Your family fun plan for the long weekend: May 25–28
Where to beat the heat and play in the spray around the South Sound
Solo play is healthy, entertaining and essential
Fantastic new South Seattle playground is well worth a trip
Get out of the house with these fun ideas
Seattle Parks opens awesome new Victory Heights Playground
A new zip line, a high slide and adventure features at Seattle's Discovery Park
Sledding, museum-hopping, rainy-day hikes and more
Best rainy-day parks and playgrounds, rain-friendly trails and more
Fremont's Teacher Tom talks play, risk and more
Theme park-like fun awaits kids of all abilities at Bellevue Downtown Park's huge new playground
It's game on at the Center for Architecture and Design
Should you let your kids take to the streets alone?
ParentMap July 2017 Editor's Note
Why this psychologist advocates for making parenting playful
The Northwest test play zones that let kids create and rule
Getting back to play is right next door
Teacher Tom's tips for a loose-parts (aka junk) paradise for kids
7 guides to greater Seattle area parks and playgrounds
Parks blogger Linnea Westerlind publishes a new guidebook
New reads from the Mountaineers spark summer fun
The playgrounds with the tallest slides, fastest zip lines, best climbing walls and more
Let the sun shine with these ideas
Two little ones test-drive two indoor spots and a pioneering bike playground
With climbing tower, cool slides and rock features, two updated play areas offer a reason to get outside in the winter
The adventurous, accessible playground at Lake Sammamish State Park
No need to even glance at your phone — soak up amazing views!
The Space Needle has reinvented itself in recent years
Winners and finalists for 2016
Kids climb, slide, dig and play at Northwest Trek's new half-acre outdoor adventure playground
Seattle parenting lecture on free-range parenting
Because they grow up too fast
