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Family Camping in Texas

A Few Tips for Family Camping

by Stephanie Green

My children and I have done a lot of camping over the past several years. I have two children that are seven years apart. The oldest is a girl and the youngest a boy. Both of my children were born and raised in Texas. Over the years we have searched for things to do that would please both children because of their differences. Age, sex, and dispositions are all different between these two darlings of mine but there is still plenty of love.

Keep Kids Active with Swimming this Summer

Get Kids Swimming Instead of Playing Electronics

A new Mason-Dixon survey, conducted for the Water Quality and Health Council, found that parents are alarmed at the amount of time children spend on electronic devices at the expense of physical activities like swimming. The survey also found that 84 percent of parents would like to see their children swim more often and 88 percent reported having access to a swimming pool. Most parents said their children can swim, including 78 percent of 7 and 8-year-olds, and 89 percent of 9, 10 and 11-year-olds.

Free Admission to Hawaiian Falls for 10-year-olds on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls Celebrates 10 years on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls will celebrate its 10th birthday at its original waterpark in Garland on Monday, June 10. As part of the celebration, the public is invited to help set a record of 10 hours of continuous sliding down The Rush, a dark tube slide with multi-sensory special effects such as lights, misters and music.