Big Day of Play with FREE bike helmets while supplies last, water craft rides, demos, performances, and TONS of other fun and free activities in Seattle - Sunday, June 28th 2015 from 12-4pm

Another favorite event of ours...take the kids and check it out!

" Please join Seattle Parks and Recreation and title sponsor, PCC Natural Markets, for this free, family-friendly event!

Mark your calendar from noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, to see what Seattle Parks and Recreation and other community organizations are offering in the way of fun activities and healthy food. This year’s Big Day of Play event will be held at Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center, 3800 Lake Washington Blvd. S.

There will be sample activities from Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities and programs, paddling and boating events, a main stage celebration of cultural diversity with music and entertainment, creative play opportunities, youth demonstrations and healthy food vendors. Stop by the PCC TasteMobile, where kids 12 and under can participate in a PCC Kid Picks taste test and all ages can spin the Color Wheel to test their food knowledge and win prizes. Or Children’s Hospital’s Free bike helmet giveaway for children at least 1 years old to age 18 (Wearers must be present and be fitted to receive a helmet. Quantities are limited; one helmet per child. First come, first served.) "

Main Stage Line-Up 12:00 p.m. African Dance 12:20 p.m. Hawaiian Dancers 12:45 p.m. Chinese Dancers  1:10 p.m. Zumba 1:30 p.m. Hip Hop Dance Class 1:45 p.m. Rene Rope Jumper 2:10 p.m. Mixxedfit 2:20 p.m. Joyas Mestizad Mexican Dance 2:45 p.m. Baile Dior Majorette Dance Team 3:00 p.m. Compost Demo 3:15 p.m. Rainjammers Free Style Frisbee Show Team 3:30 p.m. South East Seattle Community Youth Orchestra

Activities Arts and Crafts Aviation Board and Carnival Games Big Blue Blocks Frisbee Golf and Tic Tac Toe Fitness Activities Kite Making Planting Quickstart Tennis Robotics Boat Making Arts and Crafts Sailing Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUP) Kayaks Canoes

All boating participants must sign a risk and release waiver to use the boats. Anyone under 18yrs old must have a parent or guardian sign the risk and release waiver. There is an age requirement and height restriction for the boating activities during the day. Be prepared to get wet!

For more info. go here.

Health and Fitness Expo with a bike rodeo, free health screenings, kids fun run and lots more in Edmonds - Saturday, May 16th 2015 from 9-11:30am

For more info. go here.

Health and Wellness Fair with a kids zone, demos, health screenings and more on Mercer Island - Saturday, January 10th 2014 from 10am-2pm

For more info. go here.

Back to School Carnival with games and activities at My Gym in Bellevue - Tonight, Friday, September 12th 2014 from 4-8pm

" Back to School Carnival Night at My Gym Children's Fitness Center in Bellevue! 

Friday, September 12th 4-8pm

Register for Fall classes and automatically get entered to win ONE FREE MONTH of class! Already registered for class? Bring a friend with you to share the fun. 

- Classes for kids ages 6 mos -- 13 yrs old!

- Fun Carnival themed games and activities!

- Check out our state of the art facility!

- Meet our friendly My Gym Staff!

- Dance & Martial Arts Classes too (taught in our very own dance room!)

Can't attend the event? Register online and still get Fall Savings and you'll still be entered in the raffle. Good luck! "

My Gym Bellevue

13800 Bel-Red Rd. Suite #3

Bellevue, WA 98005

(425) 451-1393

For more info. go here and here.

Kenmore Play Day with FREE Lunch, building, kite making, tug-of-war, jump rope demos, arts and crafts, storytime and more at Rhododendron Park - Saturday, August 9th 2014 from 10am-2pm

For more info. go here.

Cartoon Network presents the "Move it Movement" for kids ages 6-14 at Redmond Town Center - Saturday, July 12th 2014 from 12-4pm

Join the Move It Movement at Redmond Town Center!

" Cartoon Network is goal-kicking, touch-downing, and 3-pointing its way right into Redmond Town Center with the Move It Movement! Run, kick and shoot your way to off-the-chart fun! Join the Move It Movement tour of high energy activities that challenges the skills of youths 6-14.​ It's FREE too! "

For more info. go here.

Big Day of Play with free food, live music, aquatics, sports & fitness and lots of other activities in Seattle (new location this year) - Sunday, June 29th 2014 from 11am-3pm

We've done this a couple of times...lots of fun!



Featured events:

Great activities and programs that help families to be active together, samples of the activities from all of our facilities and programs

Paddling and boating activities

Main stage celebration of cultural diversity - music, entertainment and activities

Creative unstructured play opportunities

Youth demonstrations of their newly developed skills

Healthy food

It’s also Bicycle Sunday

and more!

Part of Healthy Parks, Healthy You Initiative!

For more info. go here.

2nd Annual Health and Fitness Expo with bike rodeo, obstacle course, info. booths, sports clinics and more in Edmonds - Saturday, May 17th 2014 from 9-11:30am

For more info. go here.

