Minute Maid Park Turns Into Playground With Houston Astros on the Road

A True Field of Childhood Dreams

BY Shelby Hodge // 04.30.19

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Patrick, Gabriela, and Paxton Hagler at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Kusum & Cody Patel with daughter Krishna at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Miller, Wiley and Adeline Janke at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Brandon & Michelle Holcomb with their children Davis, Hayes, James, and Grayson at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Tym & Charlene Tombar with Vivienne, Madeleine and Isabelle at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Jenny Antill Clifton)

Laura & Michael Pipkin and son Michael at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Jenny Antill Clifton)

Scott & Elizabeth Shackouls with Charlie, Cate, Annie and Caroline at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Jenny Antill Clifton)

Christopher Yancy, Cason Paul, Claire Paul run the bases at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Adam & Rachel Dunn with their children Brady, Mackenzie and Elizabeth at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day.

Asher Paul at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chinh Phan)

Staci & John Donovan and children Grace, Evelyn and John
at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day.

Joe Heil assists his daughter, Allison, as she works the bases at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Noah and Ezra Woods with Dad at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Evelyn, John and Grace Donovan at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

Christopher Yancy, Cason Paul, Claire Paul run the bases at Minute Maid Park during the Texas Children's Hospital Family Fun Day. (Photo by Chin Phan)

What: Texas Children’s Ambassadors’ 10th annual Fun Day

Where: On the field at Minute Maid Park

PC Moment: With the Houston Astros on the road, it was the perfect day for a bit of running the bases and batting practice for youngsters who may or may not be tuned into our 2017 MLB champs but who surely know how to burn off steam. And who among them didn’t love the photo op with that wacky green Houston Astros mascot Orbit?

The family friendly activities included ballpark tours, face painting, trackless train rides, custom baseball cards, balloon art and lots of kid-friendly food and drink. It was truly a field of dreams for the youngsters and their parents.

High fives for chairs Rachel and Adam Dunn, who were joined by their kiddos Brady, Mackenzie and Elizabeth. More than 650 poured in for the afternoon that was cohosted by the Texas Children’s Ambassadors and the Astros Foundation.

Funds support the Texas Children’s Hospital‘s Child Life Program, the largest in the nation with 50 child life professionals on staff. The afternoon amassed a heap of coloring books, crayons, markers, play-dough, Legos and more employed to help relieve the stress of young patients at Texas Children’s.

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PC Seen: Rachael and Jason Volz, Nancy Gordon, Charlene and Tym Tombar, Michelle and Brandon Holcomb, Laura and Michael Pipkin, Staci and John Donovan, Kusum and Cody Patel, Katie and Robby Zorich, and Kate and Eddie Bialas.