Being Savvy: Activities, things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in San Antonio, TX

Top 5 things to do outside when the rain clears and the sun shines

by Colleen Pence

In San Antonio, as quickly as the rain appears it's gone. Here are some inspired places to take your child right after the last drop hits the pavement:1. Sunset Ridge Shopping Center, 6438 N. New Braunfels, 78209Located in the infamous 09'er zip code, The Sunset Ridge Shopping Center is an honest-to-goodness, real shopping center, not the suburban, strip-center, sprawling monstrosities that ... Read more >

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

by Colleen Pence

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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The Five Best Ways to Enjoy Brackenridge Park, the Joske Pavilion Area

by Colleen Pence

It never fails. Every so often our Friday afternoon playgroup disbands for whatever reason and my best friend and I are left trying to figure out how to entertain our disappointed kids at the last minute. Thankfully we live close to Brackenridge Park and it's becoming our new standby. Brack's got everything you need to keep your antsy preschooler entertained until it's time to meet Daddy for ... Read more >

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The Top Five Things to Do in San Antonio on a Rainy Day

by Colleen Pence

We haven't seen rain 'round these parts in some time but here's a list to keep handy for when the proverbial south Texas downpour arrives without warning (and you know it will!):1. The Library or Reading is FUNdamentalSan Antonians are lucky to have a wonderful library system that provides branches in all parts of town and it's a great (and free!) place to entertain your kids. In fact Delaney (3 ... Read more >

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Room to Run: Best places to tire out your preschooler

by Colleen Pence

The Quadrangle on Ft. Sam HoustonImagine a place, a magical place, where kids roam among friendly deer and peacocks, rabbits and ducks. A place where a mythical-looking clock tower stands tall above tiny children and dwarfs even adults. A place so spacious that your child could run, back and forth across it, for hours at a time, while you sit leisurely on a blanket, able to see them from any ... Read more >

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Touring the San Antonio Shoe (SAS) Factory

by Colleen Pence

Look down. See those shoes on your feet? Did you ever wonder where they were made? Who made them? How they were made? If you haven't, maybe your curious preschooler has. San Antonio Shoes (SAS), an all-American-made shoe company, was started in 1976 right here in San Antonio. The company gives regular tours of their factory, located on the southwest side of town, in the same vicinity as their ... Read more >

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