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Do adolescents who view advertising for marijuana have more positive views about it? UW researcher Denise Walker wants to know.
Cannabis + kids = ? P H OTO BY JOS H UA H U STO N
LEGAL MARIJUANA SALES BEGAN IN WASHINGTON MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. HOW HAVE KIDS BEEN IMPACTED? When Seattle entrepreneur April Pride was tapped to design a cannabis lifestyle brand for women, she was ecstatic — but trepidatious. “I knew that it was a great opportunity from a professional stand-
point, but at the same time, it meant that I was going to have to be really open about my personal life,” says Pride. As the mother of two young boys, Pride had to consider the impact of this cannabis-centered
career move on her family. Pride built Van der Pop, a femalefocused line of cannabis accessories, out of her house while her kids were on summer break. “We’d have to take measurements, so cannabis was on the kitchen table,” says Pride. “My kids know what it looks like, they know what it smells like, they know the different ways you can consume it — they’re really in this with me.” Although Pride never uses cannabis in front of her children, she has no qualms about enjoying its high in their presence. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
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“Cannabis allows me to slow down and not be so concerned about the things that can wait,” says Pride. Pride hopes that owning her usage will cultivate open lines of communication about cannabis when her kids hit the teen years. “All I can really do is ask my kids to be responsible, because I think it’s naive to think that they will abstain,” says Pride. Since Seattle’s first legal recreational pot shops opened in 2014, many parents, educators and researchers have wondered about the potential impact on kids. The cannabis on the market today is different than what was available even 10 years ago and eye-catching billboards are everywhere. But has advertising, greater accessibility, and an increased prevalence of adults using marijuana changed teen usage rates in Washington since legalization took effect? According to the 2016 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey, administered in more than 1,000 schools to 230,000 students representing all 39 Washington counties, the answer is no. Rates of teen marijuana use have not increased since 2014, despite the changing landscape. Although legalization advocates cheered this news, Denise Walker, director of the Innovative Programs Research Group at University of Washington, is concerned by the decreasing number of teens who perceive regular marijuana use as risky. In 2016, about one in five 8th graders, one in three 10th graders, and nearly half of 12th graders perceived no/slight risk to regular use. “How teens’ perception of harm changes over time will have an impact on marijuana usage rates,” says Walker, who points to a 2018 RAND Corporation study conducted in Southern California that found adolescents who view more advertising for medical marijuana are more likely to have positive views about the substance and use it.
Research shows that marijuana use can have permanent effects on the developing brain when use begins in adolescence, especially with regular or heavy use, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Frequent or long-term marijuana use is linked to school dropout and lower educational achievement. About 17 percent of regular teen users develop cannabis use disorder. Lindsey Greto, program manager for the King County Youth Marijuana Prevention and Education Program, has been working to educate the public about the risks of teen marijuana use. “Most adults don’t realize that the marijuana of today is very different than the product that was available in their young adulthood,” says Greto. Legalization in Washington did not include a cap for potency of THC, the mind-altering component
of marijuana. Depending on how analysis was conducted and the sample analyzed, THC potency has increased by 2 to 7 times since the 1970s. New methods for ingestion such as Vaporizable Cannabis Concentrates (VCC) are far more potent than cannabis plants. While average plants contain about 10 to 12 percent THC, vaporized cannabis can contain 60 to 85 percent, an amount that puts young, regular users at higher risk for mental health problems and dependence. “There’s this history of marijuana being demonized as the gateway to other drugs, and then on the other side, there are marijuana advocates who say it’s not harmful in any way,” says Walker. “But the truth is somewhere in the middle. That nuance has been hard for our culture to digest.”
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Pick and chews Most school days, Pippa doesn’t eat her lunch. When we dig into her backpack and open up her fancy, stainless-steel bento box, the lunch we packed in the morning is usually untouched, save for a halfeaten satsuma or a lightly nibbled piece of cheese. When we ask her why, she just shrugs and says she wasn’t hungry. The thing is, Pippa isn’t a picky eater — at least not in the conventional sense. “Discriminating” is more like it. One time, she informed us that her favorite vegetable was smoked salmon. And once, when she was 4, she drew a picture of the house she would like to live in. It had all kinds of amenities and improvements, including an underground room connected by a secret passageway. “What’s that?” Jess asked, imagining some kind of pirate treasure chamber or double-agent hideout. “That’s the prosciutto cellar,” she said. My own childhood food experience was a little different from Pippa’s. My mom’s cooking alternated between recipes clipped from the advertisements in Better Homes and Gardens and traditional Chinese dishes. One night we might have “Chicken Crunch,” complete with Kellogg’s Corn Flake crust and Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup gravy, and the next night we might have some fermented, Chinese squiggly thing that smelled like low tide. “What’s that?” we’d ask. “Try it,” my mom would say, carefully avoiding a direct answer. “It’s different.” (Pro tip for parents out there: “It’s different” isn’t as tantalizing to most kids as you might think.) For school lunches, my dad would just throw the previous night’s leftovers into my Spider-Man lunchbox and off I’d go.
Once I got to school, I’d open it up to find something which, while lacking much value on the “wanna trade?” lunch barter network, was priceless on the grossyour-friends-out entertainment circuit. “What’s that?” they’d ask. “Cow’s tongue.” When I got to fifth grade and we had hot cafeteria lunches, I was able to parlay my reputation and tolerance for unconventional foods into a profitable
We discovered that one parent was putting handmade sushi in her kid’s lunch. Another was carving cold cuts into elaborate animal shapes. A third was turning vegetables and toothpicks into action figures. In short, we had stumbled onto an escalating school lunch arms race — one we were losing without even knowing it. side business. I had a standing offer that I’d eat any mixture, combination or conglomeration of foods from the regular school lunch for a quarter. I billed myself as “Iron Stomach Man.” Kids would gather around the table just to see me do it, and line up for the chance to test me with some concoction of their own. “What’s that gray stuff?” they’d ask.
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“Green beans, cherry Jello, ketchup, Tuna Surprise and chocolate milk.” Anyway, when we noticed that Pippa wasn’t eating her lunches, we asked around to see if this was a common occurrence in her firstgrade class. We discovered that one parent was putting handmade sushi in her kid’s lunch. Another was carving cold cuts into elaborate animal shapes. A third was turning vegetables and toothpicks into action figures. „ Read all of Jeff In short, we Lee’s columns on had stumseattleschild.com bled onto an escalating school lunch arms race — one we were losing without even knowing it. We made a half-hearted effort to join the fray: a few cucumber slices fashioned into the shapes of marine creatures. They came back pristine and intact, untouched by little human hands. In the end, we kind of gave up. After all, she’s healthy ... she’s strong ... she eats plenty of food when she’s at home. We still pack her lunches, if only to keep the teachers from calling CPS. And who knows? Someday she might actually start eating them. Children’s eating habits are not fixed in stone for all eternity. The other day, Pippa informed us that her opinion on cucumbers had evolved. “I don’t like cucumbers,” she said, “except Persian cucumbers.” I have half a mind to sneak a chunk of cow’s tongue into her lunch someday. If she’s not going to eat it anyway, she might as well have a little fun with her classmates. And with Iron Stomach Man nearly a half-century into retirement, maybe it’s about time for some other intrepid school-lunch daredevil to take his place. Look! What’s that going through a disgusting amalgam of unappetizing food at the speed of light? Is it a trash compactor? Is it a garbage disposal? No! It’s Iron Stomach Woman! The world needs more than puny action figures constructed from limp carrots and toothpicks. We need a hero. Jeff Lee still eats things you really don’t want to hear about in Seattle.
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ART UP CLOSE There are maker fairs and craft sales, and then there’s the Pratt Fine Arts Center Open House in the Central District on Saturday, Sept. 8, with artists at every single studio. Chief among the attractions? Flameworkers who transform glass into languid forms. Bronze pours at 7 and 8 pm. Hands-on activities and a youth and teen studio. Don’t miss the live jazz as part of the Jackson Street Jazz Walk. And food trucks! 6 to 9 pm. 1902 S. Main St. 3 pratt.org
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THREE MOUNTAIN HIKES TO GET YOUR FAMILY ENTHUSED ABOUT THE WILD September is a glorious time to hike anywhere, especially the mountains. Here are three kid-friendly hikes that are moderate, by Cascades standards, and none of them have long, gravel-road approaches. All require a Northwest Forest Pass, $5 for a day or $30 for a year. Pick a day with clear weather, check trail conditions on the Washington Trails Association site (wta.org), and take a look at the construction schedule on the Washington Department of Transportation site (wsdot.wa).
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From the onset, there are views of the jagged peaks that surround the trail. Cross fields of fallen rocks and listen for something that sounds like a squeaky toy. These are pikas — guinea-pigsized creatures related to rabbits. Near the end of the hike at the top of a ridge, look for a big rock perch to sit on and gaze at the blue expanse of Snow Lake.
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The trail climbs a little more than a mile through woods before it comes to an area where Denny Creek rolls over broad, slippery rocks. If the weather is hot, the creek will be full of kids on the rocks, splashing in the numbingly cold water. About half a mile on, the trail leads above the tree line and hikers are treated to subalpine meadows and postcard-worthy views, including some waterfalls.
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Start among the big trees near Interstate 90 and climb through woods and rock fields (hello, pikas!) until a serene mountain lake awaits.
