austin things to do

🫶 Summer Volunteer Opportunity For Kids 💗

❣️Help sort craft supplies at @austincreativereuse

❣️You can sign up through @generationserve or @givepulse

❣️This is the perfect all-ages activity that all 3 of my boys really liked. Mature toddlers who like sorting things could even do this! Perfect for preschoolers, elementary school kids, tweens, and teens! First you check each marker/pen to make sure it works, then you sort by type. That’s it!

👨‍🌾 Be your own farmer 🥕 Pick your own veggies 🥒 Bring the kids to this farm! 🍅

@isleacrefarms
📍 330 N Bear Creek Rd, Liberty Hill

$5/person to pick (plus pay for what you pick!)

🥕Book your time slot online. Every Wednesday and Saturday thru July. They have 9am, 10am, & 11am time slots. Obviously the 9am will be the least hot! We went this Wednesday while it was raining which was actually so pleasant and cool!

🥕Come dressed to get dirty! My son wore Crocks which was perfect because they are so easy to hose down. Bring a trash bag for your car to put your shoes in after you pick (and bring an extra pair of shoes to wear home).

🥕This was such a fun activity to do with kids. Plus kids are more like to eat veggies they’ve picked themselves! My 12 year old made the whole family dinner on Wednesday night using all the veggies we picked together. 🥰

6/14
🦕 Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter thru July 17
🧚 Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden thru July 13
🥞Kids Eat Free at @kerberylanecafe after 4pm with purchase of adult entree
🔨 DIY With Dad at @hillcountrygalleria 5-7pm Lawn games, live music, DIY kits
🎶 Dove Springs Rec Center’s Juneteenth Jamboree 5:30-7:30pm @austincityparks
🎶 Live on the Lawn at @hillcountrygalleria 6-8pm
⭐️ @BullockMuseum Music Under The Star 6-9pm
🎥 Movies in the Park at Founders Memorial Park 8:30pm Jurassic Park @cityofdrippingsprings
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6/15
🎨 Paint Your Own Pottery at @oakhillsocial 9-noon
🍅 @domainfarmersmarket 10-2 Make a Father’s Day card
🥳 @movesport_austin Anniversary Party 11am-3pm
📚 Story Time at @BookPeople 10:30am
📖 Free Story Time @PaperBarkBirchbooks 11am
🧚 Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden
🦕 Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter
🔨Free Kids DIY Workshop at Lowe’s 10am-1pm
🎉 Juneteenth Parade 10am-noon at MLK Blvd in Austin
🎊 Juneteenth Park Festival 12-9pm Rosewood & Boggy Creek Park
🎉 Juneteenth Festival at Old Settlers Park 4-11:30pm
🎊 Juneteenth Bock Party at Robin Bledsoe Park 5-9pm
🎉 Juneteenth House Party at the Southgate–Lewis House, 1501 E12th St, Austin 1-3pm FREE!
🍺 Father’s Day at @ghostnotebrewing
🎉 FREE Juneteenth celebration 12-3pm at at Delores Duffie Rec Center @austincityparks
🛍️Kids Handmade Mini Market at @austincreativereuse 1-5pm
🎉Grand Opening Party at @goldfish_southaustin 2:30-5pm
🎥Summer Family Series: The Lion King at @bullockmuseum 2:30-4pm
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6/16
🍳BBQ Buffet at @kalahariresortsroundrock 10am-1pm
👨‍🦰DadFest at Greenlawn Park in Round Rock 12-6pm
🦕Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter
🧚Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden
😎 @Thinkeryatx has free community Sundays from 3-5pm
😂 @hideouttheatre kids improv show at 4pm
⚾️Kids Day at @rrexpress 6:35pm
🍺Father’s Day at @jesterkingbrewery
🍺Father’s Day with @thinkeryatx at @meanwhilebeer 11am-2pm
⛳️Free Father’s Day Mini Golf at @theofficialaustins
👨‍🦰Father’s Day at @fairmontatx 12-4pm
🩵Bluey & Bingo Meet & Greet at @pinballz_lakecreek 2-4pm $15
🎶 Father’s Day concert at Lakeline Park 7:30pm

😎 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WEEKEND IN KERRVILLE

👉THINGS TO DO:

💦 Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Dr, Kerrville
Playground, splash pad
🛶 Canoe or Kayak with @kerrvillekayakand at Louise Hays Park or Kerrville Schreiner Park
🏊 Swim in the Guadalupe River at Louise Hays Park (rope swing!)
🪐 @riversidenaturecenter Our Place In Space Exhibit and hiking trail, 150 Francisco Lemos St, Kerrville
🗿See Stonehenge II at 120 Point Theatre Rd S, Ingram
🎭See a play (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) through June 22 at The Point Theatre, 120 Point Theatre Rd S, Ingram
💦Slide down the Ingram Dam, 610 TX-39, Ingram
🛍️ Shop at Gibson’s Discount Center (I could have spent hours here alone!), 111 W Main St, Kerrville

