Cheap fun in Lewisville

I’m a country girl. I grew up in a farm town, and I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a community pool. Well, I saw them on television, but they looked kind of gross and dirty. So, when a friend mentioned taking her kids to the Lewisville Pool I was a little shocked.

She’s a good friend though, so I decided to trust her. I loaded up my kid, and we headed to the Old Town Lewisville Pool. This park is so cheap, and you bring your own food, so you can get out of there for next to nothing. It has a water slide for the bigger kids, and there’s almost never a line so they can slide down it all day. Your little ones can play in the beach entry pool or in the fountains.

My daughter brings her tea party set and just sits on the side all day serving tea to her friends. (Don’t bring toys you don’t want to get lost though–I had a small altercation with a woman over an ice cream cone scoop last year.)

They have season passes if you’re into the swimming thing, and they are good at both Lewisville Pools for the year. That’s nice because the other, more expensive pool across town has a lot more for kids to do as a special treat, but we usually avoid that one because of the insane crowds.

If you are like me and looking for some cheap fun this summer I suggest you check out the Lewisville Pools. Here’s all the important information you need to know!

Remember, each pool is closed one day a week, so that means the other one will be way more crowded that day, so I usually avoid Wednesdays and Thursdays all together.

SUN VALLEY AQUATIC CENTER
801 S. Valley Parkway
click for map
972-219-3743

HOURS

• Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Monday 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday CLOSED
• Thursday 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Friday 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Lap swimming will be available on weekdays at
Sun Valley from 6:00 pm. to 7:00 p.m.

ADMISSION

• Sun Valley Admission Cost $5.00
• Resident Admission Cost* $4.00
• Twilight Admission Cost $3.00
• (Monday – Friday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Under 3 Free

OLD TOWN AQUATIC PARK
535 W. College Street
972-219-3744

HOURS

• Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Monday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday CLOSED
• Friday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

ADMISSION

• Old Town Admission Cost $3.00
• Resident Admission Cost* $2.00
• Twilight Admission Cost $2.00
• (Monday – Friday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
• Under 3 Free

SEASON PASS

• Individual Season Pass $65.00
• Individual Resident Season Pass* $50.00
• Resident Family Pass** $175.00

Season passes are good at either facility for the entire swim season.

*Proof of residency is required for discount.
**Up to 6 family members.

Jamie Harrington is an aspiring author that spends her days frantically writing about super heroes and band geeks. She’s married to a pretty cool guy, and has a beautiful three year old daughter that’s the topic of most of her blog posts at Totally the Bomb.com. You can also find her mindlessly chatting away all day on twitter.

The Donated Room – Vinyl Wall Decals

I love vinyl wall decals because they mean less painting time for me. The thing is, the really work! They look great on a kids wall and when you pull them off they don’t leave any sticky residue or mess up the paint.

Check out these great ones we used in the donated room from Studio jk Vinyl.

The Donated Room – Bow Holder

I’ve seen cute bow holders before. But I’ve pretty much never seen anything as adorable as the bow holders from Add a Lil Charm (A local etsy store out of Southlake, by the way) is pretty much the cutest I’ve ever seen.

It looks so cute with bows on it!

Yeah, it’s really that cute.

Thanks for the donation Add A Lil Charm!

The Donated Room – Peace Sign Stool

No room is complete without a little peace, right? Well, this stool donated by Ali Katz Design pretty much ended up making the donated room of awesomeness about nine times more awesome.

Ali Katz Design has some of the cutest hand painted wood stuff I’ve ever seen, and it’s high quality, too. I love that she takes the time to seal her work and even add some funky fiber.

Look at these adorable hooks. I think I will have to get one in blue just to… you know… complete the room.

The Donated Room – The Mobile

What room is complete without a super cool mobile?

As it turns out… pictures aren’t really the best way to showcase a mobile.

I have to say that a mobile pretty much makes a room. You can get yours here from The Wonderland Studio. They have some really great mobiles in all sorts of crazy colors!

If you end up purchasing one, I’d love to hear how you like it!

The Donated Room- The Bedding!

