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This year's Northwest Flower & Garden Show is gonna wow the kids. Fanciful story elements are woven into the show's signature full-scale gardens (real blooming flowers! in deepest winter!) -- and the new PlayGarden features hands-on educational exhibits and presentations for families.
Held at the Washington State Convention Center. Through Feb. 27: Thursday–Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.  ...And kings are at KeyArena for Smucker's Stars on Ice, an assembly of skating all-stars that include Olympic gold medalists Evan Lysacek and Jamie Salé/David Pelletier, Olympic silver medalist Sasha Coehn, world champion Kurt Browning and many others. Friday, Feb. 25, 7:30
p.m. See a favorite children’s storybook character, Fancy Nancy, in the ballet Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly at Meydenbauer Center. The set and costumes are designed after the work of book illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser -- and she'll be on hand to autograph Fancy Nancy
books you buy that day. And bonus: the company is also performing the delightful Peter & the Wolf! Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 27, 1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Explore the fascinating world of decomposition at Decomposition Rots Super Saturday at Seward Park. Hint: soil and the critters who live in it are key. Games, soil snacks (!?), activities and more -- but nothing stinky! FREE. Saturday, Feb. 26, noon-1:30
p.m. Whisk your little blockheads to Bellevue Art & Frame/The Toy Place for an afternoon of building with Legos (there will be a contest), scavenger hunts and door prizes. FREE. Saturday, Feb. 26, noon-4 p.m.
Catch the Minneapolist-based Okee Dokee Brothers at Town Hall Seattle's Saturday Family Concert series -- their clever, bluegrass-tinged tunes will inspire the fam to sing along. (They also play KidsQuest Children's Museum on Sunday.) Saturday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Learn folk dance steps with Louis Leger at the Seattle Family Dance, then practice to the tunes of La Famille Leger. Live music, exercise, budget-friendly fun - sounds like a perfect Sunday. Held at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. Sunday, Feb. 27, 3-5 p.m. Dr. John Gottman kicks off our Lecture Series on March 2 -- and we're giving away tickets! Click here to enter. |
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