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

Top Tricycle Paths

March 03, 2009

Spring is upon us!  With highs in the 80s we have no choice but to get out and enjoy the weather.  Do you find yourself always going to the same spot to ride bikes and play on the playground?  Why not change it up and try out a new spot?  I listed 5 of our favorite places to take the tricycle, where they have great (mostly paved) trails and sometimes even a playground to cool off at.  Did I miss a favorite of yours?  If so, please share.  We are always looking for a change of scenery!    

Top 10 Things To Do Before Kindergarten Top 10 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

by Emily

January 27, 2009

I am one of those that takes 'growing up' particularly harder than the average parent. I can get myself almost upset at the though of my children getting older and eventually leaving. They are only three and 9 months. Will I be in an insane asylum their first day of college? I don't know- I find solace in the fact that everyone gets older (not just my kids) and that the joy of children doesn't  Read more...

Gone fishing

by Emily

August 22, 2008

Does your preschooler know how to reel in his catch on the fishing pole? We have plenty of spots to show little ones the basics of fishing. First off, your child needs a fishing rod. Any sporting goods store will carry an assortment, but I also found them at Target (what did we do before Target!?) If you purchase online, you can even get a kid tackle box. Obviously, that is not a  Read more...

Every toddler must experience the san antonio zoo

by Emily

August 15, 2008

When my son was born, one of the moments I couldn't wait for him to experience was his first trip to the zoo. He was just over a year when we took him for to the San Antonio Zoo for the first time. With each subsequent visit, I feel his experiences become more enriched and entertaining. My family has season passes. If you are going to go more than a couple times to the zoo in a year,  Read more...

Room to Run: Best places to tire out your preschooler

by Colleen Pence

May 28, 2008

The Quadrangle on Ft. Sam Houston Imagine 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...

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

by Colleen Pence

May 27, 2008

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 FUNdamental San 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  Read more...

How to Cultivate the Tiniest Green Thumb

by Colleen Pence

May 21, 2008

Little Sprout Mondays at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens I find it difficult to interest my three-year-old daughter in anything involving dirt. It's probably because I've lectured her one too many times on the many benefits of hand washing. She's now a bit of a clean freak (Good going, germaphobe mom!) who can't stand to have dirty hands. Thank goodness the San Antonio Botanical Garden hosts  Read more...

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

by Colleen Pence

May 15, 2008

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...

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

by Colleen Pence

May 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...

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

by Colleen Pence

May 13, 2008

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, 78209 Located 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...