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Ice Skating, Aerodrome – 8220 Willow Place Dr. (near Willowbrook Mall) #281-84-SKATE. Great way to cool off this summer!
Ice Skating, Galleria - 5015 Westheimer, Suite 1260, Houston, TX 77056. #713-621-1500. Floor level of the Galleria. Been going since I was a wee tot! Always a family fave! Home of Olympic Champion Tara Lipinski!!
AMC Summer Movie Camp - free movie every Wednesday at participating AMC Theatres start at 10:30A.M.
Arts of Glaze - 13215 Grant Rd., Suite 800, Cypress, 77429, #832-717-5450. How great can this place be! Sabrina has done an amazing job opening this fabulous little gem out here in Cypress. She is offering a wide arrange of summer activities for kids and she even offers a ladies night! Great place to have your child’s birthday party or even a wedding shower, let your guests paint some plates for ya!
Barnes & NobleChildren’s Story Time - this is the Copperfield location, but please be sure to check locations, times may vary. Great for rainy (or very hot) days!
Bear Creek Roller Rink – 5210 HWY 6 North, #281-463-6020. Still happy to see Roller Skating is still around!
Blue Bell Ice Creamery & Waterpark in Brenham - This was fun, the tour was ho-hum but at the end you get a scoop of fresh FREE ice cream, it was yummy! We have yet to visit the Waterpark but we saw it driving in, it looked great! After that you need to head over to The Southern Flyer Airport and Restaurant, aka ‘The Poodle Skirt’ because all the waitresses wear poodle skirts! Awesome shakes and burgers. About 10 minutes away from the creamery. Fried pickles anyone? Best Onion rings in Texas!!
Bowling Thanks to my AWESOME friend (Carrie Rigas) I have been re-introduced to the sport of bowling. Kids love it and so do I! Above is a link to a list of lanes in and around our areas. I suggest you make reservations for evening bowling.
Broadway Off The Beltway
Cinemark Theatres Summer Movie Clubhouse - 10 shows for $5.00 purchased in advanced or $1.00 per show if purchased at the box office.
Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, Huffmeister & Cypress N. Houston, not free but great summer program! Offer Parents Day Out every Thursday during June and July from 9am to 1pm, $12 per child. Awesome for birthday parties!!! ;-)
Fitwize 4 Kids! – 17817 FM 529, Suite 112, Houston, 77095, #713-471-2929. Grand opening June 2nd! Youth circuit training program. Offers Summer programs, Kids night out, Birthday parties, Boy/Girl Scout Fitness Badges, Private Parties, Drop-off youth training.
Glazed Over Ceramics – 14627-B Memorial Dr. (@ Dairy Ashford), #281-497-7272. Kids love to paint and this is also a great place to have indoor parties. They along with most pottery places offer specials and discounts throughout the month.
Harris County Public Library, CyFair College location, has monthly FREE activities. Check the calendar each month. Nina LOVES going here! 
Harry The Potter – S. Mason Rd (near I-10), #281-599-7775.
Houston Family Arts Center
Houston Fire Museum – Junior Firehouse – 2403 Milam, Houston, 77006, #713-524-2526. A hands-on educational area to teach fire safety and prevention Tuesday through Saturday.
Houston Museum District always fun and great learning for kids. We have been visiting the children’s museum since Nina was a baby and she still loves it. We had her 6th Birthday party at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and it was AWESOME! Great servcie, cool reptiles, the kids LOVED it!
Houston Symphony Great summer schedule for kids! Click on ‘Sounds Like Fun’ in the June and July calendar. Free admission and very fun!
Ikea – So not only do the kids have a fabulous play area here, but you get to drop them off, you get a pager, and you can walk around and shop kid-free while they play in an amazing kid zone. Pretty cool!
IT’Z - 18355 Tomball Pkwy (@ Grant), Houston, 77070. Kids 2 & under eat free! We got here at about 8pm one Friday night and it was perfect timing! No crowds, lots of fun, indoor mini rollercoaster, bumper cars, GREAT party rooms for birthdays.
Jumpin’ Jax – 3403 FM 1960, #281-537-8833, Lots of rooms, very fun. No inflatables, all wood, like a giant tree house.
Jumping Party – 12603 Louetta Rd (@ Eldridge), #281-655-JUMP, We had our T-Ball team party here and it was great. The owners are so sweet and they do a lot of fun activities for kids. Love when they turn the lights off and the disco ball on! Fun!
K2 Academy of Kids Sports – 12603 Louetta Rd, Suite 114, #281-655-7272. Claire loves this place. We go around 10am and it's not too crowded. You can sit on the floor and see the entire place!
KidsTown Play and Party Center – 9440 Louetta Rd., #281-370-2700. Indoor play for kids!
Laser Quest – 6560 FM1960 West (in Champions), #281-397-6612.
Lazer-X – 13529 Skinner Rd. (@ Spring Cypress) – they have inflatables, laser tag, and video games. I am SO having MY next party here! I think the adults were having more fun then the kids shooting each other with lasers!
Learning Express, Cypress Location - Thank goodness for this wonderful place! Unique toys, birthday regisrty (love that!!), gifts, gift wrap (amen!), STORY TIME, and more! Kristen has done an amazing job creating a fun and vibrant atmosphere for children and families. Go have a bite at Newk's then walk next door to enjoy the fun! Thanks Gonzalez family for the awesome Story Time tip!
