Girlstart has a fantastic educational summer camp for girls interested in pursuing a career in the…read moreSTEM field or, just for fun! My daughter was in an after school girlstart class and just completed her one week online camp session. They had a zoom meeting in the morning followed by a daily project and another zoom meeting in the afternoon to talk about results. The girls engineered a rover to explore Mars, went over genetics, created a double helix dinosaur dna model and, built a light up logo. They also studied sutures for surgical procedures which they practiced on stuffed animal patients. The final project was to program an ozobot with color coded paths they designed on their own. On the last day of camp the girls discussed goals they had for themselves and their futures in the STEM field. Girlstart empowers girls to be successful, brave, and resilient. We will definitely re enroll for after school classes and summer camp!

We absolutely adore Girlstart!…read more Girlstart is an organization dedicated to teaching girls about STEM, and breaking the barriers young women often face when trying to enter those fields. It's a top-notch organization as far as I'm concerned. We have been to the past two Starry Nights events and my daughter can't stop taking about them. "When are we going back?" times 10000. They have so many programs, events, camps, etc that drive their mission. I'm looking forward to getting my girl more involved here!

Fantastic Magic Camp was a great experience for my daughter. She loved learning about magic and…read morehad fun with the other campers. I also found their hours to be better than a number of other options. I definitely recommend it!

We had them out for our son's birthday party and I gotta say it went well. It was refreshingly…read moredifferent and he handled the kids well and kept them engaged despite the party having like 15/16 kids. It was a large group for sure. He arrived early and was set up on time. He stayed a bit longer than expected. He was professional yet fun and dealt with some of the difficult kids like a pro. I can't recall his name, but think he was from Sweden originally. The show was fun and he taught them magic tricks and did a magic show. Apparently he inspired a few of the kids to learn magic as weeks after the party they are practicing what they learned as well as learning new tricks. That's cool to see. Anyway, highly recommend.

What a difference this barn has made in my life. Phoebe is a gem and I can't imagine being anywhere…read moreelse. So proud to call this barn my horse family.

My son and his friend came here for summer camp. They were treated well and the staff were friendly…read moreand the location is beautiful. But for the price of the camp, we wish they had more than 45 mins a day on the horses. At other stables we've tried since my son has had more time riding horses in less than two sessions than he had all week at Switch Willo summer camp.

I don't understand why the reviews here are so low! We have loved this location of Jump for my 4…read moreand 7 year old kiddos. We especially appreciate coach Alex's energy and ability to engage the little ones. My son responds so well to him! Also appreciate coach Mailery who seems to know just what our daughter needs to build confidence and keep working on more difficult skills. Good people here! In a fun, super low-pressure environment!

We love jump! The coaches have all been really sweet and patient. I appreciate that they focus on…read moremaking it fun and only critiquing one main thing so my child wants to go back every week. He's moving the whole time, very little down time, and it's a really positive environment. I've also seen my child improving over time and I believe it's helping him be more coordinated.

My daughter loved everything about this camp and continues to rave about her experience and the…read morecounselors months later. Grateful she had such a great time. Chris Hyde was informative on day to day expectations and thoroughly answered all my questions prior to signing up. It helped that we knew someone that highly recommended this camp as well.

We attended my grandson's 2-hour birthday party on a recent Sunday at the Anderson Mill IdeaLab…read moreKids location. I think it was one of the best children's parties I've ever seen. There were 3 planned, hands-on activities for the children (this group included mostly children 8-9 years old), and there was also some "free time" in a large open room, so the kids got some movement. That same room was used to test out the childrens' completed take-home projects. Each of the planned activities was set up in a room with tables and chairs, with one person overseeing each table. For two of the activities, the children took home what they made. There's a party room in the back of the space with a long table, plus space to set up a cake and other snack items. In addition to birthday parties, IdeaLab also offers after-school care and summer day camps, set up by age group. We signed my grandson up for a week of summer camp. There's a wide variety of camp choices, but we expect many will fill up quickly. IdeaLab Kids seems to be a great option for children to have STEM fun in a hands-on environment.