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on classes as well. “It’s a great hands-on activity that parents can do with their kids,” she says. The Kids Build classes have a maximum of 30 spaces, and parents are required to escort their kids to classes. The next one is 9 am to noon, Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Carpenters Training Center, 20424 72nd Ave. S, Kent. Registration required. (253) 437-5235
The Center for Wooden Boats offers woodworking courses for kids age 8 to 16. Each has a suggested price of $230 and takes place over four three-hour sessions on Saturdays in the Center’s South Lake Union location. No experience necessary. Youth Woodworking for Kids introduces kids to hand tools and has them build a couple of simple projects: a toolbox and a birdhouse. Youth Design/Build encourages kids to build things from their own imaginations. q cwb.org, (206) 382-2628
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Seattle Design Festival invites kids to create INTERACTIVE STATIONS ENCOURAGE IMAGINATION
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AT THIS FREE ANNUAL EVENT The Seattle Design Festival starts with a weekend-long downtown event in which designers, architects and other creative minds build things to represent the annual theme. This year’s theme is trust. The resulting installations could be called sculptures, games, social experiments, or all three. Kids and adults can explore them free of charge. Here are some of more appealing activities for kids, from noon until late on Sept. 8 and 9 at Occidental Park. 1. Build. One thing this block party has is blocks. You can work with many in Building Trust with Building Blocks. In another installation called Blox, every visitor adds a single block somewhere. By the end of the exhibit, people will have built something, block by block. 2. Find your way. In Blind Trust, there are three walls made of ropes that all look alike, but when touched, some move aside and some don’t. People have to use their sense of touch to find their way through.
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SWIFT NIGHT OUT IN MONROE Every September, thousands of Vaux’s swifts take shelter in an old brick chimney on Monroe’s main street. The people of Monroe celebrate this happening with Monroe Swift Night Out, from 4 pm until dusk on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 639 West Main St., with family activities and food. Vaux’s swifts are small birds with stubby tails and long, tapered wings. They spend their summers flitting above old forests in the northwestern U.S. and British Columbia. In fall, they fly to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. At night, they usually roost in a big, hollow tree, but the chimney makes a good substitute. The swifts swirl around it before they drop in, tails first, feet outstretched. There’s no better way to see migration in action.
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behind-the-scenes tours as part of Savor the San Juans. Kids can join in on the cider pressing, watch sheep-shearing demonstrations, and enjoy plenty of locally made food. After the tour, be sure to visit Hogstone’s Wood Oven on Orcas or Ursa Minor on Lopez for some of the islands’ best award-winning cuisine. 3 visitsanjuans.com/savor 3 hogstone.com 3 ursaminorlopez.com — Jo Eike
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USE THOSE BLUEBERRIES! Washington has been the nation’s leading producer of blueberries for the past three years, and the state’s projected yield this year is 136 million pounds. Make the most of the last days of berry season by whipping up an easy and healthy frozen treat for your kids, low on sugar and packed with antioxidants and vitamin C.
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Frozen Blueberry Sorbet 3 cups fresh blueberries 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest ⅓ cup of water 2 tablespoons of honey (optional)
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Place blueberries on a lined baking sheet in a single layer and place in freezer overnight or for at least 4 hours, until fully frozen. Add frozen berries to a food processor, along with lemon juice, zest and water (and honey for extra sweetness). Process the mixture until smooth. Serve immediately, or freeze in an airtight container for a couple of hours for a firmer consistency. — Jo Eike
Jamaica Myres and Aaron Bossett started StayWoke as a homeschool project and hope to eventually expand to a café.
An excellent cup of coffee BY BRETT HAMIL Aaron Bossett and Jamaica Myres are a pair of 13-year-olds who run a thriving coffee stand called StayWoke Coffee in the South Seattle neighborhood of Columbia City. The venture started as a homeschool summer project to make some money, but the teenagers’ sustained commitment
and a strong response from the community has fanned that initial vision. Their spot is a folding table on the sidewalk loaded with coffee gear on the corner of South Alaska Street and 31st Avenue South near the light-rail station. During normal business hours (weekdays from 6:30-ish to 11 am) you’ll see two CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
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young men who are devoted to the craft of coffee preparation. Their menu is a small chalkboard advertising coffee, flanked by two burners used to heat up water for skillfully prepared pourovers. “It’s a slow process,” explains Bossett. “You wanna wet the filter, have a perfect bed size, use a fine grind.” Their purist approach has led them on field trips to places like Visions Espresso, an equipment and training shop in SoDo. Their youthful hustle has also attracted the support of local chefs and baristas, along with celebrities including chef Guy Fieri (Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”) and former Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant, who dropped by the stand. All of this is chronicled on their Facebook and Instagram accounts, run by Myres, along with pictures of photogenic pourovers and African single-origin roasts from nearby Empire Espresso. The vibe is entrepreneurship, positivity and respect for the craft and the customer. There’s even digital loyalty rewards for regulars. Long term, they’re looking to open a café. They shrug off the novelty of their youth as if it’s irrelevant to their main concerns: brewing and customer service. “Some people treat us as kids, but some people are more professional,” Bossett says. When StayWoke opens, they sometimes post an announcement on Facebook that could also serve as a mission statement for the upstart business: “Good morning, beautiful people. We have arrived, and are set up to pour you an excellent cup of coffee.” q facebook.com/staywokestand q instagram.com/staywokestand
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Three go-to weeknight meals BY JO EIKE Back-to-school season cuts into kitchen time as school and activities fill the calendar. But school-night dinners can still be easy, communal and stirred up at home with these uncomplicated recipes that use fresh Northwest ingredients to full effect.
Hearty meals in the slow cooker are a favorite for fall.
Cuban Pulled Pork
This tender, garlicky pork is the perfect filling for tacos, sandwiches, or grain bowls. Use an Instant Pot or stew it in a slow cooker in the morning and have dinner waiting for you when you get home. This recipe makes enough to serve a family of four twice, and freezes well. 3-4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3 chunks 1 tablespoon each salt and pepper 1 tablespoon oregano 1 tablespoon cumin 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped garlic Juice and zest of 1 orange Juice and zest of 1 lime
Season pork with salt and pepper, and rub with oregano and cumin. If using an Instant Pot, set sauté function to high, add olive oil, and brown pork for around 10 minutes. Add garlic, juices and zest, cover and cook on high pressure for 80 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. If using a crockpot, brown pork in a skillet, then add to slow-cooker along with garlic, juices and zest. Cook on low for 8 hours. Using two forks, shred the pork, adding as much of the pork juice as preferred.
Mum’s Chicken Pesto Pies
Thanks to store-made rotisserie chicken and frozen puff pastry, these individual pies, much like calzones, come together
in a flash. A perfectly portable dinner, they can just as easily be eaten on the go or at soccer practice. Store-bought pesto can be substituted, but this version is delicious, nutritious and reduces food waste. Makes 8 pies (but freezes well if you want to make a double batch). Green tops from 1 bunch of carrots (around 2 cups), roughly chopped ¼ cup roughly chopped nuts (almond, pine nuts or pecans) ½ cup basil ½ cup olive oil Salt and pepper 2 cups shredded cooked chicken All-purpose flour, for rolling 1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed Water 1 egg, beaten
Heat oven to 400°. Pulse carrot tops, nuts and basil in a food processor until mixture has formed a rough paste, then slowly drizzle in olive oil and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Place chicken in a mixing bowl with one cup of the pesto and mix well. Flour your surface, and unfold the two pastry sheets. Cut each into four pieces and roll each into a 7-to-8-inch square. Divide the filling between the bottom halves of the squares, leaving a border for sealing. Brush the edges with a little
water, then fold and press to seal. Brush tops of the pies with the beaten egg and place in the oven. Bake for around 30 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
One-Pot Miso Chicken with Rice
Miso paste is full of healthy vitamins, minerals, and probiotics and adds a rich, savory flavor to dishes. This entire meal cooks quickly together in one pot. Serves 4 with leftovers. 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 2 tablespoons miso paste 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon sesame oil 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1” chunks 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 2 cups jasmine rice, rinsed and drained 2½ cups chicken stock 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cut into 2" lengths ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Combine the first five ingredients in a bowl and whisk until combined. Add chicken and ginger and mix well. Add rice and stock to rice cooker, cover with chicken mixture, then top with scallions. Cook until cycle is complete. If the chicken isn’t quite done, cook for 5 minutes longer. Fluff rice, mixing through the chicken, and top with cilantro.
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Parents and co-authors Abby and Harley McAllister fell in love while working on a dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies. Twenty years and four boys later, the couple has hiked, rafted and camped all over the world with babies as young as six weeks old. “The toddler years are the best time to get them started, because they are so full of wonder,” says Abby. The Spokanebased family shares their outdoor knowledge in Adventuring with Kids, a series of guidebooks to America’s national parks. Featuring the best trail options for kids, complete with packing and wildlife checklists, the books lay out fun, educational plans for your dream outdoor family vacation. Got a grouchy kid on a hike through Glacier National Park? Don’t be afraid to bend the rules, say the McAllisters. “We aren’t above giving them a candy bar to keep them motivated,” says Harley.
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JUST ONE BITE? “Clean your plate” has gone by the wayside; some adults are biological selective eaters and as children, their taste-bud superpowers come off as picky. Several Seattle families with adventurous eaters offer insight on what works around their tables. The ultimate food challenge: a foodie mom with three vegetarian kids who keeps mealtimes collaborative.
