Alien Worlds and Androids is a new exhibit at the Witte Museum's Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery. Pop culture icons, including characters from Star Wars, Iron Man, Alien, and Terminator, are the gateway to cutting-edge scientific concepts based on research from...
When I was a kid I used to look forward to Spring Break as soon as Winter Break was over! What kids doesn't love a week off from school with nothing to do? As a parent however, I don't...
I hope you have read Brooke's guide to enjoying the San Antonio Rodeo with your kids. The rodeo runs through February 23; if you want to extend your experience, I recommend a trip downtown to the Briscoe Western Art Museum. The rodeo is...
My husband and I have an ongoing love affair with the city of New Orleans. One of our first trips to the Big Easy was back in 2002, when we first started dating. Ryan, an appellate attorney here in San...
We’ve all been there - it’s 7 a.m. and you’re staring down the remarkably long and dark barrel of a day with no scheduled activity for your toddler. When you find yourself confronting conditions as treacherous as these, you...
I might have grown up on the West Texas plains but I am, in no stretch of the imagination, a cowgirl. While those that live outside of our lil' ol' state tend to think we all have horses hitched...
It's a Catch-22: How do you expect your kids to behave themselves in an art museum, if they've never been to one before? How do you get your kids to go to an art museum, if they don't know...
I am a huge fan of New Year's Resolutions and one of my mine, for 2014, is to play tourist more in my own city of San Antonio! For crying out loud, it is the #1 ranked tourist destination in...
Martin Luther King Day is a holiday that I look forward to sharing with my class every January. By the time they reach first grade, most children have some background knowledge on who this important man was, but it's...
I grew up in San Antonio and have fond childhood memories of stopping by the "big giant map" that is laid right outside the Convention Center downtown. Since I joined Alamo City Mom's Blog, I've been planning to get around to writing...
We spend a lot of time as moms thinking about what we feed our families. We try our best to feed our kids balanced meals and to limit things like sugar, fat and highly processed foods and harmful chemicals....
10,9,8,7... It's so close I can practically see the sparkling ball starting to make its drop as Ryan Seacrest stands shivering in Times Square. New Year's Eve is an exciting night, but the question arises... How can you celebrate...
Over Thanksgiving weekend, my mom heard about a fun way to make breakfast for the 14 of us staying together. She described this "Ziploc Bag Omelet Method" from a dear friend and amazing cook, who had just recently done...
The holidays are upon us and this week, ACMB will spend all week focusing on the holidays in San Antonio! We'll cover everything from the best traditions to start this year, where to catch Santa Claus, which neighborhoods have...
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DIY Fiesta Decorations – Hanging Ribbon Rings
Call it a ribbon ring, a hanging wreath, or an elaborate version of a windsock - but when you see these going up in...
