ParentMap | Seattle Activities for Kids and Family Resources

Young kids run on a balance element at the updated and colorful new playground at Emma Yule Park in Everett, near Seattle, best Seattle weekend activities for kids and families

Seasonal Fun

Weekender: Family Fun Ideas for March 17–19

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Giving Back

The Teen Action Fair Is Back in Person for 2023

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Food

10 Fun St. Patrick’s Day Foods

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Elementary

Why Recess Is Important: Three Students’ Perspectives

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Seasonal Fun

The Play List: Top Seattle-Area Family Outings for March 2023

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Holidays

10 Leprechaun Treats, Tricks and Traps for St. Patrick’s Day

Mom and daughter making food in the kitchen

Health + Nutrition

Sound Bites: Fostering a Healthy Relationship With Food Starts at Home

A tween-age boy about 11 plays an arcade game on a independence-building outing with friends around Seattle

City Adventures

Places for Tweens and Teens to Hang Out Around Seattle

Pregnant woman standing in a kitchen holding an apple and looking down at her belly

Pregnancy + Childbirth

Pregnancy Nutrition Without the Stress

Doctor talking to a mom and her baby

New Baby

Promoting First Relationships in Pediatrics

Dad and daughter sitting on a couch. The daughter is talking and dad is listening.

Family Management

12 Tips for Being a Brilliant Listener to Your Child

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Giving Back

Redefining Hospitality

Woman in swimsuit stands in a hot springs pool at Harrison Hot Springs Resort in British Columbia, a getaway destination for Seattle area families

Travel

Soak and Restore: Hot-Springs Getaways for Northwest Families

Best New Ikea Finds for Your Kid’s Room

Home Sweet Home

Best New Ikea Products for Kids’ Bedrooms

Jessica Joelle Alexander, and her daughter Sophie, sitting in the grass with a book and a computer

Opinion

How to Parent Like the Happiest People in the World

A Scottish "baby box" given to new parents in Finland is on display at Seattle's Gates Foundation Discovery Center new exhibit called Designing Motherhood, things that make and break our births

Arts + Entertainment

‘Designing Motherhood’ Explores the Trappings of Birth

Young boy smiling at a doctor check up

Health + Nutrition

Well-Child Checkups

A confident young woman on a college campus

College

How to Adapt Financial Plans When an Education Path Changes

Kraken Community Iceplex

Birthdays and Parties

Giveaway: Win a Birthday Party at Kraken Community Iceplex

Enter for your chance to host your child’s birthday at the official practice facility of the Seattle Kraken!

March 2023 ParentMap Magazine cover

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Puget Sound Family Fun Calendar

The best family activities in Seattle and around the Sound.

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Kindiependent Family Concert Series

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Story Walk Read-Along at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum

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Junior Ecologists: Meet the Marine Mammals

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Saturday Morning Cartoons at SIFF

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Fireside Storytime

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SAM Kids’ Saturday in the Park: Tiny Terrariums

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Southgate Roller Rink Family Skate Session

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Mt. Rainier Guided Snowshoe Walk

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Saturday Family Concerts: R E P O S A D O and Jean-Paul Builes

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Mini BREAKS Dance Class for Kids Ages 2-6

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Detective Cookie's Chess Club

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Family STEAM Saturdays at Lemay America's Car Museum

The thick of winter

Find your family fun, rain or shine

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Travel

Great Getaways: 17 Kid-Friendly Lodges

Two girls and their dog on a nature hike in winter. They're wearing winter clothes and there's a dusting of snow on the ground

The Great Outdoors

5 Nature Crafts and Outdoor Adventures for Families

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Food

4 Quick and Tasty Recipes Made With Trader Joe’s Products

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Travel

10 Things to Do in Port Townsend With Kids

Editor's Picks

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The new farm-themed playground at Edgewood Community Park.

The Great Outdoors

Best New Playgrounds of the Year

A bonanza of new playgrounds opened in 2022

By: Nancy Chaney | Dec 08, 2022

Young child hiking in the woods

Mental Health

Ecotherapy for Mental Health

How a focus on nature is changing therapy for kids

By: Gina Rich | Dec 30, 2022

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Food

8 Best Meals to Bring to Friend or Family in Need

Nourishing food that will bring comfort to those who need it most

By: Jackie Freeman | Dec 29, 2022