Lit with Families 2024 Texas Family Literacy Festival

Journey to Discovery Green for Story Square's Lit with Families 2024 Texas Family Literacy Festival!

Once a year, we design a space just for families to illuminate the wonder of literacy together.

As long as you register your family here on Eventbrite, there is no cost (FREE!) for this unforgettable alphabetastic day!

We will transform Discovery Green into a haven for families with the bliss that alphabet magic brings.

This day is sure to enchant families with children of all ages. Come and inspire your children to fall in love with literacy, the one skill that will hold your child's, or the child you love, imagination to dream of the impossible.

A full day of FUN festival family learning awaits! So, come and enjoy!

• Yummy food
• Giveaways (books and raffle prizes)
• Prizes galore
• Special booths to charm everyone in the family
• Facepainting
• Performances from local schools and organizations
• Balloon art
• Delicious Desserts

And, extraordinary specific-to-Story-Square edutainment that will showcase the enchantment of learning, reading, and writing for families to uncover together.

• Free Books
• Meet-the-Author
• Family Tree STEMulus - super scientific stimulation
• Boogie Famland - Family Dance Party
• Our Lighthearted Reading Hollow
• Piclits
• Alphabet Magic Booth
• A Famagination Zone to encourage families to stretch their imaginations together
• Kinder Garden for our youngest Story Square visitors
• Bluebonnet Book Brawl - a family-feud style name that book contest
• Alphamagician Book Competition Award Announcement
• Litville - lit fun for our older Story Square visitors

All the readers in your house - those just learning and those ready to share their love of reading will fall in love with the uniquely designed fun at Story Square!

We cannot wait to see you there in Story Square!

Please connect with us through any of the following.

• Instagram: @story.square
• Twitter: @square_story
• Facebook: Story Square
• E mail: [email protected]
• Website: Ourstorysquare.com

We included the multiplicity of ways you, as an individual, or your organization can get involved in the Texas Family Literacy Festival. You can also email inquiries about any of the festival involvement directly to [email protected].

A re you interested in showing support for family literacy and parent-child educational interactions or optimizing the exposure to 1000s of attendees that an organization could gain from partnering with the Texas Family Literacy Festival?

If so, CLICK HERE for the Story Square's Lit with Families 2024 Sponsorship Packet.

Do you have a product or service that Texas Moms, Dads, grandparents, or children should know about or buy for themselves or loved ones? Do you have something to sell, share, or want to optimize exposure to your company or organization via a vendor's booth?

If so, CLICK HERE.

Are you interested in ensuring that every family enjoys the fun of the festival and leaves with a fun family learning memory in their heart by serving as a festival volunteer?

If so, CLICK HERE learn more about being a volunteer.

D o you have a children's book you authored that you want to share with Texas Family Literacy Festival families?

If so, CLICK HERE to learn how you can share your book with thousands of festival attendees.

Please note: Story Square adores authors. So, there are two ways for authors to get involved in the festival fun.

1. Authors may get involved as festival sponsors, vendors, and apply to read their own books. AND/OR

2. Authors may submit their picture book(s) to be considered for the Alphamagician Book Competition. CLICK HERE for info on Alphamagician Award.

Story Square Super Stars: Performers/Artists

Do you belong to or instruct a talented group of young performers, artists, singers, dancers, poets, instrumentalists, or magicians?

If so, CLICK HERE to learn how you can put your group's talent on display.

Want to know more about Story Square, the chair of the Texas Family Literacy Festival, and the issues that we were founded on to combat and eliminate, along with data about the festival? If so, click here!

QUESTIONS?: Email litwithfamilies@ourstory

Story Square has crafted an alphabet-worthy list of unforgettable fun just waiting for families!

• A lphabet Magic Booths
• B oogie Famland - a family dance party and BOOKS!
• Contests - for families and for children's book authors celebration
• Drawing for family prizes
• E xcellent specialty goods from vendors across Texas
• F acepainting from local artists and lots FREE stuff
• G oodies to take home and keep the fun family learning activities going
• H appy times galore
• I magination zones we call Famagination Zone
• J oy-filled moments
• K ids witnessing how cool literacy really is!
• L ove for our Texas communities all in one place
• Magic musical entertainment from local schools and groups around Texas
• N ecklaces, earrings, rings for sell made by our local jewelry makers and vendors
• O ption for free tickets when you register on EVENTBRITE
• P erformances from local schools and studios
• Q uizzes for family trivia
• R eading tips for families to make the best of their time when sharing a sweet fun family literacy moment at home
• Slides and playground fun
• Themes of popular children's books for reminiscing
• U niqueness at every square-inch
• Victorious feeling on your ride home! You did what only 2.5% of Americans do...have an educational interaction with your child!
• Water, water everywhere
• Xylophones for music fun together
• Yayyyys!! Lots and lots of YAYYYY!
• Zany family fun!

Host or Publisher Story Square, Inc.