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What to expect every Tuesday

1. Upcoming events

2. Free stuff

3. Paid Stuff

4. Dining (only vetted recommendations from subscribers)

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🏖️ The Sand Garden (Issaquah)

Parents, imagine handing your kid a sandbox the size of a living room and saying, “Go wild while I finally finish my coffee.”

That’s exactly what The Sand Garden delivers: 1,400 square feet of indoor beach-style play inside giant sandboxes, built for kids ages 0-10. Rain or shine the kids dig, build, explore, you chill back on a bench (or sneak in some email) and watch the chaos with a sense of calm.

p.s We checked it out and gave away free tix!

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Upcoming Events

🔍 Scavenger Hunt (Seattle)

Ages: All

Price: $28.35

Ready to ditch “what do we do today?” and turn the city into your playground?

This scavenger hunt across Seattle turns streets into clues, selfies into missions, and your team into (sort of) covert agents. Whether you win or just laugh a lot, this is one parent-approved outing where your kids will actually want to walk long enough for you to finish a coffee.

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🕷️ Spiders: From Fear to Fascination’ (Seattle)

Date: Open until April 2026

The Pacific Science Center took creepy and turned it into curious: dive into the world of spiders with virtual reality, dance against a peacock spider (yes, weirdly cool), and see real live species up close (behind glass, breathe easy).

From ancient survival to cutting‑edge science, these crawlies did the mix‑tape of evolution and it’s blasting loud.

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Free stuff

🦴 Free Museum Day (Seattle)

Date: November 6

This Thursday, roll into the museum scene in Seattle like you invented culture. Free day. The lobby snacks? Optional but encouraged. The runs to the bathroom? Inevitable. Best of all: zero guilt about paying for admission.

And now: short bulleted list of the participating museums (free on the first Thursday of each month):

• Seattle Art Museum (Downtown) — free 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (with extended evening programming)

• Seattle Asian Art Museum (Volunteer Park) — free first Thursdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

• Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UW campus) — free 10 a.m.–8 p.m. on first Thursdays.

• Museum of Flight (Tukwila/Seattle) — free 5 p.m.–9 p.m. on first Thursday of each month.

• Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI, South Lake Union) — free 5 p.m.–8 p.m. first Thursdays.

• National Nordic Museum (Ballard) — free on first Thursday (hours may vary).

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Paid stuff

🧸 Nicks Magnificent (Issaquah)

Price: $25

Nick’s Magnificent in Issaquah turns fantasy into reality. With giant jungle gyms, crane controls built for mini engineers, and a café where you can actually relax, it’s designed to give both kids and parents what they secretly want.

Kids explore through Tiny Town’s fire trucks, hospitals and markets, burn energy, spark imaginations. You sink into plush seating, sip caffeinated beverages, and maybe even catch up on email.

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Dining

🐻 Honey Bear Bakery (Lake Forest Park)

Honey Bear Bakery combines books and delicious baked goods. They serve home made pastries that look like art, sandwiches on fresh‑baked bread, and crisp salads. It sits right inside a super kid friendly bookstore, 3rd Place Books, so if your child gets restless you’ve got shelves at the ready.

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