Plan a Trip to Stay and Play at Moody Gardens

Are you looking for a fun get away this spring? We needed a change in scenery and had heard great things about Moody Gardens…so we booked our Spring Break trip to Galveston and got our play (and relax) on!

Moody Gardens offers FREE parking, but you can Valet if you prefer. When we checked in, which was a super quick and easy process, our kids were given little goody bags with fun promotional items in them. We parked and walked to our room…then wondered around the property a bit. Our room was beautiful. I wanted to live there! So clean and beautifully designed. My kids LOVED the retractable curtains that worked via wall switch.

We checked out a few shows the first day. First we saw Rio in the 4D theater. My 5 yr old wasn’t sure about the water that shot out of the seats but I loved it. Then we went over to see JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC 3D. It was educational and I loved the 3D effects. We then went back over to the pool area to enjoy some of their FREE Kids activities. The girls got balloon animals, but opted to skip getting their faces painted as we wanted to head over for Smores by the pool. They provided everything we needed…fire included! My kids loved this.

We called it an early night after some indoor swimming so we could be well rested for the next day. We were treated to a turn down service…chocolates included. I didn’t tell my kids it was chocolate… I mean…three kids, two chocolates. I had to keep the peace…I enjoyed every bite!

The next morning, we got ready and off to the Aquarium we went. The girls loved finding and getting the stamps on each of their books through out the aquarium. The only thing we wish we could have seen was jelly fish. They probably had them and we missed them. My girls loved walking until the tunnel that had fish on EVERY side of it. It was really cool.

Off to check out the Real Pirates Exhibition. The line wasn’t super long and I liked that we had an opportunity for a family photo shoot. Once inside the Pirate Exhibit, we watched an educational movie about pirates. Then we were off to look and experience it. My oldest thought it was really neat. She really enjoyed getting to see “real” pirate treasure. I liked that we could take our time and move at our own pace on this one.

Once we left here, we went into the Rain forrest! We got to see all kinds of awesome birds and even got an up close and personal few minutes with a monkey! The kids loved that! It was starting to warm up outside, which means it was starting to warm up inside the pyramid as well. We journeyed outside for some fresh air and walked over to see the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat. We missed it by just a few minutes, but it was super windy and my girls wanted to get back inside, so we did.

We found several great spots for photo opts and took some photos then we were off to look for the fun Kids craft that was being offered for the afternoon. The girls got to make personalized bracelets! These crafts were so fun and we never had any problems finding the area that they were in. (It changed daily!)

There were a few areas under renovation and one is a zipline! I am sad that we missed that, and I know it will be a great addition. Overall we loved Moody Gardens. It’s a great, family friendly place to stay and play. You don’t have to leave for anything…everything you need is right there.

For pricing info and to find out more about Moody Gardens, click over to their website here.

*All opinions are my own and are honest. I was given day passes to enjoy all of the attractions and for the purposes of this review.