Art, Music and Movement
The Mupie Co. (ages 2 to 5)
Paint your own ceramics at this fun studio in Kingwood and get them back fired and ready to use! Mom or grandmother will treasure your creation forever. There’s a great range of ceramic pieces to choose from and paints are non-toxic.
Performing Arts Education Center of Kingwood (3 to 5)
Take pre-ballet, and movement and dance classes!
Swimming
Aquanaut Swim School
This award winning school is easily the best in Houston and offers a unique, gentle, and safe approach to teaching toddlers and pre-schoolers to swim.
Outings
The Houston Zoo
Pet soft rabbits, goats and sheep, and be excited by all the animals in this world class zoo.
Adventure Bay Water Park
Explore Castaway Bay with its floating animals and “raintree”, and Pirates Cove, which has a pirate ship, water slides and a shallow pool.
Children’s Museum of Houston (ages 2 to 5)
Ranked the best children’s museum in America, this excellent facility in Houston has plenty to amuse and educate tots, and there is a free Family Night each Thursday.
Houston Fire Museum (ages 2 to 5)
See the fire engines! (We know that’s all we need to say to someone your age!)
Natural Science
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Learn about the world around you at this excellent museum.
The Johnson Space Center
Visit the interactive Kid’s Space Place, where you can play with big colored balls, see the planets and other fun activities, while your older brothers and sisters check out the interactive space exhibits.
Parks and Playgrounds
Feed the Ducks
Feed the Muscovy ducks that make their homes near the pond at Kingwood’s Deer Ridge Park.
Jesse H Jones Nature Park
Dig in the white sand along Spring Creek, walk along a trail with your family, picnic under the trees, and play in the children’s playground at this pretty nature park near Humble.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Explore the world of color and smell at the superb botanic gardens in Humble; get up close to pretty butterflies in the Butterfly House and watch Koi in the pond.
River Grove Park
Play ball or have a picnic with your family on the soft green grass.
Lake Houston State Park
Go exploring in the piney woods with your family and potter on the lakeshore, picking up treasures and splashing in the calm water.
Hirsch Memorial Park
Splash in the swimming pool and play on the children’s playground in this pretty green park in Humble.
Uptown Park
Swing on the swings and whiz down the slide at the great children’s playground in this Humble park.
Timberwood Park
Visit the best children’s playground in Humble! Go swimming and play ball.
Atascocita Parks
With a park and swimming pool for every suburb, you don’t have far to go to let off steam!
Lindsay Lyons Park/Sports Center
Climb and swing at the children’s playground and have a barbecue with your family and friends in the pavilion.
Books and Reading
Toddler Story Time at the Kingwood Library
Listen to stories, dance and sing, every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
Preschool Story Time at the Kingwood Library
Enjoy stories, puppet shows, movement and singing.
Infant Story Time at the Kingwood Library
Start a life long love of books and reading!
Preschool Storytime at the Atascocita Library
Enjoy stories, puppet shows, movement and singing, every Thursday morning.
Toddler Storytime at the Atascocita Library
Get moving and listen to stories at the same time.
Infant Storytime at the Atascocita Library
Simple stories and songs for infants.
Bedtime Storytime at the Atascocita Library
Come to the library in your pyjamas every Monday night.
Outings
Mountasia Amusement Park
Kingwood’s local amusement park has miniature golf, bumper boats, go-carts, and party facilities.
The Houston Zoo
Come and see the animals at this world class zoo! Visit the Children’s Zoo to get up close to deer, goats, rabbits, and other pet-able creatures, and meet Liberty, the bald eagle.
AstroWorld
With plenty of thrilling rides for teenagers and fun rides for children, everyone in your family will find something fun at this great water and theme park in Houston, including Diablo Falls—the world's tallest spinning rapids ride.
Adventure Bay Water Park
There are lots of exciting rides for all ages at this great water park in Houston, including Houston’s only uphill roller coaster. Young adventurers love Pirates Cove, which has a pirate ship, water slides and a shallow pool; littlies love Castaway Bay with its floating animals and “raintree”.
Children’s Museum of Houston (5 to 12)
Ranked the best children’s museum in America, this excellent facility is jam packed with fun and educational activities for children to immerse themselves in. Come to a free Family Night every Thursday.
