Hiding behind masks and labels

Over Thinking Parenting, editorials by me… Halloween to me is the most liberating holiday. It is the one day in the entire year where everyone embraces what most do (consciously or subconsciously) on a daily basis, hide behind “masks” and labels. Only on this holiday, the pretense is celebrated. There is an honesty to the [...]

Gingersnaps Kids boutique and photo studio, coupon inside!

The owner at Gingersnap Kids has generously offered to Little Austinite readers the following coupon that is good until the end of the year. Bring in a printed copy of the review or the coupon to redeem $5 off of $30 purchase at the store. Gingersnaps Kids is a children’s boutique that really is in [...]

You’re fundraising for what club?

I love my neighborhood. I love my neighbors, and I don’t know too many people who can say that. We have children outside nearly all hours on the weekend, and anytime that my children need a playmate, we just have to step outside our front door. Someone is bound to cruise by on a bike [...]

Hey Cupcake!

After our recent dinner at Boat House Grill, we walked over to Hey Cupcake! (near 620 and 2222) to grab some dessert.  Just like the Hey Cupcake! on South Congress, this cupcake bakery is also a shiny silver Airstream trailer with a gigantic pink frosted cupcake on top. Along with the regular menu, the sandwich [...]

Evergreen Farms fall festival 2009 (Elgin)

There is just one weekend left of this year’s Evergreen Farms’ fall festival, the “Pumpkin Hunt.” This is another Christmas tree farm in Elgin that hosts “pumpkin” events for families to enjoy.  We have always gone to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm, but this year we decided to try out Evergreen Farms for a change [...]

Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe ($25 gift card winner picked!)

Thanks to the generosity of Jeff and Kim Carter of the Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe in Round Rock and Austin, we have a $25 gift card to give away to one lucky Little Austinite reader. This will feed a family of four so this is one meal that you do not have to cook! My kids [...]

“Boys will be boys.”

Overthinking Parenting, editorials by me… The two most common phrases that I hear from perfect strangers who meet my 18 month old son (hereafter shall be referred to as “Destructo Boy”) are “Wow, he’s all boy!” or “He’s really active!”  I wish that people wouldn’t use euphemisms.  I do it only because I don’t want [...]

Boat House Grill, casual dining with kid’s playground out back

Hallelujah for all the restaurants in the Austin area with a playground, and I think that this is a growing trend. At least I have hope that this is a growing trend. We as parents like them, and our children love them. Boat House Grill has one of the best conceived playground areas, not because [...]

Loco-Motion Inflatable Play

Like most inflatable play places around town, Loco-Motion Inflatable Play was hard to find.  You’ll find the shopping center easily (Marketplace Austin Westgate), but you have to drive around to the very back of the shopping center to find the entrance.  I only expected to see dumpsters back there but was surprised to see a [...]

Leaf Collection, naturalist activity for children

The weather is absolutely gorgeous of late, and before the deciduous trees drop their leaves, collecting leaves is a wonderful, educational activity to do with kids.  I am not writing this particular activity as a laboratory experience but as an introduction to field observations and naturalism for early elementary age and younger.  My kids, even [...]

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