Head to the Sylvan Beach Pier and Park in La Porte. Here you can play at the beach...without driving to Galveston.

Address: 18075 FM974, Bryan, TX 77808Take an drive to Aggieland Adventure Zoo and Safari Park! Just under two hours from Houston, find a 250 acre drive-thru safari and 20 acres of walk-through zoo! In the walk-through zoo, there are exhibits housing over 150 mammals, birds, and reptiles. Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)Aggieland Adventure Zoo & Safari Park (Jill Jarvis)More Houston Field Trips:Watch an enormous bat colony emerge from Waugh Drive Bridge each nightFun for the family: Pet and shower elephants at The Preserve’s Elephant ExperienceGet Up-Close to Alligators, Crocodiles and Tortoises… at Crocodile Encounter! Explore Texas history firsthand with your kids at the San Jacinto MonumentExplore the Cockrell Butterfly Center and plant your own garden

Since school is a little different this year… we’re posting an idea for a Houston-area (socially distanced, parent led) field trip each week. In this field trip, visit the butterfly-filled rainforest and plant your own garden! Resources:Activities:Houston Museum of Natural Science (Jill Jarvis)Plant a Butterfly GardenAs part of your lessons, plant your own butterfly garden! Cockrell Butterfly Center (Jill Jarvis)Cockrell Butterfly Center – Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston,Texas 77030Visit the Cockrell Butterfly Center and Brown Hall of Entomology! Even though the Houston Museum of Natural Science is a popular museum, we did not find many people at the Butterfly Center on our recent trip.

In this trip, see the 9th largest port in the country and learn about one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever… in Texas City. Texas City Museum – 409 6th St. North, Texas City, TX 77590At this small museum, you can learn about the Texas City Port and the 1947 disaster. Texas City Dike (Jil Jarvis)2. Texas City Dike – Dike Rd, Texas City, TX 77590The Texas City Dike was built to protect the Texas City Channel from cross currents. (Rainbow Park is very close to the entrance to the Texas City Dike and is a great spot to play.)

You can access the Buffalo Bayou Trail from the park (and take it to Sam Houston Park)… or go through downtown. Market Square Park – 301 Milam Houston, Texas 77002Market Square Park is in Downtown’s Historic District and is the original town center. City Hall – 901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002While you are in downtown Houston, go see City Hall. Sam Houston Park – 1000 Bagby St, Houston, Texas 77002Located right behind City Hall and the libraries is Sam Houston Park… Houston’s oldest park. Heritage Society – 1100 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002Right across from the Sam Houston Park is the main Heritage Society building.

I’ve lived in a lot of friendly places but Houston definitely has some very good people and very genuine people. For one thing, Houston is a big city so there’s always a lot going on. As far as normal things, the rodeo is one of our favorite things to do every year. A: It’s changed a lot because no one is looking for things to do in Houston with kids, especially in March and May. Q: How has blogging about Houston influenced how you see Houston?

Copyright 2018 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. HOUSTON – Jill Jarvis with Big Kid Small City shares what’s happening around town for families to enjoy this Fall. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745.