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Seeing Stars: Teach Kids About Astronomy
Take some time to hang out in your backyard or out where you can view the stars while you teach your kids about astronomy.
Different Strokes: Painting & Calligraphy for Kids
With just a brush and some kind of canvas, your child can unleash creativity and build other skills through painting and calligraphy.
5 Spanish Language Learning Tools for Kids
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15; what better way to celebrate than to introduce your kids to the Spanish language?
Meet the Fort Worth Mom Helping Families Raise Bilingual Children
Julia Wang, a Fort Worth mom of 2, was inspired to raise her children to be bilingual. But when she couldn’t find a fun kid-friendly language education program, she decided to create her own.
7 Places To Learn About Astronomy Virtually
Attend a star party without leaving home, chat live with a local astronomer, and find astronomy activities and crafts for families.
Introduce Your Kids to Photography
Have you heard “I’m bored” lately? Give your kid the foundation for a new hobby by introducing them to photography.
An Intro to Birding: How to Teach Kids About the Birds in Your Neighborhood
You don’t have to be a birdwatcher to teach your kids about local birds. Try these tips and fun activities for finding and identifying birds around your home.
A Dad’s Confession: Why I Should Have Redshirted My Kids
My summer birthday kids are awesome. But throughout their adolescence, I watched them always having to play catch-up.
How To Become a Ball Boy or Girl in Dallas-Fort Worth
Want to be on the sidelines with the pros on game day? Here’s what it takes for your kid to be a ball boy or ball girl.
How Girls On the Run DFW is Inspiring Young Women
This organization is using running to inspire confidence and perseverance in girls around DFW.
A Complete List of Pro Sports Teams in Dallas-Fort Worth
Here’s a complete list of professional sports teams in DFW—everything from football and baseball to Esports and ultimate frisbee.
What Parents Should Know Before Their Kid Starts Cheer
We spoke with Dr. Troy Smurawa, the director of sports medicine at Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, about competitive cheer and the physicality that’s involved.
When Your Child Can’t Play Sports
Your kid is injured and can’t play sports, so what do you do? How do you keep them healthy while managing their disappointment?
“The Horse Boy” by Rupert Isaacson
The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son, released in April, is the story of author Rupert Isaacson…
Unique Sports For Your Kid To Try This Spring
With the weather starting to warm up, it’s a great time to take on a new sport, but we aren’t…
Say Bon Voyage to Admissions Competition
Even if your kids are nowhere near college age yet, the competition for college admissions won’t be letting up any…
Get BooksmART with the DMA
Formerly known as Arts & Letters Live Jr., this series brings you children’s authors like Eoin Colfer.
Local Libraries Check Out Video Gaming
Several libraries around town help kids merge two passion: Reading and gaming.
Back to UnSchool
What would happen if you let your child stay out of school to explore whatever she is most interested in…