Tag: art
Family Saturday
Join us for an afternoon of free, hands-on art-making activities designed and inspired by the Contemporary’s exhibiting artists. Family Saturday is a free, all-ages...
Inga’s Au-some Guide to Fidget Toys
Fidget toys are fun for everyone, and for children with special needs they can be part of an effective learning strategy. As you may...
McNay Art Museum Free Family Day: Summer Block Party
We're proud to partner with the McNay to bring you this sponsored post about the family programming offered at the museum. All opinions are...
Hanging a Gallery Wall in Five Easy Steps
Alamo City Moms Blog is thrilled to partner with Framebridge to provide info about affordable and stylish home decor for busy families.
Creating a great...
Kids, Photography, and the Smart Phone
So, there I was, trying to distract—er…educate—my children as we were waiting at the park for friends, when a woman jogging by slowed and...
Yanaguana Garden in Hemisfair: Where Families Can Play Downtown
If you have been downtown recently, perhaps to catch a show at the Magik Theatre, you may have noticed that Hemisfair is in the...
Enjoy it with your kids: Intimate Impressionism at the McNay Art...
The McNay Art Museum is hosting a special exhibit, Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, through January 4, 2015. I have written earlier about...
CHRISpark: a memorial, a celebration
On a recent visit to CHRISpark, my son, F.T., stopped at a limestone bench and read out loud: "'I took a long look at a...
Birdhouses built for kid-sized fun at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
Have you seen the Birdhouses exhibit at the San Antonio Botanical Garden yet? A partnership with the San Antonio chapter of the American Institute of...
The Art of Art: Storing and Displaying Children’s Artwork
Oh, the love-hate relationship I share with my children’s artwork. First of all, who doesn’t love a preschooler’s handprint??? There are those special paintings...
Read, listen and play at the San Antonio Book Festival on...
I want my children to be fluent readers. I hope they love to read. So, I read to them. They read to me. We visit...
The Briscoe Western Art Museum: Continuing the Rodeo Spirit
I hope you have read Brooke's guide to enjoying the San Antonio Rodeo with your kids. The rodeo runs through February 23; if you want to extend...
Introducing your kids to art appreciation at the McNay Art Museum
It's a Catch-22: How do you expect your kids to behave themselves in an art museum, if they've never been to one before? How...