Little Austinite

Vacationing with kids is no easy picnic.

Julia — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:22 +0000

Oh, how I sometimes long for the day when hubby and I would (and could) plan a road trip to places off the beaten path. We weren’t creature comfort travelers. We’d find a clean, cheap motel, park it for the night, and drive another 12 hours the next day until we reached our destination in [...] Related posts:

Children’s Fairy Wings, step by step project

Julia — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:31 +0000

My daughter was begging me to replace her fairy wings from her costume box because the fabric had ripped and the elastic straps for her arms were stretched out. I took her broken wings, deconstructed it, and set out to help my kiddo make her own fairy wings that she more or less could do [...] Related posts:

Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park (north Austin)

Julia — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:45 +0000

We recently discovered Northwest District Park, a 30 acre park in the middle of established older neighborhoods that is well-maintained except for the racist graffiti spray painted on the outside of the restroom. (That did make me uncomfortable.) This park has a little of everything. Our kids bee-lined straight for the playgrounds. There are two areas, [...] Related posts:

Flip Happy Crepes (featured on Food Network)

Cindy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:32 +0000

I’ve only recently started my venture into Austin trailer food and was lucky enough to come upon Flip Happy Trailer one Wednesday morning. At first glance at the menu I knew this was my kind of place – carmelized onions, goat cheese, mushrooms, spinach, gruyere cheese, and roasted garlic. It was everything I [...] Related posts:

Alice in Wonderland (Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre)

Julia — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:10 +0000

A big thank you to Sadia, mama of twin girls, for being a guest writer on Little Austinite and sharing their experience at the Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre! Alice in Wonderland is running through the end of March, and this is something to consider seeing if you are looking for an activity at the end [...] Related posts:

It’s good to be a nerd.

Julia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:24 +0000

Recently I have reentered the education field as a middle school science instructional coach, and for the past week, I have sat in the classrooms with middle schoolers, observing their behavior which helps me help their teachers. In watching this age group that I have only had marginal contact with previously as an AP [...] Related posts:

Kona Grill (The Domain)

Julia — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:29 +0000

We took a trip to the Apple Store to replace my broken mouse and decided to stay at The Domain for dinner. We picked Kona Grill, figuring it was not an offensive place to take children on the verge of bedtime as it was still happy hour where the alcohol would dull the sound [...] Related posts:

LuLu B’s Vietnamese Sandwiches Trailer

Julia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:27 +0000

I was bringing my son home from My Gym, and I drove down South Lamar mistakenly to get home. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted LuLu B’s food trailer, and I am a sucker for food trailers and banh mi, Vietnamese sandwiches. My friend recently went on the Tasty Touring Trailer Tour [...] Related posts:

Phonics Tiles: product review

Julia — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:59 +0000

My 4 year old has been on a kick lately of everything phonics. She can read, but I would not consider her a proficient reader yet. Words that she can sound out and basic sight words are not a problem, which limits her reading to beginner books. She was becoming increasing frustrated that I could [...] Related posts:

Frank Hot Dogs Cold Beer

Sandy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:45 +0000

When I was pregnant with my son, hot dogs were one of my biggest cravings (yes, I know, hot dogs were on the "do not eat" list) and had we lived in Austin at the time, I would have sent my husband to Frank Hot Dogs Cold Beer quite frequently! Frank could quite possibly turn an anti-hot dog and anti-sausage eater into a fan. The food is great but as for kid-friendly restaurant-- well it's a bar that accommodates kids but also has a market. Related posts: