KidsOutAndAbout Weekly Newsletter
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Sat, Apr 4: Adapted and Inclusive Easter Egg Hunt at Denton
Civic Center
Sat, Apr 4: Easter Eggstravaganza at PGA Frisco
Sat, Apr 11: Keller Art Festival
Thu, Apr 16: Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival
Sat, Apr 25: Bug Fest at Lynn Creek Park
Sat, May 2: Up, Up & Away: Festival of Flight at Prestwick STEM Academy
Sat, May 2: Music Alley Festival at Downtown Mansfield
Sun, May 10: Mother's Day Brunch at the Fort Worth Zoo
Fri, May 15: 42nd Annual Main Street Fest at Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers: Before I had kids, one of my colleagues told me that fundamentally, a parent’s job is to point. At first, you point physically: You point at the waterfall and say “waterfall,” at the moon and say “moon,” at the flower and say “flower.” You’re helping a child connect sounds to objects, words to concepts, language to reality. But later, and really all the way through, the
pointing becomes more metaphorical. Parenting is the ongoing work of connecting your child’s growing capacity to understand with a world that is, to them, forever expanding. As I had Madison and Ella, I came to think of this as being a tour guide to the world. A good tour guide needs to know the landscape, of course. But even more important, a good tour guide needs to know the traveler. What can this particular child see right now? What are they ready for? What do they care
about? What frightens them? What delights them? It's useful to remember that kids haven’t actually been here before: The world is brand-new to them over and over again, so what feels ordinary to us is often astonishing to a child. Tour guides who are doing their job well pay close attention to who their audience is and what they know, and that makes the pointing easier and more fun. Spring is the perfect season to practice pointing. In spring, the world changes fast enough for
kids to notice. Buds swell and burst. Birds return. Tiny green things push up through the dirt as if by magic. Day to day, the world becomes visibly more alive. If we point it out, kids can catch it happening in real time. And spring does not arrive quietly. It comes as an avalanche of the senses: color, smell, birdsong, mud, wind, sunlight, thunder, petals, pollen, rushing water. So maybe that’s part of the job, too: not just to point, but to lean into it. To stand beside our
kids in the rush of it all and say, Look! Here it comes.
—Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com, co-author of The Eclipse Effect: How to Seize Extraordinary Moments to Build Strong Communities
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KidsOutAndAbout.com: Discover more. Do more. Connect more. If you like my publisher's column, you can easily scroll through past columns in the "Notes from Deb" section of our site. |
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Creator Camp is back in Fort Worth, TX, for Summer 2026! As seen on Shark Tank, our camp transforms kids from technology consumers into active creators. We’ll be hosting our award-winning programs at The Clariden School in Southlake, just outside Fort Worth. Running weekly from June 1 to August 7, 2026, we offer immersive experiences in filmmaking, YouTube content creation, animation, music production, game design, and coding. Campers gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools in a fun, collaborative environment. Don’t miss this opportunity for your child to unleash their digital creativity and build real-world skills this summer!
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Join us in 2026 for Mainstay Farm’s Spring Festival in Cleburne, TX, just outside Dallas & Fort Worth! Enjoy two Easter themed weekends with egg hunts and Easter Bunny visits, followed by two weekends celebrating baby animals and strawberry themed treats, plus picture-perfect photo ops and 30+ family-friendly attractions. Experience one of the top spring events in North Texas!
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Waste to Wonder explores how creativity and innovation can transform discarded materials into something new. Made in collaboration with the Tarrant County Education Foundation, the exhibit examines how long common items take to decompose, what materials people used before plastics, and how artists and companies are rethinking waste today. Interactive stations invite visitors to sort materials, test recycling knowledge, and explore how many bottles, cans, or plastic bags it takes to make familiar products. Designed using repurposed materials where possible, Waste to Wonder acknowledges that sustainability is an ongoing effort and that imperfect can still be impactful.
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Whether by yourself, with a family, or a special someone, the Nature Center has plenty of beauty to fall in love with. Come take a hike and see what catches your eye. Pre-registration required. $5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS $3. *FREE with paid admission.
