Seattle's Child

Your guide to a kid-friendly city

Spring break specials: A week of great activities for Seattle-area kids

 

Free play

Enjoy free admission Mondays from 5-8 pm at PlayDate SEA, an 8,000-square-foot indoor playground in South Lake Union. Parents can chill in the café while kids crawl and climb all their wiggles out. For ages 12 and under. 

 

Learn chess

Everyone age 7 and up is invited to Detective Cookie’s Chess Club at Rainier Beach Library. Drop by and learn to play chess! Free. Tuesdays from 3-5 p.m.  Learn more about Detective Cookie and this great program.

 

See art

Students visit the Bellevue Arts Museum for free on the second Wednesday of the month (April 10). Print out a coupon and save $12. 

 

Purr-fect reading buddy

Kids age 5-10 can sign up for a 20-minute reading session with a kitty at this Bellevue shelter. Kids get reading practice, cats get cuddles: win-win. Monday-Friday, free. 

 

Celebrate spring

Pet the farm animals and go on an egg hunt! Bellevue’s Kelsey Creek Farm holds a Spring Egg-stravaganza Saturday, April 13 from 10-11:30 am. $25 for residents, $30 for non-residents. Pre-registration required. For kids age 5-7. 

 

 

 

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