This post is sponsored by Sea Life Aquarium and authored by the fabulous Melanie Karas.All opinions are her own. Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine has been a favorite destination since our oldest was about 9 months old. There is something for every age— lots of visual...
Kid Fun
If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. – Dr. Seuss
One of the best parts of parenting is seeing the world through kids eyes. There’s so much to do for kids in North Texas. Keep these pages in mind when you’re planning staycations in town, long weekends and the “boring” days of summer!
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...
Family Fun Lonestar Christmas events at the Gaylord Texan Hotel
This post featuring Lonestar Christmas is hosted by the Gaylord Texan Hotel. I attended their media event, and all opinions are my own.There are so many fun things to do in DFW to celebrate the holidays that we have to get started early to get them all in, AMIRIGHT?...
ENCHANT Christmas coming to Arlington!
Thank you ENCHANT CHRISTMAS Arlington for sponsoring this amazing experience for one lucky MommyUpgrade reader! I am excited to partner with you to promote this event. All opinions are my own.Y’all it is CHRISTMAS time!!!! And no one does Christmas bigger than Texas...
LEGO Americana Roadshow
Lego is a big deal in our house. Now you can even see Lego AS a model house. Actually, not just any house, but the White House.And the Supreme Court. And the Lincoln Memorial... The Lego Americana Roadshow is wrapping up its first stop this summer at Stonebriar Mall...
Reel Adventures with Harry Potter at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Do you have one of those friends that you don’t see often, but when you do, you speak this broken sentence thing because you’re both so much on the same wavelength that you can just finish each other's thoughts and skip right on to the next one? Yeah, so, that’s my...
Fantasy in Sand comes to Arlington
There’s a new attraction at Globe Life Park in Arlington this summer, and you just have to follow the yellow brick road, i.e. I-30, to get there. Fantasy in Sand made its US debut, officially opening in Lot F today, just a major leaguers fastball away from the iconic...
Frisco Police Department – K9 Officer Cali
Frisco Police Department introduces new K9 Officer Cali , thanks to a $40,000 donation from Elevate Life Church. Cali is a beautiful black, 3 year old German shepherd who serves not only as a K9 officer, but as a narcotics dog.Her partner is Officer Jacob Sample and...
Odysseo by Cavalia, Frisco is a Family MUST SEE
Y'all, I had the most incredible evening at the Odysseo by Cavalia, Frisco show!I'm not sure if there is any more beautiful animal than a horse but this performance takes your breath away from the moment the curtain swings open.Imagine, 63 horses, 46 riders,...
Northpole magic by Hallmark
Sponsored! I received a FASTPASS to visit the North Pole Communications Station and several awesome products from Hallmark. All opinions are my own.Could Hallmark make Christmas any more magical?! Yesterday we went to the North Pole Communications Station at North...
Perot Museum Giveaway
Happy Birthday Perot Museum of Nature and Science! You're a young 2 years old, but already a Dallas darling. I was lucky enough to attend a special luncheon celebrating the 2 year anniversary of the opening of the Perot Museum and to hear about the amazing things...
Reliant Lights Your Holidays
They're predicting 100% chance of snow this Saturday at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas. Seriously. The snow-filled play area is just one of the many features planned for the festivities in Downtown Dallas. If snow in our balmy 60 degree temps isn't enough to bring you...
Bounty and NFL Play 60 Character Camp
How about those Cowboys? I have been laughing at all the memes over the past couple of weeks as "America's Team" continues it's seemingly unbelievable division domination and then destruction. I could probably make a few with the inspiration from these awesome towels...
The Birdhouse Challenge
Earlier this week I told you about ProtoSPARK! the creativity and learning playground coming to south Dallas in 2015. Last night, the Princess Cupcake and I attended their kick-off event at their offices in Southside on Lamar. Let me tell you, if even ½ of the vision...