Parade of Playhouses

Bid for Your Dream Playhouse in Dallas CASA’s 30th Annual Parade of Playhouses

By Shelby Skrhak / May 12, 2025 /

The beloved Parade of Playhouses is back. Dallas CASA’s signature community event returns to NorthPark Center from June 13 to 29, 2025, marking its 30th anniversary. CandysDirt.com has been a media sponsor since 2016 and have written countless stories about the playhouses. The Parade of Playhouses showcases custom-designed children’s playhouses built and donated by local…

SHM Architects’ CASA Playhouse Is a Kaleidoscope of Light — for Little Ones

By Joy Donovan / June 27, 2024 /

The description of The Lighthaus reads like a luxury home tour’s marketing brochure. “Though the shell of Lighthaus is made of traditional building materials, we imagine the primary material in this playhouse is light. Transparent exterior panels reveal colorful curtains on the interior, and a circular “stained glass” window filters light into the reading nook.…

Scoop There It Is! Parade of Playhouses Entry Has What Kids Like

By Brenda Masse / June 25, 2024 /

With their “Scoop There It Is” playhouse entry in this year’s Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses, the team of Austin Commercial and Corgan show their combined brilliance once again by proving they know just what kids want: ice cream, and a place to play shop. Or at least, that’s what my kids want. And the…

This Dallas Mavs Themed Parade of Playhouses Entry Is a Slam Dunk

By Brenda Masse / June 2, 2024 /

One of the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses’ most anticipated entries has to be the collaboration between the Dallas Mavericks and DPR Construction. Not only do all MFFLs clammer to see what fun architectural wonder that the builder comes up annually, but all kids and kids-at-heart can appreciate the creative innovation on display at Northpark…

Highland Park High School Students to Bring a Miniature Version of University Park’s Oldest Home to CASA Fundraiser

By Joy Donovan / May 25, 2024 /

Some Highland Park High School students are ending their year with a bang — of the hammer. The students are hard at work on one of the eye-catching creations that will be a part of the 29th annual Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses. The event is planned for June 14 through 30 at NorthPark Center…