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ADVERTISER INDEX EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES

FIELD TRIPS – AT YOUR LOCATION Pioneer Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Austin Creative Reuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Stars & Science Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Colin’s Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

FUNDRAISING

Shweiki Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Austin’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

FIELD TRIPS – DESTINATION The Austin Nature & Science Center.. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Capital Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Austin Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Indigo Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Austin’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Mr. Habitat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Cameron Park Zoo. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Capital Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mt. Playmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Playland Skate Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Crowe’s Nest Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Urban Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Georgetown Palace Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

­SCHOOL EVENTS/CARNIVAL PLANNING

Hot Science Cool Talks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Austin Bounce House Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Indigo Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Austin’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Inner Space Cavern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bonzo Crunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Capital Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mt. Playmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Indigo Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Neill-Cochran House Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Kiddie Express Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Pioneer Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Mad Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Pinny & Trowel Cooking School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Monster Mini Golf & Laser Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Playland Skate Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Mr. Habitat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Science Mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Mt. Playmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Space Center Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Playland Skate Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Texas Memorial Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Stars & Science Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Texas Military Forces Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Urban Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum . . . . . . . . . . . 9

YMCA Camp Moody. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 19

Topsey Exotic Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Urban Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Austin Nature and Science Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

USS Lexington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 & 17

Austin Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Waco Mammoth National Monument. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Georgetown Palace Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wells Branch Homestead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hot Science Cool Talks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Wonder World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Imagine Arts Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

YMCA Austin-Camp Moody. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mad Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FIELD TRIPS – AT YOUR LOCATION

Mother Earth Day Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Austin Bounce House Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Neil-Cochran House Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Austin Nature & Science Center.. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Pinny & Trowel Cooking School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Austin Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pioneer Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Bonzo Crunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Science Mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cameron Park Zoo. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

Space Center Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Imagine Arts Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Texas Memorial Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Kiddie Express Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mad Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Waco Mammoth National Monument. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Mr. Habitat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 23

Wells Branch Homestead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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FIELD TRIP/EDUCATION Amusement Parks Austin’s 16231 N IH 35 Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-670-9600 www.austinspark.com

Wonder World Park 1000 Prospect Street San Marcos, TX 78666 512-392-3760 www.wonderworldpark.com

Animals

Austin’s Park has expanded and rebranded! All-new Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.

Austin Zoo 10808 Rawhide Trail Austin TX 78736 512-288-1490 www.austinzoo.org

Monster Mini Golf and Laser Tag 3916 Gattis School Rd. Ste. 112 Round Rock, TX 78664 512-609-8180 www.monsterminigolf.com

Cameron Park Zoo 1701 N. Fourth Street Waco, TX 76707 254-750-8400 www.cameronparkzoo.com

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Everyone in your group will love visiting Austin Zoo! Add a TEKS driven education program or hands-on lab to your visit. Not able to come in person? Schedule an outreach visit or virtual program!

Email education@austinzoo.org with any questions or to schedule a program!

10808 Rawhide Trail Austin Tx, 78736 | 512-288-1490 | www.AustinZoo.org WWW.AUSTINKIDSDIRECTORY.COM

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Animals (cont)

Cooking

Topsey Exotic Ranch 945 County Road 118 Copperas Cove, TX 76522 254-547-3700 www.topseyranch.com

Pinny & Trowel Cooking School 10415 Old Manchaca Road Austin, TX 78748 512-215-0641 www.pinnyandtrowel.com

Art

Educational Supplies

Imagine Arts Academy 512-892-1143 www.imagineartsacademy.com

Austin Creative Reuse 2005 Wheless Lane Austin, TX 78723 512-375-3041 info@austincreativereuse.org www.austincreativereuse.org

Caves Inner Space Cavern 4200 S. IH-35 Frontage Rd. Georgetown, TX 78626 512-931-2283 www.innerspacecavern.com

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Enrichment Indigo Play 13530 Research Blvd., Ste. 102 Austin, TX 78750 512-269-0097 www.indigoplay.com Fun and educational indoor play center for kids 0-10. This creative playground features learning and imagination playscapes and space for group activities and events. Special pricing for field trips and fundraisers.

Entertainment Austin’s 16231 N IH 35 Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-670-9600 www.austinspark.com Austin’s Park has expanded and rebranded! All-new Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.

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Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large” 512-912-0067 bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net www.bonzocrunch.com Capital Cruises 208 Barton Springs Road (lakeside of the Hyatt Regency Austin) 512-480-9264 www.capitalcruises.com Capital Cruises specializes in lake activities for all occasions on Lady Bird Lake. Boat rentals, Bat Watching tours, & Private charters/events. Come get on the lake!

