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Jun 27, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Rebecca Mongrain |Aidan Bond
Traveling with kids can be hard, but family road trips can be some of the most memorable times in a child’s life, and heck, they are pretty fun for the whole family, too. Living in the Pacific Northwest means that we have tons of awesome road trip destinations just a hop, skip and a jump away from Seattle. Seattle’s Child has gathered our five-favorite child-friendly road trip destinations, just under three hours from Seattle.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Nicholas Carr |Aidan Bond
Celebrate Pride Month by reading books that celebrate children and families of all kinds! Whether exploring their gender or just living their lives, these 25 books about queer adults, teens, kids, and families are sure to delight all readers. This pick of books comes from librarians at Seattle Public Library and King County Library System.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Aidan Bond
The 92nd Bon Odori festival, held Sat, July 20-Sun July 21, 2024, at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, honors ancestors who have passed on and celebrates their ongoing presence in our daily lives. The beautiful and unique festival, also known as Obon, is full of sound, color, dancing and family happens near Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The main event features traditional music and dancing in the street in a giant oval.
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Aidan Bond
Spring break starts for most kids the week of April 8th. If you wish to enroll your child in a Spring break camp, as of Sunday, March 30th, the following Spring break camps still have openings. Some offer a full week only, others allow you to sign up for one day at a time. SEATTLEArena SportsBurn off all that extra home-from-school energy by keeping them active all day long at one of the Arena Sports camps. Half-day camps are available for ages 3-5.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Greta Hardin |Aidan Bond
It’s the end of the day. Everyone has returned to the nest, and the words, “I’m hungry!” quickly come out. With homework, after-school activities, and tales of the day, there is often no time for elaborate, leisurely, or even persnickety dinner prep. Over the years, I’ve come up with a list of don’t-go-bad pantry and freezer staples that are real food and really tasty. They mix and match into a gratifyingly wide array of tasty dinners.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Rebecca Mongrain |Aidan Bond
Not that kids mind the cold and wet weather – in fact, it can be a struggle to get them to wear a jacket – but when most days are cold or rainy or both, it’s good to have plenty of ideas for indoor activities, so we’ve put together more than 25 “fun-things-to-do-inside,” from simple science and games at home to inexpensive (or free) outings around the Puget Sound region.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
seattleschild.com | Aidan Bond
Yes, the winter holidays have just passed. But midwinter break is fast approaching. Looking for ways for your kids to spend their free time over February break? Here are 17 great options for mid-winter break camps. Seattle CampsKids Science LabsThey’ll still be learning even though they’re not in school at this camp for science enthusiasts. Innovative projects and fun, hands-on experiments will also show them how fun learning can be. Date: Feb.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
seattleschild.com | Rebekah Denn |Aidan Bond
In October 2023, the beloved Thierry Rautureau passed away. Below is Seattle food writer Rebekah Denn’s remembrance of Rautureau and her December 2015 article – part of a Seattle’s Child series about local chef’s favorite family holiday dishes:Seattle’s famous “Chef in the Hat,” owner of the fine-dining restaurant Rover’s for 25 years and then successors Luc and Loulay, died earlier this year of pulmonary fibrosis.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
seattleschild.com | Tiffany Doerr Guerzon |Aidan Bond
Editors note: Yes, we first published this article way back in 2010. The Holiday Carousel at Westlake Center no longer spins memories for kids and families and writer Tiffany Doerr Guerzon’s kids are not adults. But the work of creating new traditions when you can’t be — or don’t want to be — with extended family, we believe, is a topic many families grabble with today. Here’s what one parent did to give her kids lasting memories. All of us have our own vision of the ideal holiday.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
seattleschild.com | Jean Galton |Aidan Bond
As the holidays draw near, with all of its parties, concerts and just plain rushing about, it can be hard to fit in a few hours of baking. Nevertheless, it’s a part of the season that makes my entire family, from teenagers to adults, very, very happy. Here are a few of my family’s favorite baked goods. All three are homey, fairly easy to make and bound to make all the folks at your house extremely jolly.
