Unplug, drop the digital, and connect your kids to a real-life adventure at Waco's 52-acre Natural Habitat Cameron Park Zoo along the Brazos River. Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of the Gloria & FM Young Penguin Shores exhibit! Meet our Waco Waddle of Penguins and our black-footed cat, Smidgen. Ribbon cutting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on August 8th. Events like scavenger hunts, cinema safaris and more are offered year-round. Family zoo memberships are also available for purchase that allow unlimited admission for one year!

Don't forget to add CREATIVITY to your child's schedule! Enroll in an Art Class at one of 6 Cordovan Art School locations. Classes at Cordovan Art School will explore all media and are for kids, homeschoolers, teens, and adults at all skill levels! Join a class today to learn, make new friends, and grow as an artist or reserve your spot in a school break art camp!

Want to try a class out? Visit our website to sign up for one free trial class!

Our Cedar Park, NW Austin, & SW Austin locations offer walk-in paint your own pottery. Fun for the whole family!

Also be sure to check out our great party packages. We can help you celebrate birthdays and other occasions in a creative way! We have several packages to choose from or work with us to create a custom party or event that is tailored to you. It is also possible to reserve the entire studio for you special event or party.

Six locations in our area: Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, NW Austin, SW Austin, Lago Vista
We create artists! Come visit us.

Nili's Art Studio is offering 28 Art & STEAM Summer Camps featuring themes such as sculpture, ceramics, wood burning, spray painting, sewing-stitching-embroidery, cake decoration, mixed media, robotics, charcoal, fashion design, sketching, canvas, watercolor and more. These camps are designed to inspire, engage, and enhance artistic skills, fostering creativity and imagination among like-minded peers. We have specially designed 3 spacious classrooms equipped to host a variety of half-day and full-day camps, with extended care options for 3 distinct age groups. Join us at our tinker place for creative minds this summer, where we nurture artists, creative thinkers and future entrepreneurs.

In addition to our summer camps, we offer yearlong unique classes that explore traditional and a range of lesser-known art forms for, both, kids and adults, catering to both beginners and advanced practitioners. Our studio serves as a vibrant venue for paint parties, corporate events and fundraisers, each event crafted to unite the community through art, while supporting local causes and fostering individual creative growth.

The Art Garage is a walk-in art studio offering over 250 items for paint-your-own-pottery, mosaics, glass fusion and more. We are the perfect place for art parties, camps, events, and expanding your artistic expression! Whether it's a corporate event, your child's birthday party, or attending a workshop about a technique you've always wanted to try, there is a creative outlet for you at The Art Garage! Art Camps also offered for ages 6-12.

At Young Rembrandts we emphasize drawing. Drawing is the fundamental skill of the visual arts that can-and-should be learned by all children. Young Rembrandts teaches the drawing skills children need while developing learning skills that give children an academic advantage in the classroom. We offer enrichment classes, after school classes & camps for ages 4-12!

Start, Stay, and Grow with Dancers Workshop! We offer dance classes and camps for age 2 to adults plus summer camps and intensives. We also offer creative dance and combo classes for preschoolers, ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, drill team prep, tap and more. Dancers Workshop is the home of Ovation Ballet Company & Creative Culture Dance Company. Visit our website to learn more and register for classes and camps.

Afterschool & Weekend Classes in Acting, Vocals, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Improv, Sketch Comedy, Stage Combat, Acting for the Camera, Musical Theatre & Audition Technique. Also offering school break camps with early drop off and late pick up options. Actors will experience a variety of enrichment classes led by performing arts professionals in addition to rehearsing exciting, age-appropriate shows. All sessions culminate in a public performance. Adaptive classes and camps also available.

Come join us for an enjoyable and creative dance experience. Synergy Dance Studio offers classes along with weekly preschool and school-age camps as well as dance intensives for the more experienced dancer. Come dance, sing, paint and party with us. Space is limited and camps will fill up so reserve your space today!

"I believe that children who study the art of dance gain more than just coordination and grace. More importantly they learn positive life lessons. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to pass down the tradition and love for the art that was given to me to the next generation of dancers." -Christine Hayes, Owner/Artistic Director of The Dance Gallery. Offering year round classes & summer camps. Sign up early to get the classes/camps you want!