Monster Mini Golf and Laser Tag 3916 Gattis School Rd. Ste. 112 Round Rock, TX 78664 512-609-8180 www.monsterminigolf.com

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Entertainment (cont)

Mt. Playmore 13609 North IH-35 Austin, TX 78753 512-989-8886 www.MtPlaymore.com Urban Air Bee Cave 3944 RR 620 South Bldg. 5 Austin, TX 78738 512-501-3902 www.UrbanAirBeeCave.com Urban Air offers fun attractions like indoor skydiving, skyrider, virtual reality, ropes course, climbing walls, indoor playscape, and trampolines! Book your next birthday or group event with us!

Urban Air Cedar Park 13201 RR 620 North, Ste. B Austin, TX 78717 512-292-0163 www.urbanaircedarpark.com Urban Air offers fun attractions like indoor skydiving, skyrider, virtual reality, ropes course, climbing walls, indoor playscape, and trampolines! Book your next birthday or group event with us!

Farms Crowe’s Nest Farm 10300 Taylor Lane Manor, TX 78653 512-272-4418 www.crowesnestfarm.org

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Sweet Berry Farm 1801 FM 1980 Marble Falls, TX 78654 830-798-1462 www.sweetberryfarm.com

Historical Sites Capitol Visitors Center 112 East 11th St. Austin, TX 78701 512-305-8402 www.texascapitolvisitorscenter.com Pioneer Farms 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive Austin, TX 78754 512-837-1215 www.pioneerfarms.org Unique historical, nature programs for ages Pre-K to high school. Many restored, operating 1800s farmsteads, an authentic Tonkawa Indian campsite.

Special group rates.

State Capitol 1100 N. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 512-305-8402 www.tspb.state.tx.us Wells Branch Homestead 2106 Klattenhoff Dr. Austin, TX 78728 512-251-9814 www.wellsbranchmud.com/homestead

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Museums Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 N. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 512-936-8746 www.thestoryoftexas.com Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel St. Austin, TX 78705 512-478-2335 www.nchmuseum.org Science Mill 101 S. Lady Bird Lane Johnson City, TX 78636 844-263-6405 www.sciencemill.org

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Space Center Houston 1601 NASA Parkway Houston TX 77058 281-244-2100 www.spacecenter.org/field-trips Whether it’s in person or online, Space Center Houston has you covered with inspiring STEM programs aligned with state standards for your students.

Texas Memorial Museum 2400 Trinity St. Austin, TX 78712 512-471-1604 www.texasmemorialmuseum.org Texas Military Forces Museum 2200 W 35th St. Camp Mabry Austin, TX 78703 512-782-5659 www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org

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Museums (cont)

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum 100 Texas Ranger Trail (I-35 & University Parks Dr.) Waco, TX 76706 254-750-8631 www.texasranger.org USS LEXINGTON Museum on the Bay 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.

Corpus Christi, TX 78402 800-LADY-LEX x321 www.usslexington.com Explore 11 decks on this 250,000 s.f.

WWII aircraft carrier. See authentic warbirds & modern jets, watch Aircraft Carrier in the 3D MEGA Theater, and see Charlie the Ghost come to life.

Music Mr. Habitat 512-350-4110 mrhabitat@aol.com www.mrhabitat.net

Overnight & Retreats Cameron Park Zoo 1701 N. Fourth Street Waco, TX 76707 254-750-8400 www.cameronparkzoo.com

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USS LEXINGTON Museum on the Bay 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.

Corpus Christi, TX 78402 800-LADY-LEX x321 www.usslexington.com Youth group camp-outs aboard a WWII aircraft carrier. Eat, sleep and live like sailors, tours, 3D movie, flag ceremony, flight simulator, patches and ghost stories.

YMCA Camp Moody 1220 Old San Antonio Road Buda, TX 78610 512-523-9640 www.ymcacampmoody.org

Performing Arts Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large” 512-912-0067 bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net www.bonzocrunch.com Georgetown Palace Theatre Education Program 810 South Austin Avenue Georgetown, TX 78626 512-869-7469 www.georgetownpalace.com

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Reading Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large” 512-912-0067 bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net www.bonzocrunch.com

Science/Nature/STEM Austin Nature & Science Center 301 Nature Center Drive Austin, TX 78746 512-974-3888 www.austintexas.gov/ansc

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Hot Science Cool Talks www.hotsciencecooltalks.org UT Science Lectures & Activities for K-12 Students Inner Space Cavern 4200 S. IH-35 Frontage Rd. Georgetown, TX 78626 512-931-2283 www.innerspacecavern.com Mad Science of Austin Virtual or We come to you!

512-892-1143 www.austin.madscience.org

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THE ORIGINAL

Kiddie Express Train, LLC

TRACKLESS TRAINS AND FIRE TRUCK

“Get any special event chuggin’ on the right track” Perfect for: Birthday Parties • Fundraisers

Parades • Special Events • Block Parties Sales Promos • Company Picnics and more!

