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4 ADVERTISER INDEX COMMUNITY SERVICE Austin Diaper Bank 26 Colin’s Hope 30 Mother’s Milk Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES Austin Creative Reuse 8 Colin’s Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 My Sensory Celebrations 12 FIELD TRIPS – DESTINATION Austin Scottish Rite Theatre 19 Austin Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Austin’s 27 Cameron Park Zoo Back Cover Capital Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Crowe’s Nest Farm 25 Epic Fun 23 Georgetown Palace Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Indian Springs Ranch 14 McKinney Roughs Nature Park 9 Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mt Playmore 2 My Sensory Celebrations 12 Neill-Cochran House Museum 12 Nightengale Archaeological Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Paramount Theatre 3 Pioneer Farms 11 Playland Skate Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Science Mill 9 Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum 21 Topsey Exotic Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Urban Air 15 USS Lexington 16 & 17 Waco Mammoth National Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wonder World 10 YMCA Austin-Camp Moody 13 FIELD TRIPS – AT YOUR LOCATION Austin Bounce House Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Austin Zoo 15 Bonzo Crunch 27 Cameron Park Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Cover photo compliments of YMCA Austin - Camp Moody FIELD TRIPS
LOCATION (CONT) Game Plan Entertainment 19 Imagine Arts Academy 21 Kiddie Express Train 23 Mad Science 5 My Sensory Celebrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Pioneer Farms 11 FUNDRAISING Austin’s 27 Capital Cruises 25 Epic Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag 11 Mt Playmore 2 Playland Skate Center 25 Urban Air 15 SCHOOL EVENTS/CARNIVAL PLANNING Austin Bounce House Rentals 31 Austin’s 27 Bonzo Crunch 27 Capital Cruises 25 Epic Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Game Plan Entertainment 19 Kiddie Express Train 23 Mad Science 5 Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag 11 Mt . Playmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Playland Skate Center 25 Urban Air 15 YMCA Austin-Camp Moody 13 VIRTUAL Austin Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hot Science Cool Talks 29 Imagine Arts Academy 21 Mad Science 5 Neill-Cochran House Museum 12 Pioneer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Science Mill 9 Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum 21 Waco Mammoth National Monument 13
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FIELD TRIP/EDUCATION
Amusement Parks
Austin’s 16231 N IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-670-9600
www.austinspark.com
Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.
Epic Fun
7101 W. Hwy 71, Ste. D
Austin, TX 78735
512-957-9099
www.epicfun.com
Monster Mini Golf and Laser Tag
3916 Gattis School Rd. Ste. 112 Round Rock, TX 78664
512-609-8180
www.monsterminigolf.com
Wonder World Park
1000 Prospect Street
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-392-3760
www.wonderworldpark.com
Animals
Austin Zoo
10808 Rawhide Trail
Austin TX 78736
512-288-1490
www.austinzoo.org
Cameron Park Zoo 1701 N. Fourth Street
Waco, TX 76707
254-750-8400
www.cameronparkzoo.com
Indian Springs Ranch
Located in South Austin (Manchaca) management@ indianspringsranchatx.com
www.indianspringsranchatx.com
A unique family owned exotic animal ranch. Interact with over 200 animals. Includes two personal tour guides, free animal food, educational information, picnic tables & more.
Topsey Exotic Ranch
945 County Road 118
Copperas Cove, TX 76522
254-547-3700
www.topseyranch.com
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Art
Imagine Arts Academy
We come to you!
512-892-1143
www.austin.imagineartsacademy.com
Caves
Wonder World Park
1000 Prospect Street San Marcos, TX 78666
512-392-3760
www.wonderworldpark.com
Community Service
Austin Diaper Bank
2210 Denton Drive, Ste. 103
Austin, TX 78758
512-710-7232
www.austindiapers.org
Educational Supplies
Austin Creative Reuse
2005 Wheless Lane
Austin, TX 78723
512-375-3041
info@austincreativereuse.org
www.austincreativereuse.org
Entertainment
Austin’s 16231 N IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-670-9600
www.austinspark.com
Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.
Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large”
512-912-0067
bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net
www.bonzocrunch.com
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Entertainment (cont)
Capital Cruises
208 Barton Springs Road (lakeside of the Hyatt Regency Austin)
512-480-9264
www.capitalcruises.com
Capital Cruises specializes in lake activities for all occasions on Lady Bird Lake. Boat rentals, Bat Watching tours, & Private charters/events. Come get on the lake!
