Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist/Host of "Dinosaur Train" presents: Connecting Kids to Nature in a Technological World at Town Hall in Seattle - Thursday, April 2nd at 7:30pm - Tickets available for $5 (+ 1.30 fee) online so "Less than a Double Latte" each!

This looks like a good one for us parents!

" In our increasingly digital age, children are spending less and less time playing outdoors–despite nature’s correlation to improved physical and emotional health. In How to Raise a Wild Child, Scott Sampson (host of beloved PBS show Dinosaur Train) lays out the importance of getting outside, and offers a step-by-step guide for parents and teachers to engage kids in nature. Sampson will explain why it’s crucial to strengthen a rich relationship with the environment at an early age, and explore the way this connection changes with age. He’ll even offer his suggestion for a somewhat unusual channel to get kids moving out the door–with technology. "

For more info. go here.

To buy tickets go here.

AUTHOR KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR READS FROM HIS SECOND BOOK 'STEALING THE GAME' - TONIGHT, Thursday, February 19th 2015 from 7-8pm - FREE ADMISSION BUT "LESS THAN A LATTE" EACH TO PARK IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY GARAGE FOR $6 - DOORS FOR EVENT OPEN AT 6:30PM

Go and see basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar read a selection from his new book!

" NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar celebrates the release of the second installment of the "Streetball Crew" series of novels for young adults...

"Stealing the Game" is the fast-paced and entertaining story about teamwork, friendship, dark secrets and having blind faith for those in our lives who have earned it.

"Stealing the Game" is not a saccharine-infused young adult novel. It is a wry and rollicking thrill ride that also tackles substantive issues like building self-esteem in teenagers, celebrating one’s individuality and what it means to feel special. And it never loses sight of the fact that teenagers also talk trash on the court, debate zombies and fall in love while watching classic French movies.

Library events and programs are free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not required.

Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $6 after 5 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, media sponsor The Seattle Times and presented in partnership with The Elliott Bay Book Co. Books will be available for purchase and signing. "

For more info. go here.

Support 16 yr. old Nate and Attend his "Field of Dreams" Wish - with local sports celebrities Dan Wilson, Taylor Graham and more at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo - Monday, April 29th 2013 - Arrival and Presentation from 2:30-4pm - Baseball game starts at 4pm - Please share this with others!

" Join us in a celebration of Nate’s wish to give back to his community! When Nate, a 16-year-old from Mukilteo battling Leukemia, found out he was eligible to receive a wish, he decided to share his wish with his high school baseball team by wishing for personalized upgrades to the Kamiak High School Baseball field!

Inspired and touched by Nate's wish, local sports celebrities will join the celebration to honor Nate, including: Dan Wilson, former Seattle Mariner, Taylor Graham, former Seattle Sounder, and a few super star Husky players.

During his treatment for Leukemia, Nate’s baseball team and love for the sport helped him through some very difficult times. Make-A-Wish Washington is honored to partner with the community to grant Nate’s wish on April 29th, World Wish Day, a global celebration of wish-granting. Help us cheer on Nate and honor his wish at his team’s last game of the season!

Monday, April 29:

2:30-3:00pm: Guests arrive and can park at Kamiak High School. Snacks and DJ entertainment will be provided.

3:00-3:40pm: Wish Presentation on the baseball field where Nate will be honored in front of his community and local sports celebrities.

4:00 pm: Kamiak High School baseball team enters the field to play their last home game of the season.

Where:
Kamiak High School Baseball Field
10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275

Free parking at the school.


For more info. go here.

Seafair's Torchlight Spectacular and Torchlight Parade - Saturday, July 28th 2012 - Spectacular at 2pm and Parade at 7:30pm

The Seafair Torchlight Spectacular at Seattle Center will have performances, special appearances, and a special tribute to JP Patches! Go and see special performances from Disney stars Coco Jones, Jack Skuller and Elle Winter. There will be fun interactive booths offering lots of prizes, giveaways and free samples. And the Torchlight Parade floats will be on display along Mercer Street. Go get a peek of what the Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade will be like!