Could your picky eater be a supertaster? An intense sense of taste can make kids skittish about food BY JIAYING GRYGIEL In college, Tara Jesson had a neat party trick: she could tell a Bud Light from a Coors from a Miller Lite by blind taste. It wasn’t a matter of familiarity with beer; they just tasted different to her. It wasn’t just beer, either. Jesson has always had highly sensitive taste buds. She hates anything with artificial sweeteners, anything super sweet, anything hot and spicy. IPAs? Too bitter. “I was always that way. I never really thought much of it,” says Jesson, who works with children with sensory feeding Dean Skinner has strong feelings about some vegetables.
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Nutrition, has seen kids who can distinguish different brands of ketchup. Among picky eaters, there’s probably a higher percentage who are supertasters, Hillyer says. And it’s not just tastes that they’re more sensitive to; it’s also sounds, smells, bright lights. “It can make some things a little difficult,” she says. “Because eating is something we do so many times every day, and it’s so closely tied with our social connections.” For official proof of supertaster status — and the ‘Get out of ever eating Brussels sprouts’ card — count the number of fungiform papillae on the tongue. Those are the little bumps that house your taste buds. Dye the tip of the tongue with blue food coloring and count the bumps inside a circle the size of a paper hole punch. People with more than 30 fungiform papillae are supertasters; average tasters have 15 to 30 fungiform papillae. Jesson has never counted the bumps on her tongue, or anyone else’s. Her goal is to help kids be less anxious about food, and expose them to foods they’re willing to try. When kids come in to see her, she asks what they eat. Sometimes, it’s just pasta and crackers and white cheese. One little boy would turn all the way around in his chair because he couldn’t bear the sight of carrots and celery sticks. “I know some kids, everything’s just too much for them,” Jesson says. “That’s why they’re picking the bland diet. I’m still going to try to expand that diet, so they can have more nutritious foods in their repertoire.” How many picky eaters are actually supertasters? It’s hard to say, because many factors other than taste are involved with picky eating. Some kids don’t like messy hands and a messy face. Or the food is too cold. Or it’s too hot. Kids consider the way a food looks (“Oh, that’s green!”) and its texture (Gooey? Super crunchy?) before it even hits their taste buds.
‘Make foods fun’ If your kid is a supertaster or just a plain old picky eater, therapists have a few tips on how to coax them to try new foods. “The best thing you can do is exposure, exposure, exposure,” Jesson says. “Just have patience and continue to
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introduce the foods. Give them a chance; say, ‘Okay, you don’t want to taste it? Let’s talk about it.’ Touch it to our lips. Play with the food.” Occupational therapist Sneha Parikh helps supertasters experiment to figure out which food groups and textures they like, and to build a vocabulary to describe what they’re tasting. Does it melt in your mouth? Is it crunchy? Is it sour? Is it sweet? A little bit of a bitter taste? In the beginning, the middle, the end — or the whole time? Parikh tries to get kids to talk objectively about food because it takes them past their knee-jerk reaction: “It’s food, it’s disgusting.” She’s seen more success with kids kindergarten-age and older, because that’s when their vocabulary grows beyond “yucky.” “I will not shove a food in a kid’s mouth. I will not give them a reward if they eat it,” says Parikh, who works in MOSAIC’s Bellevue office. “My approach is play with the food and get more comfortable with the food. Talk about the characteristics and the properties of the food. Make foods fun.”
snap-pea harvest and they must have eaten 20 of them each. Our little guy goes right out and rips pieces of kale off and eats them. Both my husband and I were extremely picky eaters growing up — we want to help our boys avoid that. I never had a salad until I was in college. My husband lived off macaroni and cheese.
Start with one bite Jane Olson
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Jimmy Morrison Harris, left, and his family have learned to love their vegetables.
‘A blessing and a curse’ Bothell mom (and Seattle's Child account manager) Stephanie Konat always knew she had a heightened sense of smell and taste. Her family teases her for her uncanny ability to sniff out a dead mouse in a basement: “It smells like death!” Her kids, now 16 and 20, are the same. Once, when the kids were in elementary school, they happened upon a Pacific Science Center exhibit about supertasters: if the litmus paper tasted bitter, you were a supertaster. “We all tried it. Ahhh! It was so bitter!” says Konat. “We all have a high degree of sensitivity to everything. Sound. Taste. Smells. It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s good in that I really appreciate food. I love to cook, and I love to try different flavors because I can taste everything. Sometimes people don’t taste what I taste in food. To them, it’s very similar to the last piece of pizza, or whatever.” The downside is that Konat might smell something that induces her gag reflex. She has a keen knack for expiring freshness. “I can tell if something’s going to go bad faster than other people,” says Konat, joking about her ability to suss out certain smells, likening herself to a taster for royalty. “Maybe if we were in a place where we had to worry that food was poisoned, we’d all survive.”
Local families reveal how to bring up a non-picky eater It’s been said that picky eaters are not born, they’re made. Well, yes and no. Some selective eaters are genuinely more sensitive to taste (see “supertaster” piece) and some become highly selective because of well, us, the parents. Getting kids to try a healthy menu beyond buttered pasta should never be a battle royale. Here, insight from Seattle families.
Garden and cook together Jimmy Morrison Harris West Seattle dad of two boys, 2 and 3
• Involve them. Especially if you really emphasize, “You made this.” They feel accomplished. They feel a sense of ownership. We started doing Blue Apron. We had our first breakthrough, a pork taco —
• Routine has a lot to do with it. We eat at the same time every day; I consistently ask them to eat all the food I make. Except for vacation — I’ll be very lenient on vacation. I consistently make the same foods. My daughter doesn’t like bell peppers, but that doesn’t stop me from making it. When she was younger, I would have her take one bite. The older she gets, I increase it. If you take three bites, maybe you’ll find you like it. Well, I don’t think she’ll ever like bell peppers. But I still make her try it.
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including Sriracha — something we thought he would never eat. “Hey, we’re done cooking, you just made dinner.” He looked so proud. He ate the whole thing. He kept saying, “Water! Water! I need water!”
Wallingford mom of a super-picky son, 7, and a super-adventurous daughter, 12
• Talking about the ingredients, smelling, sampling and helping prep are the ways we have discovered to make it work. They’ve eaten spicy pad Thai, Korean tacos in lettuce, salads with lots of different veggies, and more.
• The older one, she’s always been willing to try pretty much anything. My son just will not try anything. He just 100 percent refuses to try it. If there’s a piece of cilantro, he’ll go through and pick every speck out.
• We have this little garden in our backyard. This year I took them both to the hardware store and let them pick out the seeds. They picked random things I thought they wouldn’t eat: lettuce, green onions, snap peas, carrots. We had our first
• My daughter, when she was a baby, I only fed her fruits and vegetables. She didn’t have any fast food, or even processed food. She didn’t have her first chicken nugget until she was a
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couple of years old. With my son, I wasn’t as purposeful with him. One thing I’ve taught him is that some foods taste good together. He’ll experiment if I tell him to try this and this and this together. He won’t eat basil, but he’ll try basil with chicken and rice. I’ll have him help me cook it. Then he’ll feel a little proud and willing to eat it, because he made it. He wants to know how it’s put together; he’s into engineering.
Dice and chop Deonne Brown Benedict South Edmonds mom of three: 7, 4 and 2
• Our two oldest, they eat just about anything you put in front of them. Our oldest daughter will eat anything, including sunscreen. So that’s how indiscriminate her taste buds are. The 2-year-old, I still hold out hope. She doesn’t like meat and a lot of vegetables. • When I met my husband, he didn’t eat broccoli or a lot of other vegetables. So I started cutting vegetables into itty-bitty pieces. I figured out how to fit it into the things we were eating, whether it was the soup or a curry sauce. He hardly noticed it. Now he will eat them in big chunks. Now he says broccoli is one of his favorite vegetables. So I do that with the baby, too. I make chicken and rice and and broccoli. Right now, because the baby won’t eat broccoli, I just dice it really tiny and she’ll eat it.
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Roman’s Baked Pasta With Artichokes, Greens, & Too Much Cheese. Indian food is a favorite; we make a lot of saag paneer using frozen spinach and mass quantities of paneer cheese from Costco. We cook a lot of soups and stews; stuff pitas with Trader Joe’s falafel; cook frittatas and fried rice with eggs and leftover veggies; and simmer Japanese curry mix with tofu, carrots and potatoes. It helps that my husband and I both like to cook — and try new recipes.
BY REBEKAH DENN My 4-year-old daughter was nibbling a slice of lunch meat when the question occurred to her: “What is turkey made of?” Her 7-year-old brother didn’t miss a beat. “It’s. Dead. Bird,” he announced with drama. “They KILL the bird to get the MEAT.” Factually, I couldn’t argue. And I didn’t object when, horrified, she let the turkey drop from her fingers, officially forming a meat-free majority in our house: Three vegetarian kids vs. two carnivorous adults. Our oldest, now 15, gave up meat at age 3 while dining at the Crab Pot restaurant on Seattle’s waterfront. (Pointing at the boiled crustaceans on the table, he asked, “Is that the same crab as in the aquarium?”) Our middle child used to love roast chicken, but around age 5 gravitated toward his big brother’s philosophy. In the four years since our daughter made the switch, none had even a momentary change of heart. As a food writer whose career is built on a boundary-free appetite, this may sound bizarre. In reality, “Omnitarian House” — as I now call our home — is just my version of every parent’s reality: Kids don’t always want the same types of foods as adults. The real question is whether we should accommodate them. After all, my kids decided to become vegetarians at 3, 4 and 5 years old. In the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Swimming in seafood. With a mom who eats for a living. A mom who ate her share of liver and onions as a kid whether she liked it or not (she didn’t). If my kids had food allergies, of course the accomodation answer is yes. For foods the kids just don’t like, the answer is usually no. Vegetarianism, though, is a moral issue, which calls for more consideration than when our youngest also turned up her nose at watermelon (“Ugh!”), onions (“too spicy!”) and stir-fries (“not agaaaaaaaain!”), all of which still appear regularly on her plate. As a family, we all agree: there are ethical and environmen-
Don’t worry about protein Parents often tell us they worry that their vegetarian kids won’t get enough protein. Between eggs, cheese, yogurt, beans, nuts, soy-derived foods like tofu and edamame, legumes like chickpeas and lentils, and protein-rich grains like quinoa, we worry whether our kids are getting too much. So long as you branch out from white pasta, it won’t be a problem.
