Summer Stories on the Spot presented by Story Starts
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💦 Cheap indoor fun at Chasco Family YMCA in Round Rock!
📍 1801 N Interstate Hwy 35, Round Rock
💵 It’s only $4/person and YOU DO NOT NEED A MEMBERSHIP!!! 🤯
There’s a splash pad area, a mini lazy river, mini whirlpool, a water slide, and sometimes an inflatable obstacle course!
Kids must pass a swim test if they want to do the slide or obstacle course.
📞 Pool hours vary daily and are subject to change, so please call ahead if you plan to go and confirm their hours for that day. Swim lessons may affect their hours and they also close the pool for lightning (open if it’s just rain). PLEASE CALL THEM BEFORE YOU GO TO CONFIRM THEY ARE OPEN! Not even going to try listing the hours here because I don’t want to get it wrong!
🧚 @zilkerbotanicalgarden Woodland Faerie Trail ends July 13!
😍This is the cutest thing about summer in Austin!
📍 2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin
⏰ Open daily from 8am-4pm (last entry at 3:30)
💵 $3-8 admission (includes the trail) kids 2 & under are free
🔎Grab a scavenger hunt and search along the shady trail!
Can’t make it before the 13th? The trail will be gone, but they have FREE ADMISSION on July 14!
💦 Waterparks to add to your summer bucket list:
💦 Rock’N River
📍 800 Harrell Pkwy, Round Rock
⏰ CLOSED WEDNESDAYS, hours vary all other days
💵 $6-14 (special half price Twilight Hours for the last 2 open hours)
🍎 You can bring your own food in!
🛝 Good for babies and kids. Smaller, less overwhelming waterpark that’s all outdoors. Small lazy river, water slides, toddler area. No wave pool.
💦 @splashshack
📍 1801 Clover Ln, Cedar Park
⏰ open daily 10-6 (noon-6 on Sundays)
💵 kids are $23 (one adult gets in free) additional adult tickets are $5
🍎 outside food is NOT ALLOWED
🛝 Indoor waterpark best for toddlers-elementary age kids. No wave pool or lazy river.
💦 @kalahariresortsroundrock
📍 3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock
⏰ open daily, hours vary
💵 Prices vary depending on if you stay the night, if you go on “locals days”, if you go early or late
🍎 Outside food is NOT ALLOWED into the waterpark area
🛝Fantastic for all ages. Two huge indoor toddler/baby areas and plenty of big slides for the bigger kids. Outside area open during the summer. Inside is the world’s largest indoor water park! Lazy rivers (inside & out!), wave pool, and adults-only grotto (inside)
💦 @typhoontexas
📍 18500 TX-130 Service Rd, Pflugerville
⏰ open at 11am daily (closing hour varies)
💵 $38-44
🍎 Outside food is NOT ALLOWED in
🛝 Outdoor waterpark. Little kids area but mostly geared towards bigger kids. Lazy River, wave pool, big slides
💦 @volentebeach
📍 16107 Farm to Market Rd 2769 Suite D, Leander
⏰ open daily at 11am, closing hour varies (CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAYS)
💵 $15-20 (plus $10 for parking)
🍎 Coolers are not allowed in. We brought some dry snacks (like chips) and our water bottles and that was fine.