Here is the schedule of events:

2 p.m. -Torchlight Night Kick Off

2:05 p.m.-Seafair Knighting Ceremony featuring Jay Rockey

2:10 p.m.-Disney's Jack Skuller and Elle Winter Perform on Torchlight Spectacular Stage

3 p.m.-Disney's Coco Jones Performs on Torchlight Spectacular Stage

4 p.m.-DJ and Drill Team Performances on Torchlight Spectacular Stage

4:30 p.m.-Seafair Clowns "Moment of Laughter" Tribute to J.P. Patches

Then in the evening at 7:30pm the 63rd Annual Seafair Torchlight Parade will begin! This is a huge, favorite, local tradition and it will feature giant helium balloons, drill teams, equestrian units, clowns, pirates and marching bands and so much more!


For more info. on the Torchlight Spectacular go here.

For more info. on the Torchlight Parade go here.

Free Skateboarding Exhibition featuring Tony Hawk in Seattle - Thursday, July 26th 2012 at 4pm

Take the kids to a rare opportunity to see world famous skateboarder Tony Hawk performing in this exciting exhibition!

" Seattle Parks and Recreation is excited to announce a free skating exhibition by Tony Hawk and the Birdhouse skate team at Jefferson Park Skatepark on Thursday, July 26 at 4 p.m. Jefferson Park Skatepark is located at 3801 Beacon Ave. S, just behind the Jefferson Park Community Center. "


For more info. go here and here.

NASA Space Shuttle Trainer Arrival and Ceremony - Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 11am

Head to the Museum of Flight and watch the NASA Space Shuttle Trainer Arrival! There will be a ceremony with Steve Pool as Master of Ceremonies, music by the Sounders Band, speakers, special appearances by astronauts and more and you can view the Space Shuttle that was used to train all of the astronauts!

For more info. go here.

Seafair Festival Kick Off at Westlake Center Plaza - Wednesday, June 20th 2012 from 11:30-1:30pm

Seafair 2012 is here!

" The official first day of summer and the kick off of Seafair 2012!

-Meet the 2012 King Neptune and Queen Alcyone

-Miss Seafair Veronica Quintero and the Seafair princesses will be there!

-Witness our first knightings of the season!

-Watch the re-enactment of the Legend of Seafair

-MC Pat Cashman

-Purchase 2012 Seafair merchandise!

-Check out a vintage hydroplane

-Meet the Seafair Family Groups!

-Posters, pocket schedules and other Seafair printed material will also be available.

The program will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Seafair will be located on the plaza and our booths will be up until 1:30 p.m. "

For more info. go here.

FREE Baseball Clinic with Former Baseball Stars for Kids age 6-16 in Auburn - Tuesday, June 26th 2012 from 10am-1pm - FIRST 200 ACCEPTED - REGISTER NOW!

You are invited to participate in the FREE Legends for Youth Kids Clinic presented by Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association! 

FREE Baseball Clinic

Tuesday, June 26, 2012; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

 

Big League Edge

501 42nd St. NE

  Auburn, WA 98001 

  Former Major League baseball players will teach your kids the fundamentals of the game. 

 

Register for this clinic »

 

Registrants must be at least 13 years of age. Guardians must complete the registration process for children under 13. 

Note: This is an indoor facility. SNEAKERS ONLY! NO CLEATS ALLOWED.

 

Online registration will be limited to the first 200 respondents. Age range for participants is 6-16 (boys and girls). Confirmation will occur via email within 48 hours after registration information is received. 

Legends for Youth is a charitable program running more than 40 events a year nationwide, with the mission of promoting the game of baseball to America's youth and enforcing important life skills using positive sports images and personalities.

For more info. go here.

First Book-Seattle's Special Storytime event with 15+ favorite kids books read by local celebrities and more! - Saturday, May 19th 2012 from 11am-3pm

Go and attend this marvelous storytime event happening tomorrow at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle!

" First Book-Seattle and Elliott Bay Book Company will be co-sponsoring "What Was Your First Book?", a lively Read-A-Thon of local community members taking turns reading aloud the very first children's book they each fell in love with.

