Introducing children to a world of learning through creative hands-on interactive exhibits, workshops and activities.
The International Museum of Art & Science is a Smithsonian Affiliate and fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. IMAS is the premier art and science museum of South Texas and contains over 50,000 square feet of exhibit space. The IMAS galleries host a number of revolving art and science exhibits each year. The museum provides a unique opportunity for visitors to participate in hands-on science exhibits and to learn about original works of art while encouraging creativity and innovation. The IMAS permanent collection includes more than 2,000 natural history and geology specimens and 4,500 folk art and textile objects. The 1,500 fine art works in the permanent collection reflect many countries and artistic movements beyond Mexico, dating from the 16th century to the present.
The purpose of this group is to share family-friendly FREE or LOW COST Events in the RGV Area! Invite your friends!
The community group members are all welcome to post local events in the RGV that would be of interest to moms, dads, and kids!
Usborne and Kane Miller books are the most exciting, engaging, and educational books on the market today. They are high-quality, innovative, lavishly-illustrated, and best of all, they are the books kids love to read. Choose from over 1,800 bright, colorful, and fun titles covering a wide variety of subjects.
Channel your energy, cut loose with your best flips and tricks, and prepare for the Jump Life. Featuring 26,000 square feet of indoor trampolines and other attractions, Altitude Trampoline Park is an exciting destination for families, groups, individual jumpers and birthday parties to have healthy, athletic fun!
Andy Bowie Park is located on the north end of South Padre Island, on the Gulf of Mexico, directly across from the South Padre Island Convention Center. Some of the amenities offered at Andy Bowie Park are two large surfside picnic pavilions, BBQ areas, RV sites, food concessions, beach rental concessions, fishing area, swimming area, restrooms and showers, a flagship hotel and access to a pristine beach. The park is open 7 days a week. For R.V. reservations please call the park office at (956) 761-3704.
Bejarano McFarland Memorial Park is located in the colonia of Laguna Heights, within the city limits of Port Isabel. The park is approximately 2.0 acres in size and borders the Laguna Madre bay. The amenities offered at the park consist of a Bird Watch Overlook with interpretative signs that extend 110 feet into the Laguna Madre, outdoor basketball court, playground, multi-purpose trail, a large picnic pavilion with bbq pits and a butterfly garden.
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Bill Schupp Park is a great park for any age! It has an outer fitness trail, multiple playgrounds, bathrooms, picnic tables and shade trees.
- 10 Full-Sized Lighted Multi-Sports Fields
- 5 Full-Sized Lighted Softball Baseball Fields
- 5 Sand Volleyball Courts
- 3 Outdoor Basketball Courts
- 2 Lakes (.75 acre North & 5 acre South)
- 1 Full-Sized Lighted Multi-Sports Turf Field
- 1 BMX Bike & RC Dirt Track
- 1 Skate Park Concrete Bowl (16,000 ft)
- 1 Walking/Jogging Asphalt Trail (2.5 miles)
- 1 Playground Area
This Harlingen park has 9 acres, an inclusive//handicap accessible playground, a covered picnic shelter, and access to the Arroyo Hike & Bike trail.
This cute neighborhood park has lots of shade and lots of room to run! The playground looks so much like a treehouse and is perfect for kids ages 3 and up. There are also bathrooms on-site and a walking path.
We are a dance wear store located in McAllen, proud to serve our dance community with brands such as So Danca, Virtisse, Glam’r Gear bags, Apolla Shock and more! We carry leotards, tights, jazz, tap, ballet and pointe shoes as well as half soles and more! Come check us out for your dance wear needs!
Fun Summer Dance Camps for ages 5-18
Afternoon classes for toddlers and beginners,
Half-day and full-day programs
Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Tap, Jazz, Tumbling, Acro, Folklorico, Leaps & Turns, Stretch and Conditioning
E.K. Atwood Park (Beach Access 5) is located on the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 1.6 miles north of Andy Bowie Park. E.K. Atwood is open seven days a week and provides vehicular beach access. The park also provides a parking area (with fee), a beachside covered pavilion with picnic tables, restrooms and a boardwalk accessing the beach.
At the heart of Easterseals Rio Grande Valley, are programs and services that are focused to help families in our community address life’s challenges to grow, learn and succeed.
The first five years of every child’s life is a journey of incredible learning that shapes their future. Easterseals Rio Grande Valley believes young children deserve quality intervention and access to necessary services so they have a chance for a good start in life and an opportunity to grow, learn, succeed and contribute to their community.
Serving families with children prenatal to 5 years of age living in Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, and Starr Counties in the Rio Grande Valley.
Easterseals programs and services are focused on Early Childhood Intervention for children under the age of 3 with a disability or developmental delay, Early Childhood Education, Child Development & Parenting Support, Family Strengthening, and Quality Inclusive Child Care.
Registration has begun for all New K-8 students!
Apply online at responsiveed.com/apply
Space is limited, so apply now!
We are a tuition-free K-8 public charter school providing an innovative educational choice to families and students, free of charge. Our elementary school is focused on individual attention. Our program is academically successful and character-based, combining traditional curriculum and advanced learning techniques with emphasis on moral values and character development.
Classical offers a distinctly different learning environment to parents and students seeking a traditional core education with special attention paid to personalized learning and character building. We believe parents and the community should be involved in this learning process, which is both rigorous and stimulating, typically conducted in smaller classes and framed within a civic context.
A 40-acre wetlands oasis in the midst of a lively urban landscape, the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands offers watchable wildlife year-round in a setting friendly to birds, butterflies and other water-loving creatures. The grounds offer three acres of paths and butterfly gardens, a large lake for wildlife viewing, Dragonfly pond, discover pond and indoor kids’ area and gift shop. You can check out Junior Ranger packs filled with activities and materials to help your little ones explore South Texas nature!
El Centro Cultural is located at 2100 Gregory Avenue, in the Colonia of Cameron Park, Brownsville, Texas. The Center offers a wide variety of social services and educational programs to the community such as: GED, ESL, home economics, family counseling, assistance with CHIP, Medicaid and Medicare and employment placement assistance. The Center also offers a children’s books library and reading room.
La Esperanza Community Park is located adjacent to El Centro Cultural. The park also offers a walking trail, playground, picnic pavilion, lighted soccer field, basketball court pavilion and an outdoor basketball court.
El Ranchito Park is located near the intersection of Highway 281 and Park Ranch Road, just southeast of San Benito. The newly constructed park offers a number of recreational elements and amenities such as regulation size little league multi-use field, full-sized soccer field, a walking trail, basketball court, playground, butterfly garden, benches, and picnic pavilions.