Out & About

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Date & Time: 2/6 (first Saturday of every month) between 9:00am and 12:00pm

Location: your local Home Depot

Description: #20 Car Display

Cost: Free

Lowes Build and Grow Clinic

Date & Time: 2/13, 10:00am – 11:00am

Description: Jewelry Organizer

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InterUrban Rail Museum

Date & Time: Fridays, 11/13/2009 - 12/31/2010, 10:30 AM till 11:00 AM

Location: InterUrban Museum

Venue Address: 901 E 15th Street, Plano

Description: Come join the fun with Genie and Rags as she makes story time special for the children!

Cost: Free

Open Play at Pump It Up, Jr.

Date & Time: 06/03/2009 - 12/31/2010, 10:00 AM till 12:00 PM

Location: Pump It Up Jr

Address: 4101 E Park Blvd Ste 135, Plano

Description: Ages 3 and under only. You are invited to come and play on our soft, fun-filled interactive inflatables during Pump It Up JR Pop-In Playtime.

Cost: $6

Safari Day

Date & Time: Saturdays, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Location: Sharkarosa Wildlife Park (about an hour away)
Address: 11670 Massey Road, Pilot Point
Description: Meet & Greet the Animals, Safari Tram, Kids Bucket Train Ride & More! North Texas's premiere exotic animal facility offering you the opportunity to experience rare and endangered exotic wildlife in a unique and personal setting. What better way to learn about conservation than by seeing it up close and hands on?

Cost: Tickets are $8 per person and kids 2 and under are free!

Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

Date & Time: 01/15/2010 - 02/07/2010, 8:00 AM till 10:00 PM

Location: Will Rogers Memorial Center

Address: 3400 Burnett-Tandy Dr. Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Description: Kick up your heels and enjoy acres of excitement and western heritage. Including pulse-pounding rodeo action. Free musical entertainment. Family-friendly exhibits and shopping. The huge Stock Show Midway. Premier livestock shows. And that’s just the beginning.

Target First Saturdays at the Nasher

Date & Time: 11/07/2009 - 11/06/2010, 11:00 AM till 02:00 PM

Location: Nasher Sculpture Center

Address: 2001 Flora St, Dallas 75201

Description: Free admission from 10am to 2pm with art activities, family tours, storytime and more!

Cost: Free

Butterfly House at Texas Discovery Gardens

Date & Time: 01/13/2010 - 05/26/2010, 10:00 AM till 04:15 PM

Location: Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park

Address: 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd; Dallas, TX 75210 Click for Google Map

Description: We have 500 to 1,000 free-flying butterflies inside our butterfly house each day. Species change with each shipment; we have general lists with photos inside the butterfly house to help you ID them. We have public talks as we release butterflies from the emergence chamber. Join us daily at noon (time subject to change).

Cost: adults $8/kids 3-11 yrs $4

How I Became a Pirate

Date & Time: 01/30/2010 - 02/21/2010, Sat 1:30pm; Sun 1:30pm & 4:30pm

Location: Dallas Children's Theatre

Address: 5938 Skillman Street, Dallas, TX

Description: DCT presents a swashbuckling musical based on the hilarious and award-winning book by Melinda Long and David Shannon.

Cost: $14-$25

IS2010 I Love to Skate

Date: 02/13/2010 - 02/14/2010

Location: Dr Pepper StarCenter Plano

Address: 4020 West Plano Parkway Plano, TX 75093 972-758-7528

Description: Local Figure Skating Competition. Want to see OUR future Olympians, come anytime Saturday or Sunday and cheer on local skating talent.

Cost: free

Plano Symphony Family Series, Brass-A-Palooza

Date & Time: 02/21/2010 - 02/21/2010, 03:00PM

Location: Courtyard Theatre

Address: 1509 H Ave Plano, TX 75074

Description: Featuring the Brass Section! Pre-concert lobby activites begin at 2:00pm for all concerts.

Cost: Tickets are $7-$11

Heritage Museum Fun on the Farm

Date & Time: 09/04/2009 - 12/31/2010, 10:30 AM till 12:00 PM

Location: Heritage Farmstead Museum

Address: 1900 W 15th St, Plano

Description: Take a tour of our Farmstead - different themes each week! Also includes tractor ride & interactive fun in our NEW 'History House.