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The low-hanging branches of southern live oak trees stretch out over the house and pavilion areas at Don Strange Ranch, dappling parties, weddings, and corporate team gatherings with splashes of sunlight. Since 1952, the 125-acre longhorn ranch in the Texas Hill Country has hosted myriad events, including scenes from the PBS music documentary series Live from the Artists Den and the wedding of country music stars Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.
More than just a picturesque backdrop, the ranch’s rugged natural surroundings host outdoor activities such as ropes courses and kayak trips down the Guadalupe River. And the friendly staffers who man 350- to 400-foot ziplines work to ease guests out of their comfort zones, like a mother bird pushing her young out of the nest for their first extreme base-jumping lesson. :m]]
Beneath Minitown's sky-blue ceilings, children bustle and play in a miniature village with all the trappings of a real city. Locales such as a fire station, a cinema, and a candy shop host droves of kids writing Frasier fan-fiction during each day's open-play sessions. Outside the mini city, kids play in a backyard area with a real train and a piñata station. Minitown frequently hosts birthday parties as well, setting troupes of kids running rampant through the town under the careful supervision of parents and staff.
Castle Hills First Baptist School girls' varsity head coach Tom Springer notched a nomination for 1A Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Coach of the Year after leading his Lady Eagles to regionals. When patrolling the court for Spartan Basketball, he dedicates himself to the improvement of his players, even the ones who can't quit back-flipping off trampolines for crazy slam dunks.
Along with a coaching staff of former collegiate and pro athletes, coach Springer leads various clinics dedicated to scoring, shooting, or team play. To supplement the clinics, Coach Springer’s instructional products put his basketball knowledge into PDF, DVD, and downloadable video formats for both players and coaches to study and practice at home.
The skilled staff members at Taichi Wellness Spa Plus draw on Eastern practices and philosophies to guide their clients on the path toward wellness. Reflecting the holistic nature of this approach, the spa’s services soothe body, soul, and mind, a trio more interdependent than Burt Reynolds, his moustache, and his moustache’s modeling career. The spa’s skilled therapists ease aches while calming minds with acupressure and reflexology massages. Skincare specialists cater to both weary complexions and tense nerves with custom facials that incorporate ingredients such as honey hydrators and vitamin C.
The spa delves further into Eastern treatments with cupping and detoxifying Gua Sha oil, and its Chinese herbal soups and teas blur the line between food and medicine with their nutritional and therapeutic benefits. The meditative martial arts taught at the spa’s tai-chi center has also passed from generation to generation. Under the guidance of Master Li, students in the center’s tai-chi and Qi Gong classes develop the balance and coordination needed to pickpocket a tightrope walker.
Imagination flows without restriction inside Art by Heart Studio as aspiring pintsize and full-size creators soak up artistic techniques on a drop-in basis. From painting, mosaics, and stained-glass projects to more time-tested methods, including sewing and knitting, the studio's instructors can help protégés of any age hoist their talents to the next level. In addition to sharing a wealth of knowledge, Art by Heart Studio repurposes would-be trash into art supplies through its Green Heart Program, which saves items such as empty candy tins, bubble wrap, and shoeboxes from the garbage dump or from having to find secondary jobs in telemarketing.
In the wintertime, The Pumpkin Patch San Antonio sheds its fall-seasoned pumpkins to become North Pole of Texas, complete with hopeful patches of snow, Christmas trees, and holiday ornaments. Children can hop into inner tubes and slide down inclines coated with snow, or scoop up the wintry accessory for snowballs. Or, they can hop into bounce-houses or jump on a trampoline equipped with a bungee harness for extra air. Meanwhile, hot chocolate and candy canes warm any hearts over-chilled by the icy season.
