Moody Gardens-Holiday Top 5 Things To Do #LoveGalveston

Just because the weather gets a little chilly does not mean you cannot have fun.  The weather here in Houston changes.  Winter break is in one week.  I try to keep my kids busy with fun activities but some times we just need to hit the road.  Galveston is not too far of a destination so it is always the perfect spot for us to head to.

Thanks to Galveston Island CVB for sending my family complimentary passes.  All opinions stated are my own based on my personal experience.

1)  4D Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer-So real, ask my daughter!

2)  Movies-You can watch the entire Finding Nemo in 3D or the Polar Express in 2D.

3)  Iceland-The wonderful creators bring beautiful images to life in the ice.

4)  Festival of Lights-We love to see all the lights.

5)  Artic slide-The entire family will have fun sliding down.  

We had a blast.  All the activities are perfect for the entire family, even grandma and grandpa.

For more information, go to www.moodygardens.com.

Wordless Wednesday-McDonald's Houston Children's Festival

Travel Tuesday-2015 Texas Renaissance Festival

Have you ever been to the Texas Renaissance Festival?  This is my husband, my son, and I back in 2010.

It had been awhile since we had been back and we had never taken our daughter.  The Texas Renaissance Festival is open from October 10-November 29.  Each weekend they have a different theme.  When we attended Comicpalooza one of the booths was giving away free tickets to this weekend, which was opening weekend.

Here are some pics of our day:

 Have you ever seen a dragon?  Have you pet one?

 Make sure to check out Tartanic.  This is one of my husband's favorite shows.  Bag pipes and drums!!

 There is a kid's section that includes a petting zoo with miniature horses, pigs, ducks, and goats.  You can ride a horse, an elephant, or a lama.  

 You can learn to dance.  Or just watch the amazing dancers.  This is my husband's favorite show.

 Don't miss all the action inside the Hacienda San Jorge.  It is shaded, there are fans blowing, food, and drinks to enjoy while watching the show.

 You never know who you will run into.  Everyone is there to have a good time.

A few tips from us:
1)  Wear comfortable shoes.  There will be a lot of walking.  If it has been raining, it may be a little muddy.
2)  Kids get in FREE on Sundays.
3)  Stroller/Wagons-If you are bringing small children, bring a stroller or a wagon.
4)  Weather-Check the weather.  We are in the Fall.  You may need a small sweater when the sun goes down.  Bring sunscreen, shades, and/or hats.  It was hot and sunny Sunday.
5)  Fireworks-Don't miss out on the fireworks at the end of the night.
6)  Cash-Most of the vendors, if not all, are CASH only.  So make sure to hit the ATM before getting to the Renaissance.   There are ATMs there but you take your chance on fees.
7)  Camera-Don't forget your camera.  You will want to capture of the fun moments.
8)  Fun-Have lots of fun!

Travel Tuesday-Seaworld Seven Seas Food Festival

***Disclosure-I am a Seaworld Wildsider.  My family and I received complimentary passes.  All opinions expressed are my own based on my personal experience.

I am always happy to bring to you the last happenings from Seaworld San Antonio.  This May, they will take us on a journey through the Seven Seas.  A food and drink journey.  How much traveling do you do?  Have you ever been to Italy, Jamaica, or Mexico?  Head to Seaworld San Antonio where you can sample food, wine, and beer.  Where will you head to first?

 Before you start your voyage down the Seven Seas, chart your course by choosing a sampler package:

-Seven Seas Festival Food, Wine and Brew Sampler $24.99-Your choice of 3 samples of food any 3 samples of beer or wine
-Seven Seas Festival Wine and Brew Sampler $19.99-Your choice of 6 samples of beer or wine
-Seven Seas Festival Food Sampler $26.99-Your choice of 6 samples of food

Here is some of the food we sampled on our culinary voyage:

 Gulf of Mexico-Street Tacos and Coco Beach

 Pacific Ocean-Korean Beef Short Ribs and Asahi Beer

Caribbean-Jerk Chicken with Rice & Gungo Peas and Caribbean Breeze

Mediterranean-Shawarma with Skhug Sauce and Goddess Athena

And this happened to be our favorite, we came back to have some more!!

