20 Homemade Valentine Ideas for Kids

Valentine's Day Prints We can't get enough of these gorgeous thumbprint DIY valentines featured on Glittergoods! A fantastic alternative to store-bought valentines, this festive sweet project is easy, inexpensive, and perfect for smaller valentine-making hands to work on. We also love how one comm

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Someone You Should Know: Seattle Symphony Director, Ludovic Morlot

You’re conducting three out of the five Discover Music! concerts; not a series that a music director usually conducts. You must really want to be part of the children’s program. Totally. I couldn’t do all five of them because of the schedule. I say constantly that I want to be opening the doors of B

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2011 Seattle-Area Holiday Arts Guide for Kids and Families

You can fit one show into the December madness, can’t you? Take a night off with the kids, relax, and let one of our region’s theater companies entertain you. ‘Twas the Night, through Dec. 18 A humorous musical spin on Clement Clarke Moore’s poem about a midnight encounter with St. Nick. Ages 4 an

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Protecting Play By Building Playgrounds: An Interview with Darrell Hammond

Darell Hammond, CEO and founder of KaBOOM!, grew up with seven brothers and sisters at the Mooseheart Child City & School, a residential group home outside of Chicago. There, he learned about volunteerism and leadership, and began to understand that great playgrounds make a big difference to kid

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2011 Holiday Gift Guide

Babies and preschoolers Puzzle Owls (Käthe Kruse, $48, ages 10 months and older). A really beautiful toy. Colorful wooden blocks in sweet, humorous owl shapes can be fitted together, like puzzle pieces, in a wooden frame—or stacked into towers. [CLOVER TOYS] Rolling Garden (PlayMe, $124.95, age

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2011 Education Gift Guide

Learning toys and books don’t have to be boring. The best educational toys painlessly shape topics such as math, geography and language into bright, fascinating games and books that kids can’t put down. We asked local independent toy and book stores about their favorite educational toys for the comi

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20 Fall Crafts and Activities for Kids

Marvelous Autumn Mask Jump into fall with some colorful homemade style this year! 5 Orange Potatoes features this fun idea for making face masks with vibrant autumn leaves -- and we have a feeling that this is one project that will surely have your little ones excited for the season. The mask is av

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Etsy Back-to-School Fashion: Our Top 25 Clothing Picks for Kids

  Leopard Love The Gracie Mae Kids Etsy shop offers this jazzy leopard party skirt ($58) and a cute girls' top with a silk dupioni bow that's available in teal, pink and lime ($36). The suede print skirt features an elastic waistband and tulle trim with a black silk lining; sizes are available f

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