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Celebrate spring at The Backyard in Bloom! Join us for a free, family-friendly festival bursting with seasonal fun. Dance to live music, strike a pose at our vintage photo bus, and let the kids enjoy yard games, spring-themed crafts, face painting, bubbles galore, and more! Plus, check out pop-ups with exciting giveaways and shop beautiful bouquets from Lulu’s of Argyle. This event will take place in The Backyard, across Barton Creek from AMC Theatres.
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Ready… Set… HUNT! Our annual Community Easter Egg Hunt is back...and it’s going to be BIG! Join us on March 28 from 3–5 PM for an afternoon of nonstop fun for the whole family. This is a FREE event designed for our entire community. Invite your friends, bring a basket, and get ready for an egg-cellent afternoon!
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It's time to get your bunny ears on and hippity-hop to the upcoming Egg Scramble happening on Saturday, March 28. We will have egg hunts for all ages and a Sensory Egg Hunt (sponsored by Behavioral Innovations), too, so everyone will have an egg-cellent time! Plus, you won't want to miss your chance to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. We'll have a whopping 20,000 eggs to hunt for, with 10,000 of those generously donated by Keller United Methodist Church! So mark your calendars and get ready for a fun-filled day with family and friends! See you at Egg Scramble!
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Hop on over to the Colleyville Center for lots of spring activities, including a light, catered meal, photos with the bunny, face painting, balloon artists, petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, and an egg hunt.
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Catch a flick on the big screen in the PGA District! Friday movies will begin at 7:00 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn blanket to sit on. PGA District restaurants will be open to serve your favorite foods before and after each show; concession beverages will also be available for purchase from our roaming beverage carts. As a reminder, outside food and drinks are not permitted, nor are lawn chairs. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a leash at all times.
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Come join us for Cinema Nights Sit back, relax and enjoy the show brought to you by the Parks & Recreation Department. Bring the whole family to enjoy a kid-friendly movie.
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Great Scott! Back to the Future: The Musical has set its destination to Fort Worth, March 24-29. Time travel has never sounded so good.
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The all-new 2026 Camp Invention® program, Spark, is coming to curious kids in your community this summer! Rising K-6 campers will collaborate with friends to tackle hands-on, open-ended challenges. They’ll team up with robotic capybaras, ride the waves of entrepreneurship, uncover the power of protecting their ideas and build a DIY space rocket! Each experience is designed to spark confidence, build persistence and create unforgettable summer memories. Visit invent.org/save/camp to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/31 to save $25 or CIFUN20 by 4/28 to save $20 when you register. Interest-free payment plans are available, making camp affordable for all families.
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- Free spring mini photo session with Shoott! - Dallas - Fort Worth - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA - Friday, March 27, 2026 to Sunday, March 29, 2026, See link for times
- The Colony Cinema Nights - Galaxy Theatres Grandscape, The Colony, TX - Friday, March 27, 2026, 6:30 p.m. doors open / 7:30 p.m. start
- Movie Night in The
District - PGA District, Frisco, TX - Friday, March 27, 2026, 7-9 pm
- Feather Fest-Acton Nature Center - Acton Nature Center of Hood County, Granbury, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm
- Easter Egg Hunt - Unity Park, Highland Village, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10 am
- Bunny Daze-Burleson - Chisenhall Fields, Burleson, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9
am- 12 pm Egg Hunts start at 1:00 p.m.
- Smithfield Community Egg Hunt - Smithfield Methodist Church, North Richland Hills, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
- Egg Scramble in Keller - Bear Creek Park, Keller, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9-11 am
- Annual Saginaw Fire Department’s Easter Egg Hunt - Saginaw Fire Department, Saginaw, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026,
10 am
- FWADA Spring Gallery Night Open Studios Night - FWADA, Fort Worth, TX - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
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Parents have an abundance of choices when it comes to PreK and day care options in the Fort Worth area! Use our Big List to help find the best one for your kiddos and check our events calendar to find Open Houses where you can meet teachers and tour the
schools.
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Looking for a thrilling family-friendly adventure in the Fort Worth area? Escape rooms are interactive, puzzle-packed experiences where you and your team work together to solve clues and complete your mission-all before time runs out! Whether you're
escaping a spooky cabin, cracking a high-stakes heist, or breaking a magical curse, escape rooms offer exciting, screen-free fun for kids, teens, and adults.
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Have a great weekend!
Debra Ross
Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com
Mom of Madison and Ella |
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