Drawing Jam at Gage Academy of Art features live models for drawing and sculpting, among many other offerings. (Photo: Gage Academy)
First-time Birder Walk
8-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
Lake Hills Greenbelt, Bellevue
Curious about our feathered friends? Kids 10 and older and their caregivers will love this Eastside Audubon field trip though Lake Hills Greenbelt. Learn about birding etiquette, bird identification field guides, birding apps and binoculars. BYO binoculars if you have them, loaners available for those that don't. Pre-register with Antonio Montanana at amontanana@eastsideaudubon.org.
Drawing Jam
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec 1
Gage Academy of Art, Seattle
Calling all artists and want-to-be artists: Gage Academy of Art is hosting their popular annual event featuring figure, portrait and gesture models, food trucks, live music, and fun art activities for the whole family. $15.
A Victorian Country Christmas Festival
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Puyallup Fairgrounds
Step back in time at the Puyallup Fairgrounds as it is transformed into a Victorian village marketplace this holiday season. Enjoy live entertainment, a living nativity, delicious food, fun kids’ activities and more. $12, $10 students and seniors, $9 military, free ages 5 and younger, free parking.
Indigenous Family Day
11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sat, Dec 1
Seattle Public Library
It’s a day full of Indigenous creativity at the Seattle Public Library downtown. Try your hand at native art making, talk with artists, and a stay for a free film screening of "Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World."
"Christmas Carol" Junior
Sat-Sun, Dec 1-2, 1 and 3 p.m.
Second Story Rep
Perfect for the whole family: Join SecondStory Rep and narrator, Mrs. Claus, as they bring an original adaptation of the Dickens classic to life on stage. Show runs weekends through Dec. 22. $12.
Storybook Theater: "Syd the Solstice Kid"
Sun, Dec 2 11 a.m. 1 & 3 p.m.
Hale’s Palladium
Kids 3-10 and their caregivers will love this science-based musical featuring Syd the Solstice Kid. Come travel with Syd around the world and learn some songs about why the days are so short in December and where the sun goes in the winter. $15.
