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Spring Break destinations for day trips, vacations and other ideas should include a variety of interactive exhibits both indoors and outside for kids. Bring the whole family, round up the neighborhood kids, or come and meet new friends for fun and energetic activities. For more information, visit www.cmhouston.org.
Experience the depths of science through creepy animals and plants. Spend time in the science lab investigating gross science up close with many hands-on activities! Learn the science behind bacteria and slime mold as you grow them.  For more information and to register, visit www.baytown.org
Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens during Spring Break! Enjoy a wide range of child-friendly activities in the gardens, the mansion, and the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor Center. Free admission for kids! Adults may purchase advance tickets online. For more information, visit www.mfah.org.
There is something special about female superheroes. Such strength and power handled with style and grace.
These attributes are what we as women aspire to embody in our everyday lives.
The EESG team cordially invites you
to pay tribute to those female heroes
that inspire us to
“Fight Like A Girl’!
Eastside as Found by Jae Boggess – Funded by a grant from Rice Design Alliance, this photography exhibit documents industrial and commercial buildings east of downtown. In danger of demolition, these neglected and vacant buildings help tell the story of Houston as a repeated boomtown and have the potential to define a unique sense of place as these neighborhoods change. Architect Jae Boggess hopes that the exhibit will prompt a dialogue about what will become of our city’s built history.
Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou is a collaboration between students from the University of Houston Graphic Design and Creative Writing programs with funding support from the Mitchell Center for the Arts. The exhibit features proposals for site-based installations and engagement events to be held on sites along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector in spring 2018. The installations express an interpretation of the history, economy, resilience, culture and community values of the East End and Fifth Ward communities as they relate to the bayou and green spaces.
On view through January 29 (Monday–Friday from 9 am–5 pm).
Mammals – Friend or Fur?
What do mice, whales and humans have in common? We are all mammals! Come and learn more about this diverse and fascinating group of creatures and get to know some of the special mammals that live right here in Texas. We’ll discover the wonders of fur, test our acute mammal sense of smell and see just what the mammals have that allowed them to survive the great extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs.
For explorers ages 4 to 12
Children are taught in classes by age: (4, 5 – 6, 7 – 8, and 9 – 12)
*Attendee(s) must be mature enough to participate in the above program(s) without parental or guardian supervision.Â
Register Now!
For more information, visit houstonarboretum.org.
610 Entrance now open. Woodway Entrance closed until late Spring 2018. Map and directions available.
We only have one Earth! Discover ways to keep it beautiful and clean. Explore water, land, and air during this week of appreciating Earth’s natural beauty. Have a great time going GREEN!
Monday—Friday
8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
4th—6th grade students
COST: $150
(includes all field trips)
Join the Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a self-guided tour of six sites along Buffalo Bayou featuring installations by students from the University of Houston Graphic Design and Creative Writing Programs. These interactive installations express ideas about the bayou’s relation to the East End and Fifth Ward communities.
This free, afternoon event features:
- Site-specific, text-based installations at six locations along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector
- Large-scale typographic/text-based messages/stories that activate and animate created by students
- Interpretations of the history, economy, resilience, culture and community values of the East Sector neighborhoods as they relate to the bayou and green spaces
- Self-guided tours of the installations and share ideas and opinions related to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s future plans along the Bayou’s East SectorÂ
- Participatory activities ranging from nature walks to boat tours and live entertainment and food trucks will be located at the North York Boat Launch site
Enjoy entertainment and food trucks at the North York Boat Launch. Participate in activities at each site and share your ideas related to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s future plans along the bayou’s East Sector.
Encounter:Â Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou:
- Allen’s Landing – 1005 Commerce St. 77002
- Gravel Silos – 507 N. Nagle St. 77003
- Japhet Creek – 4600 Clinton Dr. (at Emile St.) 77020
- BBP Field Office – 723 N. Drennan St. 77003
- Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park – 2300 S. Sgt. Macario Garcia Dr. 77011
- North York Boat Launch – 808 N. York St. 77003
 For more information, visit buffalobayou.org.
On May 10, 2018, Houston Audubon will host a presentation by artist Doug Hiser entitled “Bird Artistry in the Wild” at the United Way, 50 Waugh Drive. Hiser will discuss his artistic process during safaris in Africa, Australia, South America, Nepal, and the Galapagos Islands. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshment social begins at 7 p.m., and the presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit houstonaudubon.org.