🎨 Family Day at MFAH: Where Art Meets Play 🏟️

When my kid’s painting got selected for an exhibit 🖼️, we seized the chance for an art immersion day at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH)! Here’s our action-packed itinerary for families seeking creativity + fun 👨👩👧👦. 🚗 Parking & Entry We parked in MFAH’s Kinder Building garage 🅿️ (Main Street entrance). Easy peasy: $10–12 for the day + elevator straight to the museum 🛗. Pro tip: Arrive early—parking fills fast! 🚨 At the front desk 💁, we grabbed tickets ($20/adult, kids under 12 free 🆓) + a map. The staff? Super friendly 😊—gave us insider tips too! 🏛️ Touring the 3 Galleries MFAH has 3 must-see wings: 1️⃣ Kinder Building 🌈: Modern/contemporary art with killer lighting 💡. My kiddo obsessed over the stained-glass installation —“Like a fairy tale!” 🧚♀️ 2️⃣ Beck Building : European classics—paintings, sculptures, even antique furniture 🛋️. Perfect for slow strolling 🚶. 3️⃣ Law Building 🌍: Asian/African/Indigenous art + interactive zones 🙌. My favorite? The “touch-and-create” murals 🖍️! Pro route: Kinder → tunnel → Beck → Law → back to Kinder for snacks 🧇. The tunnels = art installations themselves —trippy! 🎨 Kid-Friendly Art Time We packed a sketchbook 📓 + colored pencils 🖍️. MFAH lets kids sketch (quietly!) in corners . Our highlight? My daughter spent 20 mins copying an abstract piece 🔵🟡. A staff member praised her focus 👏—priceless! 💖 Bonus: Grab a kids’ scavenger hunt map 🗺️! They’ll hunt for specific artworks —keeps little ones engaged 💡. 💡 Parent Hack Lunch: Pack a picnic 🧺—Cullinan Garden’s fountains + sculptures = dreamy lunch spot 🌳. Restrooms: Spotty in Beck/Law—hit Kinder’s restrooms first 🚻. #FamilyArtDay #MFAHHouston #KidExplorers #ArtEducation 🖼️