Make the most of your week with our top event picks happening in Houston from Monday, August 31 to Sunday, September 6, 2015.
Top 7 Things to Do This Week with Kids in Houston
- Toddler Tuesday: Love Your Neighbors at Discovery Green | Tuesday, September 1 | FREE – Each Tuesday for the next nine weeks, families can attend the free storytime. This season will introduce the kids to the movers and shakers, heroes and hotshots in our city by discovering people who make our neighborhoods nicer just by living and working here. This week, the story is Veggie Tales: Love Your Neighbor by Cindy Kenney. Remember to bring your old books to swap for new ones each week. 10:30am.
- Blue Bell Ice Cream Social at Gallery Furniture | Tuesday, September 1 | FREE – Celebrate Blue Bell’s return with a giant ice cream social at all three Gallery Furniture locations. The event is free, you just need to reserve a spot (you may also win a $250 Gallery Furniture gift certificate. Click here to RSVP and enter the contest. 6pm to 9pm.
- Mommy Mingle at the Children’s Museum | Wednesday, September 2 – Take the little ones to Mommy Mingle at the Children’s Museum. In the Tot Spot, for kids under 35 months, mingle with other parents while you enjoy coffee and breakfast. Included with museum admission. 10am to noon.
- Dancin’ in the Street… Motown & More Revue at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Thursday, September 3 to Sunday, September 6 | FREE – Enjoy a Motown weekend at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Go earlier in the day for free assigned seating or arrive any time to sit on the hill. 8pm.
- Hands On Houston: Copper Wire Jewelry at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft| Saturday, September 5 | FREE – Make a free bracelets and necklaces from copper wire. No reservation needed, just stop by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Free. 11am to 3pm. http://www.crafthouston.org/events/hoh-2015-09/
- Learn a Language at Discovery Green | Saturday, September 5 | FREE –Participate in a brand new program at Discovery Green, where kids can Spanish each week throughout the Fall. 11:30am. http://www.discoverygreen.com/1202953
- Screen on the Green: Disney’s The Princess and the Frog at Discovery Green | Saturday, September 5 | FREE – Watch as hard-working Tiana learns about work-life balance from an unlikely source at a free hillside screening of this musical Disney film. 8:15pm.
