KidsQuest Activation! = FREE science and technology based projects for kids at Westlake Park in Seattle - Mondays - Now through August 31st 2015 from 10am-12pm

Just discovered this!

KidsQuest Children's Museum will be in the park every Monday for a FREE Science and Technology based kids activity. 

10am to noon

June 29th Stomp Rockets

July 6th Color mixing

July 13th Catapults

July 27th Table Bubbles

Aug 3rd Connecting with circuits

Aug 10th GAK Monsters

Aug 17th Alka Seltzer rockets

Aug 24th Stomp Rockets

August 31st Catapults

For more info. go here.

Free Entrance to National Parks this weekend to kick-off National Park Week - Saturday and Sunday, April 18th and 19th 2015!

Go and enjoy the beautiful weather and the beautiful outdoors at a National Park for free this weekend!

" Each spring, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite everyone to celebrate National Park Week. This year, from April 18 – 26, you are invited to celebrate all that America’s more than 400 national parks have to offer. From diverse wildlife and iconic landscapes, to vibrant culture and rich history, our National Park System has something for everyone. 

Join us for National Park Week in-person at special events and online, and be sure to share your memories with us! "

For more info. go here.

Newcastle Earth Day 2015 with petting zoo, live raptors, activities, eco-resources and more in Newcastle - Saturday, April 18th 2015 from 10am-3pm

" View Local and Global Video Clips, Kids Activities, Food Vendors, Live Raptor Display, Animal Encounters Petting Zoo, Booths with Information about sustainable eco-friendly living. "

For more info. go here and here.

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day with a Jump Jam show, games, obstacle course and more at Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah - Saturday, October 4th 2014 from 10am-3pm

" What’s more fun than Take Your Child to Work Day? Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day!

For many years Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and Cascade have partnered together to make this amazing day a reality. Last year almost 200 kids and adults turned out for a day of exploring the trails at King County’s Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park in Issaquah.

This year's event will include trail riding, an obstacle course for the little ones, an exciting jump show from local and pro riders, a barbecue, and tons of prizes! It’s a terrific way to get kids outside in the woods having fun on bikes. All ages are welcome – from tots to teens – they just need a working bike and helmet to participate.

So bring your kids, your neighbor’s kids, or your friends with kids and come ride bikes on the trails with us. "

For more info. go here.

Worldwide Day of Play at Mercerdale Park on Mercer Island - Saturday, September 20th 2014 from 1-4pm

Worldwide Day Of Play

" Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play is an event designed to promote the importance of PLAY. The Nickelodeon Channel will “go black” for several hours on September 20 to encourage families to make time for play. We will host a “Let’s Just Play” event at Mercerdale Park as a part of being a “Playful City, USA”. Visit Nickelodeon’s website for additional activities to encourage fun and play: www.nick.com. "

Age: All Ages

Day/Date: Sat, Sep 20

Time: 1pm - 4pm

Fee: FREE

Location: Mercerdale Park

For more info. go here.

Arts-a-Glow Lantern Festival with lantern making, face painting and lots more in Burien - Today, Saturday, September 6th 2014 from 5-10pm

This is a Lantern Festival and Procession with lantern making, art installations, face painting, music and performances, food trucks, dance party and more!

For more info. here and here.

Crossroads Movies in the Park with free family activities too in Bellevue - Thursdays - August 21st and 28th 2014 - Activities at 7:30, Movie at Dusk!

Wish I had seen this sooner...my son loves Walking with Dinosaurs!

Next up:

August 21st... Monsters University!

August 28th...Frozen!

For more info. go 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.

Kirkland Summer Evening Concerts at Marina Park - Thursdays - July 10th through August 21st 2014 from 7-8:30pm

Head to Marina Park on Thursday nights with the family and kick back and relax with some live music performances!

