• Main
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Press
    • FAQ
  • Magazine
    • Current Digital Issue
    • Past Digital Issues
    • Purchase Print Issue
    • Stockists
  • Shop
  • Blog
  • Advertise
    • Media Kit
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Babiekins Magazine

A Trendsetting Magazine & Online Community For The Trendsetting Child + Parent

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief 1 Comment

The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids 

Can you believe this was our first visit to Houston — and our first time ever in the Lone Star State? A few years ago, we made the huge move cross-country from SoCal to Northwest Arkansas. Talk about a transition! Yet despite being so close to Texas, we’ve been so wrapped up with our farm renovation project we’ve barely had time for adventuring. 

But a few weeks ago, we piled all three boys (ages 12, 10, and 4) into the truck, and hit the road, Texas-style. Life in our tiny Arkansas town shuts down after dark, so we were all thrilled to spend the weekend somewhere a little bit faster-paced (and where we could still grab a bite to eat after nine o’clock!)

Houston is a huge city; there’s no shortage of things to do with kids. We researched before we arrived, asked a few locals for recommendations, and then ventured out on our own. And we struck gold! Here are our very favorite Houston spots.

SNACK //

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

(Credits: Dress + Top  Sun and Autumn )

TINYS MILK & COOKIES
Possibly boasting the perfect chocolate chip cookie (ever), Tinys is an adorable walk-up bakery, coffee and ice cream shop.
The cookies are baked fresh every twenty minutes, all day long!

3636 Rice Blvd | Houston, TX 77005 

www.tinyboxwoods.com

—-

FOGO DE CHÃO BRAZILIAN RESTAURANT

As a Brazilian-American family,, this was a must for us. Not only do they serve delicious arroz e feijao (Brazilian rice and beans) but our favorite meats are on rotation, too! Don’t miss the chance to sip a refreshing Guarana, Brazil’s favorite carbonated beverage.

1900 Hughes Landing Blvd #400 | The Woodlands, TX 77380 

www.fogodechao.com

—–

GRIMALDI’S PIZZERIA

Everyone likes pizza — unless you’re four-year-old Cruz and all you want is a bowl of spaghetti! Grimaldi’s didn’t serve spaghetti (poor Cruz), but the pizza was out of this world. And they gave the kids pizza dough to play with at the table, too!

20 Waterway Ave #100 | Woodlands, TX 77380

www.grimaldispizzeria.com

—-

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

(Credits: Dress Pleiades Designs )

SPRINKLES ATM

If you haven’t experienced Sprinkles yet, why are you still waiting? Yes, this is the Sprinkles you’ve heard about — the special cupcake ATM where baked treats drop down into your waiting hands.

4014 Westheimer Rd | Houston, TX 77027 

www.sprinkles.com

—-

Sleep //

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

THE WOODLANDS RESORT

We loved this gorgeous, clean hotel surrounded by lush trees, a lazy river, and — the boys’ favorite — a waterpark! The restaurant is fantastic, and friendly staff even come to your room with milk and cookies for the kids. Right now they are having a Savor Summer Event – When guests book early they can save 30% on any room, including Deluxe Rooms, Pool Walkout Rooms, Balcony Rooms, Club Floor Rooms, and Suites! This sale is available for rooms booked by July 31st for visits August 5 – September 30, 2018.

Another great reason you should visit! 

2301 N Millbend Dr | The Woodlands, TX 77380

www.woodlandsresort.com

—

PLAY // 

HOUSTON ZOO

With over six thousand animals, this zoo is the ultimate destination for young families. We fed the giraffes, rode the Wildlife Carousel, and cooled off at the Kathrine McGovern Water Play Park — included in zoo admission!

6200 Hermann Park Dr | Houston, TX 77030 

www.houstonzoo.org

—-

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

(Credits : Top + Skirt Eden & Zoe)

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

(Credits:  hair bow Amour Bows, top Minouche, trousers Sun and Autumn )

 

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

Adventure // The Best Places to Stay, Eat, and Visit in Houston with Kids

(Credits : Dress Minouche)

HOUSTON STREET ART

If you didn’t Instagram it, did it really happen? Head over to East Downtown Houston, and grab your photo opp amidst all the bright, colorful street art.

1503 Chartres St | Houston, TX 77003

—-

DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM

If sea life is your jam, Downtown Aquarium is a must. Ride the electric eel train, or go on the shark voyage which takes you right through the shark tank — all two hundred thousand gallons of it.

410 Bagby St | Houston, TX 77002 

www.aquariumrestaurants.com

Credits //   photography Analicia Herrman   |  styling + article Priscila Barros  |  told to GINA MUNSEY

hello-2

Filed Under: Fun Tagged With: and Visit in Houston with Kids, Babiekins, Eat, houston, kids, kids fashion magazine, places to eat in houton, texas, The Best Places to Stay, things to do with kids in texas Posted By: Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief

Featurekins // Grass Stains Boutique

By Gina Munsey, Senior Editor Leave a Comment

FEATUREKINS // Grass Stains Boutique

In many places, this weekend marks the start of summer vacation, and no more school until fall. I remember that exhilarating “School’s out!” glee like it was yesterday, don’t you? For my friends and I, summer break was always full of so much exploration and imagination. Our bicycles became our chariots, and we spent the days alongside creek beds, in the shade of old orchards, making paths through the endless grasses of the prairie, and picnicking on the mossy carpet of a forest floor. All these places were transformed, and became our castles, our fortresses, our uncharted territory. The world was ours, and it was magical.

