Looking for Some Summer Activity Ideas?
Read below to find SOME GREAT IDEAS!
DO MIND SPORTS
Chess, checkers, crossword puzzles, computers, puzzles
GET ACTIVE
Play ball, play tennis, swim, work out, jog, bike, picnic, go horseback riding, dance,
hike, go boating, go fishing
GET CREATIVE
Write a story, a play, a poem; build something, illustrate your writings, take a craft/art class,
write to a pen pal, a family member
GET ORGANIZED
Clean out your closets, desk, your room, label things, set up a study area, set up your notebook
GO TO SUMMER CAMP
Alief Family YMCA , 281-495-9100
YMCA www.ymcahouston.org, 713-467-9622
Join Scouts/Boy Scouts www.samhoustonbsa.org, 713-659-8111
Girl Scouts www.gsusa.org, 713-292-0300
Church Camps, Day Camps, Community Centers, Boys' and Girls' Camps,
Read the American Association Camping guides for more information
HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUMMER ACTIVITIES 713-845-8007
Summer Youth Program, Teen Recreation Programs, Summer Teen Camps
HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM
www.houstonlibrary.org, 832-393-1313
LEARN A NEW SKILL
Take a cooking class, Take music lessons, Learn to play an instrument, Do woodworking,
Explore the Martial Arts
LEARN FROM OTHERS
Go to summer school, learn a new language. Get ahead or get caught up: work with a tutor
Huntington Learning Centers www.huntingtonlearningcenters.com, 1-800-can-learn
Kumon www.kumon.com, 877-586-6673
Sylvan Learning Centers www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com, 1-800-273-0456
READ
Share a good book with a friend
Sign up for a library program www.hpl.lib.tx.us, 832-393-1313 , Visit a bookstore
RELAX!
SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY/FRIENDS
Have family/friends over, Try a new restaurant together, Learn to cook, Play board games,
Research your family history
TRAVEL
Explore Houston & Neighboring Sites
Visit www.houstonkids.net for upcoming events
Visit the Alley Theatre 713-228-8421
Go to the Symphony www.houstonsymphony.org 713-224-4240
Visit the Wortham Theater Center www.worthamcenter.org 713-237-1439
Visit the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts www.thehobbycenter.org 713-315-2400
Visit the Miller Outdoor Theater www.milleroutdoortheatre.com, 281-Free fun
Visit the Verizon Wireless Theater www.livenation.com, 713-230-1666
Visit Old Town Spring www.oldtimespringtx.com, 1-800-OLD TOWN
Visit the Heritage Society 713-655-1912
Visit Reliant Park www.reliantpark.com, 832-667-1400
Visit Minute Maid Park www.astros.com, 1-800-ASTROS2
Visit Toyota Center www.toyotacentertix.com,713-627-3865
Go to the Alkek Velodrome www.houstonalkekvelodrome.org, 281-578-0693
Visit the Port of Houston www.portofhouston.com, 713-670-2400
Visit Space Center Houston www.spacecenter.org, 281-244-2100
Visit the Challenger Seven Memorial Park 281-332-5157
Go sightseeing downtown/explore the tunnel system, Sit in a City Council meeting,
Visit a courthouse, Visit a local TV or radio station, Go to the Beach, Ride the Lynchburg Ferry,
Go to the skating rink, Go to the mall, Go bowling, Go to Jillians, Go to the movies,
Go to Dave and Busters, Visit your parent's workplace
Go to different towns, cities, states or even countries
Visit Colleges/Universities
Rice University www.rice.edu
University of Houston www.uh.edu
University of St. Thomas www.stthomas.edu
Texas Southern University www.tsu.edu
Houston Baptist University www.hbu.edu
Visit a Museum
The Children's Museum of Houston www.cmhouston.org 713-522-1138
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston www.camh.org 713-284-8250
Fort Bend Museum www.fortbendmuseum.org 281-342-6478
Holocaust Museum Houston www.hmh.org 713-942-8000
Houston Fire Museum www.houstonfiremuseum.org 713-524-2526
Houston Museum of Natural Science www.hmns.org 713-639-4629
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Science www.mhms.org713-521-1515
Museum of Fine Arts www.mfah.org 713-639-7300
Museum of Printing History www.printingmuseum.org 713-522-4652
West Bay Common School Children's Museum www.oneroomschoolhouse.org
281-554-2994
Visit a Park
Visit the Houston Zoo www.houstonzoo.org 713-533-6500
Visit the Forbidden Gardens www.forbidden-gardens.com 281-347-8000
Visit Armand Bayou Nature Center www.abnc.org 281-474-2551
Visit Bayou Wildlife Park 281-337-6376
Visit Houston Arboretum & Nature Center www.houstonnaturecenter.org 713-681-8433
Visit Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens www.hcp4.net/mercer 281-443-8731
Visit Battleship Texas State Historic Site www.tpwd.state.tx.us 281-479-2 431
Visit San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site www.sanjacinto-museum.org
281-479-2421
Visit George Ranch Historical Park www.georgeranch.org 281-545-9212
Visit Somewhere You Have Never Been Before
Take a Factory Tour
Blue Bell Creamery
Port of Houston
Attend a Professional Sports Team Game
Rockets, Dynamos, Astros, Aeros, Texans
VOLUNTEER
Get involved with a service project at:
Special Pals www.specialpalsshelter.org 281-579-PETS
Sheltering Arms www.shelteringarms.org 713-685-6577
Lighthouse of Houston www.houstonlighthouse.org 713-527-9561
Help a younger kid, A retirement community, The food bank, A church, A school
WORK FOR PAY
Baby sit, Yard work, Pet care, Tutoring Run an errand service, clean pools, Sell popcorn, soft drinks at events, Hold a car wash, Recycle, Run a Kid's Camp