Well, that’s what the San Antonio Magazine is advertising. I don’t necessarily have the time or budget to make it the best summer ever… but I’m going to make sure it definitely has its moments!
The first thing I decided to do was make a list of all the things the kids could work on during down-time (or when they say they’re bored). The list includes everything from fun to mundane, including but not limited to- bathing the dog, cleaning their rooms, putting laundry away, mowing the yard, watering plants, reading books, putting together a puzzle, going biking, drawing a masterpiece, taking pictures for photo contests, baking goodies, helping me plan our weekly menu, going over to a friend’s house. And to make sure they at least had one of these readily available to them yesterday, we picked the first puzzle we wanted to start. A 1,000 piece farm-themed puzzle with beautiful photography and cute animals! (no surprise there) 😉
And then I made a list of a number of outings that we could tackle throughout the summer. From cheap and local to more expensive and out of town, these covered all kinds of fun. Here’s our list. What would you add???
walk/scooter around the missions trails
eat a pizza at Big Lou’s
take a picture at the “I love my spurs” mural
watch the bats at the tunnel (after enjoying a burger at Alamo Springs Cafe)
swim at Hamilton Pool
jump at a trampoline park
play at Aquatica
enjoy Sea World (Ben and I want to do a dolphin interaction!)
tour any of the local caverns
try a dill pickle snowcone at the local SnowBiz
play putt-putt golf
enjoy the Waco Zoo
check out the Magnolia Market and silos
go bowling
tour Austin’s Graffiti Park
eat a cinnamon roll at LuLu’s Cafe
enjoy the Institute of Texan Cultures
drive through the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
eat lunch at the Tower of the Americas
attend a Missions game
swim at the lake
enjoy the Hill Country Science Mill
walk around the Pearl
enjoy an afternoon at Random
go ziplining
eat at the Bacon Restaurant
go see a movie (I want to go see Finding Dory!!!)
play at Incredible Pizza
go roller skating (we love the Rollercade)
enjoy Schlitterbahn (it’s probably been 10-12 years since I’ve been!)
tour the state capitol
devour fried green tomatoes at Dodging Duck and maple bacon donuts at Snowflake Donuts