Spring Break Fun: Freezing Cow Rolling Ice Cream, a Haircut and More

March 20, 2024

Tara Rittler,

We’re sticking around town for Spring Break, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t had a good time! Joss is enrolled in a half-day camp, allowing me to save some money while still getting work done and making sure he’s entertained.

On Tuesday, we had a little adventure, so that’s what I’ll be focusing on for this post! Maybe you’ll want to try out some of these activities.

Code Ninjas

Our adventure started off with a trip way out (for us) to Code Ninjas at 101st and Memorial. Joss has been interested in learning coding so he can make his own games, so I scheduled a free tour. I’m not sure if it’s in the monetary or time budget for us at the moment, but it was neat to learn more about the program and see the facility. He got to make a mini game in the time we were there and really loved it.

Apparently, they also do game nights on Fridays that you can attend even if you’re not enrolled in the program, so we may check that out at some point. The kids get together and play Minecraft or Roblox on private servers. And pizza is included in the price as well.

Q-Cuts

Code Ninjas is located in a strip of businesses along with an Ulta, Miller Swim School Tulsa South, a Hallmark…and Q-Cuts! I wasn’t expecting this, but when I drove past and saw the sign promising a fun haircut experience for kids, I had to ask Joss about it. He’s been growing his hair out and it had gotten to a point where it was a little harder to keep brushed/out of his face. When he saw the photo a kid playing a video game while getting his hair cut, he was in.

Q-cuts has a mini arcade area where you can play games while you wait, fun chairs for younger kids (like an airplane and pink car), and chairs in front of TV screens for older kids. Plus, a popcorn machine and treasure chest full of lollipops. The haircut took about 10-15 minutes altogether, and only cost about $20-25. It was Joss’s first “real” haircut (that wasn’t done by me), and overall a great, easy experience!

Searching for Boba

Gung Ho

Since we’re not that far south very often, I was looking for fun things to do in the area. Gung Ho south Memorial location was less than a mile down Memorial, so we swung by there first. If you’ve never been, Gung Ho is an “anime-themed” restaurant serving ramen, poke, bubble tea and more. This location has a cotton candy vending machine I was eager to try out. Alas, it was out of order when we were there. We just got our food to go, but if we’d stayed longer, they do have a few arcade games and claw machines if you’re interested.

Oki Mochi

Yes, Gung Ho serves boba, but we didn’t order any this time because I was eager to check out another boba place off South Memorial: Oki Mochi. We headed there next, braving some awful construction but finally making it. Only to discover they were randomly closed that day! So sad! Thankfully, I’d purchased a couple of their mochi donuts at the Pan-Asia Supermarket a few days prior, so I have had a chance to try their food recently. But I hope we can return soon because I’d love to try it out in-person!

Freezing Cow

Striking out at Oki Mochi, I had one last idea: Freezing Cow. Located at 71st and Memorial, Freezing Cow is better known for its rolling ice cream. However, they serve boba as well. I’d wanted to go for years now, but for some reason had thought they’d closed at one point. Their sign out front is pretty faded, but they’re still there making delicious ice cream!

We chose the Cookie Monster. They take liquid vanilla ice cream, chop up Oreo chunks into it on top of a cold metal slab. Then, they mix it back and forth with paddles until the ice cream starts to freeze. Then it is spread into a thin layer, finishes freezing, and is then rolled up into strips. Each flavor comes with up to two free toppings. We topped our cookies and cream with marshmallow creme and two strawberry Pocky sticks. Delicious!! For milk tea, we went with honeydew with mango jelly and tapioca pearls. Joss preferred the beverage because he doesn’t like getting brain freeze. Thankfully, I was happy to finish off the ice cream. 🙂

At this point, it was definitely time to head home and finally eat dinner!

Rite of Spring at Philbrook

This was the next day, but I’ll just mention it because it was so lovely. Each year, Philbrook hosts a members-only “Rite of Spring” event. They welcome the warmer weather by turning on the fountains with a nice ceremony. I’d never been before, so we made it happen this year. The ceremony consisted of some thoughts on the significance of spring and water, followed by a beautiful violin solo. Finally, a volunteer led the countdown, and the fountains turned on!

After that, guests could enjoy refreshments and time in the gardens. It was probably the earliest I’d ever visited Philbrook, and I’m so glad we did! Not only were the gardens full of the most beautiful birdsong, but we saw a great blue heron up close in the pond!