Sheep Shearing plus TONS more fun at Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue - Saturday, April 27th 2013 from 11am-4pm

Take your kids and see the sheep get their winter coats sheared at Kelsey Creek Farm! Plus, they can see all kinds of demos, take a tractor ride and see other farm animals all for free!  For a fee they can bounce on the inflatables, ride ponies, buy food, honey and more!

We did this last couple of years and it's been fun! However, I recommend getting there early or late otherwise you will be waiting forever (possibly up to an hour or an hour and a half) for the shuttle. Or make sure to take something to occupy the kids' time while you wait in line for the shuttle. And it is just about impossible to park anywhere near the park. So, Just a FYI!

And if you are interested in buying food or other goodies, or riding the ponies or using the bounce houses, make sure to take cash as they have no ATM on site and don't take credit cards.

Have fun!

Our pictures from the previous events:

All set for summer!

For more info. go here.

Family Fun Night at the Southwest Community Center in Seattle - Friday, November 4th from now until 7:30pm

Family Fun Night at Southwest Community Center in Seattle with bouncy houses and more!

For more info. call 206 684-7438 or go here or here.

Halloween Party at Central Market in Shoreline - Monday, October 31st from 5-7:30pm

Fun!

For more info. go here.

Your Local Market in Downtown Bellevue Hosts a Halloween Event - Sunday, October 30th from 11am-4pm and Monday, October 31st from 3:30-6:30pm - Donations to Benefit Camp Korey

Your Local Market in downtown Bellevue is hosting a Halloween Carnival to benefit Camp Korey!  They will have an obstacle course, bouncy house, slide, bungee trampoline, airbrush face painting, pumpkin painting, clowns, balloon animals, free pumpkins, raffles and more! Plus, Sunday will also include pony rides, spin art and a cow milking contest too! 

Image courtesy of Your Local Market

For more info. go here.

Kelsey Creek Farm Fair in Bellevue - Saturday, October 8th from 11am-4pm

Image courtesy of City of Bellevue

Take your family to the farm for a fun event and enjoy a variety of old-time activities, including:  

    Live entertainment by Cowboy Buck
    Heritage demonstrations by Eastside Heritage Center
    Tractor-pulled hayrides by NW Vintage Tractor Club
    4-H and Kelsey Creek Farm animals
    Pumpkin decorating
    Inflatables/Fun Rents Kids Corral
    Pony rides

Admission is free but there will be a charge for some kids' activities like bounce houses and pony rides and for food. 

Bring cash as there is no ATM on site and no charge cards are accepted.

And FYI - go early! We went to the Spring Fair there and there was only one shuttle bus for each pickup location due to budget cuts. Some visitors were waiting upwards of 90 minutes.  Not a fun situation when you are waiting with little ones!



For more info. go here.

Issaquah Salmon Days Festival - Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd from 10am-6pm both days!

If you have never been to the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival you must go and check it out! There is a grand parade Saturday at 10am, and all kinds of entertainment including 5 stages with one stage dedicated just for kids. Plus, there is a "field of fun" for kids with bouncy houses, human hamster balls, "mini" train rides, trampolines, fish painting, puppet shows, magicians, reptiles, and tons more. So, there is all kinds of fun things to see and do with the best part being seeing the special guests, the Salmon, return and swim upstream!


For more info. go here.

For kids stage info. go here.

For "Field of Fun" info. go here.

Not Free but "Less than a Latte" - Family Fun Night at Garfield Community Center and Queen Anne Community Center in Seattle - Friday, September 23rd - GCC at 5:30 and QACC at 6pm

Family Fun Nights at Two Seattle Community Centers!

There will be toys, a bouncy castle, carnival activities, arts & crafts and more. A small snack and a ton of fun will be provided.

5:30pm start time with a suggested donation of $3 per family

		Garfield Community Center 2323 E Cherry St Seattle, WA 98122-4829 206-684-4788

6pm start time and a $3 per child fee
Queen Anne Community Center 1901 1st Ave W Seattle, WA 98119-2601

206-386-4240

 

For more info. go here.

