Bullying and Belonging: How Parents Can Create Safe Spaces
Every Parent Hopes Their Child Feels Included. But the truth is, many kids will face bullying at some point. It hurts. And it leaves parents wondering: What can I do … Read more
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Raising Money-Smart Kids: Allowance, Entrepreneurship & Screen Time
How to Raise Money-Smart Kids: Smart Habits from Allowance to Screen Time Raising confident, financially savvy kids has never been more important – or more challenging. With money increasingly moving … Read more
New Texas Camp Safety Laws: What Parents Should Know
How Kidventure Meets – and Exceeds – New Texas Camp Safety Standards to Keep Kids Protected This summer, we all watched as Central Texas experienced devastating floods. As a dad … Read more
Educational Benefits Of Summer Camps: Why Your Child Should Attend In 2025
Unlocking Growth And Learning Through Summer Camps Summer camps are more than just a way to keep kids busy during the summer months—they’re a gateway to personal and educational growth. … Read more
Planning and Preparation for Summer Camp: Your Complete Guide
Summer Camp: More Than Just a Getaway Imagine your child coming home from summer camp full of stories about new friends, exciting adventures, and the confidence of having faced challenges … Read more
History and Culture of Summer Camps
Why Summer Camps Matter: A Tradition That Transcends Generations Think back to your childhood or imagine the classic image of summer camp—campfires crackling under a starry sky, laughter echoing from … Read more
Erupting Frozen Snow and Two Other Activities Your Kids Will Love at Home
It’s Friday and the last day of school before the Holiday Break. If you’re like most parents, you’ve given a lot of thought to decorations, how you are going to … Read more
Be a Better Example If You Want to be a Better Parent
Being a better parent is something we all try to be for our kids. There are lots of ways we can do so, but one of the most effective and … Read more
MawMaw Helen’s Famous 7-Up Cake
This wonderful desert is compliments of Kierra Spencer, Houston’s Assistant After School Coordinator which has been passed down by her MawMaw, Helen Robinson. Being from New Orleans, food has always … Read more
Nana’s Sausage and Sage Stuffing
This family recipe is offered to us by Kristen Stephens, Kidventure’s Office Manager for Austin. It comes from Kristen’s Nana. I can’t remember a Thanksgiving without my Nana’s stuffing. To … Read more
Get Out: Kidventure’s Top 5 Houston Outdoor Adventures for Families
With the weather still warm and a pandemic still part of our lives, it only makes sense to get outdoors and take an adventure with the kids. Sure, we’re a … Read more
Marie’s Bourbon Pecan Sweet Potatoes
Marie’s Bourbon Pecan Sweet Potatoes Recipe by Marie Surgi (My Grandmother) I come from a large family. My mother had six brothers and sisters, they in turn children of their … Read more
5 Easy Techniques to Reduce Your Parenting Stress
Breathe in….. Let’s be real, being a parent in a ‘normal’, non-pandemic, non-election, non-remote-learning season is pretty darn challenging. Lump all that together, and it’s easy to be completely stressed … Read more
Pandemic – Lonely Kids – and the Power of Camp
Undoubtedly, the pandemic has altered our lives like no other event in recent history. Its impact on the health and well being of people near and far is well documented. … Read more
Failing Our Kids and A (New) Day Off
There is something at stake right now that is more important than politics, policy, and who right or wrong. That something is attuned to our every action, our rhetoric, and … Read more
5 Things We Can Do To Support Our Kids Emotionally Right Now
With each passing day during this pandemic, it can be hard to maintain a positive outlook. Our desire to return to a ‘normal’ life gets questioned and hope and faith … Read more
The Power Of Summer Camps To Alleviate Stress, Anxiety And Depression In Generation-Z
Special thanks to guest writer, Emma Johnson Gen-Zers are a complicated bunch living in an even more complicated world. Not only are they the first generation born into an already-mobile … Read more
Making Memories with Kids
The smell of bacon frying never fails to remind me of Saturday mornings My mom, Dad and I could put away a pound of bacon between the three of us … Read more
10 Great American Indoor Water Parks
Travelling this fall? Don’t put away the swim suits and beach towels. America’s indoor water parks don’t kowtow to seasons or climate change — they’re consistent hydrotherapeutic oases with the … Read more
100 Things All Kids Should Try
A bucket list for childhood? Sure thing. Check out these 100 things all kids should try during their childhood, and be sure to cross a few off the list before … Read more
The Six Flags Over Texas
Thanks to the Texas Almanac, 1857-2007 for this information and so much more; a terrific reference about Texas’ history, politics, economy and geography as well as current facts on cities, towns and counties.