Bungalow in South Austin.

🤩This weekend and coming up Thanksgiving week:
⠀
👉Nov 18
✨Creek Show is nightly through the 20th! Get free tickets online before you go. @waterloogreenway
🎅🏼Bass pro Shops in Round Rock has free Santa photos daily (sign up online). You can also get Santa photos at The Domain and Lakeline Mall (those are not free, make reservations online).
✨ @mozartscoffee has a daily lights display (you need a reservation for free general admission or pay to reserve a table)
🛍️ @BlueGenieArtBazaar is November 18 – December 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve). 6100 Airport Blvd., Austin
🍦 @museumoficecream has a daily Pinkmas event
🛍️ A Christmas Affair is a five-day holiday market benefiting The Junior League of Austin November 16-20 at Palmer Events Center 900 Barton Springs Rd
⭐️Marble Falls Walkway of Lights is November 18, nightly from 6-10 p.m. till January 1st, The Walkway of Lights displays 2 million lights in Lakeside Park and over 350+ lighted sculptures. FREE! 305 Buena Vista Dr, Marble Falls.
🎄 @thelittlelonghorn Christmas tree lot is opening today and will have lots of fun experiences to make the tree selecting process extra fun!
⠀
👉Nov 19
⛸️Ice Rodeo at @fsaustin is Nov 19, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023. Skate under the stars and overlooking Lady Bird Lake at the Four Seasons outdoor skating rink. Fire pits, s’mores, and cabins available as well. 4-10 p.m. daily. Admission + skate rental is $35/person.
🍢Kebab Shop has free kids meals on weekend days
⠀
👉Nov 20
🥗Modern Market has free kids meals from 5-close
🌯Freebirds has free kids meals
😃 @Thinkeryatx has free community nights every Sunday from 3-5 p.m.
⠀
👉Nov 24
⚡️Hogwarts is in South Austin! The display should be up and running by Thanksgiving 2022 and theme is the Yule Ball, with floating stars and crystal icicles. The light show begins at dusk and continue every half hour until 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 on Saturday and Sunday. @diagonalleyatx Slaughter Lane and Bungalow in South Austin. ...

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