{"id":1951,"date":"2009-06-18T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2011-11-07T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T14:47:24","slug":"blast-away-boredom-in-houston-at-moody-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/blast-away-boredom-in-houston-at-moody-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast away Boredom in Houston at Moody Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/category\/blast-away-boredom\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/boredombanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Need more ideas? Try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/01\/blast-away-bor\u2026th-momstoolboxblast-away-boredom-with-momstoolbox\/\" target=\"_self\">this one<\/a> to get you set for anytime boredom sets in&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On with today&#8217;s idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Houstonians, you might already know about Moody Gardens, but did you know how much it really has to offer?<\/p>\n<p>This summer you can explore all three pyramids of hands-on fun, take a ride in the Ridefilm Theater, splash around at Palm   Beach or take a ride on the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to all the fantastic exhibits, you can also take in quite a collection of live entertainment, perfect for the family.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few you might consider:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Curt Miller Magic and Comedy Show<\/strong> is June 18 &#8211; 21, 25 &#8211; 28, July 1 &#8211; 5, with matinee shows at 1 p.m. and evening shows at 7p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theater of Physical Comeday &#8220;AGA-BOOM&#8221;<\/strong> is July 16 &#8211; 19, 23 &#8211; 26 with matinee shows at 1 p.m. and evening shows at 7p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Circo Comedia<\/strong> July 30 &amp; 31, August 1 &amp; 2, August 6 &#8211; 9 with matinee shows at 1 p.m. and evening shows at 7p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Tongue-in-Cheek so to Speak&#8221;<\/strong> is August 13-16 with matinee shows at 1 p.m. and evening shows at 7p.m.<\/p>\n<p>All these shows do have an additional fee, so be sure to check the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moodytickets.com\/summer.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Moody Garden&#8217;s website<\/a> for ticket information and more details.<\/p>\n<p>One summer we explored Palm   Beach in the late afternoon then stayed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/moodygardenshotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moody Gardens Hotel<\/a>, roasted s&#8217;mores and explored the exhibits the next day. We might do it again this year and take in a show, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in&#8230; On with today&#8217;s idea&#8230; Yes, Houstonians, you might already know about Moody Gardens, but did you know how much it really has to offer? This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[384],"tags":[279,14],"class_list":["post-1951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities-for-kids","tag-boredom-buster","tag-houston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9760,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions\/9760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}