Healthy Kids Day with giveaways and all kinds of free fun at YMCAs across America and 10 locally! - Saturday, April 26th 2014 from 10am-1pm

CELEBRATE HEALTHY KIDS DAY

 AT THE YMCA NEAR YOU!

Saturday, April 26, 2014  |  10 am - 1 pm

Don't miss a minute of the fun!

- Free Healthy Kids Day t-shirts for the first 100 kids! - Summer camp sign-up - Healthy snacks - Bounce house - Make-and-take art - Games for all ages - Safety demonstrations

- Facility tours - Educational fun for kids - Pool activities - Play time in the gym - Teen activities - Fitness activities - Health screenings

No joining fees* Healthy Kids Day Weekend!

Benefits of Family Membership:

- Have fun at swimming lessons and open swim times

- Participate in group classes like yoga, Pilates and Zumba® for all levels

- Take advantage of supervised care of your child while you work out, get a massage or meet with a personal trainer

For more info. go here.

Northshore YMCA Facebook, Online or In-store offer: 3 FREE Day Passes! Good until January 31st 2014 plus No joining fees this month at all locations! - And one-time passes available at all locations!

Image courtesy of Northshore YMCA

Go and check out the YMCA with your family this month! The one in Northshore is offering 3 free day passes which you get online or in-store.

We have been to a few events at the Northshore location and they have a really good reputation and have some pretty cool events as well, like the free community family movie held a week and a half of ago! 

If you have been wanting to check them out now is a great time to do so with the no joining fees promotion for the month of January! 

For more info. on the Northshore 3 FREE Day Passes go here.

To get a free pass at the other Greater Seattle locations go here.

South Bellevue Community Center's (SBCC) 8th Anniversary Celebration = 50+ Free Fitness Activities ALL WEEK! Monday-Sunday, January 6th-12th 2014 - Various times

How cool is this?! You and the kids can go and participate in 50 available classes and activities including dance, fitness, nutrition, parkour, pre-ballet, rock climbing and more for free this week!


" Celebrate SBCC's anniversary by participating in free classes and activities all week.  The schedule will be posted when available, and you can pick up a hard copy at SBCC.  Attend a class or activity to experience our active center! "

For ages 16 months and up! (Although youngest on sheet I saw was age 2.)

No registration needed except for the indoor group cycling.



For more info. go here.

For class and activity schedule go here.

"Big Day of Play" with performances and tons of kids activities plus bike helmet giveaways, food and more at Magnuson Park in Seattle - Saturday, August 24th 2013 from 10am-3pm

We have done this a couple of times...fun event!

For more info. go here.

"Umojafest" with a parade, children's activities and more in Seattle - Now through Sunday, August 4th 2013

 

For more info. go here and here.

3rd Annual Youth Fitness Expo in Everett - Saturday, June 15th 2013 from 10am-4pm

Was glad to see a press release from Kelli Lynn in my inbox yesterday! There will be lots of interactive sports to try out for you and your kids!

" “You need to go outside and do something!”   Well, now what? Come find out what inspires you at the Expo! Archery . Ballet . Baseball . Basketball . Being in a Rock Band . Biking . Boxing . Cheerleading . Climbing . Dance . Fly Fishing . Football . Gardening . Golf .  Gymnastics  . Hiking  . Karate . Lacrosse  . Martial Arts . Natural Products . Parkour . Physical Therapy .  Scuba Diving . Soccer . Sports . Summer Camps Taekwondo . Yoga . Zumba . and more....  " Plus,  FREE Registration ONSITE, First 1,000 Youth Receive a Logo Sport Pack!   For more info. here.

Healthy Kids Day at YMCA = all kinds of fun, (Plus, NO joining fees all weekend long!) at 10 locations around the Greater Seattle area! - Saturday, April 27th 2013 from 10am-1pm

Highlights:

Free HKD T-shirts for the first 100 kids! Games for all ages   Summer programs information & registration Fun, healthy snack Make-and-take art Safety demonstrations  Facility tours Educational fun for kids Pool activities Play time in the gym Teen programs information Fitness activities and more!

No joining fees* Healthy Kids Day Weekend! (*Monthly fees apply. Photo ID required.)

Check your local one for additional special activities!


For more info. go here.

Free Zumba in the SAND Party (indoors) at Sandbox Sports in Seattle - Saturday, September 15th 2012 from 10-11am

Too many hotdogs, hamburgers and ice cream cones this summer?! Then head to Sandbox Sports FREE Zumba Dance/Fitness Party! Work off some of that summer fun indulgence. And the best part is that it's in the sand and inside - No worries about rain here!

Also, kids age 7 and up are welcome to join the fun! They must wear shoes and be with an adult at all times. So go and have a fun workout and bring the kids!

" You're invited! We're throwing a "Zumba in the Sand" Party to celebrate the return of Zumba in the fall at The Sandbox. Zumba classes officially start September 5th but the party will be on September 15th.

Join us at The Sandbox for a fun "Zumba in the Sand" party! That's right, we'll be Zumba dancing in the sand. And because we're an indoor beach, we'll stay nice and dry (from the Seattle rain at least).

What is Zumba? Zumba Fitness is an exhilarating, easy-to-follow, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that’s moving millions of people toward joy and health.