Fishermen's Fall Festival at the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal - Saturday, September 17th from 11am-6pm

A great and fun fall event! Head to the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal for the Fishermen's Fall Festival where there will be fun things for kids to do (see below), Japanese drummers, a lutefisk eating contest, an oyster slurp contest, a salmon fillet challenge, a beer/wine garden, a salmon bbq, survival suit races, an At Sea Water Rescue by the US Coast Guard, a raffle, and special appearances by the Radio Disney crew, Reptile Man, and a bittersweet, final public appearance (noon on Saturday) by a beloved and local favorite - J.P. Patches!


Activities for children will include:

• Miniature Wooden Boat Building
• Fishermen’s Fall Festival Favorite Fish Prints
• Oyster Art
• Have Art We’ll Travel: make your own mermaid on a scallop shell
• Spin Art on Frisbees
• Balloon Sculptors
• Trout Pond catch and keep or release rainbow trout
• “Mutiny on the Bounty” air filled Jumpy Ship
• Face Painting
• JP Patches and the Reptile Man will be on the Main Stage, 
• and more...

For more info. go here.

2nd Annual OutdoorsFest at the Mountaineers Program Center in Magnuson Park in Seattle - Saturday, September 17th from 10am-5pm

The Mountaineers present OutdoorsFest for the second year and it will feature a 5K Trivia Fun Run, workshops, presentations/speaker, a gear swap, beer garden and tons of stuff for the kids to do!

" There is something for everyone at OutdoorsFest, even the kids! Interactive games, crafts and information on family-friendly ways to interact with the outdoors abound in the Family Zone! "


Family activities include:

• Camp Fire USA will bring its ever popular “fireball” crafts for kids
• Face Painting, Story Telling and Bouncy House
• Sarvey Wildlife Center is bringing Birds of Prey
• Washington Butterfly Association will have games and activities to teach families how to identify butterflies and learn about their life cycle; they will even being doing a live butterfly release!
• The Center for Wooden Boats will be making wooden toy boats
• Wolf Haven will offer interactive wolf activities and crafts
• The Vera Project will be teaching kids about button making and community involvement
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington
• And more!

For more info. go here.

Northgate Festival/Street Fair on 103rd between Northgate Mall/Thornton Place in Seattle - Today until 7pm!

The Northgate Festival/Street Fair is happening today on 103rd between Northgate Mall and Thornton Place! The children's plaza area of the fair promises bouncy toys, cotton candy and a Community Stage. The community stage will have family entertainment featuring dance schools, karate demonstrations, roller skating marvels, lot's of drummers, a puppet show and children's acts too. To top it off there will be a classic Ford Mustang car show too! Head on over and have fun!


For more info. go here.

 

Family Day at NAAM in Seattle with Roots Picnic and Opening of IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas - Sunday, September 4th from 11am-6pm

A fun event for the whole family!

Image courtesy of NAAM

"Family Day and Roots Picnic will take place at the museum and Jimi Hendrix Park in front of the museum from 11:00am-6:00pm. Activities are available for the whole family including a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and hands-on activity in the Legacy Gallery. Bring a picnic and join us! Food is available for purchase as well.

Also that day is the opening of IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas, an exhibit that explores historical and contemporary stories of peoples and communities whose shared histories are woven into the fabric of American identity, but whose presence has long been invisible to many in the U.S."

For more info. go here.

Riverfest in Downtown Bothell - Sunday, August 28th from 10am-3pm

Image courtesy of the City of Bothell

Visit RiverFest 2011 to see a car show, live music featuring Cherry Cherry (a Neil Diamond tribute band), a pie eating contest, bouncy houses, a crafts market and a hobby and volunteer expo. All this happens tomorrow from 10am-3pm.


For more info. call 425-486-7430 or go here.

Not Free but "Less than a Latte" - PIrates and Pipsqueaks Carnival Benefit at Solid Ground Headquarters in Seattle - Sunday, August 21st from 12-5pm

Check out the old fashioned carnival with old fashioned prices that will benefit services for homeless children at the Broadview Shelter & Transitional Housing, a program of Solid Ground.

