Looking for a real southern lunch? Come to Treebeards. Located right in the heart of the downtown, Treebeards brings the tastes of the South to your table. Check out the appetizers and soups, which features Cajun fare favorites like red beans and rice, shrimp etouffee, and three different styles of gumbo: duck, chicken and seafood.

The daily specials have down home favorites like meatloaf, catfish and pork chops. Fried chicken with gravy is a special every day! Make sure that you try the jalapeno cornbread, and save room for some classic desserts. Treebeards is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a perfect place for a relaxing lunch. Catering is also available.

Treebeards
315 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 228-2622
www.yelp.com/biz/treebeards-houston

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If your kids are eagerly anticipating October 31, you can extend the Halloween celebration a bit longer by helping them to create their own customized candy bags. Here are three simple and creative tutorials that will show you how.

Custom Candy Bag
For this simple bag, first find a favorite Halloween-related image online and print it out onto iron-on transfer paper. All it takes is a household iron to adhere the decal to a canvas tote bag, and your child will love that no one else has a bag like it.

Pillowcase Trick or Treat Bags
Pillowcases have been used as trick or treat bags for generations, but this fun DIY project gives them a spooky makeover. Have your little ones help you by tracing jack-o'-lantern or ghost faces onto black iron-on patches, then adhere them to a simple white pillowcase to fill with candy.

Quick & Easy Trick or Treat Bags
If you’re feeling especially crafty (and have basic sewing skills), this DIY treat bag involves using Halloween-themed fabric scraps to create actual tote bags for your little ghouls and goblins. Best of all, these bags are so sturdy that they can even be used for small school books or as a lunch sack.

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As the largest livestock and rodeo show in the world, the Sam Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo runs for three weeks in March and displays the top athletes competing bracket-style. There are twenty exhilarating performances nightly with high payouts awarded to each winner. Varied competitions include tie-down roping, bareback riding, team roping, and bull riding, among other engaging formats.

Food and live music are abundant throughout the grounds in addition to a petting zoo, hatchery, shopping kiosks, and a carnival. Plus, the facility presents numerous other annual events including concerts, horse shows, cook-offs, and county barbecues. Be sure to stop by the gift shop to pick up a Rosewood Divot tool, "Bowlegged H" Valet Key Ring, Aluminum Case with barbecue tools, or other unique gift.

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
8334 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77054
(832) 667-1000
www.rodeohouston.com
www.yelp.com/biz/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-houston-2

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