The blog
No tourist filler, no recycled press releases — practical guides from a Vegas parent, verified against the source before they go up.
Budget summer
A full week of Las Vegas summer for under $20 per kid: $1 Regal and $1.75 Cinemark movies, Kids Bowl Free, $2 county pools, free library programs, and the kids-eat-free dinner grid.
The local list
Skip the Strip lists. A local parent's real Las Vegas with kids: Springs Preserve at 9am, castle parks, u-pick orchards, $2 museums, bighorn sheep, and the library circuit — with locals discounts.
Day trips
Summer road trips from Las Vegas with kids: Mt. Charleston's 20-degree drop, the Calico Ghost Town run, Hoover Dam, bighorn sheep in Boulder City — plus the hot-car prep that makes it all work.
Heat safety
Las Vegas heat safety for kids from a local parent: playground burn checks, car rules, hydration schedules, warning signs of heat illness, and the two-window timing system locals live by.
Beat the heat
Indoor activities for kids in Las Vegas, verified by a local parent: museums, indoor playgrounds by age, $1 movies, free libraries, and A/C-cooled wildcards — with prices and the tips that matter.