NEA Chairman Jane Chu and Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet announced the eighth annual launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve…
Central Texas’ most well-known children’s theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre, a resident company of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, presents the world premiere of Playing Possum: A Trickster Tale from Mexico by Holly Hepp-Galvan. This new play, best suited for children ages 5-9, opens May 12 – 21 at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701…
The Long Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce that Shopkins Live!, the first live theatrical production based on the phenomenally successful Shopkins toy brand will come to Dell Hall on October 21. The first national tour was jointly announced today by Gilles Paquin, President and CEO of Koba Entertainment, and Nicole Hardiman, Senior Licensing Manager at…
Pollyanna Theatre, resident theatre company of the Long Center, is remounting their highly acclaimed production for children and families about Civil Rights, Liberty! Equality! And Fireworks! by Gregory S. Perrin. The performance is free to the public on Saturday, February 18th at 2:00 pm at the LBJ Library Auditorium, located at 2313 Red River Street. The play is best…
Area kids are invited to Lakeline Mall for a free Mall-wide Trick-or-Treating event from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, October 31. Families can enjoy collecting treats from participating retailers throughout the mall in a safe and fun environment*. To designate their participation in the event, retailers will display an orange pumpkin sign in their store window. Children are encouraged to…
Austin Playhouse is thrilled to bring back the inaugural theatre for youth production for a limited run in October. The Arkansaw Bear by Aurand Harris is a marvelous and daring play that tells the story of a little girl named Tish, who has just discovered that her grandfather is dying. She runs away…
In 1987, Life Saver coined the phrase “layers of protection” to describe the most effective way to prevent drownings. Almost 30 years later, everyone (including the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to the National Drowning Prevention Alliance) recommends layers of protection.
Five key layers of protection are:
- Parent supervision
Nothing beats parent supervision….
Children will love interacting with their favorite Go! Go! Sports Girls on an iPad, iPod or iPhone, and parents will feel good about downloading this smart and safe app.
The Go! Go! Sports Girls dolls and books encourage girls to be healthy physically, mentally and emotionally with an emphasis on what her body can do rather than what…
Do you believe “athlete” is the new “princess”? Even girls who won’t leave the house without a tiara are playing sports (if need be in their favorite princess dress). Betsy Gregory’s awesome photo sums it up perfectly.
Girls are playing sports in record numbers and Go! Go! Sports Girls wants to give a shout out—and free product—to our active girls…
Although the tunes never stop in Texas’ capitol, with Austin City Limits around the corner, the volume may get louder than usual. On Saturday, October 3, The Domain is joining forces with LiveMom.com and Spare the Rock, Spoil and Child to host Hush Hush Music Bash, a free music festival for kids.
“ACL is one of Austin’s biggest attractions and…
Here ye, here ye! The Kidgits are summoning the entire kingdom for an afternoon of pampering, primping and tea sponsored by Modern Woodman. It will be simply delightful!
Come and join in on the celebration of being a princess as various mall retailers celebrate what it’s like to be a member of the royal family. Children will enjoy princess themed…
Jodi Bondi Norgaard the founder of Go! Go! Sports Girls was asked to do a video by the Chicago Tribune for their ‘Blue Sky Innovation’. Chicago is quickly becoming known for their entrepreneurial leadership and she was so happy to be a part of it….