1st Annual Block Party - "Super Hero" themed with a Recess Monkey performance, special appearances, games, rock wall, bounce house and slide, photo booth, craft activities and more at Redmond Town Center! Saturday, September 19th 2015 from 12-5pm - All FREE except for Kryptonite (geode) cracking and Paint Away's make and take handprint or tote!

Attend Redmond Town Center's first annual Block Party! 

This year, we will test your strength with lively superhero activities. Activities are FREE, except where pricing is noted below.

• Test your endurance on the bouncy house & bouncy slide
• Pose in the gotham photo booth
• Create a superhero mask
• Test your strength with agility games
• Adorn your superhero with face painting & balloon artistry
• Climb the Christa Camps Rock Wall
• Try kryptonite cracking at Utopia's booth ($8, $10, $15 - depends on geode chosen)
• Paint Away! ($4 handprint or $5 tote) more information
• Meet everyday superheroes from Redmond Police and Fire Departments
• Wrap up the day's successes with Recess Monkey, performing at 4 p.m.

Arrive in costume if you dare!

For more info. go here.

DigiPen Day with all kinds of interactive fun at DigiPen in Redmond - Today, Saturday, August 22nd 2015 from 11-2pm - Register onsite!

You are invited to celebrate DigiPen Day with us on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at DigiPen's Redmond campus!

This event marks the five-year anniversary of the ribbon-cutting ceremony of DigiPen's current facilities, where Mayor John Marchione officially declared August 27, 2010 "DigiPen Day" in the city of Redmond. This year, we will open our doors to the public once again and invite everyone in the community to play, create, and explore the worlds of gaming and art with us!

Activities Include

• Industry talks from DigiPen faculty
• T-shirt tie-dye station
• Temporary tattoos
• Lunch and carnival food
• Ceramics, painting, and life drawing
• Student-made table top games and video games to play
• Minute to Win It games
• Balloon art and caricatures
• Green screen photo-booth
• Inflatable obstacle course
• And more!

Time: 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.
Location: DigiPen's campus at 9931 Willows Road NE in Redmond, WA.

All guests must register online in advance. **Onsite registration available today**

Note: Participants who do not register online in advance must sign a waiver form at the entrance. Attendees under the age of 18 must have a parent/legal guardian sign a waiver form on their behalf upon registration, either at the entrance or through our electronic registration form. Attendees age 15 and younger must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. Please be prepared to show a photo ID on the day of the event.

Questions: Contact the Office of Outreach by email at outreach@digipen.edu or by phone at 425-629-5001.

3 BELLEVUE FAIRS IN DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE - NOW until 6pm on SUNDAY, JULY 26TH 2015 - A MUST DO THIS WEEKEND!

Once again 3 wonderful arts fairs share beautiful downtown Bellevue for a fun day of music, hands-on kids activities, art viewing/shopping and more! Also highly recommended this one! 

For more info. go here.

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39th Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival with free boat rides, pond boat sailing, pirate story time, boat tours, music, fireworks and more in Seattle - Friday through Sunday, July 3rd - 5th 2015 - from 10am-6pm each day! Fireworks at dusk July 4th!

For more info. go here.

2015 Wild Strawberry Festival with lots of kids activities including a touch a truck event (today until 6pm) in Burien - Saturday and Sunday, June 20th and 21st 2015 - Today until 6pm and Sunday from 10am-4pm

Kids activities include:

Games & Activities--Find games & activities at vendor booths!  Stop at info booth for Passport game!

Touch a Truck! 152nd and 6th Streets...all day Saturday!

Inflatables--for all ages!  In the pocket park on 152nd and 6th!

Spray Park--Bring a towel and play in the Town Square Park fountain!

Super Hero Jamalama with Rick Huddle, Town Square Stage, Saturday, 11:45-12:45.  Sponsored by KCLS

The Bubble Man - Sunday, Noon-1:00 & 2:00- 3:00pm

Art Garage Hands On Art Booth--Make superhero capes and cuffs on Saturday and Father's Day Ties on Sunday.

                        

Turtle Tent--Story's and songs with Allyoop in Town Square Park!

And more!

For more info. go here.

Poets in the Park (Poetry Festival, picnic & book fair) at Anderson Park in Redmond - Saturday, June 20th 2015 from 11am - 6pm

" Enjoy poetry readings, activities, and vendors at the Café and Picnic stages, and on the King County Metro Poetry Bus, plus the poetry book fair, workshops, and more—all FREE!

