@Green-Parrot I LOVE the no group texts rule!!! That feels like it eliminates a lot of issues. Just feels so noisy, it's hard enough getting left out of actual get togethers. Do we need to get left out of group chats in 4th grade too??

I have no professional training, just a mom. But things that semi work for us. 1) stating the plan before we arrive somewhere and stating what the departure will look like "It might be hard to leave but i'll give you a 10 minutes, 5 minutes warnings and then i'm going to ask you once to leave and it's important that you listen the first time. Can you agree/handle that?" 2) having something to look forward to when leaving (even if it's sort of made up). 3) joining forces with other moms and all leaving at the same time (when possible) 4) sometimes it won't be peaceful and that's part of life?

AMC movie theater has $1.75 movies on Mondays and Wednesdays during the Summer.
I just saw that the Blanton Museum is doing story time.
Galleria makes me think you're in West Austin? The Bee Cave library also has weekly activities for babies-teenagers.