Parks and Playgrounds
Jesse H Jones Nature Park
Dig in the white sand along Spring Creek, walk along a trail with your family, picnic under the trees, and visit the interesting Jesse H Jones Park and Wildlife Center, which features a live snake exhibit. There’s also a cool recreation of a pioneer homestead, with a log cabin, smokehouse, root cellar, chicken house, pioneer garden, bread oven, outhouse, barn, corral, woodworking shop, and blacksmith shop. Next door you can explore a recreated Akokisa Indian Village and a "mountain man" camp.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Visit the butterfly house, get close to koi in the pond, and check out all the plants of Texas, including meat eating plants.
Deer Ridge Park
Feed the ducks, picnic with your friends, climb trees, play ball, and go wading in the pond.
River Grove Park
Take a boat trip on Lake Houston, go fishing with a friend, play ball on the soccer fields or have a picnic with your family on the soft green grass.
Hirsch Memorial Park
This park in Humble has a playground, a swimming pool, and two lighted tennis courts.
Uptown Park
Play ball in the park or climb and slide in the playground.
Timberwood Park
There’s a lot for families to do together at this park in Humble. The children’s playground is the best in town and you can join organized teams in Little League, Pee Wee Softball, soccer, swimming, and volleyball.
Atascocita Parks
This well-planned town has a park and swimming pool for each suburb, and plenty of tennis courts and recreation centers too.
Lindsay Lyons Park/Sports Center
Play ball on the athletic fields, climb and swing on the playground and have a barbecue with your family and friends in the pavilion.
Lake Houston State Park
Fragrant piney woods surround the placid waters of Lake Houston in this lovely state park about 10 miles from Kingwood. Visitors can camp in tents or lodges, ride horseback, go hiking and canoe on the lake.
Summer Camps in the Houston Area
There’s plenty to do in Houston in the summer, and many summer camps in the beautiful rural lands that surround the city. Here are just a few of them:
Educational Day Camps
Whether you are into science, art, sport, or acting, there is something on for your age group in the Houston area this summer. Check out the events in Kingwood, Humble and Atascocita.
Camp Inventions
Great science and creativity day camps focus on inventions you can design and make yourself. Day camps are held all summer long in various locations around Houston and the Kingwood area.
Camp Arrowhead
Make lifelong friends at this non-denominational Christian camp for girls in the Texas hill country near Hunt. Swimming, archery, canoeing, rock climbing, art, craft and more are offered, and girls design their own curriculum.
YMCA Camp Pine Tree (ages 5 to 11)
One of the nicest things about this camp is that it is exclusively geared towards younger children and their interests. Moral values like honesty, caring, and cooperation are taught in a gentle manner while campers enjoy most of the activities offered at a camp for older children, including horseback riding, swimming, archery, climbing, art and crafts, nature studies, canoeing, music, fishing, and sports. The 10 to 11 year olds also have a comprehensive rope course.
YMCA Camp Cullen (ages 8 to 16)
This excellent co-ed camp on Lake Livingstone offers a lot of fun activities and a supportive team atmosphere. Judeo-Christian.
YMCA Camp Hamman Ranch (10 to 16)
Girls and boys can choose which high adventure they want to explore, picking from one of four: River Ride, Old West, Mountain Biking, or Cliffhanger.
Art
The Mudpie Co.
Paint your own ceramics at this fun studio in Kingwood and get them back fired and ready to use! Have all your friends come to Mudpie for a cool birthday party. There’s a great range of ceramic pieces to choose from and paints are non-toxic.
Love For Learning
Take a fun and educational art or music class, or make a friend at the popular Mad Hatter Art Camp in summer.
Dance
Performing Arts Education Center of Kingwood (5 to adult)
Take ballet, jazz, and tap!
Theater and Music
Performing Arts Education Center of Kingwood (5 to adult)
Take acting classes in a range of styles.
Centre Stage Children's Theatre
Have fun training to perform musical theater in Kingwood.
Kingwood Pops Children’s Choral
Apply to join the children’s choral and sing with the big band.
Science
The Johnson Space Center
See exciting exhibits on astronauts and space exploration and visit the interactive Kid’s Space Place, where you can experience all the same things that astronauts do in space. Command a space shuttle and see what life is like on a space station. Check out the cool range of summer programs for your age group too.
Rocket Town
This exciting store near the Johnson Space Center has several fun interactive exhibits for children and their parents, including a space walk, and a hands-on scientific experiment that kids can do inside a replica of the International Space Station's science module.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Learn about bugs, butterflies, the planets, fighter planes, volcanoes, tornadoes and much more at this well designed educational museum. The museum has a planetarium and IMAX theater in addition to its large exhibition space. Summer camp is great at the museum, which offers extra events in Kingwood.