Bring a potluck dish for a free poetry book, and enjoy your lunch on the lawn or in our café area. Poetry putt-putt (mini-golf), chalk poetry, hula hoops, Haiku on Sticks, make your own weathergrams, RASP poetry anthology poems on sticks, and more! "

For more info. go here.

Spirit of Indigenous People Festival at Seattle Center - Saturday, May 30th 2015 from 11:30-5pm

" Join us on Saturday, May 30th from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seattle Center for Seattle Indian Health Board's Spirit of Indigenous People Festival. The event celebrates American Indian and Alaska Native culture with Native performers, music, food, speakers, workshops, health & wellness information, a Native art exhibit, and a Pow Wow. "

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCES

Performances - Armory Building Stage:

11:30 am:     Opening Welcome

11:45 am:     Maya Mueller - Native Song

12:05 pm:     Ryan Yellowjohn - Hoop Dancer

12:40 pm:     Roger Fernandes - Native Storytelling

1:00 pm:        Randy Kimball - Native Guitar & Song

1:25 pm:        Naakw - Tlingit Native Dance Group

2:15 pm:        Rona Yellow Robe - Native Song & Drum

2:50 pm:        Kuteeyaa Alaska Native Dancers

3:35 pm:        Peter Ali - Native Flute

4:10 pm:        Tsimshian Hayuuk Alaska Native Dancers

Workshops/Health Fair/Native Films - Armory Loft:

12-1 pm Workshop: Native Beading - Cynthia Masterson

1-2 pm Workshop: Dream Catchers - Paul Wagner

2-3 pm Workshop: Flute Circle - Peter Ali

3-4 pm Workshop: Native Beading - Vanessa Griffith

2:30-4pm Session: Red Lineage - Reimaging Family & Ancestry

All Day Seattle Indian Health Board - Health Fair

Pow Wow - Mural Amphitheatre Stage:

8:30-11:30 am:       SpiritWalk Activities

10:00 am:                 Randy Kimball - Native Guitar/Song

10:30 am:                 Paul Che Oke Ten Wagner - Native Flute/Singer

11:30-11:50:            Joseph Barnhart - Mask Dancer

11:50 am:                 Haida Laas Alaska Native Dance Group

   1-5 pm        Pow Wow

For more info. go here.

Global Citizen Day with an emphasis on girl power with lots of fun and interactive activities, guest speakers, special appearances by Sesame Street characters and more at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center in Seattle - Saturday, May 30th 2015 from 10am-3pm

" Explore what it means to be a global citizen, here and around the world at the first-ever Global Citizen Day – a FREE public event open to all – boys, girls, and families of all ages! 

Discover how women and girls are transforming the world, participate in hands-on activities and hear from inspiring leaders, creators, advocates, and problem solvers to spark ideas for positive change.

Global Citizen Day highlights:

• Appearances by Raya, the newest member of the Sesame Street family, and photo opportunities with Grover from Sesame Street Workshop

• Hands-on activities that explore how to keep moms and new babies healthy

• Youth empowerment selfie booth 

• Design your own global citizen puppet and t-shirt. 

• Check out the Visitor Center’s interactive exhibits

Plus get connected and meet these other fantastic organizations! 

Schedule: 

• 10:45 am: Inspirational Speaker Series: Camille McDorman - refugee worker, human rights advocate, law student

• 11:30 am: Raya

• 12 pm: Youth Speakers Series: Life Enrichment Group-Young Queens, Eastside GirlUp, Lake Washington Girls Middle School and Kids in Medicine

• 1 pm: Raya

Activities and organizations available 10-3: 

• Girl UP–Are you UP for the challenge millions of girls face every day in just getting water?

• Girls Can Do–How will you change the world in the future? Share your goal in our selfie booth. 

• Heifer International–Discover amazing women and girls working to transform their lives, and enjoy storytime with Flora and the Runaway Rooster. 

• Kids in Medicine–Get hands on with how to keep moms and babies healthy

• Northwest Girls Coalition–Match yourself up with incredible local organizations working with and for girls in our community.

• Project Girl Mentoring Program–What are your best qualities? Share them with the world at the affirmation station. 

• Sesame Workshop/ Sesame Street–Enjoy appearances by Raya at 11:30 and 1, and meet her friend Grover throughout the day. 

• UNICEF–Explore how simple it can be to save lives and stay healthy, take home many ideas to make a difference. 

