Slides, bikes and family fun by the bay
New ice cream shop is perfectly located for families
Ultra-fun new play area opens just in time for summer
Your family fun plan for the weekend: July 12–14
Should you let your kids take to the streets alone?
Getting back to play is right next door
Fantastic playground, bike loop, grassy lawn and Mount Rainier view
Your kids may never want to leave this park
Where to play in the spray around the South Sound
Awesome new pump track beckons kids on bikes, scooters, skates and skateboards
Stellar new playground, swimming peach, walking pier and lake views
Get out of the house with these fun ideas
Climbing tower, slides, monkey bars and scavenger hunt
Tallest slides, fastest zip lines, best climbing walls and more around Seattle and the Eastside
Stash your phone and soak up the views at scenic parks around Seattle
Family-fun things to do over mid-winter break
Have you visited these fantastic new play spots?
Indoor play, outdoor fun, go-to-the-snow adventures and lots more
Inclusive play spaces in the Seattle-area welcome kids with special needs
Best rainy-day parks and playgrounds, rain-friendly trails and more
A famous local park is now a not-to-be-missed play destination
Climbing structures, swings, slide, picnic shelters, paved path and more
Kid-friendly grassy space, splash pad, boardwalk bench and more
Run, climb, swing, play and make music at expanded community park
Climbing structures, roller slide, play fields and terrific views
Caregivers, work out by the playground while the kids play
Inclusive play area, fruit and flowers, chickens, garden truck and more
Solo play is healthy, entertaining and essential
Fantastic new South Seattle playground is well worth a trip
Seattle Parks opens awesome new Victory Heights Playground
A new zip line, a high slide and adventure features at Seattle's Discovery Park
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
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
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
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
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
