The dog days of summer are a thing, right? While the beginning of summer held the "do all the things!" mentality, by the end of July it can be a little harder to muster up that same energy. If screentime is taking over, check out our helpful tips for screentime management.

Other ways we're battling summer boredom: by providing you with tons of great things to do around Houston with kids on our event calendar and continuously cranking out new ideas! One of our latest articles - 40 Ways to Beat the Houston Heat This Summer - is a great example of how you can stay cool and still have tons of fun with your family this summer.

There are also a ton of amazing stage productions happening this weekend, which offer a great way to stay cool while doing something different than the regular indoor movie flick idea. Just look at all these options: "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" at MATCH, "Murder on the Orient Express" on the Alley stage, "Mamma Mia!" is taking over Stageworks Theatre, Kids' Backporch Productions is putting on "Matilda," and Baytown Little Theater is performing their rendition of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." There are so many options all over town that picking which one to attend will be the hardest part of your day.

Before we sign off, we also wanted to highlight one more piece of interesting news: Houston is getting a new Animal & Aquarium Adventure in the spring of 2020, and it looks awesome!

Now let's check out this weekend's events.