ParentMap | Seattle Activities for Kids and Family Resources

Black family camping outdoor recreation

The Great Outdoors

Calling All People of Color: Let's Get Outdoors

hot lunch french toast

Elementary

Thermos, Ahoy! 11 Yummy Hot Lunch Ideas for Kids

Kale and chickpea stew

Food

10 Easy Dinners With Pantry and Freezer Ingredients

Getting to Calm

Books

Losing Your Cool? Read This

Cirque du Soleil's "Volta"

Arts + Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' Dazzles

Mom and kids using phones

Screen Time

Apple's Screen Time Will Make Me Less of a Parenting Hypocrite

Mother breastfeeding her child

New Baby

5 Ways to Make Breastfeeding Enjoyable

Young boy going to school

Family Safety

Why We Have to Talk About School Shootings

A school principal talking to a mother and son

Elementary

11 Things Your Child’s Principal Wants You to Know

Workout equipment at the park

The Great Outdoors

Work It Out: 7 Seattle-Area Parks to Get You Moving

Woman interviewing for a job

Work + Life Balance

Moms, It's Time to Own Our Time at Home

Girl itching her hair

Health + Nutrition

Everybody Has Lice and Nobody’s Talking About It

Kids playing with Legos

Where to Play With Lego Around Seattle

10 super Lego play spaces for kids and one Lego convention

September 2018 print

Get reading! Our September issue

Greater Seattle Family Fun Calendar

Ready, set, get outta the house - find your adventure today!

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Wild Wednesday at PlayDate SEA

Sep

26

Indoor Playspace at Ballard Church

Sep

26

Wizarding Workshop: Harry Potter 101

Sep

26

Salmon Tour and Creek Exploration

Sep

27

Family Nature Class

Sep

27

Tacoma Resident Free Day at PDZA

Sep

27

Outdoor Families Nature Club

Sep

27

Indoor Playspace at Ballard Church

Sep

27

Tugboat Storytime

Sep

27

Top Ten Toys Playday

Sep

28

Science Sleuths Workshop

Sep

28

Bite of Broadview

FALL'S ALMOST HERE!

Find your family fun, rain or shine

little boy at the theater enjoying a performance

Arts + Entertainment

Why It's Worth Taking Your Kids to the Theater, Symphony and Opera

yesler park

The Great Outdoors

This New Park Will Delight Your Kids for Hours

Girl picking an apple

Seasonal Fun

7 Places to Go Apple Picking in Washington

Covington Community Park new playground

The Great Outdoors

Go Play Now at This Fantastic New Playground

Editor's Picks

Pssst! We think you'll like these

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Books

Atlas Obscura Now Has a Kid's Book and It Looks Really Cool

A perfect read for your adventurous kid

Allison Holm Sep 18, 2018

foster family

Family Management

These Foster Parenting Rules Will Surprise You

The unexpected regulations of foster parenting

Emily Westbrooks Sep 12, 2018

family worldschooling at the colosseum

Middle School

What in the World is Worldschooling?

Plus, how people afford it and how you can, too

Astrid Vinje Aug 29, 2018

Family Atlas

We've mapped your family-friendly resources in the Puget Sound region

Black Diamond Camps

Black Diamond Camps

We exist to inspire Christ-like change through outdoor adventure, authentic relationships and Biblical truth.

Auburn

PRO Sports Club

PRO Sports Club Camps

PRO Sports Club school break camps are open to everyone. During school breaks, we offer sports camps for girls and boys, ages 3-18. Led by our staff, many of whom …

Bellevue

Samena Swim and Recreation Club

Samena Swim and Recreation Club

Providing family fitness & FUN since 1958! Samena is a family recreation club located in the Lake Hills neighborhood of east Bellevue. Programs:

Bellevue

Seattle Children’s Urgent Care

Seattle Children’s Urgent Care

Whether it’s a rash, a tummy ache or a minor accident, kids don’t always get sick during doctors’ office hours.

Seattle

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