Children/Kids

If you or your family or you know a family that is struggling and won't have the funds for Christmas this year, then the Salvation Army can help.

One of the great things about being a kid at Halloween is getting to help carve a Jack 'O Lantern or decorate a pumpkin. Getting all sticky and messy as you clean out the guts of a pumpkin. Concentrating and contemplating on the perfect face for 'ol Jack. It's one of those memories from childhood you'll cherish. Every child, tween, and teen need to experience the fun of carving a pumpkin or decorating a pumpkin.

When it comes to trick-or-treating, or trunk-or-treating, or carnivals etc., our kids get a ton of Halloween candy. Let's face it, some of it is amazing, some of it not so much. What is the best and worst Halloween candy?

A Christmas tradition in Amarillo is going to see the beautiful lights in the Amarillo Botanical Gardens. The Gardens are decorated with over 400,000 lights. It's a beautiful sight to see, but changes are coming this year.

Canyon is upping the game and getting into all the fun. If it has been awhile since you have been to Canyon, you should definitely make plans to spend the day and have some fun.

We all want a fun and safe Halloween, and here are some fun and safe places to take the kids this Halloween.

Halloween is such a fun time of year and it makes for a great memory creating holiday. That's why the Amarillo Zoo gets in on the fun. The animals like to celebrate as well. That's why you need to mark your calendars for 3 days of fun at Boo at the Zoo.

If trick-or-treating in your neighborhood is not an option then you should try taking the kids to a trunk-or-treat. Businesses, churches and community organizations set these up in their parking lots and invite families out for a safe trick or treating experience.

This Saturday is National Coffee Day. It's a day to celebrate, joe, java, brew, wakey juice, it's a day to celebrate coffee. This year you can celebrate the goodness that is coffee and help out local kids.

The St. Mary's Cathedral School Carnival is a huge a tradition in Amarillo and if you haven't been, dress the kids in their costumes and make plans to come out and celebrate this Saturday, October 13th. It's fun for the entire family and it has something for everyone.

The Tri-State Fair is fun and full of rides, games, and food. They also have some amazing shows and one of the highlights of the fair is the Sea Lion Splash Show.

Fall is a fun time in Amarillo. Football, the fair, the cooler weather and pumpkins. Pumpkins are the mascot of fall and the time is now to celebrate the pumpkin. The Amarillo Botanical Garden has the perfect way to celebrate fall and the pumpkin at PumpkinFest.