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12 Healthy Super Bowl Snacks
Have your dip and eat it too with these adorable seven-layer dip mini tostadas featured on Brit + Co by sports reporter Jaymee Sire. Making last year’s messy double-dipped chip plate an afterthought by giving everyone all the tastes they’re craving in one happy bite, these sweet little tostadas offe
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Camping Planner: Book Now to Get the Best Washington State Campsites This Summer
Remember the spontaneous camping trip? You’d wake up, have a yearning for fresh mountain air, pack the gear into the trunk and just go. The problem is, if you attempt that on a summer Saturday nowadays you might be going a lot further than you’d planned, stopping to check each and every campground f
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20 Indoor Kids' Crafts and Activities to Tame Cabin Fever
Feeling a little low on creativity? Hit the tub and get busy making colorful masterpieces with the help of Chalk in My Pocket’s homemade bathtub puffy paint. The recipe only contains three ingredients – grated soap, dye, and hot water – yet this is one project that’s sure to have your little one che
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Tot Chef: Winter Cooking Classes with Kids
Cooking is an ideal class for kids to take. They can learn new chops, get exposed to new foods and tastes, and they can try it all out at home. And cooking engages all five senses, plus children’s sixth sense — getting messy! Here's a baker's dozen of places that offer kids’ cooking classes, sort
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15 Fun Birthday Ideas and Activities for Kids
Entertain pint-sized partygoers with these mini pull piñatas featured on Love + Cupcakes. Easily made with upcycled toilet paper tubes, tissue paper, ribbon, and string, these colorful piñatas reveal treats and fun surprises for all after a quick tug on their hanging ribbons. What a perfect ctivity
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6 Winter Wildlife Adventures for Seattle-Area Kids and Families
When January arrives, many families flock north to the Skagit River to see wintering populations of bald eagles. But, while magnificent, the eagles are just the start of the opportunities to see native Washington wildlife in the winter. Here are six other adventures you can enjoy from January to May
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8 Tips for Teaching Kids to Skate
It's winter break -- prime time for bringing little ones for their first spin in an ice rink, either one of the holiday rinks or one of the indoor rinks that operate year-round (see our list for where to go). But what's your strategy for helping them learn without breaking your back? Here are some
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Where We Loved to Play in 2012: Favorite Outings for Seattle Kids and Families
1. Jetty Island, Everett We want more of these: The park, indoor play space, beach, pool that you can visit over and over again kids and never get bored. So in search, of new best-kept secrets, we asked Facebook readers about the gems they discovered in 2012. The most-cited, not surprisingly, was
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