Day-of Reading Schedule:
11:10 AM     Poet Daemond Arrindell reading Where The Wild Things Are
11:20 AM     Elizabeth Kruse reading Wait til the Moon is Full
11:30 AM     Sherman Alexie reading The Snowy Day
11:40 AM     Jennie Richie reading The Monster at the End of This Book
11:50 AM     Rat City Rollergirl Shovey Chase (Jennifer Warnick) reading Click, Clack, Moo
12:10 PM     Poet Martha Silano reading The Little Red Hen
12:20 PM     Librarian Misha Stone reading from Frog & Toad Together
12:30 PM     Congressman Jim McDermott reading from The Black Tanker
12:40 PM     Cupcake maven Jody Hall reading from Where the Sidewalk Ends
12:50 PM     Seattle Police Officer
1:10 PM       Brian McGuigan reading from The Light in the Attic
1:20 PM       Seattle Firefighter reading The Fire Cat
1:30 PM       Overlake High student Jennifer Zhan reading from The Phantom Tollbooth
1:40 PM       Seattle Police Officer
1:50 PM       Seattle Public Schools teacher Erin Dunlap reading Blueberries for Sal
2:10 PM       Seattle Monorail driver Craig Nelson reading The Little Red Hen
2:20 PM       Seattle Police Officer
2:30 PM       Stranger columnist Paul Constant reading The Monster at the End of This Book
2:40 PM       Lacey Jane Henson reading from Gnomes
2:50 PM       US Air Force pilot Brendan Harrison reading Football Fugitive
 
We'll also have a silent auction of beloved kids' books inscribed by Mayor Mike McGinn, Senator Patty Murray, local authors, and other local celebrities, as well as a raffle of gift baskets for kids, sports lovers, spa lovers, and cooks.

Our goal with this Read-A-Thon is to give six new books to every child in twenty Title 1 classrooms in King County. You can give six new books to one child for $15; an entire classroom of 22 children will receive six new books for $330. Each featured readers is raising pledge donations to help us meet our goal. Will you make a pledge donation on behalf of one of our readers? "


For more info. go here.

Syttende Mai Festival (Norwegian Constitution Day Celebration) in Seattle - Thursday, May 17th 2012 from 10am-8pm - Various events and locations!

Check out all the fun things happening for the Syttende Mai Festival!  Below are the free events but there are more with a fee listed on their webpage.

Nordic Heritage Museum is offering free admission all day plus Barneleker (Children's activities) from 10am-2pm in celebration of Norway's Constitution Day! Kids can pet the fjord horses, see the museum, and enjoy easy craft projects too.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Free Nordic Entertainment with several different performances will occur at Bergen Place from 2-5pm. This event happens near Market St., Leary Ave., and 22nd Ave.

17th of May Parade happens from 6-8pm. Local radio personalities Tim Hunter and Dori Monson will be emceeing this year's parade. This is a popular parade so it is recommended to arrive early!


For more info. go here.

"Food and Waste Day" with local celebrity chefs on the Seattle Center Grounds - Saturday, May 12th 2012 from 10am-5pm

Was happy to find this free and educational event in my inbox today!

The "Food and Waste Day" event celebrates local efforts to sustain safe and healthy food and minimize waste far into the future with fun-filled activities exploring how we can better grow, prepare and preserve our food resources. 

 

Event highlights:

 

• School the Chefs, 12 noon – 4pm, FREE (including food samples) in the Next 50 Activity Tent, demonstrates how healthy, locally sourced school lunches can be tasty and economically viable. Local Celebrity chefs invited by Tom Douglas, Inc. will coach teams of kids from participating schools to cook a school lunch for a fixed cost with both nutrition and taste in mind.  Participating chefs include Lisa Dupar, Leslie Mackie, Eric Tanaka, Josh Henderson, Kären Jurgensen, Jerry Traunfield, Jonathan Zimmer, Katherine Kehrli, and Rebecca Early. Their creations will be rated for taste and nutritional value!

• Food and Waste Educational Activities, 10am – 5pm, includes FREE hands on learning for the whole family.

• Community Outreach Tables, 10am – 5 pm, provides FREE information, insights and materials by local food, farm and culinary organizations.

• Food Trucks, 11am – 5pm (cash only)

• Ballard Food Bank Drive -Donations accepted. (Click on link below for additional details)


For more info. go here.

"Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" at Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah - Saturday, October 1st from 9am-3pm

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day!

