Boyette Summer of Fun

When the kids were little and I stayed at home, our fun activities were going to the library, zoo, and museum.  They're older now and still love that, but since they're both in school, I spend a long time each May planning out what we are going to do each summer.  Most activities we participate in are free, and many of my friends want to know about them, so I thought I'd share some of our schedule.

In June
Monday mornings at 9 a.m. the zoo opens early for members.  This happens every Monday in June and we're not going to miss it!

Wednesday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. the Amon Carter Museum has free story time with a craft.  Click the link for details.  This happens every Wednesday and we're going to try to make them often.

4:00 p.m. the Modern Art Museum has Wonderful Wednesdays with free admission and an explanation of an artist shown at the gallery.  There is also a craft, often a sketch.

Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m. the Cowgirl Museum will have a Battle of the Burger.  Admission is free and there will be armadillo races!  As an added bonus, Adam will be at this event in his official capacity as a Sugar Daddy (men's PTA at Claire's school).

On June 26 we'll be in Arlington for a free concert at the Levitt Pavillion.  The band is Vocal Trash and they sound like they'll be interesting.  This show happens twice, so we'll hit the one that fits our schedule.

Another activity we'll do are the Free Fish Feedings at Bass Pro Shop on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Every Saturday during the summer you can buy a family TRE pass at the ITC station for $10.  We'll be using that more than once to go to the Perot Museum in Dallas, or the Dallas Museum of Art, etc. etc.

On July 17 at 9:30 a.m. we'll go to Calloway's Nursery for Tin-Can Painting.  Free.

We always try to hit as many museums as possible and visit downtown Fort Worth to feel fancy, visit the library, and ride Molly the Trolley for free.  This year I might venture to take the kids to the Water Gardens; I'm a little bit braver and they're a little more steady on their feet.

The Fort Worth Public Library has a slew of activities and we'll go to many of them, but the one I want to tell people about is Lucas Miller.  We saw him last year and I can't say enough good about this singer-songwriter.  He writes catchy songs for kids about major science themes.  (He has one about symbiosis!)  He'll be in Fort Worth in July and I recommend it to everyone!  His program is called Science Rocks.  Click this link to see the schedule of his performances.  I bought one of his CDs last year for $10.  The kids have memorized it, and I even took it to school to play for my third graders.  If you want a sample of his songs, check out his youtube.  Here's one of the kids' favorites: