I got a sneak preview of the new SNOWDAY at Galleria Dallas and it is SO much fun! Even my teenager enjoyed it! (That's saying something) This interactive experience includes a realistic train ride, a visit with Santa, and a number of photo opportunities and holiday...
Out and About
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ― Eleanor Roosevelt
Whether it’s girls night out or date night, family trips or book signings, you’re living your best Texas life. I’ll give you tips to help you decide what experiences are worth the splurge, where to cut corners, and when to bring your camera!
The Friends Experience Dallas Review
This is an UNbiased review of The Friends Experience Dallas. I bought my own tickets to attend and all opinions are my own. Raise your hand if: You or any of your friends – or both -- had “the Rachel” haircut in the 90’s When you’re moving furniture, you can’t resist...
Art of the Pumpkin at Dallas Arboretum
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own Yay, October! Boooo COVID. We have friends who have a COVID high-risk family member. Their daughter is a good friend of my daughter, and they haven’t seen each other for months. When the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical...
Self-guided art and architecture tour of DFW
Guess what I’m doing this week. Taking a vacation (YAY) but we aren’t going anywhere (BOO), thank you COVID-19. It’s not awful, I mean DFW is a pretty fabulous place to live and lots of people come here to visit, so I can actually pretend to be a tourist and take a...
DFW Family Fun Fall Roundup
Let's move this year along, shall we? Bring on Fall and all that Texas has to offer. In case you're feeling the fall vibes too, here are a few fun things to do with your family to get everyone in the mood for autumn! CHECK EACH LOCATION’S WEBSITE FOR COVID-19...
Leaky Con: Ten tips for your first visit
Harry Potter fans, lean in. We have to discuss Leaky Con, a Harry Potter fan convention. Leaky Con is a huge extremely well-organized experience of all things from J.K. Rowling’s world of wizards. There are discussion panels, autograph and photo sessions with the...
Squeezing the last bits of summer at SummerFest
This post is sponsored by the Gaylord Texan. All opinions are my own.Smurfs are where it's at y'all. I mean... have you ever seen a sad Smurf? At the end of the movie or the story or whatever? NO. They are living their best life! And you can too if you go get after...
10 Family Activities in DFW to Beat the Summer Heat
Stop it, Texas. Just stop it with your overachieving self and your record high temps over and over this month. You know who's over and over it? Me. There's a reason I'm in a bad mood from May through October.Seriously though, there's no relief in sight so grab your...
Exploring the Frisco Fresh Market
Frisco, you are fab. We love your new farmer's market. The Cupcake and I went to your soft opening for the Frisco Fresh Market today, and I'm so glad we did. It's going to be crushed tomorrow once the word gets out about this fun new shopping experience. Here's our...
Les Mis in Dallas and you need to go!
This sponsored post is by Julie Grimmet, of juliemeasures.com. All opinions are her own.Can a musical live up to 25 years of anticipation? If that musical is Les Misérables, then yes it can. I grew up listening to the Les Misérables soundtrack. My parents both speak...
What age is best for the Crayola Experience in Plano, Texas?
This post is hosted by The Crayola Experience Plano. All opinions are my own. This post contains an affiliate code."Mom. These pictures look really fun. I want to go here." "What are you looking at?""That Crayola place." The Cupcake had my phone in the backseat and...
Celebrate the ones you love with these Valentine’s Day Events!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Why be basic? Here are a few Valentine's Day events that are just the extra you're looking for. 🙂 Have an event to add? Send it to us so we can include it in the list below!Put Your Love on Top at Reunion Tower Description:...
Dallas hosts USA Film Festival’s KidFilm Family Festival
The 34th annual USA Film Festival's KidFilm Family Festival will be coming to the Angelika Theater on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas, January 20 and 21st. This is such a great opportunity for families to check out these amazing films, meet influential authors and best of...
Fun Things for Families and Kids to do in the North Texas Area
The holidays may be over but there's still tons of family fun in DFW in the coming months. Here are a few things I have my eye on.JANUARY You've Stepped Back into an 80s Arcade See if you can master some of the arcade games from the 80s era and maybe get your name...