Seize The Day: MAY’S Extraordinary Learning Opportunities For Houston Homeschoolers
Houston Homeschoolers have a problem – there are almost too many opportunities for our kids! Sometimes it makes it hard to just get the work done when you can be out of the house everyday experiencing the world! We are never short on places to go or things to do. In fact maybe we have too many options! Here, we curate a a great list of events for kids of all ages and stages – focusing on local and budget-friendly opportunities. (We have a more general list for all Houstonians, so be sure to check out the Top Events for Houston Families, too!) It is time to plan your month! Where are you going?
1/04 Children’s Moth Workshop part of the ATLAS Series at Discovery Green (Downtown)
1/04 Memory Portrait at CAMH (Museum District)
1/06 Podcast Studio Workshop at TECHLink Walker Library, teens+ (SW Houston)
1/07 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Exploring Ecosystems: Mariana’s Trench (Galveston)
1/07 The Moth Storytelling part of the ATLAS Series at Discovery Green (Downtown)
1/10 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)
1/11 Audio Guide: Welcome to The Drawing Room at CAMH (Museum District)
1/11 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
1/11 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
1/11 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Journey to the Moon (Museum District)
1/14-16 Ology Days at Long Acres Ranch: Meteorology (Richmond)
1/18 Doc Dissections- Liver at The Health Museum (Museum District)
1/18 Homeschool Store Annual Winter Conference
1/18 Archeology Spotlight at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site (Beyond NW Houston)
1/18 Winter Enchantment Homeschool Ball (Cleveland)- ages 13-19
1/18 Martin Luther King Day Jr. Celebration at Fort Bend Discovery Center
1/22 Nature Trackers for Kids at Spring Creek Park (NW Houston)
1/22 Homeschool Day at Lone Star Flight Museum (South Houston)
1/22 Woodworking for Nature- Bird Feeder at Dennis Johnston Park
1/23 A Closer Look at Nature: Terrariums at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
1/25 Lunar New Year at Fort Bend Discovery Center
1/25 Crockett Comes to Town (Reenactment) at Washington-on-the-Brazos (Washington)
1/25 The Grand Winter Ball in Narnia (Klein) – Homeschoolers ages 14-19
1/25 Incarnate Word Academy STEM Day for Girls in grades 6-8 (Downtown)
1/15 Registration opens for February Homeschool Science – Kinesiology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)
1/25 Winterblitz 2025 at Museum of the American GI (College Station)
1/25 Winter Encampment at George Ranch (Richmond)
1/26 Homeschool Day at the Bullock Museum (Austin)
1/26-2/23 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at Match (Midtown)
1/29 A Closer Look at Nature: Backyard Mammals at JPL (Cypress)
1/30 “Fashion Fusion” Runway Show at MFAH (Museum District)
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2/01 Comic Book Art Workshops: Artists as Outlaws at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
2/01 Pocket Portraits at San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield (LaPorte)
2/01 That’s A Wrap Crafting at Fort Bend Discovery Center
2/04 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Building Biomes: Creative Corals (Galveston)
2/07 ‘The Big Swim’ at Asia Society (Museum District)
2/07 Homeschool Day at Lone Star Flight Museum (South Houston)
2/08 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
2/08-09 Hands on History The Great War at the American G.I. Museum (College Station)
2/11-13 Ology Days at Long Acres Ranch: Kinesiology (Richmond)
2/12 Forest Forensics – Reading the Landscape at Pundt Park (Spring)
2/13 International Day of Women & Girls in Science at the Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
2/14 Love Birds – Homeschool Herd (Conroe)
2/14 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)
2/15 Registration opens for March Homeschool Science – Bioecology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)
2/15 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Heart (Museum District)
2/15 Maker! A Hands-On STEM Series at Lone Star Flight Museum (South Houston)
2/15 & 25 All About Geology at Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center (Spring)
2/19 Woodworking for Nature – Garden Trellises at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
2/22 Cooking with Honey at Houston Arboretum, 12+ with adult (Memorial)
2/22 STEM Girl Day at UT Austin
2/22 TAMU Mathematics and Statistics Fair (College Station)
2/22 National Engineers Day at Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center
Houston Rodeo Trail Riders (Citywide)
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3/05 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Migrating Monarchs: Beautiful Butterflies (Galveston)
03/08 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
3/15 Registration opens for April Homeschool Science – Herbology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)
3/15 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Nowruz in Bloom (Museum District)
3/18-20 Ology Days at Long Acres Ranch: Bioecology (Richmond)
3/22 THE Homeschool Family Expo (NW Houston)TBA Shell Educators’ Preview at HMNS (Museum District)