But there is so much more going on, in the South Atlantic you can check out the Art of Food:

Bread Art by Victor Dagatan and Vivian Pham:

And in the Pacific Ocean, the candy creations that will be sure to tease your sweet tooth.

Wanna go behind the scenes with a Chef?  Reserve your spot in North Pacific to learn how to create recipes with Chef Virginia Willis or Chef Samuel Boisjoly.

The menus have many items to sample.  There are appetizers, salads, and desserts.  You do not need to purchase a sampler.  Each location offers a different menu and items can be purchased individually.

For more information, go to Seaworld Seven Seas Food Festival.

Tickets are almost gone LEGO KidsFest-Houston

Disclosure-USFAMILY sponsored.  My family received complimentary tkts.  All opinions are my own.

If you are planning to take your kids to the LEGO KidsFest Texas: Limited Ticket Availability to BOTH Saturday, May 18th sessions from 9-1:30 pm and 3-7:30 pm.


If you want to guarantee entry, purchase tickets online, in advance to avoid a sell-out. If sold out there will be no tickets available for purchase at the door. Visit http://www.legokidsfest.com/houston/tickets.html to purchase.

Before You Go, Be in the KNOW! – There will be a life sized model of Lighting McQueen from the Disney Pixar movie “Cars”
This model of Lightning McQueen is 12-feet-long, 6-feet-wide and made up of 360,000 LEGO bricks. This awesome model weighs 1 ton took total of 2,000 hours to complete. Lightning McQueen was partially built by LEGO Master Model Builder Chris Steininger, who will be at LEGO KidsFest Texas, so feel free to ask him all about it!

Houston Children's Festival tkts

Living Social is offering $6 tkts to the Houston Children's Festival, which is a 40% saving.

The Houston Children's Festival  will be on the wekend of April 6 &7.  Guest appearances by Victoria Justice. 

Don't forget today is the last day to get your early bird discount on Victoria Backstage Meet & Greet tickets.

Also guest appearances by Laura Marano, Dora the Explorer, Sid the Science Kid, 5 Stages, 8 Big Family Adventure Zones, and over 300 fun activities.

***Disclosure-My family will be receiving complimentary tkts to HCF.  All opinions stated are my own.

Houston Children's Festival - Mark Your Calendar - April

Happy Spring Break for those of you hanging out with the kiddos - hope you are out doing fun things!!  I love that Spring is here because I love doing fun things with the kids.  I like finding fun things for the entire family to do around town and in our budget.  Today's feature is:

WHAT:  Houston's Children's Festival

WHERE:  Downtown Houston

WHEN:  April 6 & 7 from 10:30 am - 6:30 pm

WHO:  Everyone (Mom, Dad, Kiddos, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Jo, Aunt May, Cousin Susie, etc...)

HOW MUCH:  $10 at the gate, $8 online (also any Military Personnel)  Kids under 3 FREE

For more information, go to www.houstonchildrensfestival.com

Keep up with what is going on by following the festival on Facebook or twitter.

Since its inception twenty five years ago, The Houston Children's Festival has benefited Child Advocates, Inc. and the abused and neglected children that it serves. For more information about Child Advocates life-changing work and how you can help, please click Child Advocates.

***Disclosure-I will be received complimentary entries for my family in exchange for posting about event.  All opinions are always my very own, honest opinions.  The Houston Children's Festival is always a family favorite event we attend on a yearly basis.

Cy-Fest 2011 Cypress Festival

Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend? Well I just found out about a festival in our area.

There will be food, and entertainment for a low cost for advance tickets of $5 adults, and $2 kids (3-12 yrs old), kids under 3 free.

The entertainers are The Zydeco Dots, Bayou Roux, Travis Matte, Eleventh Hour, The Silverado Band, Luther and the Healers, Kyle Bennett Band, Mark Chesnutt, McClanahans, Klockwork, and The Molly Ringwalds.

The Benefactors are the 100 Club and The Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce.