An Abecedary of ...
... things to do in Austin with kids. I know it's a day late, but it's a good one --for everything on this list, admission is $5.50 or less per person, excluding food. A lamo Drafthouse children’s movies – last Saturday of each month (free!). Watch the B ats at Congress Avenue bridge (free!). Tour the state C apitol (free!). Watch the water rush over the D am at Red Bud Isle (free!). Swim at E ilers Park , a.k.a. Deep Eddy (adults $3, kids $1). Find f ossils at the Dino Pit at Austin Nature and Science Center in Zilker Park (free!). Play Peter Pan Mini- G olf ($5 adults, $3 for kids 5 and under). Visit the Texas State H istory museum ($5.50/adult, $3/kid over 5). Eat I ce cream at Amy’s (easily <$5 per kid). Play with the J umbo games exhibit at Austin Children’s Museum ($5.50/person over age 2). Visit K iddie Acres (admission is free, but the rides will cost you a little) (Wednesday is discount day). Also, K erbey Lane -- kids eat f
Mmm.. The O Brother soundtrack is one of the best ever. I heard "Down to the River to Pray" the other day at Borders, and I can't get it off my mind.
ReplyDeleteI can't get it off my mind either. Its one of Becca's 3 favorite songs on the soundtrack and she sings it incessantly.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, she has turned her focus to moving to Big Rock Candy Mountain. I am not invited, and have been told that I will miss her. I somehow doubt this, but it would be parentally irresponsible of me to allow her to go to a place where "little streams of alcohol come trickling down the rocks" without adult supervision.
It's not fair at all for a kid to visit the little streams of alcohol without taking Mommy and Daddy along.
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