4/01 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Living Artwork: Melodious Music (Galveston)
4/05 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Kidney (Museum District)
4/05 Folk Life Festival (Katy)
4/05 TAMU Physics & Engineering Festival (College Station)
4/08 Alley Theatre Student Matinee Tickets Open to Groups (Downtown)
4/08-09 Homeschool Day at SeaWorld San Antonio
4/12 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Joyous Eid (Museum District)
4/10 Homeschool Resource Expo (Katy)
4/11 Homeschool Day at the Pleasure Pier (Kemah)
4/11 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)
4/12 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
4/15-17 Ology Days at Long Acres Ranch:Herbology (Richmond)
4/15 STEAM Squad – Rubber Band Helicopters (Clear Lake)
4/17 Frontier Fest (Fredericksburg)
4/17 Ology: Color (Aldine)
4/24-27 FeatherFest (Galveston)
4/24 Taste the Nations: South Korea **TEENS ONLY** at Barbara Bush Branch Library (Spring)
4/24 Ology: Light (Aldine)
4/25 Six Flags Over Texas Education Days (Arlington)
4/26 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Kidney (Museum District)
5/02, 09, 15-16, 22-23 Six Flags Over Texas Education Days (Arlington)
5/06 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Treasure Island: Borneo’s Rainforest (Galveston)
5/06-08 Ology Days at Long Acres Ranch:Lepidopterology (Richmond)
5/09 Terrific Tortoises at Learning Zoo (Conroe)
5/15 All About Butterflies at Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center (Spring)
5/10 Frog Philharmonic at Stephen F. Austin SP (San Felipe)
5/10 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
5/10 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Emerging Artists’ Showcase (Museum District
5/10 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
5/14 The Bee Lady Presentation at TWCM (The Woodlands)
5/16 Featured Friday: Parody and Poison (Deer Park Library)
5/17 Edible and Medicinal Plants Walk at Stephen F. Austin State Park (San Felipe)
5/17 Building the Past: Exploring History Through STEM and Blocks! (Museum District)
5/21 The Learning Zoo Animal Encounters at TWCM (The Woodlands)
5/21 A Closer Look At Nature: Our Precious Prairies at JPL (Cypress)
5/21 Life In The Lake at JPL (Cypress)
5/22 Beavers: A Keystone Species at JPL (Cypress)
5/22 A Closer Look at Nature: Ecosystem Exploration at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
5/22 Homeschool STEM Flights at Lonestar Flight Museum (SW Houston)
5/24 Strange Meals: Mammal Feeding Behavior at Stephen F. Austin SP (San Felipe)
5/24 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
5/25 Frog Philharmonic at Stephen F. Austin SP (San Felipe)
5/27-31 Scholastic Book Fair at Deer Park Library
5/29 National Gator Appreciation Day at KMP (NW Houston)
6/05-07 Texas HomeSchool Convention (The Woodlands)
6/07 2025 The Woodlands Homeschool Graduation
6/07-08 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Father’s Day (Downtown)
6/07 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
6/14 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
6/14 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
6/14 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Experience Taiwan (Museum District)
6/21 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
6/25 The Learning Zoo Animal Encounters at TWCM (The Woodlands)
6/28 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
7/05 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
7/10-12 Great Homeschool Convention in Texas (Round Rock)
7/12 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
7/12 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
7/19 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
7/26 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
8/02 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
8/09 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/09 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
8/16 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
8/23 Doc Dissections at The Health Museum (Museum District)
9/01-29 MindWorks Exhibit at The Health Museum (CLOSES THIS MONTH)
9/02 Siege of the Skeletons: Skele-brity Public Art Display at The Health Museum – open for submissions (Museum District)
9/04 Wildlife Wednesday at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
9/06 BASF Kids’ Labs: We Dig Soil: at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/06 The Restoration Talk: Frame and Art Conservation and Restoration at Czech Center Museum (Museum District)
9/07 Marine Biologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
9/07 Doc Dissections- Brain at The Health Museum (Museum District)
9/07 Open Studio – Clay Planets at CAMH
9/08 Hummingbird Banding at Brazos Bend State Park
9/10 Atlatl – The Art of Spear-throwing at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
9/10 Homeschool Day at Lonestar Flight Museum
9/11 A Closer Look at Nature: Habitat Hurdles at JPL (Cypress)
9/13 Snake September with the Learning Zoo (Conroe)
9/14 Owl Prowl Night Hikes at Armand Bayou Nature Center (Pasadena)
9/14 Working on the Wild Side: An exciting career program for teens! at the Downtown Aquarium
9/14 Native American Heritage Day at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
