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Enriched Family March 2020 Austin Family Activities List

Happy March! I absolutely love Austin in the Spring. Get out there and enjoy our beautiful city with your family. Enriched Family's March 2020 Activities List has you covered with all sorts of fun ideas. As always, our monthly roundup of kids’ and family activities focuses on educational, cultural, and artistic delights in our community, with a special emphasis on both free and fee-based events.

A quick list of some of the free events this month include a number of summer camp and school fairs; Spanish demo classes at Mi Casa Es Tu Casa; Starry Nights at Girlstart; Explore UT; Career Fair for the Future; a Spring Family Film Series at the Domain Northside; a book signing & talk at BookPeople by the Dork Diaries series author and illustrator; UMLAUF’s Family Day; Laguna Gloria’s Second Saturdays are for Families; Creative Action Color Squad Community Paint Day; and the ABC Kite Fest.

Fee-based activities include the Sherwood Forest Faire; donation-based lactation support groups; a variety of craft and sewing workshops for kids and adults at Beehive Craft Studio; Science Mill Homeschool Day; Asian American Teen Career Day; a postpartum group hosted by Austin Doula Care & Lillian June Wellness; CPR, First Aid & AED Training; family-friendly events at The Hive; a variety of fun activities at Toybrary Austin; and a Drama-Free Discipline online workshop for parents. Finally, you could also enjoy a kid-friendly museum opening or performance at a number of venues around town.

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Enriched Family February 2020 Austin Activities List

Happy February! Looking for some fun stuff to do in Austin with the kiddos? Enriched Family's February 2020 Activities List has you covered! As always, our monthly roundup of kids’ and family activities focuses on educational, cultural, and artistic delights in our community, with a special emphasis on both free and fee-based events. So get out there and enjoy some family exploration!

A quick list of some of the free events this month include a couple of summer camp fairs; the Austin Allies Fest; Black History Month Kid’s Day; Bullock Museum Homeschool Day; Creative Action Friend Fest; Girl Day at UT; I Love Idiomas so Much! Festival; DSACT-Rise School of Austin Resource Fair for the Young Child; Laguna Gloria’s Second Saturdays are for Families; Starry Nights at Girlstart; UMLAUF Family Day; and a workshop for parents on talking to children about racial issues and anti-racism. Fee-based activities include faerie tea parties; Baby Day at The Thinkery; a variety of craft and sewing workshops for kids and adults at Beehive Craft Studio; a parent-child movement and music class at Creative Action (pay as you can); infant massage classes offered by Baby Strokes; family-friendly events at The Hive; a variety of fun activities at Toybrary Austin; and a Nurtured Heart Approach training for parents. Finally, you could also enjoy a kid-friendly museum opening or performance at a number of venues around town.

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Enriched Family January 2020 Austin Activities List

Strolling into the new year like…. 

Happy 2020 y’all! I hope you and your family enjoyed lots of fun and connection over the holiday break thus far. If the kids are driving you and each other crazy, that’s okay too. We've definitely had both in our house. If you are looking for some family activities in Austin in January, Enriched Family's January 2020 Activities List has you covered! As always, our monthly roundup of kids’ and family activities focuses on educational, cultural, and artistic delights in our community, with a special emphasis on both free and fee-based events. So get out there and have a little more fun family exploration before the kids go back to school!

Free events this month include lots of hands-on, family art activities at a variety of locations around town, including Creative Action, Dougherty Arts Center, Laguna Gloria, and UMLAUF Sculpture Garden. Your child can also attend a hip-hop dance workshop for kids at the George Washington Carver Museum or explore the Bullock Museum on HEB Free First Sunday (theme: Stylish) or enjoy a Vietnamese New Year Celebration (Tết Festival). There are also a number of family-friendly ways to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and serve the greater Austin community by volunteering on MLK Day. Fee-based activity options include a variety of craft and sewing workshops for kids and adults at Beehive Craft Studio; ice skating on the Whole Foods rooftop rink; a parent-child movement and music class at Creative Action (pay as you can); infant massage classes offered by Baby Strokes; family-friendly events at The Hive; and a variety of fun activities at Toybrary Austin. Finally, enjoy a kid-friendly museum opening or performance at a number of venues around town…

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