History
Humble Museum
See how the pioneers drilled for oil at this fascinating museum of local history. Pioneer clothes, implements and farm tools are also on display.
Houston Fire Museum
See antique fire engines and learn about the history of brave firefighters. Find out about how to be fire safe at home.
Books and Reading
Kingwood Library
Get homework help, check out the latest Harry Potter, and join in on activities for your age group.
Atascocita Library
Loan books, CDs, and games, and check out kids websites online.
Bedtime Storytime at the Atascocita Library
Come to the library in your pyjamas every Monday night!
Clubs
Boy Scouts of America, Kingwood Troop
Join the fifty scouts and thirty adult leaders of Kingwood’s Boy Scout Troop. Go camping, canoeing, sailing, water skiing, rock climbing, spelunking, and backpacking, and participate in a range of target sports. Go on summer camp and attend Boy Scout events.
Kingwood Athletic Club
There are lots to do at the club—from swimming to tennis to athletics, and there’s plenty of training available for your age group.
Baseball
Express Baseball Club (ages 5 to 14)
Boys can try out for this select club that has members from around the Houston area.
Triple Play Baseball Academy
Professional baseball instructors work with players of all levels to improve their game; you can sign up for lessons or to use a batting cage.
Humble Area Baseball Association
Join the right team today!
Kingwood High School Baseball
Future Stars 2 Baseball Academy
Get good at baseball and softball! Join up for private or group lessons and try out for selection to the kid’s Chopperz Baseball Club.
Softball
Kingwood Girl’s Softball (ages 5 to 18)
This local club provides girls with the opportunity to play fastpitch softball at both the recreational and competitive levels.
Soccer
Fun Fair Positive Soccer (ages 5 to 13)
Fun Fair Positive offers youth soccer with an emphasis on having fun and doing your best. Kingwood and Humble share a league.
Golf
Humble High School Freshman Golf
All are welcome to try out for this top team.
Football
Kingwood Mustangs
High school football
Humble Wildcats Football (14 to 18)
Support your home team at Humble’s Civic Arena.
Lacrosse
Humble Atascocita Kingwood Lacrosse (ages 9 to 18)
Learn to play this exciting ancient Indian sport; join a girl’s or a boy’s league in your age group.
Skating
Humble Skate Park
This awesome boarding and inline skating facility has safety attendants on duty at all times.
Martial Arts
The Karate School
Take a Tang Soo Do or karate class in Atascocita; spirit and physical ability are taught.
Hirom’s Tae Kwon Do
Award winning black belt instructors teach children and adults the self-mastery of tae kwon do.
Swimming
Aquanaut Swim School
This nationally recognized school is easily the best in Houston.
Yoga
Yoga 4 Kids
Increase your concentration, stamina, strength, and flexibility and learn to relax.
Horseback Riding
Cypress Trails Stables
You can take lessons, rent a horse, board your own horse, and go trail riding with a group of others at this stables near Humble. (Scroll down the page to find Cypress Trails).
For Parents
Kingwood Mothers of Young Children
Local moms get together to support each other and have fun. Outings, playgroups, and mom-only get togethers are just some of the events the club coordinates for its members.
Kids Houston
Find out about all the things happening around the Houston area for kids, browse the directory of child orientated services, and post your child’s art and stories online.
Manners do Matter
Etiquette is more than correct table manners! Although these are definitely taught, this excellent Houston school also teaches its students social etiquette, dress codes for business, and good communication skills. The importance of the arts is also stressed.
Kid Friendly Places to Eat
Carraba’s Italian Grill
Yummy Italian food like pizza, pasta and soup is served here and there is a good kids menu with favorite dishes like cheese ravioli and spaghetti and meatballs. Carraba’s also has gluten free dishes on the menu.
Hasta La Pasta
Kids and their families love the hearty Italian fare served up at this comfortable, family friendly restaurant in its brand new Atascocita location.
Cold Stone Creamery
This popular location in Kingwood serves up good handmade ice cream with delicious fixings.
Mo’s Bar-B-Que
Big stuffed potatoes, yummy ribs, mouthwatering deserts… and a kids menu.
Carl’s Back Porch
It’s worth the trip to Cyprus for this great barbeque restaurant; there’s a lovely petting zoo for young children and a pond full of bass that you can fish in. Later on they have karaoke on the back porch—a must for the out-there teenager in your family!
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That's all we have space for right now, but there are lots more cool places to explore and fun things to do in the Kingwood, Atascocita, and Humble, and we’re looking forward to telling you all about them!
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