• YWCA’s GirlsFirst–Find out about equity in education and sign up to help with the YWCA Schools Days donation drive all summer long. " 

Food for Purchase available from these great vendors during lunchtime: 

• Biscuit Box

• No Bones About It

• Seattle Pops 

• Street Treats

For more info. go here.

"SATURDAY STORIES" AT THE ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY IN SEATTLE FEATURING "GARDEN SCIENCE STORY PROGRAM" - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH 2015 FROM 10:30-11:15AM

Go and enjoy "Saturday Stories" - a monthly, themed storytime and art/craft or play event!

" As the weather warms up and we're spending more time outdoors, let's allow time for scientific inquiry. These books focus on some easily-observed processes and cycles in nature, with plenty of room for kids to theorize, predict, and observe. After the stories, kids can make an ecological bookmark in the program room.. "

                                                                      

 Featured Stories:

IN MY BACKYARD by Margriet Ruurs
SECRETS OF THE GARDEN by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
GARBAGE HELPS MY GARDEN GROW by Linda Glaser

Recommended for children ages 3 to 8 and their families.

For more info. go here.

Mother's Day event with bead necklace making both days and Mother Goose on Saturday at Country Village in Bothell - Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th 2015 from 10am-6pm - See details!

" Bring Mom out to Country Village for the weekend. She’ll love entering to win a special $150 Country Village shopping spree. Visit all the shops and enter in each one to increase your chances of winning. There’ll be lots of specials and children can create a complimentary necklace for mom! Start at Garden of Beadin’ and get your map. Visit each participating shop to select a bead and add to your necklace: a wonderful keepsake for mom!

...On Saturday, Mother Goose will roam throughout the Village. Be sure to stop and take a photo with her. "

For more info. go here.

Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival Family Fun Day at Lake Union Park in Seattle - Saturday, May 9th 2015 from 11am-5pm

Highly recommend this one!

" Don’t miss the boat at Seattle’s largest maritime industry celebration! It’s the Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival, sponsored by the Seattle Propeller Club with the Port of Seattle.

Free family fun includes WorkBoat Parade, Lake Union/Ship Canal Tours presented by the Port of Seattle, Workboat World Invitational Boat Building Competition, Fireboat Display, Tugboat Demonstration and Ballet, Abandon Ship Demonstration, Coast Guard Sea-Air Rescue Demonstration, historic, government and workboat tours, Survival Suit Races, free kids boating building by The Center for Wooden Boats, fun bounces, face painting, displays, music and food!

Please note that due to significant construction on the Seawall and Tunnel projects, all Family Fun Day activities will shift to South Lake Union. The move forces the cancellation of this year’s tugboat race and chowder cook-off. However, a spectacular WorkBoat Parade and our usual popular maritime activities should attract thousands to South Lake Union. "

For more info. here.

MOVE IT WITH SCIENCE: BUILD A BALLOON-POWERED RACECAR at the Greenwood Branch of the Seattle Public Library - Monday, April 13th 2015 from 2-3:30pm - REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT!

What fun!

" Explore Newton's 3rd Law of Motion as we build and race balloon powered racecars! Registration is required.

Children ages 7-12 are invited to build and race a balloon powered car. 

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Please call the branch at 206-684-4086 to register for this event "

For more info. go here.

Newcastle Earth Day Project - make headbands and necklaces at the Newcastle Library in preparation for Earth Day festivities! - Saturday, April 11th 2015 from 11am-3pm

Have the kids make some retro garb to wear to Earth Day celebrations!

" Join the Teen Makerspace Club at Newcastle Library to make hippie necklaces and headbands for the Newcastle Earth Day celebration. Supplies will be provided. "

For more info. go here.

Leprechaun Hunt and Leprechaun Trap Building Workshop at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline - Saturday, March 14th 2015 from 10am-5pm - Free but donations accepted.

What fun!

" The leprechauns are back! Join us for a self guided exploration looking for signs of these sneaky little troublemakers. It is a great time of year to look closely in the Garden, signs of spring are everywhere. Pick up instructions at the Garden, and don't forget to sign up for our Leprechaun Trap workshop on Saturday, March 14 to build your own leprechaun trap garden to bring home.

There is no fee for this event, but your donations help us continue to offer fun free family programs like these. "

For more info. go here.