9/14 Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/14 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
9/14 NSS North Houston Space Society at Barbara Bush Branch Library
9/14 Drop-In Experience – Paper Landscapes at CAMH
9/15 Family Day at Bayou Bend “Across the Water” (River Oaks)
9/15 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
9/15 The Bows that Shaped Texas at Brazos Bend State Park
9/16 Garden Naturalists at Mercer (Spring)
9/16 Insect Pollinators in Science with Pct. 4 Parks at Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek
9/16 Selena Party! At Aldine Branch Library
9/17 Storybook Opera presents Grace for President at North Channel Branch Library
9/18 Woodworking for Nature – Bee Houses at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
9/18 Barred Owls at Mercer (Spring)
9/19 Papel Picado Craft at South Houston Branch Library
9/19 Ology: Fingerprints at Aldine Branch Library
9/19 A Closer Look at History: Texas Tall Tales at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
9/20 Homeschool Day at the Pleasure Pier (Kemah)
9/20 Beyond Bees! at Mercer (Spring)
9/21 Zoologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
9/21 Drop-In Experience – Text Collage at HCCC
9/21 Opening of Roots and Reverence: Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Art, Culture, and Identity at Pearl Fincher Museum
9/21 Mid-Autumn Festival at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/21 Solar Cooking 1.0.1 at Evelyn Meador Branch Library
9/21-28 Houston Bird Week
9/22 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
9/22 Houston Salsa Fest (Downtown)
9/23 Aldine Library Fall Festival
9/24 Woodworking for Nature- Blue Bird House at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve (NW Houston)
9/26 Interest Mapping with TAMU at Aldine Branch Library
9/27 Mariachi Viajeros at West University Branch Library
9/28 Doc Dissections- Brain at The Health Museum (Museum District)
9/28 Bull Red Run-A-Palooza at Sea Center Texas (Lake Jackson)
9/28 Bat Fest at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center – FREE (Memorial Park)
9/28 Fifth Turkish Music Festival: ‘Sounds of Anatolia’ at Asia Society (Museum District)
9/28 Take Me Outdoors Festival Houston (Downtown)
9/28 West Side Story with Houston Grand Opera (Downtown)
10/01 Know Your Fish at Glazier SEC (West Cypress)
10/01 Know Your Fish at Weekley CC (Cypress)
10/01 National Racoon Day at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
10/01 Atlatl – The Art of Spear-throwing at Dennis Johnston Park
10/02 Wildlife Wednesday at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
10/02 A Closer Look at Nature: Bats at JPLPEEC (Cypress)
10/02 Insect Pollinators in Science: Pollinator Ramble at JPLPEEC (Cypress)
10/03 Homeschool Day at the Kemah Aquarium
10/03 Let’s Go Fishing at John Paul Landing PEEC (Cypress)
10/04 Registration opens for FAITH Northwest’s 2025 Graduation Ceremony
10/05 Chinking & Daubing at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
10/5 Marine Biologist for a Dayat the Downtown Aquarium
10/05 Doc Dissections- Eye at The Health Museum (Museum District)
10/05 Hands-On Houston: Wooden Toy Cars at HCCC (Museum District)
10/09 Homeschool Day at the Downtown Aquarium
10/09 Fall Break Out: Senses Hike at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
10/10 Butterfly Pinning Workshop at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
10/10 Fall Break Out: Sniffing Out the Trail at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
10/10 All About Texas Cryptids & Folklore at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
10/11 Little Farmer Friday at Wunderlich Farms (Klein)
10/11 Leaping Lizards Homeschool Event with the Learning Zoo (Conroe)
10/11 Railroading MB at Rosenberg Railroad Museum
10/12 All About Foraging at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
10/12 Working on the Wild Side: An exciting career program for teens! at the Downtown Aquarium
10/12 Through the Ages: First Contact through Maritime Exploration at Galveston Island SP
10/12 College and Career Fair 2024 with Texas Home Educators (NW Houston)
10/12 STEMFest by Hypothesis Haven Science Club (Cypress)
10/12 Hypothesis Haven Science Club 5th Anniversary STEMFest (NW Houston)
10/14 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Performance (Downtown)
10/14 Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Celebration of All Nations at The Water Works (Downtown)
10/14 Art of the Preserve – Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
10/14 Texas Snakes and More at Peckham Park (Katy)
10/15 Siege of the Skeletons: Skele-brity Public Art Display at The Health Museum – last day for submissions (Museum District)
10/16 Insect Pollinators in Science: Mysterious Migrations at JPLPEEC (Cypress)
10/16 National Fossils Day at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
10/17 A Closer Look at Nature: Seeds at Kleb (Tomball)
10/17 A Closer Look at Nature at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
10/18 Beyond Bees! At Mercer (Spring)
10/18 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (SE Houston)
10/18 Owl Prowl Night Hikes at Armand Bayou Nature Center (Pasadena)
10/19 Doc Dissections- Eye at The Health Museum (Museum District)
CANCELED – 10/19 Living History Encounter at Wunderlich Farms (Klein)