Jump! Gymnastics is Austin's most fun way to learn gymnastics and more! Join our amazing instructors for Preschool, After School, School Break Camps, Birthday Parties and Gymnastics. Jump! is a fully licensed child care facility led by a masters level teacher and our gymnastics coaches are certified and trained under the USA Gymnastics Training Program. Three locations in Austin area, north Austin, south Austin and the Domain!

National Elite Gymnastics offers both quality recreational and competitive team gymnastics programs along with summer classes and camps. All recreational classes at NEG focus on safety, fun, and gymnastics. Children enjoy coming to N.E.G. for their weekly scheduled class day and time. Children are grouped by age and ability and we perform evaluations of all students every 4 months to determine growth and skill development. If you are interested in an individual evaluation please call our office to schedule an appointment!

Snapdragon Preschool is a play-based learning experience for ages 2-5 that offers small class sizes and child-led STEAM learning. Snapdragon is one of the only preschools in town providing extracurricular activities at no extra cost. Basketball, football, soccer, yoga, and martial arts are all available with a strong foundation of gymnastics using real equipment and highly trained instructors to hone lifelong physical skills like balance and coordination. Now offering three locations - north Austin, south Austin and the Domain.

The best proven methodology for Spanish Language acquisition through immersion! Our program's goal is to empower students to use the Spanish language with confidence. Using our proven language immersion program, our classes create an environment where students learn the Spanish language the same way native Spanish speakers do from an early age. We offer year round classes for kids through adults along with fun themed camps.

Casa de Ninos Bilingual Montessori School offers Bilingual Montessori Education in NW Austin! The staff is mostly bilingual Spanish and English and Spanish is an integral part of the curriculum. Teachers introduce Spanish through songs, games, instructions, greetings and special lessons. Programs available for kids ages 3 mos to 6 yrs for full or half days year round plus afterschool care and summer camp for ages 6-12.

Providing martial arts classes that improve health, we strongly focus on a safe environment to promote building life-skills that can be used in all facets of life. No one sits on the "bench." Our programs have helped students of all ages to create life change, gain confidence and build character.

Armstrong Community Music School offers exciting opportunities to learn the joys of music for all ages, from early childhood to adult. ACMS is a licensed Music Together® center, offering both Music Together and Canta y Baila Conmigo. Additionally, we offer the Music for Little Mozarts group piano class for ages 4-6, and private instruction starting at age 5 for select instruments. As a nonprofit organization, it is our core mission to provide excellence in music instruction with a commitment to providing extensive community service

Heartsong Music teaches Music Together, the internationally recognized music and movement program for children from birth through age 7 and the adults who love them. Our mission is to provide the highest quality early childhood music education program for the entire family. We seek to create a community of music-makers by providing excellent teachers, materials, and classroom resources in a developmentally appropriate, engaging, and fun participatory environment that supports and nurtures music development in young children. We offer Music Together Mixed-Age classes (birth to 5), Intergenerational classes (birth to 5), Babies classes (birth to 8 months) and Big Kids classes (5 to 7 year olds). Signup for a free demo class!

Pumpkin Nights are back at Pioneer Farms! Week nights and weekends from September 19th through October 31st, families will enjoy a family friendly Halloween night time experience that includes Texas-sized Jack O' Lanterns, a flying 40 foot dragon, more than 3,000 hand-carved real and synthetic pumpkins, life-sized pumpkin pirate ship and more! Get tickets at www.pumpkinnights.com.

Lonestar Soccer Club is a 501c3 non-profit full-service youth soccer organization for ages 4 to 19. While offering several programs for all soccer levels, the club prides themselves on also providing an opportunity for kids to enjoy an active lifestyle while developing soccer techniques, a competitive, winning mindset and teaching key life lessons. Learn more by calling 512-336-KICK (5425).

Sportball offers year round programs that encourage kids to stay active with noncompetitive sports instruction for children 16 months to 12 years old. Kids are introduced to 8 popular sports: soccer, hockey, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, golf & football. School break camps, summer camps and birthday parties also available.

