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Seize The Day: DECEMBER’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?

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)

12/30 NASA: Living in Space at Kingwood Library 

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TBA Homeschool Store Annual Winter Conference

1/04 Children’s Moth Workshop part of the ATLAS Series at Discovery Green (Downtown)

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)

1/18 Doc Dissections- Liver at The Health Museum (Museum District)

1/15 Registration opens for February Homeschool Science – Kinesiology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)

1/30 “Fashion Fusion” Runway Show at MFAH (Museum District)

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2/04 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Building Biomes: Creative Corals (Galveston) 

2/15 Registration opens for March Homeschool Science – Bioecology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)

TBA – 2/22 TAMU Mathematics and Statistics Fair (College Station)

2/22 STEM Girl Day at UT Austin

TBA Houston Rodeo Trail Riders (Citywide)

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3/05 Learn Wild! HS Program at Moody Gardens – Migrating Monarchs: Beautiful Butterflies (Galveston) 

3/15 Registration opens for April Homeschool Science – Herbology with Long Acres Ranch (Richmond)

3/22 THE Homeschool Family Expo (NW Houston)

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6/1 Marine Biologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
6/4 Frida’s Fiesta by Children’s Express Theatre at Miller
6/4 Atlatl – The Art of Spear-throwing at Dennis Johnston Park
6/4 A Closer Look at Nature: Reptiles, Scales & Tails at Burnett Bayland Community Center
6/5 Celebration! Black History by Children’s Express Theatre at Miller
6/8 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
6/11 Wild Things Zoofari at Barbara Bush at  Barbara Bush Branch Library (Spring)
6/12 A Closer Look At Nature: Reptiles, Scales and Tails at John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center
6/12-7/28 Fancy Nancy the Musical at MATCH (Midtown)
6/13 Park After Dark – Glow in the Dark Nature at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
6/13 TAMU Office of Youth Engagement: 7th Grade College Knowledge at Aldine Branch Library
6/13 Mad Science: Marvels of Motion at Stratford Branch Library (Far East Houston)
6/18 Summer Hands on History: Paper Marbling at The George Ranch
6/20 Bright Star Theater Presents: The Wizard of Oz at  Katherine Tyra Branch Library (West Houston)
6/22 Discovery Days: Snakes and More with Riki’s Reptile Relocation at Kleb Woods Nature Center
6/22 Snake Safari: A Reptile Encounter at Parker Williams Branch Library (South Houston)
6/25 Summer Hands on History: Historic Games at The George Ranch
6/29  Zoologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
7/02 A Closer Look at Nature: Backyard Mammal at Burnett Bayland Community Centers
7/03 Summer Hands on History: Leather Tooling at The George Ranch (Richmond)
7/05 Code Knights- For Tweens at Kingwood Library
7/05 Kaminari Thunderstudies (Japanese Taiko Drumming) at Barbara Bush Library (Spring)
7/05 Let’s go Fishing at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/05 Let’s go Fishing at Mary Jo Peckham Park (Katy)
7/06 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
7/06 Ba-Con Anime (Hobby)
7/06 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Autopsy Special
7/10 A Closer Look At Nature: Backyard Mammals at John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center
7/10 Tiny Safari at John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/10 Crocodile Encounter at CyFair Library
7/11 Texas Snakes at Fairbanks Branch Library
7/12 Myth Break Out Room  (Grades 6+) at NW Branch Library
7/12 Batty Bridge Family Field Trip at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)
7/13 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Anatomy Lab
7/13 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
7/13 NSS North Houston Space Society at Barbara Bush Branch Library
7/13 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
7/16 Summer Hands on History: Victorian Card & Parlor Games at The George Ranch
7/16 Discovery Days: Skins and Skulls with the Texas Wildlife Association at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/16 Mosquitos in NASA Science: Local Mosquitoes = Local Problems at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
7/17 Mosquitoes in Science Series at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/17 Life in the Lake at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/18 Exploring Reptiles with My Reptile Guys at Clear Lake City Branch Library
7/19 Foraging at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)
7/20 Adventure to Taiwan at La Porte Branch Library
7/20 Town Company: A Game of Money and Real Estate at Washington on the Brazos
7/20 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Eye
7/20 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
7/20 Crocodile Encounter at Northwest Branch Library
7/20 Texas HOME Educators Summer Summit (Beyond East Houston, Kountze)
7/20  Family Blanket Bat Chat at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)
7/21 Cooking in the Kitchen at Washington on the Brazos
7/22 Galveston Bay Scale Modelers (Teens+) at Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library
7/23 A Closer Look at Nature: Bats at Hockley Community Center
7/23 Summer Hands on History: Victorian Puppet Making at The George Ranch
7/25 NASA: Living in Space at Kingwood Branch Library
7/25 Shark Week Party! At Tomball Community Library
7/25 Reptile & Amphibian Demonstration at Fairbanks Branch Library
7/26 National Youth Theater presents The Jungle Book KIDS  (Magnolia)
7/26 How to Code Your Own Video Game at Tomball Community Library
7/26 NATURE DETECTIVES – Owl Pellets at Jesse H. Jones Park
7/27 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Eye
7/27  Zoologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
7/27 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
7/31 Snake Safety 101 at Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center
7/31 Discovery Days: Texas Snakes and More at JPL Environmental Education Center (Cypress)

