Family Bucket List
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, Sunday, May 14th. While we all love macaroni art and pancakes that spell “MOM,” Mother’s Day is also the perfect time to set aside extra, one-on-one time with your kids. A mother-daughter or mother-son date is a sweet time to...
Austin in Action
New Spaces Include a Two-Story Media Center and P-TECH Classrooms Built as Part of 2017 Bond Program AUSTIN, TEXAS — April 20, 2023 — Austin ISD and LBJ Early College High School celebrated the grand opening of the school’s Phase 1 modernization yesterday evening,...
Austin in Action
Did you know that 34% of children entering kindergarten lack the basic skills needed to learn how to read? Without an at-home literacy routine, children risk delays in developing skills like problem-solving and decision making. Students at Primrose schools...
Films
Rated PG Starring Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton Critical Rating: *** ½ of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: ***** of ***** Studio Rakete’s The Amazing Maurice, an adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s...
Asuntos Familiares
P. Tenemos dos niños, uno de tres y otro de ocho años, que son muy selectivos con la comida. ¿Debo preparar comidas separadas para cada uno de ellos? Me pregunto por qué los niños y los adultos se vuelven selectivos con la comida. R. Hay varias razones por...
Austin in Action
Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation unveiled its second ‘Discovery Den’ library makeover in Austin at Langford Elementary School on Thursday, March 23. The organization provides opportunities and resources to students attending Title 1 schools to...
Family Bucket List
Hosting a family garage sale is not only a great way to declutter your home and make some extra cash, but it is also an environmentally friendly way to teach your kids several valuable life lessons. In today’s world where we are all becoming increasingly aware of the...
La Pantalla Inteligente
¡Bienvenidos a abril, el mes más hermoso del año (casualmente el mes de mi cumpleaños)! Si tú eres como muchos tejanos, ya ha tratado de maximizar su tiempo al aire libre esta primavera, antes de que el clima moderadamente caluroso se vuelva realmente caluroso....
Screen Time
Welcome to April, everyone, the most beautiful month in Austin. If you’re like many central Texans, you’ve already tried to maximize your time outside this spring, before the moderately hot weather turns truly hot. One characteristic of our current era that...
Media Review
With Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month almost upon us, here are two up-and-coming releases for your adventurous mid dle-grade readers! Momo Arashima actually can see a fox wearing pants and dancing in the school yard. MisaSugiura’s, “Momo Arashima...