Take advantage of eating out Remember: you are not a short-order cook. But why not take occasional advantage of an actual short-order cook? If we’re at a restaurant on date night, we’re probably ordering meat or seafood, preferably a dish that’s hard to make at home.
Share the load Taco night! Rebekah Denn and son Nathaniel, 11, husband David Dickey and daughter Iris, 8, all agree to dig in.
tal benefits to eating less meat. As it turned out, accommodating two substantially different diets at the same table isn’t hard. We prepare great family meals without extra work. Along the way, we’ve learned lessons that could apply to any household trying to navigate food allergies, philosophical beliefs, dietary restrictions, or plain old pickiness.
Build meals like Lego towers We lean toward recipes where we can treat ingredients like modules — delicious, enticing modules — to swap in and out like Lego bricks. Or think of
them as jigsaw pieces, where everyone gets to build their own puzzle. Options can be as simple as throwing some veggie burgers on the grill next to the hamburgers. On Taco Tuesday we spread warmed refried beans and grated cheese on soft tortillas, setting them out with bowls of toppings. Carnivores might pile on shredded chicken. Everyone has the option of sliced avocado, chopped tomatoes or pickled vegetables. When dinner is Niçoise salad, the vegetarians skip the tuna, reaching instead for hard-boiled eggs, potatoes and green beans. For casual spreads of baguettes, cheese, vegetables and dips, no one feels deprived or put upon if there’s an extra plate of charcuterie for the carnivores.
Larger sides, smaller main dishes When the adults have a meat entrée, the kids will often make a meal by taking larger portions of our appetizer or side dish. They can make a well-balanced entrée from the Greek salad with feta or the carrot soup swirled with yogurt.
Find common ground Although we adults don’t want to entirely give up meat and seafood, it’s no hardship to eat vegetarian meals a few days a week. Everyone likes pasta (easy weeknights rely on Marcella Hazan’s famous three-ingredient sauce, and our company favorite is Alison
It’s a parenting cliché (however true) that your kids will eat more and different foods if they’ve had a role in planning the menu and helping with preparation. The lesser-known corollary is that it’s also easier for parents to give up control if they’re not stuck with all the work. Even if your kids are just old enough to wash vegetables or measure out spices, assisting with the family meal makes a difference. All this helped out when my husband decided recently to try a ketogenic diet. Et tu, Brutus? But along with the decision, he took care of those meal components. (Grilling a batch of chicken breasts early in the week works wonders, as does laying in Costco-size bags of leafy greens.) Lately, he’s been the pickiest one at the table, skipping the bread and fruit and choosing the low-carb vegetables. Then one weekend morning, we woke up to find a hot breakfast was already waiting. Our teenager had paged through a cookbook from a favorite restaurant, found a recipe for shakshuka, walked to the grocery store for ingredients, and cooked it himself. Eggs, tomatoes, bell peppers — we all sat down and ate together. I may never have had such a satisfying meal.
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We’ve never given them bland food. We made most of our baby food — we’d just blend whatever veggies we were making and throw in spices or herbs. We eat most anything, but a lot of Italian food. Mussels with butter and veggies. Pesto and goat cheese. They think it’s normal. We’ve been in a long phase where we’re obsessed with beets. They literally cheer for beet noodles: “Beets! Beets! We want beets!” We mostly do fruits and veggies for our snacks. We’re obsessed with pickles right now, the tiny ones. They eat bran flakes with raisins for breakfast, like real old men. • I don’t keep crackers, pretzels, anything of that sort in the house. My husband and I worked a lot on our weight pre-children. So we had basically set a rule: we have treats. But treats don’t live at the house. You have to go get them.
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Back to the Future It’s already three years past the future for this classic 1985 film. See a time-traveling teen in the final screening of the Living Computers Museum + Labs summer movie series featuring blockbusters from the ’80s.
Night Market Head downtown and get a real ‘taste’ of the International District. It’s an evening of incredible food, live music performances, break-dance demonstrations and an all-ages dance party that lasts until midnight.
St. Demetrios Greek Festival Opa! Celebrate all things Greek at this beloved annual festival. Take part in folk dancing, sample a variety of Greek food, browse the marketplace, and let the young ones kick back in the kids’ area.
Whidbey Island Kite Festival Let’s go fly a kite… up on Whidbey Island. See colorful kite-flying displays, take part in kids’ kite-making classes, sign up for sport kite lessons, and don’t miss the teddy bear drop for ages 9 and younger at 1 pm).
Luminata Lantern Parade Bring your own lantern or light and dress up in fun costumes to celebrate the autumnal equinox at Green Lake. Join a parade starting from the boathouse, complete with music, lanterns and lights.
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Back to School Celebration. Get ready to go back to school with free carnival games, face painting, inflatables, prizes and free school supplies. Noon to 4 pm. FREE. Denny Park, Downtown Seattle. www.seattle.gov The Pilot Experience. Kids ages 10 and older can take flight in a professional-grade flight simulator. Kids under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. 11 am and 1 pm today, Sun. and Sep. 22-23. $$. Museum of Flight, Tukwila. www.museumofflight.org
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Toddler Tales & Trails. Kids ages 2 to 5 can enjoy stories, crafts and songs followed by a guided exploration through Seward Park. 10 to 11 am. $. Seward Park Audubon Center, Seattle (Seward Park). www.sewardpark.audubon.org Bumbershoot. Comedy, dance, art, poetry, theater, film, visual arts and music on many stages, with food, arts and crafts, kids’ activities, parades and spectacles. 11 am to 11 pm through Sun. $$$, free ages 7 and younger with adult. Seattle Center (Lower Queen Anne). www.bumbershoot.com
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Family Watershed Tour. A one-hour bus tour of the watershed specifically catering to children. Tour includes a drive through the historic Cedar Falls townsite and Cedar Falls Waterfall. 2 pm. $. Cedar
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River Watershed Education Center, North Bend. www.seattle.gov Labor Day Steam Train Rides. Ride on one of the museum’s antique steam trains. See schedule online. 11 am to 4 pm today through Mon. $$ to $$$. Northwest Railway
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European Theater Day. Enjoy a day of flying and vehicle demonstrations from the war machines
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Calendar that operated during World War II. 10 am to 3 pm. $$ to $$$, free ages 5 and younger. Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Everett. www. flyingheritage.org
from local musicians every Thursday through September. Nearby playground. 4 to 6 pm. FREE. Cascade Playground, Seattle (South Lake Union). www.facebook.com/cascadeplayground
Evergreen State Fair. Old-fashioned fair features animals, carnival, lumberjack show, concerts, music, rodeo, food, contests, exhibits, and new this year — duck races. 10 am to 10 pm through Sept. 2, 10 am to 7 pm Sept. 3. $ to $$, free ages 5 and younger, and 90 and older. Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe. www.evergreenfair.org
Back to the Future. See the classic 1985 film about a time-traveling teen, the last in this summer series. Admission includes snacks. Arrive early to explore the museum free (5 to 8 pm). 6 to 8 pm. $. Living Computers Museum + Labs, Seattle (SoDo). www.livingcomputers.org
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Feeding Frenzy. See wild animals enjoy their favorite foods, and learn about their feeding habits from keepers. 9:30 am to 6 pm through Mon. Included with admission. $ to $$$. Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Tacoma. www.nwtrek.org Olympia Harbor Days. Entertainment, food, kids’ activities, craft vendors, and vintage, working and retired tugboats. Tugboat races on Sun. 10 am to 7 pm today, 10 am to 6 pm Sun. FREE. Percival Landing, Olympia. www.harbordays.com Washington State Fair. Farm animals, agriculture, rides, exhibits, kids’ activities, food, fireworks on Friday nights, rodeo shows (Sept. 6-9) and concerts. 9:30 am to 10:30 pm today through Sunday, 9:30 am to 9:30 pm Labor Day. Post-Labor Day hours: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm Fridays, 9:30 am to 10:30 pm Saturdays, 9:30 am to 9:30 pm Sundays, 10:30 am to 9:30 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through Sept. 23 (closed Tuesdays and Sep. 5). $ to $$, free ages 5 and younger. See online for discounts. Additional fee for rodeo and concerts. Packages available. Parking $$. Washington State Fairgrounds, Puyallup. www.thefair.com FA R T H E R A F I E L D
Bremerton Blackberry Festival. Vendors, fun run (Sat.), food, music, kids’ entertainment and more. 10 am to 7 pm today, 10 am to 6 pm Sun., 10 am to 5 pm Mon. FREE. Downtown Bremerton Boardwalk. www.blackberryfestival.org
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Sunday Bocce! Learn the basics of bocce, and play a game. Ages 10 and older with an adult. 11 am to 2 pm. FREE. Les Gove Park, Auburn. www.auburnwa.gov
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FARF 5K Superhero Run. Kids fun run (8:45 am) followed by 5k run/walk (9 am) along the Cedar River trail, benefiting the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund. Activities to follow including face painting, balloon animals and a photo booth. Costumes encouraged. Strollers are OK. $$ to $$$, free ages 11 and younger. Renton Community Center, Renton. www.farf5k.com EASTSIDE