FEATUREKINS // Grass Stains Boutique

These perfectly summery images from one of our summer issue (print no. 6!) advertisers, Grass Stains Boutique, bring back so many memories of those carefree days — how we gathered sticks and twigs and gleaned bits of string and leather and wood from the workshop, and used these found objects to assemble little forts and fancy accessories and build an entire kingdom and become whoever in the world we wanted to be before the late, long shadows of midsummer sunset called us back inside.

FEATUREKINS // Grass Stains Boutique

FEATUREKINS // Grass Stains Boutique

FEATUREKINS // Grass Stains Boutique

Grass Stains Boutique is a brick-and-mortar shop located in Graham, Texas. The friendly little shop stocks some of our favorite brands — labels like MarMar Copenhagen, Tutu du Monde, Manuela de Juan, How to Kiss a Frog, Wheat, Emma Levine and Petit by Sofie Schnoor. Be sure to check out the Grass Stains website, and say hello on Instagram or Facebook!

Photography: Susan L. Stroud of Two Sisters and a Bubba | Hair: Jennifer Atkins | Styling: Dawn Donohoo Phillips | Clothing: Grass Stains Boutique 

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: #babiekinsmag, Advertisers, dawn donohoo phillips, fashion trends, featurekins, grass stains, grass stains boutique, kids fashion mag, kids fashion trends, shop, susan stroud, texas Posted By: Gina Munsey, Senior Editor

Healthykins // Farmer’s Market Fun

By Elizabeth Pettey, Digital Photo Editor Leave a Comment

Local honey… fresh flowers… seasonal herbs… there’s nothing better than a trip to the Farmer’s Market in the Spring! Until your little guy picks up a radish and pretends it’s a machete while you’re scrambling to rearrange the barrel of melons your toddler managed to empty in four seconds. Later, as you drool over the perfectly ripe “3 for $5” avocados, you spot your partner help themselves to their tenth strawberry; you’re both mortified and jealous because those samples looked so BERRY good.

We’d love to see what hilarious shenanigans your babiekin gets into (and, of course, what they’re wearing!) on your next trip to the Farmer’s Market!

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Elizabeth Pettey Photography for Babiekins Magazine Blog: Healthykins// Farmer's Market Fun

Photography by Elizabeth Pettey | Hair & Makeup by Belin Parks | Clothing from H&M, Suoak, Willaby, Velveteen, Anthem of the Ants, LuluLuvs

Filed Under: Fun Tagged With: #babiekinsmag, anthem of the ants, Babiekins, Babiekins Magazine, belin parks, dallas, dolce gabanna, elizabeth pettey, Elizabeth Pettey Photography, farmers market, farmers market fun, Fashion, fashion kids, florals, gingham, h and m, h&m, healthykins, hm kids, kids fashion magazine, kids trends, ss15, suoak, texas, velveteen, willaby, willaby shop Posted By: Elizabeth Pettey, Digital Photo Editor


Start Exploring!

  • DIY
  • Editorials
  • Editors’ Lifestyle
  • Farm + Homesteading
  • Features
  • Food
  • Hey Pretty Mama
  • Homeschooling
  • Interiors
  • Kids’ Parties
  • Street Style
  • Travel


























































Archives

ABOUT

  • Our Story
  • FAQ
  • Blog
  • Contact

ADVERTISE

  • Media Kit

MAGAZINE

  • Current Digital
  • Past Digital
  • Print
  • Stockists

CONTRIBUTE

  • Submit Work

Copyright © 2023 · Babiekins Magazine | A Trendsetting Kids' Fashion Magazine and Online Community for Parents and Children Alike · Since the Southern California birth of Babiekins in 2010, the magazine has grown from into an internationally-recognized print publication with a global circulation and now a thriving online community. We are more than a kids’ fashion magazine. We search everywhere for inspiration, and go beyond trends to bring you fashion, style, decor, design, books, DIY, parties, and playthings. Our readers look to us to keep up with the best and most up-to-date concepts in the children’s market worldwide. We have an eye for quirk. We’re high-fashion, but we value whimsy over tradition. Playful childhood is more important to us than making kids into copycat adults. We believe life is beautiful, life is valuable, and life changes when you see it through the eyes of a child. We seek to transcend skin color, language and zip codes and bring out the real, wild, magical creativity inherent in every child. And behind Babiekins is an optimistic team of mothers-turned-editors, working from home, often with our own little babiekins climbing on, under and around the desks. We want to encourage you, and challenge you to see something different — something special — in yourself and in this world we all share. Welcome to Babiekins!

Privacy | Terms of Use