Little Austinite

I Choo Choo Choose You

Sandy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:54:59 +0000

I have a confession to make. I miss the excitement that was Valentine’s Day in elementary school. I secretly love to receive pun-y cards professing friendship and love. I love little heart shaped chocolates and despite my insistence now that I don’t really care about Valentine’s Day… I really do! So as my public service [...] Related posts:

Masterful Silhouettes from a Master craftsman.

Julia — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:03:17 +0000

*** GIVEAWAY *** You could win a free silhouette ($25 value) for your child! Leave us a comment (in the Speak Your Mind section), and tell us where you’ll hang up the silhouette in your home if you are the winner. Comment entries will be accepted until January 27, 2012. A random winner will be [...] Related posts:

Little Local Lunches

Taylor Hengen Newman of alt-mama.com — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

School lunches have a bad reputation. And, generally speaking, they deserve it, considering that congress just two weeks ago refused to approve new rules proposed by the Agriculture Department that would have added more fresh fruits and vegetables to American kids’ plates every day, while cutting down on the overwhelming prevalence of pizza. Evidently swayed [...] Related posts:

HEB’s Scary Good Costume Contest!

Julia — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:58:02 +0000

H-E-B wants to see how creative everyone is getting with their costumes for Halloween this year. Upload your costume photos (or pet photos) for a chance to win H-E-B gift cards. The first 5,000 entrants will also receive a coupon to enjoy for “$2 off Medium Candy Bags priced at $4.50 (Mars, Hershey and more). [...] Related posts:

GIVEAWAY! Study Skills Class for 3rd-8th grader from Thinking Caps

Julia — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:07:15 +0000

Through my experience as a teacher, successful students share common characteristics. What do I mean by successful? Of course passing classes is a given, but I am talking about students who set goals for themselves. Successful students have the “know how” to achieve their goals, and at least from my experience these kids have a [...] Related posts:

GIVEAWAY from Sweet Life Family Photography by Emily Pechal

Julia — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:01:59 +0000

A tremendous thank you to local photographer Emily Pechal of Sweet Life Family Photography for generously offering a mini photo session to one lucky Little Austinite family! You will only have until Monday (October 3, 2011) to enter. The winner will be selected and announced Tuesday (October 4, 2011). GIVEAWAY – 30 minute mini session [...] Related posts:

YMCA of Austin Winter Youth Basketball League Registration Now Open

Julia — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:04:55 +0000

Registration for YMCA of Austin winter Youth Basketball leagues is now open and will run through December 4. Y Youth Basketball leagues are open to children ages 4-14. YMCA sports help develop healthy kids, families, and communities by placing a priority on family involvement and healthy competition rather than rivalry. The Y emphasizes the value [...] Related posts:

Texas Science Festival (October 15 and November 5-6, 2011)

Julia — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:22:50 +0000

Setting his hand on fire, filling gyms with smoke, exploding flower pots and dangling school principals in the air are all part of Steve Wolf’s “Science in the Movies” show. The Texas Science and Engineering Festival will kick-off its second annual celebration of science and engineering on Saturday, October 15 at the south steps of the Texas [...] Related posts:

Where were you 10 years ago?

Julia — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:00:44 +0000

How can ten years have already passed? My children will never know September 11, 2001 as I know it. They will study this in their history classes probably in another ten years. They will sympathize with those figures in times past who experienced the terror first hand, analyze the politics before and after the terror [...] Related posts:

Aquarena Springs (San Marcos)

Sandy — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:28:52 +0000

No swimming pigs but still worth the drive! I wish we could have seen Aquarena Springs back in its heyday. It’s a shadow of its former self of swimming pigs, underwater mermaids and sky gondolas over the boardwalk. Now it’s perhaps more educational than theme park, but Aquarena Springs is still a fun little stop [...] Related posts: