When summer rolls around in Houston, you want to make sure your children’s vacation is filled with memories. However, this can be difficult if you don’t know about the best kid-friendly activities Houston has to offer. Fortunately, this exciting city provides several chances for recreation that are perfect for children of all ages, ensuring your summer months will be fun and exciting.
Read about a few of the best kid-friendly activities in Houston your family should be sure to visit this summer.
The Art Car Museum
If your children can’t help but express their creativity, then you want a summertime activity that will inspire their artistic side. This is one of the best reasons to plan a visit to the Art Car Museum. The Art Car Museum is dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists you won’t find in other museums.
While their emphasis is on art cars, the Art Car Museum also features photographs, paintings, and other works of art. Spend an afternoon in the Art Car Museum and you and your children will be able to see some of the most exciting artwork Houston has to offer.
Summer Reading Program
While you want to be certain your child has fun during his or her vacation, you also want your child’s summer months to be enriching. Fortunately, if you live in the Houston area, you have the option of enrolling your child in the summer reading program at the Fish Gallery.
Taking place during July and August, the Fish Gallery’s Summer Reading Program is the perfect chance to instill in your children a love of books that will last a lifetime. In addition to weekly story times, the Summer Reading Program includes crafts, touch tanks, fish feeding, and much more.
Houston Shakespeare Festival
At the end of the summer, it’s important that your children have made memories that will last a lifetime. For this reason, consider attending the Houston Shakespeare Festival. Seeing Shakespeare’s classic plays in an outdoor setting is an experience your children will never forget and is a great way to teach them the joys of the theater.
Taking place July 28 through August 6 at the Miller Outdoor Theatre, the Houston Shakespeare Festival will feature performances of both “Richard III” and “Twelfth Night.” Best of all, the event is free to the public.
Free Museum Days
If you’re a newcomer to Houston, then you might be unaware that the city possesses a district dedicated entirely to history, art, and science museums. However, because visiting museums can be a little pricey, it can be easy to miss these important cultural institutions. Luckily, some of the most popular museums in the Houston Museum District offer free museum days. They provide the perfect opportunity for an educational, kid-friendly experience.
Free museum days generally take place on Thursdays between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and they feature some of Houston’s top museums, including the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Take part in any of these kid-friendly Houston activities and you and your children are guaranteed to have a fun, memorable summer.
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