Freeport, Texas is located only an hour south of downtown Houston, making it the perfect day or weekend trip for Houston families. With nearly 30 miles of coastline, Freeport is most famous for its nearby beaches, including Surfside Beach, Bryan Beach, and Quintana Beach County Park. On a smaller scale than Houston's closest beach city, Galveston, the over-100-year-old Freeport has a range of cute family-friendly attractions in the city or close at hand. If your family enjoys hiking and spotting wildlife, they can experience natural beauty at the vast Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, east of Freeport.

Freeport is on the banks of the Brazos River, and the city and surrounding area are home to several affordable hotels and restaurants. So, if you want a fun trip to the coast, check out our recommendations for what to do, where to stay, and where to eat in Freeport!

For more ideas on summer activities, check out our Summer Fun Guide for Houston families and our Beaches and Lakes Guide.

The nice thing about budget weekend getaways from Houston (besides saving money, of course) is that there are plenty of options for family fun any weekend of the year. No need to wait for spring or summer break. However, trips away from home can add up in cost - but getting away from it all doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. Fortunately, plenty of budget-friendly weekend getaways from Houston offer fun and exciting activities for families. We’ve compiled a list of ideas for budget-friendly family weekend getaways from Houston nearby and far.

Knock knock jokes for kids are often the first jokes young kids learn to tell. Usually, their first jokes aren't that funny, but there's something about the predictability of the pattern of a knock knock joke that makes them easy to master.

While the best jokes for kids often rely on multiple meanings or situational humor, funny knock knock jokes are usually plays on the words themselves. That means from toddlers just learning language to tweens that will groan out loud, everyone gets a knock knock joke.

When you’re all done laughing at these knock knock jokes, try our funny school jokes for kids, these corny dad jokes, and more things that bring on the LOLs in our Guide to Humor and Jokes for Kids. Let the silliness begin!