Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in houston, TX

Out and About in Houston weekend of June 18 - 21, 2009

June 18, 2009

It's Father's Day this Sunday, so what kind of fun can your family have this weekend? Plenty!

Kids are FREE! all summer at Astros games starting June 23. Why not present Dad with a gift of tickets to a game? Hint: if you get tickets for Thursday, June 25, the first 10,000 fans get free retro t-shirts!

On Father's Day at Bayou Bend, all dads are free! Everyone else is just $5 per person. As an MFA bonus, this summer AGES 18 and under admitted FREE on Saturday & Sunday with a Houston Public Library PowerCard or any public library card (see number 5 for details).

On Friday, the Children's Museum of Houston is celebrating Juneteenth, and on Saturday kids can make a fun gift for dad, such as a tie or photo frame. Sunday includes more craft-making and a super fun Father's Day celebration. They've got special events this weekend:

• Spotlight Performance:  Kunama Mtendaji.  This exciting storyteller and musician will perform tales related to African and African American History.
  Saturday, June 20:  2 p.m.
• Target 2 Sunday Performance: Mariachi Houston.  Enjoy the traditional sounds of Mexico with this group of young and talented performers.
  Sunday, June 21:  2 p.m.

Discovery Green has a full lineup of good times for families, with special Dad events, including, on Saturday, a 7 pm live music by POP STARS: Dads Who Rock followed by 8:30pm film screening of "The Best of Children's Film Festival Seattle 2009."

On Friday:

• Fireworks Friday on the Kemah Boardwalk at 9:30pm    
• Gulf Coast Juneteenth at the Miller Outdoor Theatre at 7:30pm    

On Saturday:

• Summer Symphony Nights at the Miller Outdoor Theatre at 8:30pm  
• Come, Blow Your Horn at the Houston Family Arts Center at 8:00pm  
• World Beat Music Festival at Hermann Square at 12:00pm  
• Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake at Robertson Stadium at 7:30pm

Galleria Christmas Tree Lighting

by Rachel Mosteller

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Raise your hand if your child is just begging you to put up the Christmas tree. In my house, I've been hearing pleas for at least a few weeks now. Tree? Please? Now? Tree! Not ready to put up the tree but running out of ways to convince your kids to hold off? Hit the Galleria this weekend, November 15. The Galleria will be holding its 20th annual Christmas tree lighting, complete with  Read more...

Keep Cool on Ice Year Round

by Rachel Mosteller

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In case you didn't know, it gets hot in Houston . As in really hot and really humid and please, can't we just go home and sit on a block of ice? Now you can go sit on a block of ice, without going all the way back to the house or having to deal with the mess. Hitting the A erodrome is something Houstonians love to do in the summer. (Also, here's a tip: So do summer  Read more...