🛝 Toddler area with pirate ship for anyone unde 42”. Three of the four slides are 42” and up. Pool with obstacle course, slides, beach (Lake Travis), restaurant (Beachside Billy’s)
💦 @zdtamusement
📍 301 W Kingsbury St, Seguin
⏰ hours vary, closed Tuesdays
💵 unlimited wristbands $30-35
🍎Outside food allowed outside only
🛝Amusement park with go-karts, climbing walls, arcade, roller coaster, rides, and a separate waterpark section with a few water slides
7/4
💥 @austinsymphonyorchestra concert & fireworks 4pm
🎥 Movie Night at @thegoodlot 7-8:45pm
💥 @kalahariresortsroundrock KABOOM! 6-10pm
🎇 @hillcountrygalleria Independence Day Festival 4-10pm
🎆 @RoundRocktexas Parade (8:30am downtown) & Frontier Days (Old Settlers Park at noon)
🇺🇸 Brushy Creek Parade & Festival 9am
🎇Independence Day Pfireworks at @typhoontexas 9pm
🇺🇸 Wells Branch Fourth Fest Parade & Activities at Katherine Fleischer Park 10am-2pm plus fireworks launching from the Rec Center
💥Cedar Park July 4th Celebration at Milburn Park 5-11:30pm
🇺🇸Red, White & Buda at Buda Amphitheater & City Park 9am-10pm
🎆July 4th Celebration at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown 11am, fireworks at 9:30pm
🎇Hutto’s 4th of July Celebration at Brushy Creek Amphitheater 5-9:30pm
💥Kyle’s Independence Day Fireworks 5:30-9pm fireworks launched from Plum Creek Golf Course
🎆Taylor 4th of July Celebration at Murphy Park at dusk
7/5
🌻 @sweeteatfruitfarm Sunflower Festival
🦖 Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter thru July 17
🧚 Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden thru July 13
🌭Hot Dog Eating Competition at @topnotchsince1971 in Hutto 5-8pm
🎶 Free live music at @central_market North Lamar 5:30-8pm
🛍️First Friday Music on the Square 6:30-8pm @dga_gtx
7/6
🌻 @sweeteatfruitfarm Sunflower Festival
🛍️Artisan Market at @hillcountrygalleria 11am-4pm
🔨 Free Kids DIY Workshop at Home Depot 9am-noon
😂 @excusedabsencecomedy kid-friendly improv show at 11am $5 at @coldtownetheater
📚 Story Time at @BookPeople at 10:30am
📖 Free Story Time at @PaperBarkBirchbooks at 11am
🧚Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden
🦖Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter
🎶Free live music at @central_market North Lamar 5:30-8pm
💥 @RoughhouseBrewing free fireworks show 9pm
7/7
🌻 @sweeteatfruitfarm Sunflower Festival
🎶Free live kids music at @cherrywood_coffeehouse 10am
🦖Dinosaurs Around the World at @wildflowercenter
🧚Woodland Faerie Trail at @zilkerbotanicalgarden
⭐️Free First Sunday at @bullockmuseum 10-5
😂 @hideouttheatre kids improv show at 4pm
🎨 Sunday Makebreak at all Michael’s stores from 2-4pm make a craft for free!
✨ GIVEAWAY ✨
🙌 Win 4 tickets to the @texas.science.museum
🦕 The @texas.science.museum is the perfect place to hang out in the cold AC this summer with your dinosaur-loving kids. Try their new scavenger hunt!
🦖 DINOSAUR DAY is July 13 from 10am-3pm. Enjoy special educational and interactive activities and bring fossils for in-person identification by a paleontologist (ID sessions take place from 10am-12pm and 1-3pm) . Learn about extinct dinosaurs and their living descendants, birds. Complete a special Dinosaur Day scavenger hunt and come early for a special story time! Touch real fossil specimens, check out a 33-foot cast replica of a full tyrannosaur skeleton and see a wide assortment of paleontology specimens. Plus, get 20% off select dinosaur-themed merchandise in the Museum Store!
🆓 They also have FREE ADMISSION on the 4th Sunday of every month! 🙌
👉TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
1️⃣ Follow @austinfunforkids and @texas.science.museum
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Tag someone who loves dinosaurs! Each unique tag is a separate entry!
4️⃣ Share to stories for 5 additional entries!
Winner will be chosen on July 8, 2024. I will DM the winner and announce the winner in stories.
🎳 KIDS BOWL FREE 🎳
@sparetimetexas Free Summer Fun Pass: kids ages 5-14 can enjoy ONE FREE Game of Bowling (shoes included) or ONE FREE Laser Tag Mission each weekday before 5 p.m.
Kids Bowl Free at @mymainevent and @theofficialaustins (ages 2-15). Shoes may cost extra.
Sign up online before you go!
⚾️ @rrexpress Kids Day game this Sunday at 6:35!
Every Sunday home game is Kids Day at Round Rock Express! Kids can ride the train for free in the parking lot before the game, plus do the free inflatables during the game and run the bases after the game!
🥵 Too hot to sit outside? Reserve a suite for your group! Cold AC, food/drinks, and a great view of the ballpark.
🧢 Did you know that you can custom make a hat at the gift shop?! This was so much fun! Add a patch to any hat for a custom look!
🎨 @saplingsatx is a process art studio in Northwest Austin that we love!
@saplingsatx
📍 9308 Anderson Mill Rd Suite 200, Austin
They have camps, after-school classes for elementary school kids, and parent/child classes for kids ages 1.5-6. They are booking now for fall classes!
We love the laid-back and messy approach to art here. Kids are encouraged to get creative and do things their own way! We enjoyed making fluffy slime, creating a fairy world with homemade playdoh, and playing in the rainbow rice. 🥰