Holiday Farm Tour. Meet ponies, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens, and learn what it takes to be a farmer. 11 am to 2:30 pm. $$. Pre-register. Kelsey Creek Farm, Bellevue. www.parks.bellevuewa.gov Labor Day Half Marathon and 4-Mile Run/ Walk. Flat course along the Sammamish River Trail, with a family-friendly party afterward. 6:30 am registration, 8 am start. $$ to $$$. Redmond Town Center, Redmond. www.labordayrun.com
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Stellaluna. See a puppet show presented by Tears of Joy Theatre based on the book by Janell Cannon. 1 to 1:45 pm. FREE. Magnolia Branch Library, Seattle (Magnolia). www.spl.org
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Creative Family Fridays. Held on the first Friday of the month; each craft night, learn the basics from an artist and then create your own. Tonight, create a pottery craft. 6:30 to 7:30 pm. $. Lake City Community Center. www.seattle.gov Back To School BBQ & Apple Squeeze. Celebrate fall with a BBQ and make fresh juice with an apple press. 6 to 8 pm. FREE. Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, Seattle (Ravenna). www.seattle.gov San Gennaro Festival of Seattle. Authentic Italian food, entertainment, kids’ activities, cooking demonstrations and more. 6 to 10 pm today, 10 am to 10 pm Sat., 11 am to 4 pm Sun. FREE. South Angelo Street and Ellis Avenue South, Seattle (Georgetown). www.sangennarofestivalseattle.org Family Skate Night. Bring your own skates, or borrow a pair, and enjoy music and games. 6:30 to 8:15 pm. Bitter Lake Community Center Annex, Seattle (Bitter Lake). www.seattle.gov Small Frye: Storytelling + Art. Kids ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers are invited to see a dramatic story reading by Seattle Children’s Theatre. This month’s book is Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown. Optional hands-on art class related to the story (11:15 am). Pre-register for the art class. 10:30 am. FREE. Frye Art Museum, First Hill. www.fryemuseum.org EASTSIDE
Cirque du Soleil. The latest show, VOLTA, an homage to extreme sports. Under the Big Top at Marymoor Park, Redmond. 4 and 8 pm tonight and various times through Nov. 4. $$$, www.cirquedusoleil.com
Saturday, September 8 S E AT T L E A R E A
Green Lake Wellness Fair. Enjoy face painting, yoga, arts & crafts, live music, dancing, interactive demonstrations, and health & wellness information. 10 am to 4 pm. Green Lake Community Center, Seattle (Green Lake). www.seattle.gov Mikey Mike the Rad Scientist. Enjoy clever, educational songs with a science-and-nature twist. Part of the University Heights Summer concert series, which takes place during the nearby Farmers Market Saturdays through September. Noon to 1 pm. FREE. University Heights Park Plaza. www.uheightscenter.org Into The Woods. See the musical that blends storybook favorites into one Tony Award-winning tale. No babes in arms. 7:30 pm Sat., 1:30 pm Sun. through Sept. 23. $$ to $$$. Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien. www.hi-liners.org Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints. Rock out to a blend of Americana and rock ’n’ roll, the first in a season of Saturday Family Concerts presented by Town Hall. 11 am. Phinney Center, Seattle (Phinney Ridge). www.townhallseattle.org Picnic in the Park. Music, food trucks and petting zoo. 10 am to 4 pm. FREE. Pfingst Animal Acres Park, Lake Forest Park. www.cityoflfp.com Night Market. Vendors, food, performances and an all-ages dance party. 4 pm to midnight. FREE. Chinatown/International District, Seattle. www.cidbia.org Book Exchange. Bring your old sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, kids’ books and/or cookbooks to exchange for new-to-you titles. 11 am to 2 pm. FREE. Phinney Neighborhood Association, Seattle
(Phinney Ridge). www.phinneycenter.org Pratt Open House. Watch artists in action, meet instructors, and enjoy hands-on multimedia art activities, food trucks and more. 6 to 9 pm. FREE. Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle (Central District). www.pratt.org Arts-A-Glow Lantern Festival. Enjoy a magical evening with lantern art and performers around every corner, plus face painting, lantern making, circus acts, food and more. Bring your own lantern (tips online) and join the procession at dusk (around 8 pm). 5 to 10 pm. FREE. Dottie Harper Park, Burien. www.burienwa.gov Seattle Design Festival Block Party. See installations created by local designers, community groups and contractors, plus enjoy demonstrations, art activities and more. 10 am to 7 pm through Sun. FREE. Occidental Square, Seattle (Pioneer Square). www.designinpublic.org EASTSIDE
First Time Birder Walk. Learn the basics of birding, including etiquette, bird identification and how to use field guides, apps and binoculars. Ages 10 and older with an adult. 8 am to 11 am. Pre-register, limited space available. FREE. Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland. www.eastsideaudubon.org Grandparents’ Grand Excursion. Grandparents ride free with a paying grandchild of any age through Sun. See schedule online. $$ free younger than age 2. Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie. www.trainmuseum.org Kirkland Kids Triathlon. Non-competitive introduction to triathlons. 50-yard swim/splash, half-mile bike, 400-yard run. Ages 3 to 12. 10:15 am check-in, 11 am start. $$$, pre-register. Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland. www.kirklandwa.gov Flavors of India Festival. Performances, exhibits, food, marketplace, parade (3 pm Sun), kids’ activities and more. Noon to 9 pm through Sun. FREE. Crossroads Park, Bellevue. www.flavorsofindia.us NORTH SOUND
Skagit River Salmon Fest. Enjoy live music, food trucks, arts and crafts, a kids’ zone hosted by the Children’s Museum of Skagit County, raptor shows and more. 11 am to 6 pm. FREE. Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon. www.skagitriverfest.org Fair on 44th Health & Safety Block Party. Games, bike rodeo, touch-a-truck, climbing wall, safety demonstrations, food and more. 10 am to 2 pm. FREE, 44th Avenue West, between 188th and 194th Streets Southwest, Lynnwood. www. lynnwoodwa.gov Touch-a-Truck. Climb, sit in and honk horns of dump trucks, a backhoe, vactor truck, police vehicles, a street sweeper, fire rigs and a garbage truck, plus enjoy train rides and treat vendors. Horns free from noon to 1 pm. 10 am to 1 pm. FREE, non-perishable donations welcomed. No pets. Asbery Field, Marysville. www.marysvillewa.gov SOUTH SOUND
Pioneer Days Festival. Enjoy live music, storytelling, hands-on demonstrations of pioneer life, heritage crafts, panning for gold, and old-fashioned games. Noon to 4 pm. Free, donations appreciated. Job Carr Museum, Tacoma. www.jobcarrmuseum.org Harvest Home. Celebrate autumn 19th-century style with Victorian games, traditional music and dance performances, cider pressing, and hands-on activities. 11 am to 5 pm. $, FREE ages 3 and younger. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Tacoma. www.metroparkstacoma.org Live Dive. On the second Saturday of each month, expert diver Randy Williams shows guests what’s going on under Puget Sound. Equipped with a full face mask with two-way communication and an HD camera, Randy will provide visitors with a real-time look at whatever creatures happen to be near him underwater. 11 am and 1 pm. FREE. Marine Science and Technology Center, Des Moines. www.mast.highline.edu
Calendar 2 pm. Included with admission. $$, free ages 14 and younger. Museum of History and Industry, Seattle (South Lake Union). www.mohai.org Renton City Comic Con. A celebration for comic-book lovers of all ages. Activities include panels, cosplay contests, science demos and game rooms. 10 am to 6 pm today; 10 am to 5 pm Sun. $$$, free ages 10 and younger. Interurban Hotel, Tukwila. Fishermen’s Fall Festival. Celebrate the local fishing fleet with music, children’s activities, fishing-industry-related exhibits and competitions, food and more. 11 am to 6 pm. FREE, fee for some activities. Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle (Magnolia). www.fishermensfallfestival.org Seattle Fiestas Patrias Parade and Fiesta. Parade begins at 14th Avenue South and South Henderson Street in South Park. Afterward, a fiesta takes place at South Park Community Center with food, dancing, music, kids’ activities and information booths. Parade 11 am, festival 1 to 6 pm. FREE. www.seattlefiestaspatrias.org Seattle Fiestas Patrias. Latino dance, music, art, food, health fair, boxing exhibition and kids’ activities. Noon to 9 pm today, noon to 6 pm Sun. FREE. Seattle Center (Lower Queen Anne). www.seattlefiestaspatrias.com
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ArtVenture: Tied Together. Use fabrics, ribbons and textiles to create art inspired by the current exhibition. 1 to 3 pm. FREE. Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (U District). www.henryart.org Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival. Hawaiian music, dance, food, vendors, kids’ activities, lei making and hula. 11 am to 7 pm. FREE. Seattle Center, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www. seattlelivealohafestival.com Women of Wonder 10K or 5K Run/Walk. Includes a woman-centric post-race celebration, plus a free kids’ dash (ages 10 and younger). 8 am registration, 9 am yoga, 9:10 am kids’ dash, 9:30 am 10K and 5K. $$$. Green Lake Park, Seattle (Green Lake). www.promotionevents.com
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Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy. Hear the Seattle Symphony play the live score from the popular video game Final Fantasy. 7:30 pm tonight through Thu. $$$. Benaroya Hall, Downtown Seattle. www.seattlesymphony.org SOUTH SOUND
The Emperor’s New Clothes. Live performance of the classic tale. Part of Olympia Family Theater’s “Let’s Play” series — short, interactive shows perfect for kids under age 5. 10 am today; various times through Friday. $. Olympia Family Theater, Olympia. www.olyft.org
