In a classroom at UT Elementary, a charter school in East Austin, four kids are working together on a Rube-Goldberg device. The ball that’s supposed to set the chain of events in motion keeps getting stuck in a net meant to guide it into a tube. One student suggests raising the ramp at the...

I’d love to cook with my daughter. I really would. But the two of us just can’t seem to figure it out. Maybe I’m just too much of a control freak in the kitchen… or maybe she’s just a two-year-old. It’s hard to say. Regardless, I keep trying. We have found one thing that does...

We all need a drink now and then… especially us parents. But maybe you’re not a drinker. Maybe you’re pregnant, or maybe you just want to cut down on your alcohol intake. That’s no reason not to enjoy a fun, spring-y drink! Read on for some mocktail inspiration that will keep the...

The process of finding a preschool is enough to make any parent’s head spin. Play-based or Montessori? Church-based or secular? How long is the wait list… and how much will it cost? Experts agree that a preschool program is good to prepare children in the couple of years before...

Get ready for a rollicking party in East Austin’s urban farmlands next weekend. The 4th Annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour will be held on Sunday, April 14 from 1 to 5 pm, and, aside from the regular family-friendly fun times you’d expect at these farms, there will be a plethora of food...