The Dog Days of Summer are approaching and you may be out of ideas to keep the family entertained. Check out these activities around DFW for inspiration! Are we missing your favorite(s)? Comment below and we'll get them added!
Grapevine
Bass Pro Shops
Tarantula Train to the Stockyards
The Rec Grapevine swimming (indoors!)
Colleyville
Southlake
Central Market lunch + outdoor playground
Keller / North Richland Hills
Fort Worth
Coyote Drive-In
Movie night at Sundance Square
Splash-pad at Sundance Square
Safari Splash (Fort Worth Zoo)
Arlington
Grand Prairie
Irving
DFW Founders Plaza - watch planes land and take off
Dallas
Ellen's Amusement Park - Cedar Hill
Frontiers of Flight Museum - Dallas
GeO-Deck at Reunion Tower
Larken Farms - Waxahachie
Scarborough Fair - Waxahachie
Addison / Plano / Frisco
Cavanaugh Museum - Addison
Frog Pond Water Park - Farmers Branch
Coocoo's - Plano
The Crayola Experience - Plano
Frisco Athletic Center pool and slides
KidZania - Frisco
Ninja Nation - Frisco
Video Game Museum - Frisco
Heard Museum - McKinney
Andretti’s - The Colony
Multiple Locations
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Any of the recreation pools
Beat the heat and take the family to a movie
Bowling (find a Kids-Bowl-Free program)
B&N storytime
Chuck E Cheese
City Parks
Dave and Dusters
Escape Room
Farmer’s Market
Geocaching
Ice cream/froyo
Kids painting with a twist
Main Event
Michaels crafts
Paint and hide rocks
Peter piper pizza theme weeks
Pogo Pass
Pro/semi-pro sports games
Putt Putt
Skating
Storytime at your local library
TopGolf
Visit a retirement community and have your kids read/talk with/make crafts for the residents
Roadtrip / Daytrip Locations
Country Critters - Alvarado
Dinosaur Valley State Park - Glen Rose
Frank Buck Zoo - Gainsville
Fossil Rim - Glen Rose
The Cove - Little Elm
Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch - Pilot Point
Cameron Park Zoo - Waco
Mayborn Museum - Waco
Dr. Pepper Museum - Waco
InSync Exotics - Wylie
Comment below if we missed some of your favorites!
Super list!’