Area of Austin: Central, Price for a family of four: $22
Features: The Austin Children's Museum features exhibits for kids, both permanent and changing, art activities, story times, concerts, camp programs, and birthday parties....
The Lowdown: An educational way to spend some quality time with your kids.

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Area of Austin: Central, Price for a family of four: Free
Features: The Austin Nature and Science Center provides education and recreation with exhibits featuring rescued animals, a dino pit, a nature trail, and an indoor lab and educational exhibit....
The Lowdown: A fun, educational, and free way to spend time with your family.

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Area of Austin: Southwest, Price for a family of four: $22
Features: The Austin Zoo is a small rescue zoo including birds, monkeys, bears, lions, tigers, deer, and many other animals. There is also a train ride and a petting zoo. ...
The Lowdown: A great place to make some new animal friends.

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Area of Austin: North, Price for a family of four: $50
Features: Amusement complex with miniature golf, go-carts, bumper boats, laser tag, two rock-climbing walls, little shot ride, tea cups ride, a small train ride, arcade games, and a batting cage. There is a pizza and pasta buffet which is included with admission....
The Lowdown: An entertaining place with many attractions to celebrate a special occasion.

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Area of Austin: Northwest, Southwest, Price for a family of four: $30
Features: Build-A-Bear is a store that sells stuffed animals that you customize yourself. You can choose from among several 14-18” unstuffed animals, such as bears, dogs, bunnies, and Cookie Monster. You can then choose sound (optional), bring it to the stuffer, wh...
The Lowdown: A somewhat expensive but enjoyable and memorable way to design and build a special keepsake.

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Area of Austin: Southwest, Price for a family of four: $48
Features: Cafe Monet is a paint-your-own pottery studio. You choose a piece of pottery from their selection to paint, you paint it, stencil, and/or stamp it, and afterwards you leave it there to be glazed and fired and pick it up in five days. ...
The Lowdown: Let your little artists make a cute keepsake while having fun in the process.

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Area of Austin: North, South, Price for a family of four: $30
Features: Indoor entertainment center, with video and arcade games, a show on stage with large singing animals, birthday parties, pizza and other food, prizes and souvenirs....
The Lowdown: Not a calm and relaxing experience, but great fun and excitement for kids.

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Area of Austin: Southwest, Price for a family of four: Free
Features: Libby Lu is a chain store located in the mall that sells ultra-trendy clothing, shoes, hats, accessories, room décor, cosmetics, fragrances, jewelry and other girl necessities....
The Lowdown: A shopping experience that is a special treat for girly girls.

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Area of Austin: Northeast, Price for a family of four: Free
Features: The East Communities Branch YMCA is an attractive facility that has a beautiful pool area, along the lines of a mini-water park, and offers birthday party packages for members and non-members....
The Lowdown: A fantastic and highly entertaining water playground with water slides that can be visited for free with a guest pass.

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Area of Austin: Southwest, Price for a family of four: $30-40
Features: GattiTown is an indoor entertainment place featuring video games, arcade games, carousel, bumper cars, pizza/pasta/salad buffet, three different dining rooms, and birthday parties....
The Lowdown: A very fun entertainment center featuring a large game room with rides not found at other places.

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Area of Austin: Northwest, North, Southwest, Price for a family of four: Free
Features: Toys “R” Us is a large international chain store that specializes in toys, but also sells baby gear, clothing, and video games. They now feature a small playscape area and provide birthday parties....
The Lowdown: A large toy store with a wide selection, now also featuring a small playscape and birthday parties.

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Area of Austin: Northwest, Price for a family of four: $20
Features: Inflatable Wonderland is a large open indoor play space filled with inflatable slides and moonwalks that kids can bounce on after paying an admission fee....
The Lowdown: A great place to let your kids bounce to their hearts' content and burn all that extra energy off.

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Area of Austin: Northwest, Price for a family of four: $20
Features: Main Event is a 75,000 square foot entertainment facility offering bowling, billiards, laser tag, video games, rock climbing, glow-in-the-dark miniature golf, and more....
The Lowdown: An awesome day of family fun, indoors, air-conditioned, and with a wide variety of activities to choose from.

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Area of Austin: Daytrip Price for a family of four: $30
Features: McKenna Children's Museum is a large, open museum in New Braunfels with various themed areas for children to explore....
The Lowdown: A great place for kids to learn and play; definitely worth the drive.

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Area of Austin: South, Price for a family of four: $20
Features: Peter Pan has two different courses of mini-golf, one slightly more challenging than the other, both very fun. There are large fiberglass and concrete statues on most holes, including Peter Pan, of course. Snowcones are served in the concession area....
The Lowdown: A very fun way to spend an afternoon while ogling at the giant statues.

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Area of Austin: North, Price for a family of four: $12
Features: Radijazz is a children’s indoor playground, featuring a riverscape with foam animals like a crocodile and swans, and boats to climb onto and into, a large volcano pit filled with foam blocks, a lavascape sloping area to roll down or slide down, decorated ...
The Lowdown: A safe and contained way to allow your kids to get some energy out and have a great time doing it.

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Area of Austin: Daytrip Price for a family of four: $20
Features: The Dinosaur Park is a newcomer to the local entertainment scene located within a short drive from Austin. It features a nature trail with life-sized dinosaur statues to view, a dinosaur digging area, playground, activities such as a scavenger hunt, and a...
The Lowdown: A fun and unique way to entertain your dinosaur-crazed children (they may even learn something).

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Area of Austin: South, Price for a family of four: $17
Features: Westgate Lanes is a 40-lane bowling alley with bumpers and an automatic scoring system, and also has a bar/snack bar and an arcade. ...
The Lowdown: For a trip down memory lane and a fun way to spend a hot afternoon, give Westgate Lanes a spin.

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