There will be live music, the Seafair Pirates and photo opportunities, a pirate costume contest, a pirate ship, prizes, face painting, plus all kinds of vintage carnival games that will include Dunk the Pirate, a Pirate Bounce House, Walk the Plank, Cupcake Walk, Pirate Wiffle Ball, Ducks in a Pond, Balloon Darts, Bottle Ring Toss and lots more! Pricing will start at .50 and up but will be "Less than a Latte"!

Have fun!

For more info. go here.

 

Not Free but "Less than a Latte" - $1 - Big Bounce Bonanza at Ravenna Eckstein Community Center in Seattle - Wednesday, August 10th at 12:30pm

Want the kids to burn off some off that youthful energy? Head over to the Big Bounce Bonanza for a bouncy house extravaganza!

For more info. go here.

3rd Annual Awesome August Kid's Day at Country Village - Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th from 11am-4pm

      Country Village’s Awesome August Kid’s Day!

Take the kids and enjoy two days of fun activities including train rides, pony rides, "Spaceport" demonstration, Art on the Spot, face painting, balloon animals, Library to Go Van (Sat only), Karate demonstration, craft booths, bouncy houses, Tumble Bus (Sat only), stage performances, snow cones, nail painting, bubble tub, sidewalk chalk art, stomp rockets, hackysac demos, chopstick challenge, bracelet making, hand stamps, toy giveaways, mural painting, clown, zube tubes, sprinklers, wand drawing, games, prizes, entertainment and more! 

 For more info. go here.

Lake City Pioneer Days & Grand Performance Parade - Friday, August 5th from 12-7pm and Saturday, August 6th from 10am-7pm

 

Lake City Pioneer Days Festival starts with a salmon bake and model railroad on Friday then on Saturday there will be a vintage car show, live entertainment, a pizza eating contest, pony rides, bouncy houses, arts & crafts for kids, a Kid's Dash, a 5K, and a Kid's Parade. Then the festival closes with a Grand Performance Parade at 6pm. Some activities will be free and some will incur a fee.

For more info. go here.

Tour de Terrace Festival at Evergreen Playfield in Mountlake Terrace - now, Friday, July 29th through 6pm on Sunday, July 31st

Check out the Tour de Terrace event in Mountlake Terrace this weekend. There is a street fair, live music, fireworks, fire dancing, mini golf, games, a parade and a car show. Plus, for a fee, there is carnival rides, bouncy houses, food, a beer garden, and a $5 pancake breakfast.

For more info. call (425) 791-5956 or go here.

Swingin' Summer Eve! - A free concert and more at Cromwell Park in Shoreline - Wednesday, July 20th from 5:30 - 8:30pm

Go and see "Swingin' Summer Eve!" a community festival featuring a free concert by Handful of Luvin'! There will also be a BBQ, inflatable rides, face painting and games. Some free, some will have a fee.

For more info. go here.

 

Mill Creek Festival - Saturday, July 16th and Sunday, July 17th from 11am-6pm both days!

Mill Creek is hosting a festival as well this weekend and there will be a street fair, car show, live entertainment, a beer and wine garden, an area dedicated to children’s activities, plus a pet plaza devoted to canine performances and everything pet related! The kids area features tumbling with The Little Gym, dress up and picture taking with Canyon Creek Church, tennis with the Mill Creek Country Club, magic at Uncle Stinky's Magic and Novelties and bouncing at the Gold Creek Community Church bounce-house extravaganza! Plus, there will be firetrucks and medic units too! Sure to be a fun time!

For more info. go here, here and here.

The Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center - Friday, July 15th - Sunday, July 17th

The Bite of Seattle is celebrating its 30th Birthday! So, at the start of the weekend long event, the first 1000 guests to the Xfinity/106.1 KISS FM Fisher Green Stage to help celebrate at the "birthday party" at 11am Friday will receive a free PinkaBella cupcake! 


Admission is free and there will be all kinds of things to see but the food will have a fee!  So much for rhyming... :-)...moving on....  There will be free sponsor samples and giveaways and a family fun area and kids stage near EMP. Check out the events page link below.


Event hours:

Friday/Saturday  - 11am-9pm

Sunday - 11am-8pm

For lots more info. go here and here.