8/01-31 MindWorks Exhibit at The Health Museum

08/02 Homeschool 101 and Support (Lake Jackson)

8/02-04 National Youth Theater presents Guys and Dolls (Tomball)

8/03 Sea Center Shark Celebration (Lake Jackson)

8/03 Marine Biologist for a Dayat the Downtown Aquarium

8/3 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Suturing Lab

8/03 Hands-On Houston: Balance Sculpture at HCCC

8/03 Escape Room: The Great Library Caper (Grades 8-12) at Crosby Branch Library

8/06 A Closer Look at Nature: Birds of a Feather! at Burnett Bayland Community Center

8/10 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)

8/10 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)

8/10 Kleb Night Out: Escape Room (NW Houston)

8/10 NSS North Houston Space Society at Barbara Bush Branch Library

8/10 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Brain

8/13 Mosquitoes in NASA Science, Team Challenge and Science Updates (NW Houston)

8/14 A Closer Look at Nature: Birds of a Feather! at John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center

8/17 Working on the Wild Side: An exciting career program for teens! at the Downtown Aquarium

8/17 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)

8/17 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Suturing Lab

8/24 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Frog

8/24 Summer Wrap Up Family Day at Pearl Fincher Museum

8/24 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)

8/27 A Closer Look at Nature: Critter Connections at Weekley Community Center

8/30 | Space Center Houston Sensory Friendly Events

8/30 Fun in the Farmhouse at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)

8/31 Doc Dissections at the Health Museum: Frog

8/31 Crafting History: Paper Making (teens+) at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)

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)

Places that offer regular events for homeschoolers (By Location)

Discovery Green

Downtown Aquarium

Children’s Museum Houston

Contemporary Arts Musuem Houston

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Miller Outdoor Theater

Nature Discovery Center

The Health Museum

Levy Park

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Precinct 3 Community Centers & Parks

The Woodlands Children’s Museum

Lake Houston Wilderness Park

Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center

Pearl Fincher MFAH & Free Museum Family Days

Kleb Woods Nature Preserve

Precinct 4 Community Centers & Parks

Moody Gardens Learn Wild!

Ocean Star Museum

Space Center Houston

Brazos Bend State Park

George Ranch Historical Park

HMNS Sugar Land

Long Acres Ranch

Sugar Land Town Square

San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield

San Felipe de Austin

Washington on the Brazos

Houston Audubon

John Paul Landing Park & Education Center

Resources for Houston Homeschoolers

Facebook Group for Homeschool Moms
(open to all)
Houston HomeSchoolers
(Houston-Based Homeschoolers only)
Facebook Group for Working Homeschool Moms
Homeschool Days & Ongoing Classes
Houston Home School
Groups & Co-Ops
Homeschooling Resources

Like to plan ahead? Plan out your month by checking out what
is going on this Month or our complete Calendar.

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.

Thing to do in Houston this month for Houston Homeschoolers

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