Miller Outdoor Theater has FREE family events all summer
Monkey Bizness, Beltway 8 @ West Rd.
Plaster Fun House & Ceramic Studio – 14520 Memorial Dr. (near Dairy Ashford) #281-496-5618. This place is so cool! Not only can you paint pottery you can actually create plaster pieces as well. Great fun!
Playhouse 1960 – 6814 Grant Rd., #281-587-8243. They are doing ‘Snow White’ until May 14th. Their summer shows seem more like an older genre line-up, but the fall and spring shows look great
for kids.
Pump It Up (2 locations, one off Beltway 8 & West, the other in Katy off I-10)
Rice Epicurean Markets Cooking Classes-2020 Fountainview Dr., 713-954-2152. Classes start at 5 years old for summer camps and birthday parties Hands-on: 2 hour classes from 10 up to 24 people Demonstration classes: 10 up to 45 people
Rienzi Storytime Tours – A great find from The Conlees: You can access it through the Museum of Fine Arts. Basically a house in River Oaks and its collection of porcelain were donated to the museum. Reservations are required but the children get a tour of the house with different stories read in the various rooms such as the Ball Room etc. It is from 10-11. I think on Tuesday and Thursdays. Best of all - it is FREE. We really enjoyed it last year. Great way to introduce children to fine art.
Ruckus Room (indoor jumping) off Huffmeister and Fleur-de-Lis. Great place! The owners are too sweet! I really like this place because you can bring your own food in AND leave and come back. Great concept!
Space Center Houston Close to Kemah and Galveston. Be sure to check out all of their ‘behind the scenes’ tour options. I hear the ‘Level Nine’ tour is way cool (age 16 & up),
Studio Movie Grill – 8580 HWY 6 (@ West Rd.). #832-593-6684. The Copperfield Summer Series offers $1 movies for kids ($2 per adult)!!! Yes, they are oldies but still...it will get you and the kids out of the house and for a couple of bucks! WOOHOOTY!
Texas Copperheads – Arena Football Team
The Art Car Museum, 140 Heights Blvd., #713-861-5526, Free admission
Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit the orange show link (under outdoor play) to read more about the Art Car Parade held in May every year, it is INCREDIBLE!! Or click here, Art Car Parade
The Home Depot - Kids Workshops are free "How-To Clinics" designed for children ages 5-12. The workshops are offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9:00 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores.
The Mad Potter – #713-807-8900 they have locations all over town, call or check out the website to find the location nearest you. You can bring your own food and drinks.
Potter’s Wheel & Gifts - 5419 FM 1960 West (@ Champions), #281-537-8447. How cute is this place?!?! Go check it out!!! Make some actual pottery! Then paint them. Then glaze them. Or buy a gift. Cool! They offer Kids Summer Programs too! I likey!
The Woodlands Children’s Museum – 9595 Six Pines Dr., #281-465-0955. I hear this place is so much fun! Not as big as the Houston location but equally as entertaining. There is a rumor that one might be opening up in Katy as well.
Track 21 Indoor Racing – 4815 HWY 6 North (near Bear Creek) #281-200-2600. (must be over 8 and at least 54” tall to do this). Looks like a lot of fun!
Weather Museum – 5104 Caroline, Houston, 77004, #713-529-3076. Great place to visit if you have a little scientist on your hands! Meet ‘Radar’ the channel 2 weather dog!
Heritage Society Homes - 1100 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002. #713-665-1912. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Sun, 1-4pm. Fun for the entire family that wants to learn about Houston’s history! Tour the homes or walk at your leisure and explore the beautiful grounds.
JP Morgan Chase Tower Skyscraper - Want the highest public view of Houston (without being in an airplane of course)? Then grab the kids and head down to the JP Morgan Chase Tower at 600 Travis in Downtown Houston. JPMorgan Chase Tower offers the highest public view of Houston from the Sky Lobby on the 60th floor. This floor serves as an observation floor as well as a transfer point to shuttle tenants to floors 49-59 and 61-75. The Sky Lobby is open to the public during the working hours of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Disheveled Woman and Personage and Birds are also on display in the Sky Lobby. At the base of the building you have restaurants such as Ninfa’s, Pasta Fagoli, etc. Plus the tunnels and shops! (see my Downtown Tunnel System listing)Way fun for something different!
Downtown Tunnel System - a 7 mile system of fun!!! Yes, I said 7 miles of shops, restaurants, and buzzing downtown employees. The kids will LOVE it! Sandra, owner and tour guide, also does Ghost Tours called Broomstick Adventure! GREAT website!!! Be sure to see my JP Morgan Chase tower Skyscraper listing!!!
George Bush Presidential Library & Museum - WOW! This place is awesome! Classic film night, Baseball card swap Saturdays, Summer Programs! Oh, and there are books too! Lots of em’!! Worth the trip! We have other fun things to do in this area so please stop in and take a peak!
Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Tour - 6650 N.Houston-Rossyln Rd., Houston, TX 77091, #713-996-5000, etx5000. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, at least 2 weeks in advance!! You must be over the age of 6 to do this tour. Friends help friends eat yummy warm bread fresh out of the oven!!
Jump Extreme Fun Zone - 11755 W. Little York (between HWY6 & the Beltway), Houston, TX 77041. #281-880-JUMP.
Imagination's Animal Factory - Hidden near the food court at Willobrook Mall, this is a great place for kids. Paint ceramics, plan a party, stuff a new cuddly friend and more! |
