Mommy Mob
October 2012
Mommy Mob
Boiling It Down: Property Taxes
This week, you likely drove on local roads, maybe dropped your child off at a public school, and passed a hospital, fire station, police department, and library somewhere along the way. Chances are you didn’t […]
Weekend Events
The Weekenders: Events for Austin Families, October 26-28, 2012
Bite Night at Hat Creek Burgers– Brings friends and family in for a spookilicious night of fun, games and FREE chicken flashers (fun size)! There will be pumpkin patch photos, a costume party, a rubber […]
Recipes
Thursday’s Dish: Halloween Cookie Decorating
I am really not much of a baker. Besides that, I lack the artistic talent you really need to decorate professional-looking cookies. So, how on earth did I end up hosting a Halloween cookie decorating […]
Giveaways
The Paul Tough Interview and “How Children Succeed” Giveaway
*This giveaway is closed. Thanks to all who entered and congrats to Laura on winning! When my baby was born, a nurse at the hospital gave me a list of all the vaccines my child […]
Events
Children’s Programming at Texas Book Festival
Photos from Texas Book Festival 2011 If you thought Texas Book Festival was just for serious literary types, think again. Families and young readers will have oodles of fun options to choose from this weekend, […]
Events
Halloween Happenings
Halloween is almost here! Decorations are up, costumes are ready and waiting (or being prepared in a last-minute frenzy of DIY and/or shopping), maybe you’ve even been Boo’ed, and the little ones can’t wait to […]
Mommy Mob
Help Get to 10,000
Texas is in the news again, and in less-than-good ways. We’ve got the school districts suing the state. We’ve got health professionals pointing out there is a multi-billion IOU for Medicaid health care. It all […]
Events
The Texas Book Festival
The Texas Book Festival, coming up on October 27 & 28, 2012, is FREE and open to the public. The festival celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. The […]
Events
Halloween Bash at The Little Gym
Did you miss out on attending the Halloween Costume Swap at The Little Gym last weekend? If so, next weekend is another chance to check them out! If you went and had fun, dress those […]
Weekend Events
The Weekenders, Events for Austin Families, October 19-21, 2012
Free Harry Potter Wand Making – You just can’t have enough wands! Join The Art Garage for their popular FREE Harry Potter wand-making event. Make a wand to accessorize your Halloween costume or just for fun! There will […]
Austin
Giveaway: Les Petites at La Patisserie
Pssst…. moms… you can take your kids to a class at La Patisserie and have an excuse to buy some of their delicious macaroons! Or pain au croissants. Or a lemon poundcake. Oh, the decisions! […]
Features
Austin Film Festival Special Feature: Kit Pongetti
The Austin Film Festival and Conference, now in it’s 19th year, takes place on October 18-25, 2012. There are eight days of film premieres with over 180 different films and a conference with over 80 […]
Features
Special Feature: Tina Hambly of Valentina Shoes
As Tina Hambly sat down with me at Mozart’s to discuss Valentina Shoes and her upcoming appearance at the Texas Conference for Women, she explained that she was going to need to keep her phone […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Spotlight: Justin Jones
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Spotlight: Ruthie Foster
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Weekend Events
The Weekenders: Events for Austin Families, October 12-14, 2012
Fall Concert in the Park- Who sang “She Blinded me with Science”, “Summer of 69″ and “Jessie’s Girl”? If you know these answers, dust off your Rubik’s cube, pull on your parachute pants and start […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Preview: Orange Sherbet
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Austin Music Mama
Thursday’s Dish: ACL Eats
This is the ACL festival’s eleventh year in operation and, while the music remains the central draw at Zilker Park, the culinary offerings have evolved along with the festival to reflect Austin’s vibrant food scene. […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Spotlight: The Dunwells
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Preview: Ralphs World
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Preview: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Austin Music Mama
ACL Preview: Rocknoceros
We’re excited to be covering the Austin City Limits Music Festival (aka ACL) this year. As a part of our coverage, all week we’ll be bringing you profiles of the bands and artists that will […]
Austin
No ACL wristband? No problem.
Didn’t score an ACL wristband? Unable to set aside the funds to attend this year? Not to worry. There will be other opportunities to take in the bands in the coming week. You can even […]
Austin
2012 ACL Festival Preview
It’s finally here! The week of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Three days spent with around 70,000 of your closest friends in Zilker Park, listening to the varied tunes of over 100 bands on […]
Austin
Invitation: 4th Annual Austin Bloggin’ Mama Social
It’s time again to gather, Austin Bloggin’ Mamas, for the fourth annual Austin Bloggin’ Mama Social! If you are a local mom who blogs, please join us for what will be an extremely delightful evening. […]
Austin
Music Forever Music Together Winter Session
Win One of 25 $25 Gift Certificates for the Music Forever Music Together 2013 Winter Session This academic year marks the 25th Anniversary of Music Together®, an internationally recognized, research-based program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers […]
Austin
Pollyanna Theatre’s Playground Superhero
Central Texas’ most well-known children’s theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre in Strategic Alliance with the Long Center, presents Andrew Perry’s Playground Superhero, October 10-14, 16th & 17th at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center […]
Austin
The Weekenders: Events for Austin Families, October 5-7, 2012
Movies in Your Park: The Wizard of Oz– Everyone’s invited to the free, big-screen series of outdoor movies and related kids’ activities! FREE!! Friday, 6:00pm. Mueller Lake Park’s amphitheater, near the roundabout along Simond […]
Giveaways
Thursday’s Dish: Energy Bars and GIVEAWAY
I know the benefits of getting kids into the kitchen: if they are involved in preparing and making their food, they are more likely to eat it, especially if the ingredients might be new or […]
Austin
Oktoberfest in Austin
The weather is cooler. The nights are longer. It can only mean one thing: Oktoberfest! Since it’s not practical to load the family onto the next flight out to Munich, we are planning on partaking […]
Austin
Bulletpoint Coffee Shop Review: The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
First it was Cafe Mundi. Then it was Little City. My two favorite coffee shops, one where they actually knew my order when I walked in, have closed. When I heard the news that Little City […]
Mommy Mob
Saying No to Soda?
If you’re reading this in Texas, you’re bringing up your children in one of the country’s most obese states, so that’s the bad news. The good news is Texas, and Austin specifically, are also home […]