Sunday, July 27, 2008

Summer Fun by Nancy Moll

Okay, we've done SeaWorld, Six Flags and the Zoo, so what do we do with the kids now? Below is a list of fun things to do with the kids this summer to keep them BUSY and TIRED!!! If you have any great things to add to the list, just let me know. Have a WONDERFUL, FUN-FILLED SUMMER NEIGHBORS!

Fun Restaurants
Momak’s www.momaks.com
The Cove www.thecove.us
Beefy’s Backyard Phone: (830) 980-7002
Incredible Pizza www.incrediblepizza.com
Magic Time Machine www.magictimemachine.com
Rainforest Café www.rainforestcafe.com

Downtown/Near Downtown
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not www.ripleys.com
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Tomb Rider 3-D http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Buckhorn Saloon www.buckhornmuseum.com
Tower of the Americas/Skies Over Texas 4-D www.toweroftheamericas.com
Hemisfair Park
Japanese Tea Garden – Sunken Garden www.sanantonio.gov/sapar
Botanical Gardens www.sabot.org
Brackenridge Train www.sanantonio.gov/sapar
Mission San Jose http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjose.htm
Institute of Texas Cultures http://www.texancultures.com/
Witte Museum www.wittemuseum.org

Arts & Crafts
Young Chef’s Academy www.youngchefsacademy.com
Artworks www.artworksartstudio.com
Painted Plate www.paintedplatestudio.com
Clay Casa www.claycasa.com
Melanie’s Pottery Playhouse www.melaniespotteryplayhouse.com

Museums
Witte Museum www.wittemuseum.org
San Antonio Children’s Museum www.sakids.org
McKenna Children’s Museum – New Braunfels www.nbchildren.org
Texas Transportation Museum (cool trains) www.txtransportationmuseum.org
Guinness World Record Museum http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Fort Sam Houston Museum http://ameddregiment.amedd.army.mil/fshmuse/fshmusemain.htm

Sports Related
Brown’s Gymnastics
Missions Baseball www.samissions.com
Rampage Hockey www.sarampage.com
Putt Putt Golf http://www.northwoodsice.net/
embassyminiaturegolf.com
Ice Skating http://www.northwoodsice.net/

Theaters
Free movies at Northwoods on Tuesday and Wed mornings
San Pedro Playhouse www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
Vexler Theater www.vexler.org
Steven Stoli www.stolientertainment.com
Majestic Theater www.majesticempire.com
Magik Theater www.magiktheatre.org
Childrens Fine Art Series www.childrensfineartseries.org

Indoor Open Play
Big Top Kidz www.bigtopkidz.com
Minitown www.minitownsa.com
Dynamoze www.dynamoze.com
Inflatable Wonderland www.inflatablewonderland.com

Parks/Hiking/Nature – fairly close to home
Eisenhower Park
Friedrich Wilderness Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Crownridge Canyon Natural Area www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Cascade Caverns www.cascadecaverns.com
Stone Oak Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp

A Little Bit of a Drive to Fun
Schlitterbahn www.schlitterbahn.com
Float Guadalup River several “toob” outfitters
Float Comal River several “toob” outfitters
Enchanted Rock http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/enchanted_rock/
Natural Bridge Caverns www.naturalbridgecaverns.com
Natural Bridge Wildlife Park www.wildliferanchtexas.com
Natural Bridge Watchtower Challenge www.naturalbridgecaverns.com
Animal World & Snake Farm www.exoticanimalworld.com
Wonder World www.wonderworldpark.com