" Come celebrate kids on bikes at this 6th annual mountain bike celebration. Trips for Kids and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance ride leaders will lead rides through the park. Enjoy a free BBQ lunch and watch the Jump Jam, where local and celebrity riders will be catching huge air! Enter to win a brand new Specialized Hard Rock bike thanks to Gregg's Cycles and other great prizes in the drawing at the end of the day. Bicycles West will be onsite with professional mechanics to do light maintenance work. Pro riders include: Phil Sundbaum, Mike Metzger, and local rippers Jon Steinbis, Lucas Chalcraft, Damien Douglas, Dylan Bibbins. Plus Dirt Corps Jrs: Ben Macmillan, Zach McCracken, and local jr riders. " Event Schedule: 9am-10am......Registration at LDS Church Parking Lot 10am-12pm....Trail Rides 12pm-1pm......Lunch 1pm-2pm........Jump Jam 2pm-3pm........Drawing for Prizes Recommended for ages 6 and older and must be able to ride a 2 wheeler Parents please ride with your kids. Please bring a bike in good working order and a helmet. Parking: please park at the LDS Church (for this event only) and ride up to the Clearing

For more info. go here.

To verify if can register at site call 206-524-2900 (since it is not clear on website ;-)

"One: The Event" - Friday, September 9th & Saturday, September 10th at UW and Sunday, September 11th at Memorial Stadium in Seattle - 9/11 10th Anniversary Event

Make the Shift 

From Fear to Love

Image courtesy of ONEtheevent.org

" The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 represents an extraordinary moment in time offering a choice-point of immeasurable power.  Occurring on this poignant weekend, ONE: The Event will invite attendees to Make The Shift from fear to love.

Attendees will be treated to an afternoon of local music, inspirational speakers, celebration and ceremony in Seattle Center's Memorial Stadium. The afternoon will culminate with a global synchronized moment of love shared with millions of people worldwide at 3:46pm PDT and lead by founder of ONE: Becoming One Erik Lawyer. "

For more info. go here.

To print out free tickets for Sunday's event at Memorial Stadium go here.

Great Day of Play at City Hall Campus in Redmond - Friday, August 19th from 3-7pm

It's the Great Day of Play event in Redmond! There will be sports demos, martial arts, zumba fitness, performances, competitions, a basketball tournament, shows, sports celebrity appearance and much more!

For more info. go here.

Free Baseball Clinic with Former Baseball Stars for Kids age 6-16 in Auburn - Friday, August 19th from 10am-1pm - FIRST 250 ACCEPTED - REGISTER NOW!

Image courtesy of MLB

 

You are invited to participate in the FREE Legends for Youth Kids Clinic presented by Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association!  

WHAT:
FREE Baseball Clinic
WHEN:
Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Big League Edge
501 42nd St. NE
Auburn, WA 98002
WHO:
Former Major League Baseball players will teach you the fundamentals of the game.

  Register Now »  

Registrants must be at least 13 years of age. Guardians must complete the registration process for children under 13.


ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Online registration will be limited to the first 250 respondents. Age range for participants is 6-16 (boys and girls). Confirmation will occur via email within 48 hours after registration information is received.

ABOUT LFY: Legends for Youth is a charitable program running more than 40 events a year nationwide, with the mission of promoting the game of baseball to America's youth using positive sports images and personalities.

Image courtesy of MLB

           

For more info. go here. 
      

 

More Celebrity Skateboarders Meet and Greet! - Friday, May 6th from 7-9pm

Element at Bellevue Square is hosting a Street League Skateboarding Signing event with professional Skateboarders Mark Appleyard and Nyjah Huston from 7-9pm for a special meet and greet.

For more info. go here or here.

Awesome Free Pancakes yesterday at IHOP for National Pancake Day

Yesterday, C and I attended the National Pancake Day at the local IHOP and it was so delicious. I didn't realize a "short stack" was going to be so big. Mmmmm...pancakes! As the comedians say, it's CAKE for breakfast!

Also, FYI- Right now Kids Eat Free every day from 3-10pm with a paid adult entree. Call ahead to verify times and that your location is participating.

Want free pancakes, sooner than next year? Get some by filling out the welcome to the Revolution form at this link:

http://ihopcorp.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&_Theme=30064771093&Inputsource=W

As the banner below says, you get a free meal for signing up, for your birthday and on your 1 year anniversary of joining.

IHOP Celebrity Wake-Up Call

Fun idea: Next year have a Celebrity call you on National Pancake Day to remind you of the event! I will blog about it next time to remind you!