Here's Line-up:

• July 10th 
  Richard Allen & LouisianaExperience
• July 17th 
  Sly Mr. Y
• July 24th 
  Mark DuFresne & Band
• July 31st 
  Tumbao
• August 7th
  Rain City Riff Raff
• August 14th
  Emily McIntosh
• August 21
  Hit Explosion 
  
  
  
  

  
  

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Sunday Fun Days with live music, giant games, bounce houses and lots more in Westlake Park in Seattle - Sundays - July 6th through August 24th 2014 from 10am-2pm (July 6th only is 11am-1pm)

Westlake Family Fun Days

FREE

Bring the family to Westlake Park and enjoy an afternoon of FREE family fun, including:

• Live Music from Kindie bands

• Bounce-houses

• Kid-friendly activities

SeattleParks will have: 

• Imagination Playground 

• Giant Games

For more info. go here.

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in the Park with free popcorn too in Downtown Park in Bellevue - Tuesdays - Now through August 19th 2014 - Movies start at Dusk! (Held at different location if rain - see details)

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

This is a lot of fun for the whole family! Don't forget to bring a donation if you can for the particular charity being sponsored that week!

" Family, Friends, and Neighbors, get comfy! Bring your picnics, blankets and low-back chairs!

Each week will be dedicated to a special non-profit. Your donations will be graciously accepted.

...On Tuesday evenings July through August 19, enjoy free movies and free popcorn with Summer Outdoor Movies in the Park at Bellevue Downtown Park --Sponsored by Inome and Bellevue Parks & Community Services. Enjoy a free screening at dusk of a variety of movies on a 40-foot screen and help neighbors in need with a donation to local charity. "


Schedule and list of needed items per charity:

	JUL 08 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) - 105min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - New Clothing for kids ages 5 - 18 - Long or Short Sleeved Shirts   View Complete List +
JUL 15 Epic (PG) - 102min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - grocery gift cards - reams of 8 1/2 x 11 printer paper   View Complete List +	JUL 22 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG) - 92min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - Grocery & gas gift cards - New or gently used clothing   View Complete List +
JUL 29 The Lego Movie (PG) - 100min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - Kids snacks - Granola Bars   View Complete List +	AUG 05 Gravity (PG-13, Edited) - 91min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - Grocery Gift Cards - Bus Passes   View Complete List +
AUG 12 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) - 114min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - School Supplies - Basketballs   View Complete List +	AUG 19 42 (PG-13, Edited) - 128min   Watch Trailer Highly needed items: - Backpacks - USB Flash drives   View Complete List +

Movie Titles and Pre-Movie Activities are subject to change without notice

PARENTS: A good source to review movie content is http://www.kidsinmind.com

For more info. go call 425-452-4240 or go here.

THE 38TH ANNUAL LAKE UNION WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL with FREE Boat Rides, music, kids activities and more in Seattle - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH through SUNDAY JULY 6TH from 10am-6pm each day!

We have done this and it is lots of fun! Go and check out the Wooden Boat Festival happening this weekend!

For more info. go here.

BELL STREET PARK SATURDAY FUN DAYS with giant games, imagination playground, art activities and more in Seattle - Saturdays - Now through September 6th 2014 from 10am-2pm

Gonna have to check this out one of these Saturdays!

" Bell Street Park will be closed between Second and Third avenues and filled with giant games, the imagination playground, chalk and other art activities and more. Enjoy the Seattle sunshine and spend some quality time with the little ones and/or explore your inner child. "

For more info. go here.

Free Kid's Fishing Pond for kids ages 14 and younger at Seacrest Park in Seattle - Saturday, June 7th 2014 from 8-11am

For more info. go here.

Eastside Audubon hosts Heritage Park Eagle Nest Viewing in Kirkland - Last Sunday of the month - from 9-11am and all day on July 4th 2014

Go and see the Eagles' nest...you might spot a baby or two!

" Our nesting pair of Bald Eagles has come home to Heritage Park in Kirkland. One adult bird appears to be sitting on the nest all of the time, and that means there's an egg or (more likely) two. We're hoping for babies this spring once again — perhaps at the end of April or early in May.

