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Searching for fun beyond your neighborhood playground? Try these outdoor ideas. (But don't miss Park Hopping for an invaluable guide to the city's best outdoor venues.) |
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Run, baby, run! Jogging with baby in Tacoma and Olympia
It was the day I realized we were were on a first-name basis with practically every duck and goose that lives along our local recreation path that I knew my toddler and I needed a new route for jogging. With longer spring days just around the corner and more than a touch of cabin fever, I set off in
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South Sound Salmon-Watching Locations
What can your children learn from a fish? Plenty — about determination, perseverance, and the weird and fascinating drama of nature. Every year, Pacific salmon travel hundreds of miles through the ocean, navigating storms and slipping past predators and fishermen’s nets, focused relentlessly on arri
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20-plus Places to Get your Fill of Harvest Fun
We city dwellers may have strayed far from our agrarian roots, but every year when the leaves start to turn we find ourselves wanting to make a farm pilgrimage with the kids to mark the harvest. And during October, farmers all over the region oblige the public by carving intricate mazes into their c
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See Salmon Run: Great Salmon-Watching Spots in Greater Seattle
What can your children learn from a fish? Plenty — about determination, perseverance, and the weird and fascinating drama of nature. Every year, Pacific salmon travel hundreds of miles through the ocean, navigating storms and slipping past predators and fishermen’s nets, focused relentlessly on ar
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Show thing! Outdoor summer 2012 entertainment for families
Hole up in a movie theater or concert hall during a Puget Sound summer? No way! Families in our region have a dizzying array of ways to get outdoors and sample the same great entertainment they enjoy during the winter months. We’ve put together a list of concerts, movies and theater that’ll get you
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Raft-tastic! A family paddle on the Lower Yakima River
After a busy week at work, it feels good just to close your eyes and bask in the sun. The air smells like sunscreen and rubber rafts, and after this next bend, you know there’s a perfect spot to haul out the cooler for a picnic. You can relax, knowing that the kids will yell if they spot any local w
Read More »Finding Bigfoot: Free-form family fun in the snow
Imagine: It’s a sparkling clear winter morning; everyone’s still in their pajamas. The kids want to play in the snow, but there’s not a flake in the forecast. You tell everyone to put on their warm clothes, grab a few hats and gloves and a hearty snack, and throw a couple of things in the car. You’r
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Riding the rails: Summer train adventures with kids
They watch Polar Express and Thomas the Tank Engine, sing “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and build wooden tracks. But how many children have actually ridden a train? Across the Northwest, hundreds of engineers, firemen and uniformed conductors are bringing rail travel to life — and you and you
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