Well it is officially Spring Break and honestly this year it feels like it snuck up on me. I have been so busy with projects for clients and getting the design studio ready for my Spring Open House that I haven’t had time to make any plans.
The weather here in Houston has also made it difficult to get into the Spring mood. I mean it’s like it changes at the drop of a hat – one day a super cold 30 degrees, the next day 79 degrees. Make up your mind already weather! 
Anyway, all I have planned so far is heading to Ft. Worth to help my sister decorate her baby’s nursery. That will be super exciting and fun for me for sure, but not so much for my kids. I will take the opportunity while I am there to visit the World Trade Center that is nearby in Dallas. That for me is like heaven!
Dallas Market Center at World Trade Center
The World Trade Center or Dallas Market Center is the most complete wholesale merchandise resource in the world. It has been bringing buyers and exhibitors together for more than 50 years with products representing every category including home furnishings, gifts, decorative accents, lighting, garden accessories, gourmet items, holiday décor, textiles, fashion accessories and apparel. The Dallas Market holds 50-plus markets each year attended by more than 75,000 buyers from across the globe
Inside The Dallas Market Center
You walk into the building and what you’ll find is nothing short of awe inspiring. Floors and floors with hundreds of showrooms offering an unmatched and designer-friendly selection of high-end furnishings, decorative accessories, lighting and textiles.
I am very excited about spending a day shopping and browsing some of my favorite vendors’ showrooms. Don’t be surprised if you see a blog post about it in the days to come
Well now that I have my Spring Break fun figured out, what good stuff is there for the kids? Hmmmmm, let me think…….
Just living in the city of Houston, you are guaranteed a bunch of fun activities that are great for Spring Break. So many opportunities for a great staycation (boy is that word overused ). There is definitely no shortage of things to do here.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one adventure we go on each year. This is the one time of year where all Houstonians become instant cowboys and cowgirls
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been around since 1932 and is a charitable organization committed to preserving diverse western heritage and encourage agricultural production through education. Their mission statement taken directly from their website sums it up:
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ was organized for charitable, educational and scientific purposes to encourage and promote the breeding, raising and marketing of better livestock and farm products at public fairs and to promote and maintain research and educational functions within the livestock industry. It is the general policy of the Show to utilize, in the fiscal year subsequent to which it is earned, the excess of its revenue over expenses for the furtherance of its exempt purpose, including the granting and/or funding of scholarships, educational endowments, agricultural research projects and other similar programs and the funding of related capital additions and improvements. The funds of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are used exclusively to meet necessary expenses for its upkeep and operation and in furtherance of the exempt purpose of the organization.
Lil Rustlers Rodeo
Since its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has committed more than $350 million to scholarships, research, endowments, calf scramble participants, junior show exhibitors, School Art participants, and other educational youth programs.
Here is a short video talking about the history of the Houston Rodeo
There are always amazing concerts – not just country singers, but musicians like Usher, Selena Gomez, Maroon 5, Robin Thicke, The Jonas Brothers and many others. The next time you are in Houston, check out the Rodeo. It’s a lot of fun!
Check out the lineup of performers for this year
Other activities I will probably be checking out are The Children’s Museum, Space Center Houston, and if it’s nice weather outside, a waterpark like Schlitterbahn. Of course some mall shopping is in order for my 16 year old daughter. That is her idea of Spring Break fun!
And before I wrap up this post, as I was frantically searching for last minute ideas, I came across this wonderful blog, City Moms Blog that offers some great ideas and suggestions for Spring Break staycation in Houston. Check it out here.
Hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break! Please share with us what your plans are?
Have a productive Monday!
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That is New England weather you’re having. We literally don;t know how to dress from day to day, so we rely heavily on the weather people. LOL.
I see I’m not alone
I know what you mean about the weather, we live in Ohio and if you wait 10 minutes it can change:) so ready for warm weather though. I am sure you will have a blast decorating the nursery. What fun.
I sure will. Thanks so much!
It sounds like it’s going to be awesome for you…a baby shower to help decorate for, the trade center, and some free fun time. Very nice!!! I’d like to go to a rodeo once, and it would have to be in Texas.
I meant baby nursery, not baby shower. I know you know what I meant, but I hate typos…which means this sentence probably has one, ‘cuz that’s how that works usually.
Lol. I know what you meant
Yes it’s all wonderful things I will enjoy for sure! Houston rodeo is a great place to visit
I have not even begun to plan for spring break! Yours looks like it will be a full on adventure! Have a great time.
Thank you Rachee
It sounds like you are going to have a great Spring Break. My Granddaughter and her friends are headed to Florida for their break…. I just hope they have fun… but not too much fun.
Lol. I know. They will have some good clean fun
I’ve never gone away for spring break but I enjoy having the time off to spend with my sons. Enjoy your time with your loved ones.
Thank you!
Sounds like you are going to have a busy Spring Break, ours does not happen for another few weeks. I understand the weather changes, I lived in Florida forever and the weather there was the same, walk out your door in the morning bundled up and then after lunch need shorts. I do not miss that at all. Now that I remember Spring Break is coming, I need to schedule some activities.
It did sneak up on me this year but good thing there is so much to do here in Houston and nearby Dallas
It seems like you could spend days on end perusing all the trade center has to offer. Have a great visit with your sister!
Thank you Liz
I would love to go to the Dallas Market Center. Looks like you will have a great Spring Break!
Hope you have a great spring break! This year my family is coming to visit
Dallas market has a similarity in one of the Malls we have here in the Philippines, The Mall of Asia.