Stop by for a close view through our high-powered spotting scopes. We'll be there the last Sunday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. and all day on July 4. Free. Everyone is welcome. "

For more info. go here.

World Pinhole Day with a DIY camera obscura-building workshop for all ages at Ross Park in Seattle - Sunday, April 27th 2014 from 1-4pm

Here is something unique to try and fun for all ages!

" On April 27th, Seattle ReCreative and visual artist Ethan Jackson will be teaming up to transform Fremont’s Ross Park shelter house into a camera obscura-based art installation! ReCreative volunteers will also be leading an all-ages DIY camera obscura-building workshop. Come learn fundamental lessons about photography and the physics of light!

World Pinhole Day was established fourteen years ago to celebrate the wonder of capturing an image through a device as simple as a cardboard box with a small hole. Portland, Oregon-based artist Ethan Jackson’s optical installations readily demonstrate how minimal technology and cost can yield maximum passion, sensitivity and wonder.

Thanks to a SmArt Ventures grant from the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, and with the support of Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle ReCreativeis using this event as an opportunity to showcase this emerging nonprofit organization, founded by Ballard moms Jenna Boitano and Emily Korson.

The event will be held Sunday, April 27th, 2014 from 1-4pm at Ross Park, 4320 4th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107. 

This event is FREE, open to the public and fun for all ages! Participants are encouraged to bring a cardboard box and creative material donations. "

For more info. go here.

Eastside Audubon presents Eagle Nest Viewing with high-powered scopes at Heritage Park in Kirkland - Sunday, April 27th 2014 from 9-11am

One of the reasons I LOVE living in the Pacific Northwest - all of the beautiful eagles!

Heritage Park Eagle Nest Viewing

" Come to Heritage Park in Kirkland for close-up views of the Bald Eagles' nest! Eastside Audubon members will be there with their spotting scopes. Our nesting pair of Bald Eagles has come home to Heritage Park in Kirkland. One adult bird appears to be sitting on the nest all of the time, and that means there's an egg or (more likely) two. We're hoping for babies this spring once again — perhaps at the end of April or early in May.

Stop by for a close view through our high-powered spotting scopes. We'll be there the last Sunday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. and all day on July 4. "

Free. Everyone is welcome. "

For more info. go here.

Opening Celebration at Kinnear Park with live music, a scavenger hunt, tennis, tours and more! - Saturday, April 26th 2014 from 1-3pm

For more info. go here.

Bell Street Park Opening Celebration with music, games and more in Seattle - Today, Saturday, April 12th 2014 from 2-5pm

For more info. go here.

2014 Martin Luther King, Jr Youth March and talent show plus T-Shirt and Hoodie giveaways to first 400 to sign up! - Saturday, January 18th 2014 from 1-4pm

Youth lead 9th annual youth march to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”

–Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to join a youth-organized march to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 18. Participants will gather at 1 p.m. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park, 2200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, 98144.  Teens will lead the march to Rainier Community Center, 4600 38^th Ave. S, 98118. 

This year Seattle Parks and Recreation established a Youth Leadership Team to organize the 9th Annual Martin Luther King Youth March.  The Youth Leadership Team’s goal for the march is to celebrate the contribution Seattle youth make in creating a better city and to honor the work that youth do to keep Dr. King’s dream alive every day.

After the march, a talent show at Rainier Community Center will highlight talented youth in Seattle and end with youth group-speak recitation.

To show your support and march, please sign up athttp://www.seattle.gov/parks/teens/programs/mlkprogram.htm. Youth-designed T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts that honor Dr. King will be given to the first 400 people who sign up!

As the first step in the march, visit the Teen Portal at  http://seattle.gov/parks/teens/programs/mlkprogram.htm to watch a short video on the civil rights movement.

For more information, please contact Ron Mirabueno at 206-233-3979 orron.mirabueno@seattle.gov or Meghan Patino at 210-268-2067 or meg.patino@gmail.com.

For more info. go here.