The party's for everyone, so save the date and invite your friends. It's going to be a huge Zumba party. Best of all, it's FREE!! "


For more info. go here.

 

Massive "Big Day of Play" at Magnuson Park in Seattle - Saturday, August 25th 2012 from 10am-3pm

This is a must do event! We did this last year and there was soooo much to do and enjoy! We also earned tickets easily for free food from PCC by joining in the activities. There were tickets for juice, salad, an entree, fruit, and dessert and from what I remember they were pretty darn good!

     Features:

• 3 on 3 Youth Basketball Tournament.
• Snag Golf for the whole family.
• Boating activities at the North Shore Recreation Area including kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, canoeing in the (10-person) Voyager, and sailing experiences and the Harbor Patrol will be there with a rigid inflatable boat and dive van.
•   The swimming beach and wading pool will be open from Noon-7 pm.
• Demonstration of roller derby in Building 30 – and an opportunity to try it out!
• Laser Tag!
•  FUZE beverages will be offering product samples and will have two food trucks on site.

           Additional activities by Age:

Toddler Programs – Under 5

• Visors
  
• Headbands
  
• Nerf Soccer
  
• Toddler Play Park (inside)
  
• Gymnastics
  
• Arts & Crafts
  
• Face Painting
  
• Wetland Walks

Youth Programs – 6-12 years

• Juggling
  
• Checkers, Chess
  
• Music (Guitar and Piano)
  
• Ladder Golf
  
• Soccer Skills
  
• Arts & Crafts
  
• Quick Start Tennis
  
• Wetland Walks
  
• Clay Sculpting

Teen Programs

• Dance Hip Hop & Zumba
  
• Arts/Crafts
  
• Fitness Testing
  
• Basketball Skills
  
• Button Making
  
• Bucket Drumming
  
• Spin Dorphin
  
• Challenge Course
  
• Low Ropes Course
  
• 4-H Exhibits

Adult & Senior Programs

• Horseshoes
  
• Aerobics
  
• Zumba
  
• Snag Golf
  
• Build a Mural Project
  
• Helmet Fitting
  
• Garden and Wetland Walks

       and a Music Stage and MORE!

For more info. go here.

Umojafest in Seattle - Friday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 5th 2012 - Various times

For more info. go here.

NFL Play 60 Fitness Challenge for Kids Featuring the Seattle Seahawks! - Saturday, June 23rd 2012 from 12-4pm

 

 Play 60 “Beat Blitz” Challenge for kids ages 5-18 on June 23rd: Compete with Seahawks’ Blitz to get active and healthy!

" Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Austin Foundation are working to help kids get ahead of the curve by becoming aware and creating fitness self-challenges.

NFL Play 60 is the National Football League’s (NFL) campaign to encourage kids to be active for 60 minutes a day to help reverse the national trend toward childhood obesity. The Play 60 Challenge, a partnership of the Seattle Seahawks and the American Heart Association, takes place at the Green Lake Playfield (next to the community center) at 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23. Willie Austin of the Austin Foundation will host. There will be prizes for winners and certificates for all participants, and the Seahawks will give away eye black, Frisbees, tattoos and stickers.

At the Challenge, youth ages 5 to 18 will go through a set of physical challenges, the Passport to Health obstacle course, to learn what activities they like and which ones they have an aptitude for. Then they sign up for a six-week challenge in which they’ll write a fitness “game plan” that can include both exercise and an eating plan, and carry it out. Members of the Seahawks staff and Austin Foundation staff will monitor the course.

Each child can then carry out his or her game plan for the six weeks, then repeat the challenge at Seattle Parks and Recreation’s celebration of fitness and healthy living, Big Day of Play, at Magnuson Park from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 25. "



For more info. go here.

Free "Youth Fitness Expo" in Everett - Saturday, May 12th 2012 from 9am-5pm

Check out this huge Youth Fitness Expo for everything health and fitness related for kids. The first 1,000 kids onsite with their registration confirmation will get a FREE 2012 YFE Logo item! Plus, there will be drawings for prizes like a YMCA Family Membership, summer camps, rock band camp and gift certificates just to name a few. You can register online for a chance to win! This will be a great resource too if you are looking for summer camps!

Some of the fitness/sports/etc. featured:

Archery

Ballet

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Cheerleading

Climbing Wall

Fly Fishing

Football

Gardening 

Golf Gymnastics 

Jazz Dance

Karate

Lacrosse

Martial Arts

Natural Products 

Rock Band

Ropes Course 

Soccer 

Sports Physical Therapy

Taekwondo 

and more!

" With fun and INTERACTIVE booths, kids will not only learn more about their favorite sports, but discover and experience all new ways to play! Play It Again Sports will be onsite with a bonus equipment trade opportunity, so bring your old sports equipment with you! Go to www.Youth-Fitness-Expo.com to REGISTER for free and check out our 2012 exhibitors! Bring your registration confirmation for a chance to win a 1 Year YMCA Puget Sound Triangle Membership. Great event to find the best in summer camps (see Expo Prizes page for ones you can win), resources, book signing, local athletes and more!"

 

For more info. 425-212-1919 or go here.