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• Planet Happy: Stocked with Sustainable Toys

  Tucked into a quiet strip of independent businesses near University Village, Planet Happy is a truly hidden gem. The eco-friendly toy store and drop-in activity space is designed to let kids explore, and it’s full of quirky and lively details.

• Strengthening Our Resolve

  Seattle's Child blogger Kimberly Christensen offers ideas on New Year's resolution making to help the members of your family grow.

• Editor’s Note: January 2013

  If we are lucky, January will be that most blessed of things – ordinary.

• Intentional Holidays

  Ideas to emphasize family time and activities rather than gifts, creating blocks of unstructured time for cozy mornings or snuggly evenings and celebrating the little things.

• Protecting Our Beloved Puget Sound: One Bag at a Time

  Tips and tricks to go plastic bag free, and one fun T-shirt tote bag craft project.

• PAWS Has an Unusual Number of Puppies Available for Adoption

• Seattle-Based Matchmaking Service for Dog Sitters and Owners Launches

• A Parent’s Review: Reading With Rover

  Reading with a therapy dog is just plain fun for kids.

• PAWS Humane Education Programs are Changing Seattle Kids’ Views

  Programs aim to nurture the empathy inherent in every child, teaching them to appreciate, respect and help animals