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The five best day trips within an hour (or so!) of San Antonio

by Colleen Pence

Wed
14
2008

Living in San Antonio is great but sometimes you just gotta get away. Check out the five best day trips to make with your child that are within an hour (or so!) of SA:1. McKenna Children's Museum, New Braunfels, TX (about 20 minutes from SA)A child's dream-come-true, the McKenna Children's Museum offers hands-on exhibits (ranch, grocery store, train station, hospital, to name a few), story ... Read more >

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How to be a cowboy/cowgirl for a day

by Colleen Pence

Fri
23
2008

Tumbleweeds, Buckhorn Museum and the Texas Ranger MuseumIs your child in the mood for pretend play and dress up? Why not encourage them to become a cowboy/cowgirl for a day? This is, after all, Texas, land of the cowboy and cowgirl! What better place to learn what being a cowboy/cowgirl is really all about?Start by organizing a playgroup at Tumbleweeds (979-0339, 8301 Speedway Drive, 78230), a ... Read more >

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Colleen Pence

An Army brat who's lived in more than a couple of these lovely United States, Colleen now calls San Antonio home (She even says, "ya'll," without smirking and passes quite convincingly as a native Texan.). In her past life Colleen managed marketing campaigns for the San Antonio Symphony, a 60-year-old architecture firm and an international software company but she left all that in 2005 to stay...Read more >

Emily

Emily has called San Antonio home for over 15 years. She lives here with her husband and two sweet and beautiful children. Until recently, Emily was an elementary school teacher but now is excited she is able to educate her own children and watch their every move! She enjoys scrapbooking, traveling, reading and anything that has to do with her family. You can find Emily usually with her...Read more >

A Great Book Rhymes!

by BeingSavvy

November
22
2008

Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and ...Read more >

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