Epic Fun
7101 W. Hwy 71, Ste. D Austin, TX 78735
512-957-9099
www.epicfun.com
Game Plan Entertainment
512-588-9428
www.gameplanent.com
We bring the fun to you! Arcade games, lawn games, photo booths, carnival games, ping pong tables, video game stations and more.
Monster Mini Golf and Laser Tag
3916 Gattis School Rd. Ste. 112 Round Rock, TX 78664
512-609-8180
www.monsterminigolf.com
Mt. Playmore
13609 North IH-35
Austin, TX 78753
512-989-8886
www.MtPlaymore.com
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EXPLORE THE PAST. DISCOVER THE FUTURE.
UNIQUE SCHOOL HISTORY PROGRAMS
Pioneer Farms, Central Texas’ premier living history museum, offers unique learning opportunities for pre-K to high school with historical and nature programs in an 1840s Tonkawa Indian camp, a restored 1860s German Emigrant Farm, a working 1870s Texian Farm, an elegant 1880s Cotton Planter’s Farm and a recreated 1890s Sprinkle Corner rural village. Farm animals and more.
NEW PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS
1890s Freedman Farm, 1870s Stagecoach Stop, Chisholm Trail exhibit with Longhorn Cattle, 1850s Greenbelt Nature Area, 1830s Republic-Era Overlook, Interactive displays
Weekday guided tours
Gone to Texas (Early settlers), Wild Texas (Nature & science), Saddle Up! (Chisholm Trail), Tickwan-tic (Tonkawa Indians), Girls of Grit (Women & girls in Texas history)
Tuesdays to Fridays by advance reservation
Self-Guided Tours Thursdays & Fridays |
Special Programs Weekends
Virtual Guided Tours for off-site class presentations
See PioneerFarms.org for a planning guide and detailed program information. Online reservations.
Unique classroom experiences. Enhanced learning opportunities. TIME TRAVEL BACK INTO TEXAS HISTORY
PIONEER FARMS
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Exit I-35 at Braker Lane, go east and follow the signs
Entertainment (cont)
Urban Air Bee Cave
3944 RR 620 South Bldg. 5
Austin, TX 78738
512-501-3902
www.UrbanAirBeeCave.com
Urban Air offers fun attractions like indoor skydiving, skyrider, virtual reality, ropes course, climbing walls, indoor playscape, and trampolines! Book your next birthday or group event with us!
Urban Air Cedar Park
13201 RR 620 North, Ste. B
Austin, TX 78717
512-292-0163
www.urbanaircedarpark.com
Urban Air offers fun attractions like indoor skydiving, skyrider, virtual reality, ropes course, climbing walls, indoor playscape, and trampolines! Book your next birthday or group event with us!
Farms
Crowe’s Nest Farm
10300 Taylor Lane
Manor, TX 78653
512-272-4418
www.crowesnestfarm.org
Historical Sites
Pioneer Farms
10621 Pioneer Farms Drive
Austin, TX 78754
512-837-1215
www.pioneerfarms.org
Unique historical, nature programs for ages Pre-K to high school. Many restored, operating 1800s farmsteads, an authentic Tonkawa Indian campsite. Special group rates.
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Historical Sites (cont)
State Preservation Board
Texas Capitol, Texas Governor’s Mansion, Bullock Museum, & State Cemetery
www.tspb.texas.gov
Museums
Neill-Cochran House Museum
2310 San Gabriel St.
Austin, TX 78705
512-478-2335
www.nchmuseum.org
Science Mill
101 S. Lady Bird Lane
Johnson City, TX 78636
844-263-6405
www.sciencemill.org
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
100 Texas Ranger Trail
(I-35 & University Parks Dr.)
Waco, TX 76706
254-750-8631
www.texasranger.org
USS LEXINGTON Museum
2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78402
800-LADY-LEX x321
www.usslexington.com
Explore 11 decks on this 250,000 s.f. WWII aircraft carrier. See authentic warbirds & modern jets, watch Aircraft Carrier in the 3D MEGA Theater, and see Charlie the Ghost come to life.
See this guide along with this month’s Austin Kids Directory at: AustinKidsDirectory.com
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Museums (cont)
Waco Mammoth National Monument
6220 Steinbeck Bend Dr. Waco, TX 76708
254-750-7946
www.wacomammoth.org
Overnight & Retreats
Cameron Park Zoo
1701 N. Fourth Street
Waco, TX 76707
254-750-8400
www.cameronparkzoo.com
USS LEXINGTON Museum
2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78402
800-LADY-LEX x321
www.usslexington.com
Youth group camp-outs aboard a WWII aircraft carrier. Eat, sleep and live like sailors, tours, 3D movie, flag ceremony, flight simulator, patches and ghost stories.