This little girl’s room was done entirely in donations from ETSY, and the bedding was the inspiration for pretty much all of it. I was going to wait and reveal it at the very end of the feature, but I just couldn’t. So, without further a due, I give you:

This bedding was provided by this super awesome custom bedding store (and– get this they’re sort of local they have a shop in Canton for first Mondays!)

The cool thing about this place is that you get the WHOLE bedroomset. The Bedspread, the pillows and shams, the curtains, the lamp shade, and even a super cool memory board to coordinate!

Here’s one of my favorite memory boards:

I am in love with their stuff. It has just the right amount of girly mixed in with super sassy and fun. Really, for everything you get, and the amazing quality it is, it’s a great price without any of the hassle or guesswork that goes into actually coordinating a room yourself.

If you pick up some bedding from them, I’d love to hear about it!

(to catch up on Jamie’s Donated Room series click here!)

The Donated Room – Ceiling Fan Pulls

For those of you new to the series, you can start by reading about the donated room here.

We wanted the room to be perfect, we wanted every last detail to be taken care of, and that’s exactly what ceiling fan pulls do. I mean–sure you could have one of those boring ‘ol ceiling fan chains with nothing cool on the bottom of it, or you could have one of these:

This chain is SO sparkly in the room. One little girl asked if it was a REAL star. I told her that it was.

How great are those? They came from two really AWESOME Etsy stores. The first one came from Crystal Blue Designs. She has some of the coolest stuff for your house, jewelry and even cell phone charms. (I just love cell phone charms, they make me feel all dressed up.)

The second chain came from Dragon Lady Designs. I love the quality of this chain. I was worried it would be flimsy but it’s super sturdy and I know it can stand a million tiny hands pulling on it a million times a day.

Both of them together just make the CUTEST combination, don’t you think?

The Donated Room: Vinyl Wall Decal

For those of you new to the series, you can start by reading about the donated room here.

I love those vinyl wall decals. I think they’re cool because they look like custom painted murals for a fraction of the price, AND when you’re finished with them, all you have to do is peel them off the wall. They don’t leave a residue or damage the paint in any way!

How friggin’ cool is that?

So, I knew that the donated room of awesomeness wouldn’t be complete without a super sweet vinyl wall picture of some sort, and Single Stone Studios had the perfect one!

Yes, it’s that adorable, and I stuck it to the wall in less than five minutes! It was soooo easy, and it looks like it was made for the room. (I know you see those polka dots up above it, we will talk about THOSE in the next blog post, I promise.)

I can’t believe the selection of wall decals Single Stone Studios has. Here’s a personal favorite of mine:

So, if you’re looking for an easy way to make a room really pop, I would totally suggest these fabulous wall decals. They have a great selection, and they’re way cheaper than paying someone to come in and paint a mural!

The Donated Room- Owl Shelf

I hope you guys are following along with the donated room series, but if you’re not–I am doing my daughter’s room in our brand new house entirely with donations from Etsy.

Each post in the series features a different artist’s work from the room, and today is one of my favorites: The Owl Shelf.

My daughter loves owls, we watch owl videos on the internet, and there’s even a marginally inappropriate song we sing about owls and Simon Cowell.

So, when The Wooden Owl agreed to donate this fabulous shelf to the room, I was over the moon excited!

Yes, it’s actually that adorable! They used paper and paint and wood, and ohmigosh it’s so perfect in the room. I just sent her a picture of the bedding, and she made the shelf custom for me!

I hung it next to her bed, and we named it Joe Bob–we even pretend he has a funny voice!

Can you believe how cute it is next to the curtain? It matches perfect!

Thanks again to The Wooden Owl Etsy Shop for the best little owl shelf ever!

Here’s a special link to the custom listing where she will change it to match any room’s decor: Link

The Donated Room- Light Switch Covers

I am having so much fun putting the donated room together. I think it’s the small things that really make a room work, and I just love a good custom light switch plate.

This light switch plate from 1 For You’s Etsy shop is just adorable– and perfect for the room.

See? I was so totally right, that’s cuter than cute. I love them it so much that I am thinking I should order some of their plug covers just to match. Check them out!

Yeah, these are totally adorable, and I am completely in love with them. Maybe I should get custom light switches for every room….

Is that too much?

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