This season, spend a weekend in this central Texas gem and see what is has to offer the whole family.
A. R. Schell Park in Plano
One play area has two regular swings and two baby swings, a balance beam, five slides, a climbing net and two sets of monkey bars. The other playset has four slides and several child bouncy toys.
Playground Review: The Green at The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas
This modest playground within the Shops at Park Lane makes for the perfect pit stop when your kids reach their quota of dressing rooms and check out lines.
Veterans Park Playground in Arlington
Younger kids have their own small climbing wall. Older kids have a tube slide and 3 levels of climbing equipment. There are spinning toys and swings for all ages.
Meadowlake Park in Lewisville
Outfitted with three slides, four swings, two sets of monkey bars and a rock-climbing wall keep kids entertained.
A Saturday in the life of Hollee Hirzel
Hollee retired from her finance career in 2012 to be a stay-at-home mom. She lives in University Park with her husband, Zac, and their two boys, Tommy, 7, and Ryan, 4.
Should You Let Your Kids Play Football?
Former Dallas Cowboy Chad Hennings tells us why he believes the game of football is safer today than it has ever been.
Leigh Ann Adam
KVIL’s Leigh Ann Adam currently lives in McKinney with her high school-sweetheart husband Shane and two children Caden and Hailey. Their eldest son Seth lives in New York.
A Wednesday in the life of Megan Harney
Megan Harney is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Carrollton with her husband, Daniel, and their 16-month-old daughter, Elli. She is a freelance graphic designer, and she writes a blog called Wit & Wander.
Les Lacs Park in Addison
In addition to two play structures for tots and big kids, this playground has swings for two age groups, spring riders, a music play station, monkey bars, a braille educational panel and lots of climbing and sliding apparatuses.
Stoney Hollow Park in Plano
There are four slides on the older kid play set and three on the baby play set. The bigger play area has toys and games build into the play structure in addition to a balance game and climbing bars right next to the play set.
North Lake Ranch Park in Irving
The baby play set had three slides, and the older kid play set had two. There was a small field for practicing soccer or football, and a half court basketball court on turf for practice shooting hoops.
Adventure World Playground in North Richland Hills
Tree log slides, mushrooms tables, tree stump stairs, a climbing boulder and a hiding raccoon peeking out at you, are just the beginning.
Mom Next Door: Shannon Newsom
North Texas residents are lucky enough to have a Wisteria brick-and-mortar store in Dallas so they, too, can decorate their homes with the same kind of exotic flair that the Newsoms are known for.
12 Landmarks Perfect for Mini History Buffs
From the infamous Dealey Plaza to a one-room school house build in 1900, we found historical sites and landmarks in and around Dallas that every North Texas kid should visit.
A Day in the Life of Jessica Allen
Jessica of Fort Worth is a single mother of two children: Christian, who has autism, is 9, and Caitlin is 4. Jessica is a full-time mommy blogger. She also manages a small cleaning business.
Virtual Technology Teaches Kids with Autism to Interact Socially
North Texas researches how virtual reality, video games and human-computer interfaces can affect the way we take in and use information about ourselves and others.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles.
Learning to Ride a Bike
Dust off the bicycles in the garage for a spring bike ride with your kids. And though you may never…
Butterfly-Themed Baby Shower Bash
Dallas mom Marisa Howard, a lifestyle blogger, celebrated the arrival of her daughter London with a butterfly-themed baby shower.