Austin area parents and kids have an IDEA Lab Kids S.T.E.A.M Campus to help build critical-thinking skills and Build Better Brains. Your local IDEA Lab S.T.E.A.M. Campus provides FUN and engaging Birthday Party Experiences, Innovative Camps, Preschool S.T.E.A.M Enrichment Classes, Afterschool Programs and more. Online options also available. Reach out to Adam Gockley at austin@idealabkids.com to find out more or visit the website at austin.idealabkids.com. NEW Northwest Austin location opening in March!

Mad Science camps, after school programs, parties, and events are designed for exciting, fun, hands-on STEM activities. Your child will become a junior scientist with the opportunity to experience a variety of science adventures. Our instructors are people who are specially trained in our programming, have experience working with children, and have had criminal background checks. Our programs provide all of the supplies your child will need. Check our website or call for details!

Nili's Art Studio is offering 28 Art & STEAM Summer Camps featuring themes such as sculpture, ceramics, wood burning, spray painting, sewing-stitching-embroidery, cake decoration, mixed media, robotics, charcoal, fashion design, sketching, canvas, watercolor and more. These camps are designed to inspire, engage, and enhance artistic skills, fostering creativity and imagination among like-minded peers. We have specially designed 3 spacious classrooms equipped to host a variety of half-day and full-day camps, with extended care options for 3 distinct age groups. Join us at our tinker place for creative minds this summer, where we nurture artists, creative thinkers and future entrepreneurs.

In addition to our summer camps, we offer yearlong unique classes that explore traditional and a range of lesser-known art forms for, both, kids and adults, catering to both beginners and advanced practitioners. Our studio serves as a vibrant venue for paint parties, corporate events and fundraisers, each event crafted to unite the community through art, while supporting local causes and fostering individual creative growth.

The Science Mill is a family destination offering a fun, interactive learning environment for all ages. Through cutting-edge technology-based exhibits, games, and programs, the Science Mill expands students' understanding and appreciation of science in their everyday lives. By igniting their curiosity and inspiring them to pursue post-secondary education, the Science Mill experience starts students on the path to a life-long career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Others "do" lessons, we TEACH Swimming! Two locations: Bee Cave and Cedar Park. Beautiful INDOOR, heated, crystal clear pools. Convenient class times to choose from. Friendly, Professional Teachers who get RESULTS! Once and Twice a Week options available, more if you'd like! Home of the SIX TIME Defending Texas Age Group Swimming Champions! For the more advanced swimmer, we have the best rec team and competitive team options ANYWHERE coached by our Professional USA Swimming Coaches! Start Today!

Afterschool & Weekend Classes in Acting, Vocals, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Improv, Sketch Comedy, Stage Combat, Acting for the Camera, Musical Theatre & Audition Technique. Also offering school break camps with early drop off and late pick up options. Actors will experience a variety of enrichment classes led by performing arts professionals in addition to rehearsing exciting, age-appropriate shows. All sessions culminate in a public performance. Adaptive classes and camps also available.

Austin’s favorite and longest-running theater camp for kids is ready to see you take the stage this summer. Join themes from Matilda to The Addams Family (a play!), Encanto to Spider-Verse, Sing 2, Descendants 3, Star Wars, and more... they've got it all. Show Choir camps will perform everyone's favorite pop star's songs in the Swiftly Taylor camp and you can make your own scenes in the Acting for TV and Film camp.

With camps in 18 locations they are just around the corner from home or work!

Looking for a more intensive theatre experience? Newsies JR will be the summer musical production in July/August! This is a 4 week long musical camp running July 10-August 4, with performances August 4-6.

Kids Are Our Specialty! Check out our new location where we offer kids haircuts with special kiddie chairs with video to make haircuts special and fun. Schedule an appointment online by visiting www.kaos-kids.com or call or text us at 512-331-1500. Now offering mobile haircuts - let us come to you! Locally owned and serving families for over 20 years!

Park Lane Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics offers a fun, friendly environment to help your child feel comfortable and confident while building healthy dental habits. Dr. Peggy Chang is a board-certified pediatric dentist, having attended dental school an extra two years to train in caring for children's unique dental needs.