The Sunday Play List: Ideas for Cheap Family Fun for Seattle Kids and Families

Sundays sometimes come up short on stuff to do, especially on winter Sundays when you really need to get the ya-yas out. Well, ya-yas beware, because here’s our list of 20 Sunday activities -- with a focus on free and cheap -- designed to help you dump those winter Sunday blues and end the week on a

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That's How We Bowl: A Bowling Primer for Seattle-Area Families

If you've never taken your kids bowling you are missing out on a golden nugget of family fun every parent should have in their back pocket. Rainy day cabin fever? Go bowling. Playdate with that kid that leaves a wake of chaos in his path, able to destroy a playroom in a single bound? Go bowling. Bir

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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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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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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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Counting Down: 14 Ideas for New Year's Family Fun

Can’t stay up ‘til midnight? No babysitter? No problem -- make ringing in the new year a family affair. Read on for top family outings around the Sound for both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. When you get home, toast 2013 with your kids. What better way to welcome 2013 than with a good night’s s

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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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