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• It’s Time to Play! Active Ideas for May

  Find out about fun runs, bike events, low tide beach walks and plenty more fun ideas to keep your family moving this month.

• All Aboard! It’s National Train Day

  Celebrate National Train Day by riding the rails in the month of May.

• It’s National Bike Month!

  We have several ideas for you to enjoy bike-riding with your family this month.

• A Parent’s Review: The New Fantasy Exhibit at EMP

  This unique glimpse into the most beloved fantasy stories of all time makes you feel as if you are in an otherworldly place.

• A Parent’s Review: Lewis Creek Park Story Time

  Hidden in the hills of Bellevue, the Lewis Creek Visitor Center puts on a gem of a story hour and craft time the first Friday of each month, which opens kids’ eyes to the wonders of nature.

• A Parent’s Review: Swan Lake at PNB

  Swan Lake is the perfect ballet for sharing a love of the art form with a child or teen ... it is perhaps the most beautiful and well-known of classics.

• It’s Time to Play! Active Ideas for April

  From long walks through the tulip fields to an Earth Day Fun Run to April Pools Day, we have some great ideas to keep your family moving this month.

• A Parent’s Review: The Independent Art of Eric Carle

  You may think of Eric Carle as a “little kid’s artist” … the current exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum may make you think again.

• A Parent’s Survival Guide to the Tulip Festival

  It's Tulip Time! Get helpful resources and a kid-tested itinerary to help you navigate the fields.