State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas is a HUGE festival complete with all the fun things a fair has to offer: food, rides, games, shows, and lots of attractions for everyone. We have gone to the fair the last few years with the kids. It takes some time to get out there and get situated, but it has gotten increasingly more fun for the girls over the last few years.

There are a lot of rides for kids that are about three and up. Janie met the height requirement on the little rides, so they got to do some of the rides together. They LOVED riding the rides. There was one race car ride that had them going around corners pretty fast and I wasn't sure if they would be into it, but they were! It helped to have a friend there right next to you I think. The biggest downfall of those rides was the $4 pricetag - per kid, per ride. Ugh... money flies that way. I imagine it only gets more expensive as you get into the bigger rides. We didn't even touch on the games, as that was a whole different expense that we didn't think the kids would even care about. We also did not ride the Eye of Texas or whatever the big ferris wheel is called. I'm pretty sure that would have cost significantly more!

We didn't try a lot of food. The food is also pretty expensive. I think we got an $11 corn dog that was a foot long or so and just all shared it, and then some bottles of water. But of course, you can friend anything you want, just as long as you know where to find it!

We did take advantage of some of the free activities & shows for kids. We went to the animal barnyard where you could see, pet, and feed a variety of animals. We saw giraffes, cows of all kinds, goats, pigs (so cute!), llamas, a zebra looking thing, donkeys, and even an ostrich! The girls liked feeding the animals even though the animals didn't seem all that into being fed. We also went to the Mother Goose story time this year, which the girls also enjoyed. That was kind of relaxing for us because we just sat back and watched for 20-30 minutes while Mother Goose with a deep southern accent read and sang with the kids. We also saw the Budweiser Clydesdale horses in their stables, which the girls thought were pretty fun to see up close. Oh, and of course we saw Big Tex!

Justin and I took turns trying the virtual reality glasses on, but otherwise we stuck to stuff for the girls. There was a lot more to see and do. I feel like we hardly scratched the surface of things we could look at and experience, but we ran out of time really fast. Someday soon we will be able to take the girls places for longer than a few hours at a time!

Until next year, State Fair of Texas!