My son has been attending summer camps at idea lab since he was 5 (now turning 10) and he LOVES it…read morethere! He has tried several others and Idea Lab is the ONLY one he has consistently wanted to return to each summer. It's a relatively small group of kids which he likes and he has freedom to be creative and exposure to so many new things and also has made some good friends there. He played chess for the first time there and came home and beat me! I've also found it to be the most flexible and most convenient camp in our area which is honestly why we chose it in the first place. We can drop off as early as 7:30 and pick up at 6 which is so helpful for working parents. They also serve snacks and a catered lunch so we can order ahead and don't have to worry about bringing lunch. Adam the owner is super communicative and accessible if we have any questions or need any help at any time (just a phone call or email away).

This recreation center seems to have everything you're looking for whether you are young or old…read more Near the main entrance is a meeting room where seniors gather to play dominoes and off to the side is a very large gymnasium for basketball. They have a very well equipped fitness room complete with free weights. Other amenities include a skate park along with the pool table and ping-pong. If you want to join, there are varying rates as to whether or not you live in this MUD or not. The reason for our visit was the fact that they also offer free tax help during tax time. So if you want your taxes done or you want to check out one of the many programs they have at this rec center, I suggest you look at the photos below for more information.

Very nice community rec center with both indoor and outdoor activities. The people are friendly,…read moretoo.

UPDATE: Got a call from the manager of the camp at Twin Lakes and he was very nice and apologetic…read moreand promised to give me a refund for the concession money we put in my kid's account. Apparently the sky trail concession stand was closed (but yet they still had it included in the email to send money for your campers!?) He also promised to send me an email with his direct contact info so if I decided to give the camp another try, I could get ahold of him since the camp director never bothered to respond to me. Well, I never heard back from him and I didn't get that promised refund! I called a week later and he processed the refund and offered to send me that email. I told him this was very bad business and now my daughter definitely wouldn't be coming back. He didn't really care and gave the excuse that they have 600 kids coming through the camp each week and he was so busy. It would have taken him no more than 5 minutes to make this right and refund my money. When a place can't handle the lowest level of customer care and business, I'm definitely not going to trust my child to be in their care. We were so excited to try out YMCA Twin Lakes this year because we have only heard amazing things. Unfortunately, our experience was NOT amazing. It would have been salvageable if my concerns were answered and addressed but it's been over two weeks now and the director has yet to call or email me back. I called twice, texted once, and emailed twice. If I can't get ahold of a camp director with issues, it does not make me feel comfortable having my child in their care. We did a "cake decorating" camp and the first day they used markers to color a worksheet with a cupcake on it. Pretty lame but thought maybe they didn't have much time the first day. Second day, they used mashed potatoes to practice piping icing. Third day, air clay sculpting. They didn't end up actually touching real cake and icing until Thursday and Friday. The camp just didn't deliver on the magical cake decorating experice we were expecting. All could have also been forgiven if they could have been doing some of the amazing activities provided on campus. My camper struggled with the heat, long lines and ultimately, running out of time for activities and not getting a turn. They also only got into the water twice the whole 5 HOT days. Very disappointed with the camp but even more disappointed that I reached out with concerns and they never bothered to answer. There are too many amazing camps in Austin to bother with one that doesn't seem to care or acknowledge that they dropped the ball on this camp. To make matters even more frustrating, we recieved an email with a link to put money on our kid's account to buy popsicles, gatorade and snacks throughout the day. I put $10 on my kid's account and she was never afforded the opportunity to even visit the snack shop while at camp! It's non-refundable and I reached out to also request a refund and have yet to hear back on that as well. Couldn't recommend it to anyone.

so fun I loved hanging out with friends the counselers were really kind and food was goodread more