Erika Lee Bigelow lives in Seattle with her husband, three kids, one dog and nine fish. On Fridays you can find her on Q13 at 8:15 a.m. with a great list of family-friendly activities for the weekend.
Here are Erika's picks for this weekend:
Discovery Park Bird Tours, Saturday 8-10 a.m. Join birding specialists and search the park for migrants and year-round residents. BYOBinoculars, if you have them. Ages 8 and older. $3; preregister. www.seattle.gov/parks/environment/discovery.htm
Fun with Board Games, Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Uptown Espresso. Game valets (now that is a fun job!) will be picking out the perfect game for you and your family and then teaching you how to play. No more hunting for your reading glasses to decipher tiny instruction manuals. Awesome! Free. www.facebook.com/uptownespressoseattle
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Scarecrow Mini Fest, Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Magnuson Community Center. So many choices! Local band Pickled Okra will be rockin' the house, so come and dance or try the ride-on tractors, garden games and scavenger hunt. Then create your own scary scarecrow. Admission is free; scarecrow kit $15. www.magnusonnatureprograms.com
Seattle Center Spectacular Magic Show, Saturday 1 and 3 p.m., Center House. Is it real, is it not? See if your eyes can tell the difference between illusion and true magic. Each show runs 50 minutes. Free. www.seattlemagicshow.com
Run of Hope 5K Run/3K Walk, Sunday 8 a.m.-noon, Seward Park. Great distances for legs tall and small. Strollers and leashed dogs are welcome and money raised goes to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund at Seattle Children's. $30-$35. www.runofhopeseattle.org
Mad Campus Art Walk, Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., UW Red Square. Amazing art temporarily installed all over the UW campus. Come be inspired as you inspect the interactive art. Check out our parent review here. Free. www.madartseattle.com