👉WHERE TO EAT:

🥨 @pintandplow (get the soft pretzel!)
🍷 @billygenestx for the best views of the river (get the frozen swirl sangria!)
🥞 breakfast at @theridgemarketplace (get the cinnamon roll!)
🌮 @mamacitaskerrville (homemade tortillas)

👉WHERE TO STAY:

🏠 @jellystoneguadaluperiver or @rivertrailcottages

#kerrvillecrafted @kerrvillecrafted @kerrvillecrafted @cityofkerrville

🚂 IT’S ALMOST TIME! THE WAIT IS OVER!

The @zilkereagle opens this Wednesday (June 12) at Zilker Park. Head to the Train Depot next to the playground for tickets.

🎟️ $6/person ages 2 & up
⏰ 10am-6pm
🚗 park near the playground. Free parking Mon-Fri

🪐 Cosmic Crisis at @theescapegame Austin
📍 405 Red River St, Austin

We took a group of tweens to do this room (with my 6 year old and 14 year old) and we were able to escape without any hints and with 2 minutes to spare! 🙌

It was challenging but not too hard. We had to use lots of teamwork! Everyone enjoyed this one.

We did The Playground room last summer and really enjoyed that one too. This is becoming a summer tradition for us! This is such a fun indoor activity for teens & tweens. Kids 14 & under need an adult present.

📌 SAVE THIS POST 📌 FREE SUMMER FUN IN AUSTIN 😎

🛴 Play For All Abilities Park in Round Rock
🥞 Kids Eat Free at @kerbeylanecafe for the month of June Mon-Fri after 4pm
😎 Summer Fun Factory at Lakeshore Learning on 6/8 11am-3pm
📕 Reading Wednesday at @letterpressplay on 6/12 11:30am
🎸 Music on Main 7-9pm on 6/12, 19, & 26
🎨 Family Nights every Wednesday 5-6pm at IKEA (plus kids eat free! Registration required)
🎳 Kids Bowl Free at @sparetimetexas @theofficialaustins & @mymainevent (sign up online)
🛒 H Mart has a fishing pond, play area & kiddie carts
🔨 Lowe’s Kids DIY Workshop on 6/15, 7/20, & 8/17 10am-1pm
🎨 Michael’s has Kids Club & Sunday Makebreak alternating weekend days
💦Hike the Barton Creek Greenbelt or Bull Creek while the water is flowing!
😎 @thinkeryatx has free community hours every Tues 3-7pm & Sun 3-5pm
🔨Home Depot Kids DIY Workshop 7/6 & 8/3 9am-noon
😎 Pop Up Play Day on 7/20 at Memorial Park in Round Rock & 8/3 at Micki Kresbach Pool
💦Blue Hole Park in Georgetown
🌳 Tarrytown Park has lots of shade
⭐️ Free admission to the @bullockmuseum on 7/7 & 8/4
💦Lakewood Park splash pad @ sculpture garden
🎭 @zilkertheatreproductions Summer Musical Legally Blonde 7/12-8/17
🦚Visit the peacocks @mayfieldpark
🦥Visit the creatures at Zookeeper Exotics
🚴 @9thstreetbmx
🦆 Feed the ducks at the Arboretum or Mueller Lake Park
🦖 Dig for dino bones at Austin Nature & Science Center
📚 Story time at @bookpeople
😎 Playscape inside Living Spaces Furniture Store in Pflugerville (bring socks!)
🐸 Look for frogs at Mary Moore Searight Park
🧸 Play with display toys at @terratoys
🏖️ The “beach” at Lake Pflugerville
💦Splash pad & playground at Eastwoods Park
😁Indoor playground at Lakeline Mall
🎸 Rock The Park at Mueller Lake Park Amphitheater 6/7 6:45pm
🎨 Second Saturdays Are For Families at Laguna Gloria @contemporaryatx 6/8, 7/13, & 8/10
🖼️ Free Family Day at @umlaufsculpture every Second Sunday
🎨 Free craft at @neillcochran 6/9
🎉 Juneteenth Festival at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock 6/15
🧘 Free Family Yoga with @atxyogagirl at @peasepark 6/18, 6/19, 7/16 &7/17
😎 Family Fun Night at Yonders Point in Round Rock 7/26 7:30-10:30pm