Best Seattle-Area Outings With Preschoolers and Toddlers
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Kids can operate a crane at Nick’s Magnificent. Photo: Meredith Charaba
Play indoors
When you’re ready for the sensory-bin clutter and pillow fort cleanup to happen some place other than in your home, head to a local children’s museum or indoor play space. We’re fortunate to have several around the Puget Sound region, and each one has features that make it unique and worth a stop.
On the Eastside, Nick’s Magnificent offers an imaginative environment for playtime (with a side of coffee for parents). In Everett, you’ll find interactive ways to play at both Little Pandas Play Cafe and Imagine Children’s Museum.
Bellevue’s KidsQuest Children’s Museum features two floors of interactive space — the tree-house-style reading nook and package-sorting facility are my preschooler’s favorite distractions. The Children’s Museum of Tacoma offers pay-what-you-can admission every day and low-sensory hours on Wednesdays, 2–4 p.m. to help make playtime accessible to all families.
You might think the Burke Museum is best suited to older kids, but there are fun things for young kids, too: dino bones and more.
Next up: Garden exploration