YMCA Camp Moody
1220 Old San Antonio Road
Buda, TX 78610
512-523-9640
www.ymcacampmoody.org
Performing Arts
Austin Scottish Rite Theater
207 W. 18th Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-472-5436
www.scottishritetheater.org/education
Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large”
512-912-0067
bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net
www.bonzocrunch.com
Georgetown Palace Theatre Education Program
810 South Austin Avenue
Georgetown, TX 78626
512-869-7469
www.georgetownpalace.com
Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
512-692-0524
http://www.austintheatre.org/ studentmatinees
Introduce students to world class live performances and Texas History! The Paramount is celebrating over 100 years and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Reading
Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large”
512-912-0067
bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net
www.bonzocrunch.com
Science/Nature/STEM
Hot Science Cool Talks
www.hotsciencecooltalks.org
UT Science Lectures & Activities for K-12 Students
Mad Science of Austin We come to you!
512-892-1143
www.austin.madscience.org
McKinney Roughs Nature Park
1884 State Highway 71 West Cedar Creek, TX 78612
512-303-5073
www.lcra.org/mckinneyroughs
Nightengale Archaeological Center 1010 Circle Drive
Kingsland, TX 78639
512-473-3366
www.lcra.org/nightengale
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Science/Nature/STEM (cont)
Playland Skate Center
8822 McCann Drive
Austin, TX 78757
512-452-1901
www.playlandskatecenter.com
Science Mill
101 S. Lady Bird Lane
Johnson City, TX 78636
844-263-6405
www.sciencemill.org
Spark curiosity and help students see themselves in STEM with the Science Mill’s 50+ hands-on, minds-on exhibits—all TEKSaligned and inspired by real STEM careers.
USS LEXINGTON Museum
2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78402
800-LADY-LEX x321
www.usslexington.com
Hands on science lessons aboard an aircraft carrier on a beach. Experiential learning at activity stations involving dynamics of flight, ship building and buoyancy, and communication with sound-powered telephones.
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Science/Nature/STEM (cont)
Waco Mammoth National Monument
6220 Steinbeck Bend Dr.
Waco, TX 76708
254-750-7946
www.wacomammoth.org
Wonder World Park
1000 Prospect Street San Marcos, TX 78666
512-392-3760
www.wonderworldpark.com
YMCA Camp Moody
1220 Old San Antonio Road
Buda, TX 78610
512-523-9640
www.ymcacampmoody.org
Sensory Play
My Sensory Celebrations
6308 Steer Trail Austin, TX 78749
619-942-1173
www.mysensorycelebrations.com
MSC is a mom-owned small business. We host sensory playdates and parties; create sensory kits, party favors, and more! Check out our Instagram @mysensorycelebrations
Sports/Fitness
Playland Skate Center
8822 McCann Drive Austin, TX 78757
512-452-1901
www.playlandskatecenter.com
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Transportation/Trains
The Original Kiddie Express Train, LLC
512-280-4538 or 512-913-0425
www.kiddieexpresstrain.com
We have trains for events of most any size including a steam engine train replica.
Water Safety
Colin’s Hope
Water Safety Curriculum
www.colinshope.org
FUNDRAISING
Playland Skate Center
8822 McCann Drive
Austin, TX 78757
512-452-1901
www.playlandskatecenter.com
No products, selling, or collecting money. A fun, easy, healthy social event. The more skaters the school has, the more money the school makes.
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SCHOOL EVENTS/ CARNIVAL PLANNING
Austin Bounce House Rentals
512-765-6071
austinbouncehouserentals@gmail.com
www.AustinBounceHouse.Rentals
Austin’s 16231 N IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-670-9600
www.austinspark.com
Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.
Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large”
512-912-0067
bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net
www.bonzocrunch.com
Game Plan Entertainment
512-588-9428
www.gameplanent.com
We bring the fun to you! Arcade games, lawn games, photo booths, carnival games, ping pong tables, video game stations and more.
The Original Kiddie Express Train, LLC
512-280-4538 or 512-913-0425
www.kiddieexpresstrain.com
We have trains for events of most any size including a steam engine train replica.
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