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar. See popular stories by Eric Carle brought to life with 75 colorful puppets of all sizes. 7 pm tonight; various times through Oct. 21. $$$. Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www.sct.org Boats Afloat Show. The West Coast’s largest floating boat show features nearly 200 power and sailing yachts, kids’ wooden boat building (Sat. and Sun.), boat rides and workshops. 11 am to 6 pm through Fri., 10 am to 6 pm Sat. and Sun. $ to $$, free ages 12 and younger. Chandler’s Cove, Seattle (South Lake Union). www.boatsafloatshow.com
through Sept. 23. FREE. Schack Art Center, Everett. www.schack.org
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Campout Cinema: Legend (PG). See the classic 1985 fantasy film at MoPOP with blankets and pillows. Admission to the exhibit Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic included. 6 pm doors, 7:30 pm screening. $$. Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www.mopop.org Renton Multicultural Festival. Celebrate cultural diversity with live music, food, storytelling, dance, and hands-on activities for all ages. 6 to 9 pm tonight at Carco Theatre, Renton and 11 am to 3 pm Saturday at Renton Pavilion Event Center, Renton. FREE. www.rentonwa.gov St. Demetrios Greek Festival. Traditional music and folk dancing, Greek food, marketplace, kids’ area and more. Noon to 9 pm today, 10 am to 9 pm Sat., noon to 7 pm Sun. FREE. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle (Montlake). www.seattlegreekfestival.com Salmon Homecoming Celebration. Arts and crafts, salmon bake, powwow, canoe welcoming ceremony, and singing and dancing (4 to 8 pm Sat.). 2 to 9 pm today, 10 am to 9 pm Sat. FREE. Waterfront Park, Downtown Seattle. www.salmonhomecoming.org NORTH SOUND
Puget Sound Bird Fest. Guided bird-watching and nature walks, speakers, exhibits, raptor show (2 pm Sat.), kids’ activities (Sat. and Sun.) and more. No dogs. See detailed schedule online. Keynote speaker 7:30 to 9 pm tonight, main festivities 7 am to 6:30 pm Sat. and 7:30 am to 6 pm Sun. FREE, small fee for some activities. Frances Anderson Center and other Edmonds locations. www.pugetsoundbirdfest.org
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Chick Tech K8: Music + Tech. Femaleidentifying students in kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to participate in this hands-on workshop. Create musical instruments with breadboards and microcontrollers. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. FREE. Pre-register. Living Computers Museums + Labs, Seattle (SoDo). www.livingcomputers.org
Schack-toberfest. Shop for unique blownglass pumpkins or make your own (ages 8 and older, $$$, pre-register), plus enjoy kids’ activities. 10 am to 6 pm today; various times
Living Voices: Hear My Voice. Learn about the women’s suffrage movement in this live theatrical performance with archival footage that creates a unique learning experience. 1 and
Festival of Fruit. Live music, cider pressing, apple pie contest, tours of the orchard, kids’ activities and more. 10 am to 2 pm. FREE. Carkeek Park, Seattle (Broadview). www.pipersorchard.org St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. 5K fundraising walk/run with family activities. 8 am. $$, fundraising encouraged. Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre (Lower Queen Anne). www.stjude.org Mount Baker Day in the Park. Annual neighborhood festival features a kids’ parade at 9:45 am (meet in front of Franklin High School), music, games and more. 10 am to 3 pm. FREE. Mount Baker Park, Seattle (Mount Baker). www.mountbaker.org Frog Frolic. Family activities, naturalist-led tours, food, music, art exhibition and more. 1 to 5 pm. FREE. Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, Renton. www.shadowhabitat.org EASTSIDE
Soyaya. Concert by a West African band featuring acoustic guitar and talking drums, part of the Northwest Folklife Cultural Arts Series held on the third Saturday of each month. 1 to 3 pm. FREE. Crossroads Bellevue, Bellevue. www.northwestfolklife.org Hands-On History. The Fraser Cabin, built in 1888, comes to life with activities. Visitors can participate in hands-on activities that relate to 1880s settler life: agriculture, dairy, household tasks, log cabins, games and Eastside history. 11 am to 3 pm. FREE. Kelsey Creek Farm Park, Bellevue. www.eastsideheritagecenter.org NORTH SOUND
Pirate Day. Join in a treasure hunt for free prizes along with pirates. Costumes encouraged. FREE. Noon to 4 pm. Country Village Shops, Bothell. www.countryvillagebothell.com Snohomish County Friendship Festival. Event promotes the inclusion and acceptance of people with Down syndrome. Short walk (3 pm), food, games and other family fun. Noon to 4 pm. $ to $$, fundraising encouraged. Harvey Airfield, Snohomish. www.dsasc.org SOUTH SOUND
Community Kids’ Day. Families are invited to explore the 10-acre garden and learn more about nature from interactive stations. 10 am to 2 pm. $. Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood. www. lakewoldgardens.org FA R T H E R A F I E L D
Whidbey Island Kite Festival. Features colorful and impressive kite flying displays, kids’ kite making, beginning sport kite lessons, and
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Fall Restoration Day. Help maintain and restore Volunteer Park by weeding, mulching and edging, and enjoy free coffee and donuts. Tasks available for every age. Gloves and tools provided. 10 am to 2 pm. FREE. Southeast entrance of Volunteer Park, Seattle (Capitol Hill). www.volunteerparktrust.org Bike the Bluff. Walk or ride a 5- or 7-mile loop around Magnolia in this fundraiser for the Catharine Blaine K-8 School 5th graders’ class trip to IslandWood. Helmets are required. 10 am to 2 pm. $$$. Catharine Blaine K-8 School playground, Seattle (Magnolia). www.bikethebluff.org
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Maker Night. Design and create an aerospace creation using soldering, whirligigs and more. For ages 5 and older. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Dinner included. 5 to 8 pm. Pre-register. $$. Museum of Flight, Tukwila. www.museumofflight.org
Thursday, September 20
Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Two-mile walk for families affected by autism; includes kids’ area and resource fair. Strollers, wheelchairs and wagons welcome; no pets. 9 am registration, 10:15 am walk. FREE, fundraising encouraged. Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle Center (Lower Queen Anne). www.autismspeakswalk.org Museum Day. Enjoy a free trip to one of many museums all over the country. Grab a ticket online and exchange for admission to a museum, including the Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Glass, MOHAI and many more. See online for rules and participating museums. FREE. Various locations. www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday Luminata Lantern Parade. Celebrate the autumnal equinox with a parade at Green Lake featuring music, lanterns, lights, costumes and more. 7 pm. FREE. Boat House on the south shore of Green Lake, Seattle. www.fremontartscouncil.org
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The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival. Food, rides, games, craft vendors, book sale, entertainment (including Caspar Babypants, Fri. at 6 pm) and more. 4 to 10 pm today, 10 am to 10 pm Sun. FREE. St. Benedict Catholic School, Seattle (Wallingford). www.stbens.net
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Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival. Pumpkin weigh-off, food, music, toad races, games, pony rides, the Bat Lady and more. 9 am to 4 pm. FREE. Christianson’s Nursery, Mount Vernon. www.christiansonsnursery.com
Community Treatment Plant Tour. Learn about how wastewater gets cleaned and what can be done to protect our water in this twohour tour. Ages 9 and older. FREE. Brightwater Center, Woodinville. www.kingcounty.gov
Community Harvest Festival. Celebrate the autumn harvest with apple-cider pressing, face-painting, s’mores, free organic soups, free sweet treats, forest play, nature-crafting, strolling musicians, storytelling and more. Best for preschoolers and younger. $$ suggested donation. 10 am to 2 pm. Lake Wilderness Park, Maple Valley. www.greenplaynw.org
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Cat Video Fest. See 85 viral cat videos curated by local filmmaker Will Braden, creator of Henri, le Chat Noir. Event also includes a cat costume contest and giveaways. 1 pm through Sun. $$. SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www.siff.net Sustainable Ballard Festival. Learn ways that you can commit to local, environmentally sustainable actions. The event will have handson activities, live music on a solar-powered stage, urban farm animals, food carts and more. 11 am to 4 pm. Ballard Commons Park, Seattle (Ballard). www.sustainableballard.org Fall Trapeze Protégé Show. See a flying trapeze show featuring students. Free limited general admission, $$ to $$$ for guaranteed seating. Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle (SoDo). www. emeraldcitytrapeze.com Seattle Children’s Day. Celebrate arts and cultures of the Pacific Northwest with hands-on activities, interactive workshops, live performances and more. 10 am to 7 pm. $$ suggested donation. Seattle Center, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www.nwfolklife.org
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PARK(ing) Day. See on-street parking spots all over the city transformed into pop-up parks. 9 am to 7 pm. FREE. Various locations throughout Seattle. www.seattle.gov/transportation/seattleparkingday.htm
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Family Fitness Day. Magnuson Series fun runs including 5K, 10K, 15K, duathlon, obstacle dash, and a kids’ dash. Kids’ dash at 9:45 am, all other events at 10 am. $ to $$$. Magnuson Park, Seattle. www.magnusonseries.org
Fall Farm Fun. Meet and feed animals, and enjoy a craft and snack. Best for ages 3 to 6. 10 to 11:30 am. Pre-register. $$$. Kelsey Creek Farm, Bellevue. www.parks.bellevuewa.gov
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Run of Hope. Take part in a 5K run or 3K walk to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund. Live music, food and family activities to follow after the race. Leashed dogs and strollers welcomed. Very limited parking available. 8 am registration, 10 am start. $$$. Seward Park, Seattle (Seward Park). www.runofhopeseattle.org