Rides best on hard surfaces • No hills please Veteran & Family Owned Since 2004

512-280-4538 or 512-913-0425 WWW.KIDDIEEXPRESSTRAIN.COM WWW.AUSTINKIDSDIRECTORY.COM

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Science/Nature/STEM (cont)

Mother Earth Day Festival Now Online! www.motherearthdayfest.com Playland Skate Center 8822 McCann Drive Austin, TX 78757 512-452-1901 www.playlandskatecenter.com

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Science Mill 101 S. Lady Bird Lane Johnson City, TX 78636 844-263-6405 www.sciencemill.org Stars and Science Austin 512-333-4SCIENCE (4724) www.Starsandscienceaustin.com We bring awesome science fun to you.

Mobile Planetariums, telescopes, cool science activities. Virtual options, too.

Schools PreK-12, libraries, homeschoolers, Scouts, events throughout Central Texas.

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Science/Nature/STEM (cont)

USS LEXINGTON Museum on the Bay 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd.

Corpus Christi, TX 78402 800-LADY-LEX x321 www.usslexington.com Hands on science lessons aboard an aircraft carrier on a beach. Experiential learning at activity stations involving dynamics of flight, ship building and buoyancy, and communication with sound-powered telephones.

Waco Mammoth Site 6220 Steinbeck Bend Dr. Waco, TX 76708 254-750-7946 www.wacomammoth.org

Wonder World Park 1000 Prospect Street San Marcos, TX 78666 512-392-3760 www.wonderworldpark.com YMCA Camp Moody 1220 Old San Antonio Road Buda, TX 78610 512-523-9640 www.ymcacampmoody.org

Sports/Fitness Playland Skate Center 8822 McCann Drive Austin, TX 78757 512-452-1901 www.playlandskatecenter.com

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Transportation/Trains

Water Safety

Just Train Fun Located in Lakeline Mall Cedar Park, TX 78613 512-795-0273 www.justtrainfun.com

Colin’s Hope Water Safety Curriculum www.colinshope.org

The Original Kiddie Express Train, LLC 512-280-4538 or 512-913-0425 www.kiddieexpresstrain.com

Playland Skate Center 8822 McCann Drive Austin, TX 78757 512-452-1901 www.playlandskatecenter.com

We have trains for events of any size including a steam engine train replica.

FUNDRAISING

No products, selling, or collecting money. A fun, easy, healthy social event.

The more skaters the school has, the more money the school makes.

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SCHOOL EVENTS/ CARNIVAL PLANNING Austin Bounce House Rentals 512-765-6071 austinbouncehouserentals@gmail.com www.AustinBounceHouse.Rentals Austin’s 16231 N IH 35 Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-670-9600 www.austinspark.com Austin’s Park has expanded and rebranded! All-new Austin’s has 90,000 sq ft of indoor fun including a roller coaster, tower drop, laser tag arena, and more.

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER...

The Field Trip & Teacher Resource Guide is an annual publication, published by the Austin Kid’s Directory. It’s mission is to assist teachers & parents in planning field trips, events, and fundraisers.

Please also pick up our monthly Austin Kid’s Directory, Austin’s best resource for parents. Thank you.

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Bonzo Crunch “Fool at Large” 512-912-0067 bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net www.bonzocrunch.com The Original Kiddie Express Train, LLC 512-280-4538 or 512-913-0425 www.kiddieexpresstrain.com We have trains for events of any size including a steam engine train replica.

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EXPLORE THE PAST. DISCOVER THE FUTURE. UNIQUE SCHOOL HISTORY PROGRAMS Pioneer Farms, Central Texas’ premier living history museum, offers unique learning opportunities for pre-K to high school with historical and nature programs in an 1840s Tonkawa Indian camp, a restored 1860s German Emigrant Farm, a working 1870s Texian Farm, an elegant 1880s Cotton Planter’s Farm and a recreated 1890s Sprinkle Corner rural village. Farm animals and more.

NEW PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS 1890s Freedman Farm, 1870s Stagecoach Stop, Chisholm Trail exhibit with Longhorn Cattle, 1850s Greenbelt Nature Area, 1830s Republic-Era Overlook, Interactive displays Weekday guided tours Gone to Texas (Early settlers), Wild Texas (Nature & science), Saddle Up! (Chisholm Trail), Tickwan-tic (Tonkawa Indians), Girls of Grit (Women & girls in Texas history) Tuesdays to Fridays by advance reservation Self-Guided Tours Thursdays & Fridays | Special Programs Weekends Virtual Guided Tours for off-site class presentations See PioneerFarms.org for a planning guide and detailed program information. Online reservations.

Unique classroom experiences.

Enhanced learning opportunities.

TIME TRAVEL BACK INTO TEXAS HISTORY

PIONEER FARMS

Exit I-35 at Braker Lane, go east and follow the signs

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