Weekender: Top Family Events for Seattle and the Eastside

Happy Easter, happy Passover and happy weekend to all. We've gathered up a basketful of the best activities and events for family fun. Enjoy!

• Find your perfect egg hunt in our jumbo-sized list of Easter activities; there's one around every corner (Friday–Sunday).
• Frolic in nature on free days our stunning national parks (Saturday) or glorious state parks (Saturday, Monday).
• Show how much you dig our planet joining a family Earth Day event: plant, remove weeds and show appreciation for nature (Saturday).
• Turn up for a festive Easter parade through a local historic town and wear your best bonnet for the best Easter bonnet contest (Saturday).
• Protect those precious kids' noggins with a well-fitting bike helmet; get one free and ride the course at a bike rodeo (Saturday).
• Feel the beat with the fam with free, interactive dancing and drumming workshops for all at the global World Rhythm Festival (Saturday).
• Take a free dip in a local pool while absorbing critical water safety tips and skills to be ready for summer (Saturday).
• Rock out with local kindie star Caspar Babypants at an affordable show for families at the historic Everett Theatre (Saturday).
• If you're headed to see the gorgeous fields of tulips (ongoing), stop in to meet sweet bunnies, baby goats, ducklings and more at a 4-H petting farm (Saturday–Sunday).
• Kids, create a colorful garden ornament to welcome sunnier days or as a gift for a special someone (Saturday–Sunday).
• Register for a crack at the Passover-themed family escape room challenge; can you make it out? (Sunday).
• Feel the rhythm of life together with your community in a free, all-welcome drum circle; bring a drum if you have one (Sunday).

More ideas for the weekend (or any-day!) fun:

• Put a new playground or two in rotation with a visit to the fantastic new High Point Play Area or the redesigned Meydenbauer Bay Park, or one of these reliably adventurous faves.
• Sports family? Reign FC plays its home opener this weekend, or catch an affordable, family-friendly baseball game.
• Get rolling on family fun at one of these 10 best bike paths for kids around Seattle and the Eastside or these 7 best bike paths for kids around the South Sound.
• Stretch your legs on an easy, family-friendly spring hike.
• Bookmark our family fun calendar for dozens of great activities for every day of the week.