National Public Lands Day. Visit one of the many state and national parks today for free, including Mt. Rainier and Olympic national parks. Day use only, additional fees for overnight. Various locations. www.discoverpass.wa.gov
Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival. See beautiful wooden vessels, go on a free boat ride, or see craft and skill demonstrations by regional boat builders. Also enjoy food vendors, live music and kids’ activities. 10 am to 10 pm through Sun. FREE. Lake Union Park and The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle (South Lake Union). www.cwb.org
Festa Italiana. Celebrity chef demonstrations, food, music and dance, grape stomp, pizza toss, soccer clinic, Italian dog breeds, marketplace, children’s opera performance of Hansel & Gretel (noon and 3 pm), children’s activities and puppet show. 10 am to 7 pm through Sun. FREE. Seattle Center (Lower Queen Anne). www.festaseattle.com
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Cirque Zuma Zuma. See a fast-paced, African-style acrobatic show featuring performers from all over Africa. 7:30 pm. $$$. Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett. www.angelofthewindsarena.com
Curtis. Noon to 3 pm. Included with admission. $$, free ages 14 and younger. Museum of History and Industry, Seattle (South Lake Union). www.mohai.org
Harvest Fair. Local food, music, carriage rides, demonstrations and more. 11 am to 5 pm. $ to $$. Johnson Farm, Bainbridge Island. www.friendsofthefarms.org
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Bite of Broadview. Food and craft vendors, carnival games and rides, live music, car show, kids’ activities and more. No pets. 4 to 10 pm today, 10 am to 10 pm Sat., 10 am to 4:30 pm Sun. FREE. Christ the King Catholic Church, Seattle (Broadview). www.biteofbroadview.com Corduroy. Join Corduroy the teddy bear on his journey through the department store in search for his missing button. 7 pm tonight; various times through Oct. 21. $$ to $$$. Olympia Family Theater, Olympia. www.olyft.org
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MINECON Earth Party. A celebration of the video game Minecraft. Watch the MINECON Earth Broadcast live, learn new game skills, enjoy panels with creators and YouTubers. Admission includes access to MoPOP exhibits. 8 am to 5 pm. $$$. Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne). www.mopop.org Maker Day: Shadow Puppets. Create shadow puppets with artist and puppeteer Dustin
Wetland Waddlers: Fall in Love with Nature. Explore Mercer Slough with your preschooler. Enjoy art, play and story time. Today, explore the colors, sounds and textures of the changing seasons. 9:30 to 11:30 am. $$$. Pre-register. Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, Bellevue. www.pacificsciencecenter.org Michelmasse Festival. Step into the Middle Ages with cider pressing, puppetry, music, crafts, archery and an optional feast ($$$). Noon to 5 pm, today and Sunday. $$, FREE ages 5 and younger. Camlann Medieval Village, Carnation. www.camlann.org NORTH SOUND
Caspar Babypants. Enjoy a concert from local kids’ music favorite Caspar Babypants with his upbeat acoustic tunes. 1 to 2 pm. $. Historic Everett Theatre, Everett. www.historiceveretttheatre.org Kevin Johnson Ventriloquist. See a ventriloquist who has been featured on America’s Got Talent. 7:30 pm. $$$. Historic Everett Theatre, Everett. www.historiceveretttheatre.org SOUTH SOUND
Hawktoberfest. See Seahawks-themed cars in this annual car show. 11 am to 3 pm. FREE. Railroad Avenue and Meeker Street, Kent. www.downtownkentwa.com
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Seattle JazzED Jam Session. Students grades 6 to 12 are invited to join other students and a band of professional musicians to practice jazz improvisation and advanced techniques. Instrumentalists and vocalists welcome. 4 to 7 pm. $$ suggested donation. Royal Room, Seattle (Columbia City). www.seattlejazzed.org Wild Kratts Live! See a live show featuring Martin and Chris Kratt, stars of the Emmy-nominated animated series Wild Kratts on PBS. 1 and 4:30 pm. $$$. Paramount Theatre, Downtown Seattle. www.wildkrattslive.com I Dig Dinos. Enjoy three prehistoric activity stations ranging from touching real fossils and making discoveries in the dino dig pit to solving dinosaur mysteries and dino dress-up. Recommended for ages 3 to 7. 11 am to 4 pm. Included with admission. $$, free ages 4 and younger. Burke Museum, Seattle (University District). www.burkemuseum.org
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Interwoven History: Coast Salish Wool invites visitors to learn about the fundamentals of weaving, while exploring the materials, techniques, processing and technology. We invite you to see our textiles and how they came to life.
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Grades K-12 30 locations in the greater Seattle area Visit positiveplace.org/clubs to find a location near you 206-436-1800, hello@positiveplace.org positiveplace.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe and positive place for kids to enjoy fun
ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE FREE The Seattle Public Library offers free programs, events and services for kids and families. Kids can get help with their homework or take part in summer learning programs. We offer story times in multiple languages for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center Grades Preschool-12 10819 Carnation-Duvall Road NE Carnation 98014 425-788-1134, education@oxbow.org oxbow.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Oxbow is an organic vegetable farm in the Snoqualmie Valley. Fall and Spring Farm Adventures teach kids (preschool through 5th grade) about soil, growing food, and tasting seasonal bounty. In winter, Oxbow brings the farm to you with in-class lessons about seeds, pollinators, worms, and more! For older students, Oxbow offers an Organic Farming 101 program that dives deeper into organic farming techniques and soil health, and includes a hands-on service project on the farm.
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Remlinger Farms Ages 2 to 10
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32610 32nd St. NE, Carnation 98014 425-333-4135 customerservice@ remlingerfarms.com remlingerfarms.com/tours.html The Fall Harvest Educational Tours make learning so much fun, you will want to come back year after year! Come and join us for a fun day of learning on the farm. Pioneer Homestead, Corn Milling, Country Fair Theater, Steam Train, 4-H Barnyard, Hay Jump & Climbing Wall and the perfect little pumpkin to take home with you. Please visit our website under the tours tab for tour options, days, times and pricing information.
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Roaring Mouse Creative Arts Studio Ages 2+ 7526 20th Ave. NE, Seattle 98115 206-522-1187 information@roaringmouse.org roaringmouse.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE NEW! Need some workspace while your kids are busy creating? We are thrilled to announce our co-working space for parents adjacent to the Roaring Mouse studio! Come work on your checklist, business or novel in our beautiful, garden office space! Meanwhile, we continue to offer a variety of award-winning classes, birthday parties and workshops in the arts for children ages 2 1/2 and up in our light-filled studio in Ravenna. Drop-in options available.
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American Dance Institution Toddlers to Adults
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Briora Ballroom Ages 5 to 10 2260 152nd Ave. NE, Suite 100 Redmond 98052 425-641-5123, info@briora.com briora.com Introduce your kids to the fun of ballroom dancing! Benefits include fitness, making friends, social poise and more. No partner necessary.
Chickadee Music Together Early Childhood Music and Movement Classes Birth to Age 5 with accompanying adults Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney Ave. N Seattle 98103
School Year Programs! For 30 years, DigiPen has helped students realize their dreams in the arts, animation, video game development, music, sound design, computer science, and engineering. Jump start your child’s dreams with our K-12 ProjectFUN school year programs, featuring both after school and weekend workshops. You can even incorporate us into your homeschooling with our new Homeschool Academy in Redmond, WA.
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University Heights Center 5031 University Way NE Seattle 98105 Sunset Hill Community Club 3003 NW 66th St., Seattle 98107 206-334-8002 chickadeemusic.com Fun. Fabulous. Uplifting. Magical. These are just a few of the ways parents describe “Music Together”, a program where babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the grownups who love them gather to make music as a community. Our early childhood music classes give families the chance to get in touch with their inner musician and connect with other families in a musically rich, playful environment. Fall session begins September 17th in Ballard, Phinney Ridge, and NE Seattle.
Cornish Preparatory Dance Ages 4 to 18 Kerry Hall, Cornish College of Arts 710 E Roy St., Seattle 98102 206-726-5034 preparatorydance@cornish.edu cornish.edu/prepdance FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE A Seattle tradition, Cornish Preparatory Dance Program teaches students to experience the joy of movement and develop a lifelong appreciation for dance. Students prepare for a professional career, to dance in college, or to enjoy dance as an adult. Classes include creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, jazz, modern, and dance conditioning. Each year, the program stages a “Nutcracker” at the Cornish Playhouse and a spring concert. All are danced by students ages 4 to 18.
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2110 E Union St. Seattle 98122 4435 Rainier Ave. S Seattle 98118 206-792-9039 frontdesk@metermusicschool.com metermusicschool.com FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Meter Music School provides private lessons, group classes, and summer day camps for musicians of all ages and abilities. Locations in the Central District and Columbia City.
