At last, a beautiful weekend in Austin. Yes, it might rain a bit on Saturday morning and it will be windy on Sunday, but this is the kind of January weekend we love.
Jessica Gonzales, from the Oak Hill YMCA, is outnumbered as her camp kids spray her with water guns as part of the festivities in the summer camp Olympics in 2015. If you’re looking for a camp, head to the Summer Camp Fair. RALPH BARRERA/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Here are a few things you can do:
Friday
Friday Movie Matinee, “The Goonies,” 2 p.m. Friday, Old Quarry Branch.
Saturday
Austin Family Magazine’s Summer Camp Fair. Check out hundreds of summer camps. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Palmer Events Center. 900 Barton Springs Road. austinfamily.com/camp-fair-2017/
Baby Bloomers for kids infant to 3. Study light this month. 9 a.m. Saturday. Special guests throughout the month. $5. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org
Bianca Serra, 4, visited the Umlauf Sculpture Garden with her family where she prayed with a bronze statue of a nun. LAURA SKELDING / AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Umlauf Kids Kraft. Learn about portraits. 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday. grades kindergarten-second and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. grades third-fifth. $15. Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Robert E. Lee Road. umlaufsculpture.org.
BookPeople events. Pascal Simon, Bake Austin Kids. 2 p.m. Saturday. Story time Color Me Crazy. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. bookpeople.com.
Barnes & Noble 11 a.m. Saturday story times at all locations: “Nanette’s Baguette,” (with sign-language interpretation, Sunset Valley), Saturday.
Juntos Online Scavenger Hunt. 1 p.m. Saturday, Ruiz Branch.
Mommy, Daddy & Me Book Club, “Rosa,” by Nikki Giovanni. 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Carver Museum.
Nature Play Hour. Play in the Family Garden. 11 a.m. Saturdays. Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave. wildflower.org.
Saturday and Sunday
Petri Dish Art. For ages 4 and up. 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org
Sunday
Zilker Botanical Garden. Faerie Luminaries. Create glass luminaries. $16. 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Zilker Botanical Garden: Auditorium, 2220 Barton Springs Road. zilkergarden.org.
Family programs at Zilker Botanical Garden include fairy landscaping and tea parties, learning about pioneer days and exploring plants.
Credit: Zilker Botanical Garden
