99 Things To Do With Your Little One in Austin Before Kindergarten
January 27, 2009
As you may be noticing, Tuesday is List Day here at Savvy Source. In keeping with the month's theme of Resolutions and Reflections, here are 99 Things To Do with Your Preschooler before Kindergarten (in no particular order):
- Hike to the top of Enchanted Rock
- Pick strawberries at Sweet Berry Farm
- Go to a UT game (try soccer, basketball, or baseball if you don't want to shell out the dough for a football ticket)
- Cool off at Hamilton Pool
- Watch the bats
- Stuff your faces at Stubb's Gospel Brunch
- Take in a free show during SXSW
- Canoe on Ladybird Lake
- Take bluebonnet photos at the Wildflower Center
- Stomping in puddles after (or during) a rare rainstorm
- Fantasize about in-state tuition at Explore UT
- Buy local - plants, that is - at the kid-friendly Barton Springs Nursery (check out the birds!)
- Pick up breakfast tacos and spend a morning at your favorite park
- Ride a pony at Kiddie Acres
- Split a snow cone at the stand outside Barton Springs
- Get soaked at the Butler Park sprinklers
- Skipping rocks in Shoal Creek
- Broaden your literary horizons at the Texas Book Festival
- Order a birthday cake from Amy's Ice Cream
- Have cobbler at the Salt Lick
- Create at Maker Faire
- Swim at Barton Springs
- Go to the Kite Festival
- Introduce your kid(s) to a new vegetable at Boggy Creek Farm
- Catch a movie at Deep Eddy Pool during the summer
- Shake your booty during a Biscuit Brothers concert at Central Market
- Join the dance party during Ms. Staci's (every other) Friday storytimes at Family Connections
- Experience the "spaghetti" sculpture outside of the Blanton Museum of Art
- Sit back and listen at a library storytime
- Take a family photo in front of the Steve Ray Vaughan statue on the south side of Lady Bird Lake, close to the Long Center
- Buy some boots or a hat from Callahan's
- Eat at Mr. Natural
- Learn about Texas wildlife - now and centuries ago - at the Texas Memorial Museum
- Feel the sand between your toes in the Dino Pit at the Austin Science & Nature Center
- Go to a Round Rock Express baseball game
- Get lost minutes from downtown on the grounds of the Laguna Gloria Museum
- Ice skate at Chaparral Ice in Northcross
- Have a picnic with the peacocks at Mayfield Park
- Fly the Texas flag on March 2 - Texas Independence Day
- Dangle your bare feet in the water after a walk along the Greenbelt
- Bring a picnic lunch and listen to local music during Music on the Plaza on the grounds of City Hall
- Feed the ducks at Lou Neff Point
- Exhale during Free Day of Yoga
- Retrieving hail from your lawn after one of those bizarre spring storms
- Take in some culture during Austin Museum Day
- Climb on the cows at the Arboretum
- Visit the petting zoo at the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary
- Pick out native plants together at Barton Springs Nursery or the Natural Gardener
- Camp at Inks Lake
- Watch the owner of Rootin' Ridge make yet another wooden toy
- Sit at the counter and order lunch at Nau's Drugstore
- Go exploring at McKinney Falls State Park
- Imagine life before Tivo at Pioneer Farms
- Take a cruise without packing a suitcase with Lady Bird Lake Cruises
- Make a day of it at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo
- Take a visitor from out of town on an Austin Duck Tour
- Stop to smell the roses at the Zilker Botanical Garden
- Teach your child how to Keep Austin Weird by buying one item at BookPeople, Waterloo Records, and Over the Rainbow
- Take a walk on the Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake
- Get photos from the photo booth at Phil's Ice House
- Take a tour of the Capitol
- Exposing your charge to some live music at a daytime Waterloo in-store performance
- Take a spin at Playland Skate Center
- Bake cookies for your neighbors
- Listen to Joe McDermott play free at Pottery Barn Kids in Barton Creek Mall
- Go to First Night Austin
- Taste at least five flavors before making a decision on what to get at Teo's Gelato
- Miniature golf at Peter Pan
- Ride the Zilker Zephyr
- Take the bus to Symphony Square's Children's Day Art Park during the summer
- Spin yourself dizzy under the Zilker Tree during the holidays
- Imagine the roar of the dinosaurs at the Hartmann Prehistoric Garden
- Make wishes at the fountain at Mandola's in the Triangle
- Take in some history at the LBJ Library & Museum
- See if your little one can make it all the way up to the top of Mt. Bonnell
- Cool off in the summer heat at the Austin Ice Cream Festival
- Stay up a bit past bedtime dancing at Blues on the Green
- Enjoy an afternoon treat, sunshine, and fresh air at Mozart's Coffee Roasters
- Volunteering at the food pantry at the Capital Area Food Bank
- Take him/her with you to vote!
- Find your own secret spot to watch the 4th of July fireworks
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Mexican American Cultural Center
- Meet some friends for afternoon fun, food and music at the Triangle Farmers Market
- On a hot summer day, stop for some frozen custard at Sandy's on Barton Springs
- Running, walking, strolling, or people watching during one of Austin's many 5ks
- Buy some Kerbey Lane pancake mix and whip up a batch as a family
- Get a bird's eye view of Austin from atop the UT Tower
- Take in a free summer performance at the Zilker Hillside Theater
- Wear shorts in January!
- Get on your boots and head to Rodeo Austin
- See how many celebrities you can recognize in the "museum" at the Broken Spoke
- Go to First Thursday on South Congress
- Volunteer for a park project during It's My Park! Day
- Draw on the tables (OK, the paper covering the tables) at Hoover's on Manor Road
- Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Chinatown on North Lamar
- Recall your favorite scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding at the Texas Greek Festival
- Finally visit the Barsana Dham during the Mela Fair (that temple-like building on the way to the Salt Lick)
- Head to Rosie's for some yummy tamales during the holidays
- Enjoy all the Austin Powwow & American Indian Heritage Festival has to offer
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