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Mr. Derry Music All ages Roosevelt Way NE & NE 50th St., Seattle 98105 206-920-0033 MrDerryMusic@gmail.com MrDerryMusic.com Piano Lessons — Beginning and Intermediate. 30+ years certified Music Teacher — General Music, Bands, Choirs Testimonials: “Having you as a teacher was amazing You made it fun for me. You inspired me to get better and better. Thank you for being my teacher.” “Thank you for your commitment to kids.”
Pacific Northwest Ballet School Ages 2 to 7
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The children’s division programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet School are a prelude to formal ballet instruction and introduce children
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PopRox Dance Ages 5 to 13 2228 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle 98102 206-403-1995 cathy@poproxdance.com poproxdance.com We offer dance classes where your kid’s passion for Katy Perry, Beyonce, Maroon 5 & Bruno Mars can come alive in front of a big mirror. We’ll teach structured moves that focus on coordination and connection to music. Kids are in the driver’s seat with music & choreography. We’ll shoot a kid-friendly music video at the end of each semester!
SANCA (School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts) Ages 2 and up
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674 S Orcas St., Seattle 98108 206-652-4433 office@sancaseattle.org sancaseattle.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE SANCA provides quality instruction in unique physical arts in a safe, supportive, nurturing environment that provides both challenge and reward to the student. Classes are for kids of ALL ages, from age 2 to adult, with offerings such as Trampoline, Flying Trapeze, Tumbling, Unicycle, Acrobatics, Aerial, Contortion, Clown, and General Circus. SANCA also offers circus camps for ages 6 to 17, parties for your next celebration, and more.
Seattle Drum School of Music Ages 3+ (children and adults welcome) 12729 Lake City Way NE, Seattle 98125 1010 S Bailey St., Seattle 98108 206-364-8815 info@seattledrumschool.com seattledrumschool.com FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Seattle Drum School of Music offers private instruction, year-long ensemble classes, and week-long summer camps for vocalists and instrumentalists of all ages and backgrounds. With two locations in Seattle and some of the city’s most renowned musicians on our
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Seattle Girls Choir Grades K-12 1300 E Aloha St., Seattle 98102 206-526-1900 info@seattlegirlschoir.org seattlegirlschoir.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Seattle Girls Choir provides a comprehensive and progressive choral education with an emphasis on vocal technique, musical literacy, and ensemble performance. SGC has six progressive levels of instruction for girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Each choir season’s rehearsals run congruent to the school year. In Piccolini, our non-auditioned prep choir for K-1, we provide a foundation for choral singing including vocal tone, breathing, and an introduction to pitch, rhythm, and movement.
Seattle Theatre Group Seattle Theatre Group Education and Community Programs
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of performing artists. Each season, STG offers over 200 education programs impacting more than 55,000 students and community members from diverse ages and backgrounds.
Thistle Theatre Ages 4 to 18 Kerry Hall, Cornish College of Arts, 710 E Roy St., Seattle 98102 206-726-5034 preparatorydance@cornish.edu cornish.edu/prepdance FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE A Seattle tradition, Cornish Preparatory Dance Program teaches students to experience the joy of movement and develop a lifelong appreciation for dance. Students prepare for a professional career, to dance in college, or to enjoy dance as an adult. Classes include creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, jazz, modern, and dance conditioning. Each year, the program stages a Nutcracker at the Cornish Playhouse and a spring concert. All are danced by students ages 4 to 18.
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DigiPen K-12 Programs DigiPen Academy & ProjectFUN Grades K-12 9931 Willows Road NE Redmond 98052 9900 Willows Road NE Redmond 98052 425-629-5007
Join Today! www.GirlScoutsWW.org/join She’ll find her inner G.I.R.L. in Girl Scouts, while making friends, and going on new adventures!
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2018-2019 Puppet Theatre • Goldilocks and the Three Bears • Gingerbread Boy • Magic Teakettle • Aesop’s Fables IN THREE LOCATIONS Magnuson Park • Ballard • Bellevue
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DigiPen Academy and ProjectFUN programs offer K through 12 students hands-on, engaging instruction in topics like game programming, game design, art and animation, engineering, and sound design. Run by DigiPen Institute of Technology, students will learn from a passionate teaching staff and come away with skills they can use on their path to a career in technological innovation. School year workshops and classes offered after school, on weekends, online, and as homeschool classes.
Girl Scouts of Western Washington Grades K-12 5701 6th Ave. S, Suite 150 Seattle 98108 1-800-541-9852 customercare@girlscoutsww.org www.GirlScoutsWW.org/join FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
She’ll find her inner G.I.R.L. — Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Leader — in Girl Scouts, while making friends, and going on new adventures.
KidsQuest Children’s Museum QuestClub After School Science Ages 5 to 9 1116 108 Ave. NE, Bellevue 98004 425-637-8100 infokidsquestmuseum.org kidsquestmuseum.org/programs/school-age-programs FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
Join KidsQuest’s after school science lab as we expand our scientific knowledge through hands-on experiments and technical challenges. Please contact KidsQuest for information on membership and program scholarships.
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2702 E “D” St. Tacoma 98421 253-779-8490 info@americascarmuseum.org americascarmuseum.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE ACM’s new hands-on educational Learning Lab is the perfect vehicle to drive home one of the most important questions of our time, “How will we power our future?” Powering the Future will immerse students and visitors in the complexities of our transportation choices, show the impacts of our energy needs and inspire solutions for a sustainable, energy independent future. This interactive learning lab equips all ages with basic energy literacy in a fun environment.
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Living Computers: Museum + Labs Grades K-12 2234 1st Ave. S Seattle 98134 206-342-2020 info@livingcomputers.org livingcomputers.org From workshops to field trips, Living Computers is committed to providing hands-on, immersive learning experiences in computer science. Explore all the parts of a computer, create your own retro game with Scratch, build a light-up pin using soldering tools, and more. Plus, we also feature special programming for groups like Scouts and homeschoolers on specific days. The best place for engaging and interactive computer science is at Living Computers. Come in. Geek out.
Mighty Coders Mighty Coders Academy Ages 7 to 14 1912 201 St. Place SE, Suite 205 Bothell 98012 206-880-1630 hello@mightycoders.io mightycoders.io We are the go-to after school kids coding academy teaching 21st century skills and technologies for ages 7 to 14. Our duty is to give your child an academic edge and to get them on the path to a brighter future. We offer a
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variety of programs: drop in for 60 minute coding sessions twice a week, after-school program for every week day learning, and parents Night Out — Friday evening full of STEM games and activities.
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Pacific Science Center
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Contact us to visit a class! Phinney Ridge • NE Seattle • Ballard
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200 2nd Ave. N Seattle 98122 206-443-2001 feedback@pacsci.org pacsci.org FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Pacific Science Center offers educational programming for children through a variety of onsite and outreach programs. Find the perfect fit for your child in a camp, classroom workshop or encourage your school to plan a field trip.
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18 months to 9 years Arena Sports Magnuson, 7751 63rd Ave. NE Seattle 98115 425-885-4881 arenasports.net Lil’ Kickers is a national child development program that teaches fundamental soccer skills while helping children reach important developmental milestones. Throughout the program we build athleticism, instill concepts of teamwork and sportsmanship, teach responsibility, encourage initiative, and inspire confidence – we equip kids with the tools they need to be successful both on and off the soccer field. But most importantly we give them a space to have the time of their lives.
Rain City Fencing Center Ages 8 to adult 1776 136th Place NE Bellevue 98005 425-747-6300 info@raincityfencing.com raincityfencing.com
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Safe N Sound Swimming 1-on-1 Swim Lessons Ages 2 + 2040 Westlake Ave. N, Suite 105, Seattle 98019 206-285-9279 scheduling@snsswim.com snsswim.com Sign up now for Safe N Sound
Swimming’s year-round 1 on 1 swim lessons. Fall brings busy schedules for both parents and kids. We offer flexible scheduling to help parents find the lesson time that works within your schedule. We are here to help your child learn how to swim and be safe in the water. We love to see our students grow in confidence and ability as they learn to swim. Enroll today!
Your guide to a kid-friendly city Our Fall Farm Tours have been carefully crafted through years of experience in the field of educating children. We provide the fun in the FUNdamentals of learning at Remlinger Farms!
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Swim Lessons
1-on-1 instruction | Water safety & Swim skills Flexible Scheduling 2040 Westlake Ave N
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10TH ANNUAL GLOBAL PARTY
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | THE MOORE 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Grades: 3 -12 | $8.00 // $5.00
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 | THE PARAMOUNT 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS (FINAL SHARE)
21ST ANNUAL DANCE THIS
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019 | THE PARAMOUNT 12:00 pm - 1:10 pm Grades: K-5 | FREE
18TH ANNUAL MORE MUSIC @ THE MOORE
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 | THE MOORE 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Grades: 3 - College+ | $8.00 // $5.00
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 | FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 The Moore | 1:00 pm-2:30pm All Ages | $7.00 P.S. MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR OUR
EDUCATOR BRUNCH!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 Premiere on Pine Rooftop 10:30am - 12:00 pm | FREE!
*For more information on these STG Matinees, please go to stgpresents.org/education/student-programs or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/stgeducation Seattle Theatre Group® Education and Community Programs invest in meaningful experiences for our community and future generations of performing artists. Each season, STG offers over 200 education programs impacting over 55,000 students and community members from diverse ages and backgrounds. STG presents and produces several daytime matinees each season for school and community groups at the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres. These specially priced programs make the performing arts accessible to student groups and include workshops and study materials to expand student learning.
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