Author: Abbie Alter

  • Abbie Alter

    Founder of Plano Moms

    Hi, I’m Abbie, I moved to Plano, Texas from London, England with two young kids in 2013. I love sharing all the things to do, places to go and family fun around Plano and Collin County.

    We share all of these on our website, through our email newsletters and on Social Media - Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and YouTube.

    Within this community of Moms wanting to help each other, I built a team of local Moms who curate the best resources, all the new spots, the best local events and things to do.

    But I didn’t have a Mom group whose opinions I trusted. This website began with a Facebook group “Plano Moms Talk” with local Moms like me, sharing their referrals and favorite choices for all the decisions we make on a daily basis.

    Within this community of Moms wanting to help each other, I built a team of local Moms who curate the best resources, all the new spots, the best local events and things to do.

    We share all of these on our website, through our email newsletters and on Social Media - Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and YouTube.

    I have a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Marketing. I discovered the Internet in 1999, thanks to AOL/Yahoo during the dial-up era. I’ve sold flights, hotels and electrical goods online and used online content to solve problems for people ever since then. 

    Since launching Plano Moms in 2014, I created Scavenger Hunts for three of our local Plano parks, a Coloring Book “Color in Plano”, which is sold on Amazon and tons of mini-guides with restaurants where kids eat free, local annual events and our email list receive newsletters and weekend round ups every Friday. 

    I’ve written for Visit Plano, Local Profile and featured on Redfin: Get to Know San Antonio: What to Explore in Your New City. Plano Moms has appeared on Fox 4 collecting for Toys for Tots, Good Morning Texas “Where to see Christmas Lights” and given opinions and interviews with Fox 4 on making a choice between classroom and online learning in North Texas.

    I was interviewed for the feature Blogging Mama’ in the Plano Star Courier and chosen to be a Boss Babe by Plano Magazine in 2018. Abbie and Plano Moms were featured on the Online Rich Podcast and also within Voyage Dallas, Shoutout DFW, Newsbreak App, and Willow Bend West Magazine.

    In 2023, Plano Moms was featured by SK Signet and Photoville in a pop-up display highlighting community leaders in Downtown Plano.

    In December 2024, I contributed to a Dallas Morning News piece “What makes Plano one of the best cities in the country to raise Kids?”

    In March 2026, I published my first book, "100 Things to Do in Plano Before You Die" with Reedy Press. Plano Star Courier featured an interview with me about the book.

    When I’m not operating my Mom taxi, I love to consult with local businesses, volunteer as Board Secretary for Plano Library Friends, appointed to the City of Plano Advisory Board, play Mahjong, work out and read (when I find the time)

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