San Antonio Busy Kids

Do you run a San Antonio area camp or know someone who does?  Please share the link below so we can begin to create San Antonio’s most comprehensive summer camp database. It’s an easy and short form to fill out.  There’s no charge to be included.  But please be legit.  We’re looking just for hyper-local [...]

Express-News biz reporter Laura Lorek told me about camp at the Alamo. Who knew? Well, now you do. Just starting its third year, the camp takes place on the hallowed grounds of the Alamo. Wondering just how they enforce the quiet rule for campers….  But I digress. There are several things right off the bat [...]

Photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”  I love that quote. Photography is all about perception. Seeing the world around you in new ways, capturing moments of beauty or tragedy, joy or anger. I have a very unusual photo.  It’s a layer of rocks. Growing from the rocks [...]

My son loves to hunt for fossils. Turns out Texas is a pretty decent place to do it, as we were submerged under water millions of years ago. After a good rain, we go down to the creek and see what we can find. We walk away with hands full. Okay, we probably just have [...]

Some people may have been raised on country sunshine, but I was raised on stage lights, applause and that wonderful waxy smell of hot liquid coming out of a glue gun. As a mom now, I have to wonder why in the world I was allowed to use a hot glue gun in elementary school [...]

What will make this blog even more useful are the comments from people just like you who have been to camps and have experiences to share.  What worked? What didn’t? Which had the best camp counselors? The best food? The most lame activities? What did your kids learn – or unlearn? Where did you get [...]

Chocolate, fortune cookies and pasta, oh, my.  Hungry yet? But actually, we’re not talking food here…we’re all about more *free* summer movies! Pack up your blanket or lawn chair and head on downtown to HemisFair Park for Movies by Moonlight. Show time starts 7:30 p.m. every Thursday during June. Here’s the line up. June 4   [...]

In the interest of time, I’m just listing links as a starting place for you while I get the blog up and running. Here are a few private schools that offer summer programs… St. Luke’s Episcopal School San Antonio Academy Saint Mary’s Hall The Winston School San Antonio St. Peter Prince of Apostles School St. [...]

San Antonio Zoo Title: Zooney Tunes and Zooper Heroes Description: Can a real naked mole rat stand upright and see clearly? Do coyotes really chase roadrunners? Zooney Tunes looks at all kinds of animal cartoons for some wild fun.  But if your kid is more into super heroes, you’ll want Zooper Heroes, a look at [...]

Did you miss some movies this year? Not a problem. And here’s the deal – you not only get to catch them this summer, you get to catch them for free.  Did I say free? As in empty pockets welcome? You bet, courtesy of Regal Cinemas. They hope you’ll at least buy some candy and [...]