10/19 College and Career Fair 2024 with Texas Home Educators (South)
10/21 National Reptile Awareness Day at the Kemah Aquarium
10/23 Scout Leader Open House at Mercer (Spring)
10/23 Lil’ Naturalist – Bats at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
10/23 Lil’ Naturalist – Bats at Dennis Johnston Park
10/26 Zoologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
10/29 Bat Chat at Champion Forest Park (NW Houston)
11/02 Doc Dissections- Turkey Wing at The Health Museum (Museum District)
11/05 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Amazing Anatomy-Super Skeletons (Galveston)
11/06 Learn Wild! Science Days at Moody Gardens – Amazing Anatomy-Super Skeletons (Galveston)
11/09-10 History in Motion 2024 at the Museum of the American GI (College Station)
11/09 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
11/13 Townhall: Camp Logan Mutiny Commemoration at Buffalo Soldiers Museum (Midtown)
11/14 Home School Thursday Hands-on History – Wings of History at the Museum of the American G.I. (College Station)
11/15 Frontier Days: Student Day at George Ranch Historical Park (Richmond)
11/15 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (SE Houston)
11/15 Registration opens for December Homeschool Science – Petrology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)
11/16 Doc Dissections- Turkey Wing at The Health Museum (Museum District)
11/16 Native American Heritage Month Celebration at CMH (Museum District)
11/16 Drop-In Experience Portrait Fragment at CAMH (Museum District)
11/17 Incarnate Word Academy Open House for Young Women in grades 9-12 (Downtown)
11/21 Texas History 101: From the Alamo and Goliad to San Jacinto (Galveston)
11/23 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
11/23 Doc Dissections- Turkey Wing at The Health Museum (Museum District)
11/23 Drop-In Experience Mindful Observation at CAMH (Museum District)
11/23 Code Breakers at the Museum of the American G.I. (College Station)
11/24 Citizenship of the World MB at Rosenberg Railroad Museum
11/30 SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION of Maker! A Hands-On STEM Series at Lone Star Flight Museum (South Houston)
12/05 Ology: Colors at Aldine Branch Library
12/07 DIY Paper at Houston Arboretum
12/07 Doc Dissections- Trachea, Lungs, Heart at The Health Museum (Museum District)
12/07 Sculpture Collage at CAMH (Museum District)
12/07 San Jacinto Family Day Corn Husk Angels (La Porte)
12/07 Phoenicia Foods KidsCooking Class: Gingerbread (Downtown)
12/08 Family Zone at MFAH (Museum District)
12/11 The Learning Zoo at TWCM (The Woodlands)
12/12 Meet the Books | “Child’s Play: Artists as Children’s Book Illustrators” at MFAH (Museum District)
12/12 Ology: Plants at Aldine Library
12/13 Homeschool Day at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)
12/13 Owl Prowl Night Hikes at Armand Bayou Nature Center (Pasadena)
12/14 Super Saturday: Winter Wonderland at Asia Society (Museum District)
12/14 Family Overnight Program at Space Center Houston
12/14 Twilight – New Years Night at Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site (Anderson)
12/14 Audio Guide: El Chavez Ravine at CAMH (Museum District)
12/14 NSS North Houston Space Society at Barbara Bush Branch Library
12/14 Origami At Evelyn’s Park With Japan America Society Of Houston (Bellaire)
12/14 College Fair at Maud Smith Marks Library (Katy)
12/14 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
12/14 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
12/14 Phoenicia Foods KidsCooking Class: Gingerbread (Downtown)
12/15 Registration opens for January Homeschool Science – Meteorology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)
12/15 Houston Museum of Natural Science at Levy Park: Paleontology
12/18 Charles Dickens Tea and Story Time at Barbara Bush Library (Teens+)
12/19 A Closer Look at Nature at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
12/19 Ology: Human Culture at Aldine Library
12/21 Butterfly Pinning Workshop at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve (NW Houston)
12/21 Starry Night at Houston Arboretum
12/21 Maker! A Hands-On STEM Series at Lonestar Flight Museum
12/21 Phoenicia Foods KidsCooking Class: Gingerbread (Downtown)
12/22 Family Zone at MFAH (Museum District)
12/28 Weather Wonders with Meteorologist Maggie at TWCM (The Woodlands)
Places that offer regular events for homeschoolers (By Location)
Resources for Houston Homeschoolers
Facebook Group for Homeschool Moms
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Houston HomeSchoolers
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Facebook Group for Working Homeschool Moms
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To let us know about homeschool-friendly events in or near Houston use the form under the Events tab (at the top of the page) – in the drop down menu it says ‘Submit Events.’ We are really open to anything that our local homeschoolers would be interested in such as Homeschool Days, one off events led by parks or attractions or individual businesses. We typically do not add recurring classes to our calendar but we do have a dedicated page for Houston homeschoolers to find established classes and ongoing activities. These are classes that have a set a predictable schedule, such as a homeschool art class every Tuesday at 10 am.
