This weekend is a weekend for the beach! Stewart Beach is kicking off their summer sandcastle building lessons this Saturday AND having a World Oceans Day Festival, making this the perfect time to plan a trip down to Galveston with the family. We highly recommend making a trip to the Strand for candy from La King's Confectionary and checking out the Galveston Children's Museum while you're down there!

Since summer is officially upon us, we have a few favorite resources we'd like to highlight for your summer planning.

• Summer Fun Guide - easily your ultimate resource for summer activities and family fun and a place where you can quickly access everything we have pertaining to summer.
• 35 Things We Can't Wait To Do with Houston Kids this Summer - a summer bucket list of sorts.
• Best Texas Road Trips for Families - for when you need to get out of town, but want to keep it somewhat close to home.
• 7 Fun Summer Day Trips for Houston Families - for those days when you need to get out of the house and do something interesting, but don't want to make an entire weekend production out of.

Plus, we also have our June GoList and our event calendar that have tons of family-friendly events and activities going on throughout the month, so make sure to check them out when you need a little extra inspiration. Now let's take a closer look at this weekend and see what we can get on the calendar!

Hello summer and June! We are so excited for all that the promise this season holds, and to share all of the best events and activities happening in the Bayou City. Think outdoor movie nights, area water parks, trips to the Island, and all sorts of local family fun. It's going to be a great couple months around Houston, that's for sure.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, the weekend is almost upon us, and there are some amazing events happening around town.

Happy May! The month where school ends, summer descends upon us, and it's time to do all the outdoor things! When it comes to getting the kids outside and active, we are huge fans of playgrounds, and we have you set up for the summer with some awesome playground resources:

• All-Day Fun: Destination Parks in Houston
• Best Houston Playgrounds For Toddlers
• 8 Houston Parks Perfect for Kids' Birthday Parties
• 16 Houston Parks With Lots of Shade

Our event calendar is also overflowing with inspiration for this weekend. There are some unique activities happening you don't want to miss, like the Houston Dragon Boat Festival, the 2019 Houston Texans Play Safe Clinic,EXPLORING MARS with NASA Engineer Kobie Boykins, and Nitro Circus Live. Whatever your interest, there's something happening for everyone this weekend, that's for sure. In fact, we think it's safe to say that the biggest hurdle you'll have to jump this weekend is narrowing down what to do!