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Boy and Girl (twins)....give me some fun shit to do and kid friendly dining. I go to any trip sight and find museums and that ilk, looking for better stuff. whatchya got? 

I took my niece that age to ride go karts. She thought it was awesome. We got the track to ourselves because of height restrictions.

Meow Wolf
Miller Outdoor Theatre usually has some events that time of year
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is pretty cool
Kids love Kemah. You can knock that out along with trip to NASA in a day
Color Factory
Check out the bats at the Wagh St bridge at sunset
Men's Club

 

nasa, good food options down there 

kemah, cheesy but kids love it 

kids museum 

zoo is damn nice 

As a denizen of Houston, my first thought of travelling here with kids is "why?"

That being said, for kid friendly dining (other than D&B) i'd say D'alba, Mia's Table, Cedar Creek, Stomping Grounds. Nono's is a great pizza place with drinks and some acade games for kids, as is Little Matt's in West U. General other kid friend dining, like Hibachi, there's a few spots around town and of course Bennihanna. 

As other's have said, the Chidren's Museum is elite, and you can do that and the zoo is a hop skip and a jump away, as is the new Herman park playground and the Herman Park train and pond/paddleboating. The arboretum has trails if your kids are into exploring nature. Natural History museum is also right around there, and has an IMAX and planetarium, plus the actual museum. 

Lots of indoor putt-putt places, like Puttery and whatnot throughout town. Palace Bowling in Bellaire is great. Not sure where you're coming from, but there's Dairy Ashford roller rink, since what is old is once again new. 

In additon to Meow Wolf, the Museum of Illusion has opened in the Galleria, which looks decent. I haven't been with my kiddo yet, but it's on the list, and the galleria has other things to do, like a Lego store if you're happy to spend money, and ice skating. 

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4 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Yeah they pretty much covered it. Can also do galveston/moody gardens as well

 

cajun greek for lunch

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Natural History museum is also right around there, and has an IMAX and planetarium, plus the actual museum. 

And the butterflies. 

Aquarium downtown. (I've never been)

There's a water park in Katy. (I've never been)

Astros. 

 

If you want to carts, Speedy’s on Hempstead highway is still kicking and has a great arcade with a bunch of old school games.

I’ll second Mia’s or a place called Little Rey off mid lane. It’s got a huge open space the kids can run around. It’s become the go to after school events.

Depends on where you’re staying though.

16 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:



In additon to Meow Wolf, the Museum of Illusion has opened in the Galleria, which looks decent. I haven't been with my kiddo yet, but it's on the list, and the galleria has other things to do, like a Lego store if you're happy to spend money, and ice skating. 

It's pretty small compared to Meow Wolf or Color Factory. It's under the escalators next to the Alabama entrance, so kinda hard to find if you don't know where it is.

11 minutes ago, elfenix said:

It's pretty small compared to Meow Wolf or Color Factory. It's under the escalators next to the Alabama entrance, so kinda hard to find if you don't know where it is.

Would you say it’s an illusion?

17 hours ago, mycox said:

Meow Wolf
Miller Outdoor Theatre usually has some events that time of year
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is pretty cool
Kids love Kemah. You can knock that out along with trip to NASA in a day
Color Factory
Check out the bats at the Wagh St bridge at sunset
Men's Club

 

I would add Levy park in here for the splash pad and its proximity to Color Factor and Men's Club. 

Don’t bother with the aquarium unless you’re just going for the rides. The actual aquarium is weak AF. As already mentioned, lots of activities in museum district/the zoo. Knowing what area of the city you plan to stay in would help as far as dining goes. 

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20 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

What part of town? 

currently staying in Museum dist

I've heard this new park is cool https://www.hermannpark.org/plans-projects/the-commons-at-hermann-park/

From there you could get on the zoo train and ride it to the zoo entrance. The zoo has a new galapagos area that's supposed to be pretty cool. Depending on the time of day you can also feed the Giraffes. Miller outdoor does some night movies in the summer and is also within the zoo train perimeter. 

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Sydney" Agree, but its a family event so the apes are coming to H-town. 

 

all good ideas, thx

2 hours ago, Da Fino said:

I've heard this new park is cool https://www.hermannpark.org/plans-projects/the-commons-at-hermann-park/

From there you could get on the zoo train and ride it to the zoo entrance. The zoo has a new galapagos area that's supposed to be pretty cool. Depending on the time of day you can also feed the Giraffes. Miller outdoor does some night movies in the summer and is also within the zoo train perimeter. 

Yeah, the Galapagos exhibit is really nice, and the kids should enjoy it.  The whole Houston zoo is really pretty good now after all of the renovations and new exhibits.  If you're coming when school is out, be sure to reserve your tickets online before you go.

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5 hours ago, Deej said:

AstroWorld.

too soon

3 hours ago, Etexhorn13 said:

Don’t bother with the aquarium unless you’re just going for the rides. The actual aquarium is weak AF.

Plus fuck Tillman Ferrita and how they treated that white tiger

Also breweries are the new playgrounds for kids I guess. Went to a couple over the weekend and there where more babies and kids running around than adults.

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