San Antonio Busy Kids

It’s getting to be that time of year again. Many camps are already wooing parents with discounts for early registration, while others are still putting together their programs. Now’s the perfect time for you to start doing your research to find that one, perfect place that will keep your child happy, occupied and safe this [...]

Let the summer camp planning begin! December ’tis the season for scholarships and camp applications…and Southwest School of Art is the first one out of the bag. In the coming days, we’ll be letting you know just when and where to start all your applications. Southwest School of Art is accepting applications for Summer Art [...]

Spring Break is really the kick off season for summer camp, isn’t it? Sign up now, or be left with the crumbs. At least, that’s how it can feel. There’s still time to get in the first batch of applications for several camps. Some I’ve already talked about here and here. And here are a [...]

When we went to Iowa over the holidays, we stopped at the Putnam Museum and had the chance to see the newly-renovated Egyptian exhibit. It was fun trying to figure out hieroglyphs together, and while I was fascinated with the sarcophagus, it kind of freaked out the kids…especially the one who was reading a mystery [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I think the first post is always the hardest to write. Not that I really know. I’ve never written a post before. But what I do know with perfect clarity is this: as a mom, I’ve never found any single, decent source of afterschool or camp information. Oh, it’s there, but scattered in a million [...]