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Food

Lifesaver Costco Products Local Families Love

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Holidays

10 Valentine’s Day Favors That Are Actually Useful

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Parent Health + Relationship

4 Ways to Find Compassion for Your Kids When They’re Driving You Nuts

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Food

Warm and Delicious Noodle Bowls the Kids Will Love

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Family Management

Weekly Catch-Up: 5 Tidbits of News You Can Use

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Crafts + DIY

Stuck at Home: 10 Activities to Beat the Pandemic Doldrums

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Family Safety

The COVID-19 Vaccine and Kids

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Behavior + Discipline

Why Kids With ADHD Need Different Parenting Strategies

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Family Management

Weekly Catch-Up: 5 Tidbits of News You Can Use

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Mental Health

Understanding Childhood Depression

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Birthdays + Parties

Chinese Zodiac for Kids and Parents

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Crafts + DIY

13 Crafts for Little Artists That Aren’t a Pain to Clean Up

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Family Management

Fight the Pressure to Overschedule Your Children

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Behavior + Discipline

15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child

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Kids + Media

Best New and Classic Board and Card Games for Family Game Night

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Travel

15 Best Things to Do in San Diego in the Off-Season

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Mental Health

Best Mindfulness and Meditation Apps for Young Children

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Behavior + Discipline

How to Teach Your Child Civility

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Opinion

Voices in Education: Teaching Truth Isn’t About White Kids’ Feelings

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Travel

Seeking Sunshine! 3 Sunny Family Getaway Spots

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Mental Health

The Best Pop Fidget Toys and Chewelry for Anxious Kids

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Mental Health

Mindfulness Matters

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Weekender: Family Fun Ideas for Seattle, the Eastside and South Sound

Best family outings and activities for the weekend of Jan. 28–30

Show me the fun!

January 2022 ParentMap Magazine cover

The new ParentMap is here!

Read our January issue

Puget Sound Family Fun Calendar

The best family activities in Seattle and around the Sound.

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StoryTrails at Olympia Parks: "My Forest is Green"

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StoryTrails at Olympia Parks: "Froodle"

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Story Walk at Lake Wilderness Arboretum

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VIRTUAL: StoryBook Theater: 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'

Jan

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Craft Kit Pick-Up for Lunar New Year Crafts

Jan

27

Renaissance Unmasked: The Re-Birth of Black Brilliance

Jan

27

Celebrate Lunar New Year with The Bellevue Collection

Jan

27

WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo

Jan

27

Shine On Seattle

Jan

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Harlem Globetrotters at Showare Center

Jan

27

Cirque du Soleil presents ‘Alegría’

Jan

28

StoryTrails at Olympia Parks: "My Forest is Green"

Rainy season adventures

Find your family fun, rain or shine

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The Great Outdoors

12 Secret Gardens for Seattle-Area Kids and Families

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The Great Outdoors

Best Places to Go Sledding and Tubing for Seattle-Area Families

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Indoor Play

A Tropical Escape for Families?

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Travel

A New All-Season Cabin Escape Near Seattle

Editor's Picks

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Parent Stories

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30 traits Seattle-area parents can relate to

By: Tiffany Pitts | Jan 13, 2022

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Food

5 Quick and Healthy Recipes for Busy Families

Nutritious and tasty lunch and dinner recipes the kids will love

By: ParentMap Editors | Jan 19, 2022

Adorable little girl is dressed as a tiger in celebration of 2022, the Year of the Tiger

Birthdays + Parties

Chinese Zodiac for Kids and Parents

Expecting a bundle of joy in 2022? Read all about the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger

By: Patty Lindley | Dec 29, 2021