Really? I need to visit then! Haha
Always great ideas! Looks like you kept busy during Spring Break!!
Thank you!
Enjoy your spring break! I really love a good trade show of any kind! I leave them feeling so inspired!
Thank you Erica
The weather you are experiencing sounds a lot like New England weather, and let me tell you- I live through it every year and it’s awful! Enjoy your spring break!
I hope it gets better soon. Thanks Ashley
Houston sounds like a great play to be! Dallas however… WOW! That picture of the inside of the trade center. Crazy!
Sounds like a lot of fun! The market sounds absolutely amazing. I would love to check that out one year. It seems like you could never get bored there with all of the wonderful things there are to do. Have a great Spring break!
Thank you Kungphoo!
We’re doing the staycation thing this year for Spring Break. It’s so cold out (still) that we didn’t want to travel!
Staycations are great!
The Dallas Market Center looks incredible. Looks like you’ll be having a lot of fun this Spring Break. I’ll be coming home from college and just catching up with my friends. Nothing much but a staycation sounds great right now. Thanks for sharing
I agree. Rest and relax
I’m from Dallas and yes, Market is fantastic! I love all the ideas you had for Houston area activities. I will keep some of them in mind for our next visit! Thanks!
Thank you Alice
The weather here changes day to day, as well. It makes it hard to get in the spring spirit. I would have loved to visited the world trade center. Sounds like some amazing deals they have going on.
I can’t wait to get to the Dallas Market. It’s been a couple of years since I last attended
Have a wonderful spring break oh and if you see Usher tell him Hi for me.
Haha! I will
Your weather sounds like the weather we have been having in Arizona! How fun you get to help decorate for the baby! It is also great that you get to go to the designer center…sounds like a dream for you!
Yes we have been having crazy weather. I am excited to help my sister with her first baby’s nursery
Looks like lots of fun! I forget what Spring Break even is…
Haha! I hear ya!
We don’t have spring break in the UK and seeing your pictures I’m envious! It looks like so much fun
Thanks Jo! Maybe next year I’ll spend my spring break in the UK
We don’t have spring break, but we do have an April break. I can’t wait! Hope you have fun this weekend.
Thank you
No spring break plans here. I have a 2 month old….But its finally 40 degrees in Northern Iowa….so That is pretty much spring break here
Oh congrats on your new baby. Yes you need to rest up at home
Thank you all for your great comments. I plan to have a lot of fun!
There is a lot to do in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I would suggest the Kennedy Museum too.
Thanks Jim. I’m sure my son would love that!
Sounds like you have a fun spring break planned! I’ve been to Houston and it is a lot of fun.
Thank you Pam
I have heard that Dallas is the shopping capital of the US…I’m sure your daughter will have fun!
We are looking forward to an awesome weekend!
My kids are grown and I have retired and a traditional spring break has not been celebrated in this house for quite a few years.
I would love to catch the Livestock show and Rodeo. That would bring back many great childhood memories.
It is an amazing show.
I am looking forward to quiet spring breaks when the kids are gone in a few years
Man I wish it was warm here! I cant even think about spring break!
It’s still cold here. So we’ll see
Oh wow looks like you have a wonderful Spring break planned
Enjoy yourself. x
Thank you Sarah!
Have fun in Houston! My son and I are heading to ATL for spring break. I’m hoping to have some much needed fun.
Have fun and some R and R
I’ve never been inside the market center and I’ve lived in the area my entire life! Now I’m inspired to go check it out. Have a great spring break!
It’s amazing! It’s to the trade but I do believe consumers are welcomed
Wow, that market is really impressive! I wonder if one could actually see everything in a full day shopping there?
I can’t believe you are on spring break already. Ours isn’t until April, so hopefully we will be in warmer temps by then!
I hope our temperature warms up. I’ve tried exploring the Dallas Market in one day! Impossible!
Amazing to see inside a design market AND a livestock show in one post! Bravo
Yes you’re right! Two opposite sides of the spectrum isn’t it?
Wow, I would love to go to The Dallas Market! We are staying home and relaxing for March Break.
Staying home is great too
I didn’t know that The Dallas Market is one of wholesale market. i would definitely visit there to see if what comes on to make a business. I am actually planning for a spring break of my own
I’m quite the moody person so sometimes I’d just stay in at home lol.
I’ve never been to a rodeo but I would love to
We’ll stay home and relax over spring break, which was already shortened because we used so many snow days. That Dallas market center is huge!
Sounds like you have your plans already and know what you want to do. I’ve never been to Dallas and have only been to San Antonio and loved it there. Congrats on becoming an aunt and would love to see the nursery before and after when you’re done.
We still have so much snow and are suppose to get 6 more inches today. The big thing we do during March break is tap trees for syrup on the farm and skate on the river
have a great week!
It was fairly cold for us this year. So we didn’t do a lot of activities outside for Spring Break (for us it was between March 3-March 10th). Looks like you will be having a really great time.
At this point, I’ll be happy if my son HAS a spring break! They haven’t taken it away yet, but if we get any more snow, I’m not so sure they won’t.
Oh how I wish we had spring break here, but we only have two seasons. Looks like you’re having fun!
I think it’s really cool that there’s a livestock and rodeo show. Seems there’s a lot to do and experience there for kids (and their families). Gotta see if there’s any in our area.
I’m thinking I don’t get out enough. I’ve never been to a showroom like that. I’m not even sure we have them here in my area of the country. It sounds like it would be interesting to shop there though.