Art Mix is an artistic venue designed to let kids tap into their creative sides. Kids can sign up for classes, held every Monday through Saturday, or just pop in for an hourly fee. This studio has activities for kids from ages two to 12, so projects are always age-appropriate.
Art Mix
3701 W. Alabama, Suite 250
Houston, Texas 77027
713-552-9028
artmixlearning.com
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, kids can enjoy permanent exhibits such as the planetarium, butterfly center and IMAX theater, in addition to the special exhibits. Temporary exhibits usually last for a couple of months, and center around topics ranging from ancient civilizations to robotics.
Houston Museum Of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030
713-639-4629
hmns.org
Main Street Theater offers fun for both kids and adults. Kids can take theater classes, or parents may sign them up for "parent play dates" at which kids enjoy theater games while parents treat themselves to theater classes. Alternatively, you can bring the whole family to enjoy a performance by the youth theater; all of their plays are meant to appeal to kids.
Main Street Theater
2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
713-524-9196
mainstreettheater.com
Monkey Bizness offers a reprieve from those hot, humid Houston days. Let the kids work off some of that pent-up energy in this large, indoor playground. There are bounce houses, rock climbing walls and inflatable sports equipment, such as boxing gloves. This attraction offers a time of open play. For one flat fee per child aged one to 18 years, the kids can play all day.
Monkey Bizness
9750 W. Sam Houston Parkway N., Suite 170
Houston, TX 77064
832-237-0100
monkeybizness.com
Get ready to blast off with your kids at Space Center Houston! At the Blast Off Theater, kids will see what it's like to launch into space. There's also a tour through actual working areas of NASA at Johnson's Space Center. In addition, at the Living Space module, kids will learn about what it's like to be an astronaut and how ordinary tasks are more challenging in space.
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway
Houston, TX 77058
281-244-2100
spacecenter.org
Anatomy takes on a new meaning when you take kids to the Health Museum in Houston. Put away dusty, dry textbooks and let your kids have a hands-on look at what's going on inside them. At "You: The Exhibit," kids can explore different body systems and see what they'd be like if they were a different ethnicity or gender. At Planet You, they'll learn about what the human skin surfaces are like through the eyes of tiny bugs, such as dust mites. Larger-than-life-sized bone structures are the highlight of the Amazing Body Pavilion, where kids will see magnified body parts up close.
The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Dr.
Houston, Texas 77004
713-521-1515
mhms.org