Special FREE FIRST SATURDAY: LUNAR NEW YEAR at the ASIAN ART MUSEUM in Seattle - Saturday, February 7th 2015 from 11am-2pm

Here is another one I highly recommend! These are monthly but this one (Feb 2015) will also feature a live martial arts performance in honor of the Lunar New Year!

" Each Free First Saturday has an exciting new theme and drop-in workshops guided by teaching artists. Model traditional costumes, enjoy a special performance, watch a family-friendly movie, discover a new book, and embark on a sketching tour of the galleries.

This month celebrate the Lunar New Year with drop-in art activities that highlight the year of the Sheep, live martial arts performances from Mak-Fai, music, dress-up, and a family-friendly sketching tour throughout the galleries. Create your own flipbook with your own portrait and zodiac animal! "

Event location: FULLER GARDEN COURT

For more info. go here.

The Creativity Place is open today for free crafting for kids of all ages in Bothell - Saturday, January 10th 2015 until 5pm!

Like Crafts? The Creativity Place is the place to go to use your imagination and do free crafts!

They are located in Bothell and are open until 5pm to do crafts for free!

For more info. go here and here.

"Winter Fun - Calendar Craft" event at the Central Branch of the Seattle Public Library - Sunday, December 28th 2014 from 12-4pm

Kids will get to make a calendar to start the New Year plus do other fun and free activities!

" Join us at the Library for fun programs, crafts and games for children and families! " 

For more info. go here.

Winter Art Extravaganza featuring kid-friendly holiday art projects at Brightwater Center in Woodinville - Saturday, December 13th 2014 from 10am-12pm - Free online tickets still available!

Image courtesy of Brightwater Center

" Get creative with IslandWood during a fun morning of seasonal art projects at Brightwater! We'll use recycled materials from around the house and natural objects from the forest to create beautiful winter decorations, holiday ornaments, table centerpieces, and other festive art. Bring your imagination and join our resident recycled artists as we fight off the cold with winter cheer and warm cider. Fun for people of all ages. "

For more info. go here.

"Holiday on the Bay" - an annual, free holiday event with Santa, Firetruck rides, ornament and cookie decorating, face painting, a lighted boat parade and more at Port of Everett's Waterfront Center - Today, Saturday, December 6th 2014 - All day - with Santa Arrival/Tree Lighting at 6pm and Lighted boat parade at 6:30 - See schedule for rest of activities - Accepting unwrapped gifts for Toys for Tots!

" The Port of Everett's FREE Annual Holiday on the Bay event is back again this year on Saturday, December 6! Kids and adults alike are invited join us for a day of fun in and around the Port of Everett's Waterfront Center.

This year, the event will include a craft fair with vendors from the Everett Farmer's Market, face painting, holiday ornament and cookie decorating hosted by the Imagine Children’s Museum, holiday spirits from Scuttlebutt Brewing Company and Bluewater Distillery for the adults, live music from local school choirs, a lighted boat parade and a holiday greeting from Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson and Port Commissioner Tom Stiger...and of course... a visit from SANTA!

Once again this year, Toys for Tots will be at the event accepting unwrapped gifts. Please bring your gifts to the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Center, located at 1205 Craftsman Way, by the Scuttlebutt entrance, anytime between November 24 and December 6. For more information about Toys for Tots, visit http://www.toysfortots.org "

For more info. go here.

Green Your Holidays Workshops with ornament making for kids too at Gilman Village in Issaquah - Saturday, November 22nd 2014 from 11am-3pm

Check out this fun event and learn how to reduce waste, upcycle and more during the holidays!

" Get in the holiday spirit! Visit the free Green Your Holidays Workshop and learn how to make the season bright and less wasteful. As you browse around, stop into our five stations set up around Gilman Village. "

Green Your Holidays Idea Center / Event Check-in

Hosted by: Tom Watson and the King County EcoConsumer program

Location: Recology CleanScapes Store

Make holiday cards from repurposed fabric scraps 

Hosted by: Deborah Boone of Our Fabric Stash

Location: Studio Den

Holiday Cooking Demo: learn how to make a yummy side dish and remake it into more meals

Hosted by: Rachel Duboff of Thyme to Nourish

Location: The Writers’ Cottage

Ornament crafting for the kids using recycled materials

Hosted by: Smart with Art teachers

Location: The White Board

Gift wrapping without the waste – take home a bow of your own!

Hosted by: Lindsay Kittleson and her husband Chet of the Tomato Boots blog

Location: Phoenix Art Restoration

For more info. go here.