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🐙 Kid Friendly Seattle - The splash zone edition
A quick bite of upcoming events, hidden gems and kid-friendly vibes in the city
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This weekly newsletter (every Tuesday at noon) is broken down into 4 parts:
Free stuff
Events and cool stuff
Paid Stuff
Dining
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Free stuff
You know that we know that you know it’s hot this week. So today we’re doing a splash zone edition of free water parks with in the greater Seattle area. Let’s dive in 🏊
Jefferson Spray Park (Beacon Hill)
Jefferson Park hits different. The water feature’s part of Beacon Mountain — a nature-meets-fun zone that doesn’t feel like every other plastic park. Kids go wild on the tube slides and bike paths, and you get million-dollar views of the Sound and the Olympics while pretending to supervise.
Tukwila Community Center (Tukwila)
Tukwila’s splash park brings the heat (or cools it off, technically). Kids go nuts with fish-shaped water cannons, fountains, and random surprise sprays. It’s like a water warzone — in the best way possible.
Willis Tucker Splash Pad (Snohomish)
Willis D. Tucker Park is worth the drive — even if you’re coming from another zip code. The splash pad’s huge, there’s a dragon that soaks your kid on purpose, and the playground + sandpit combo is elite. Tap the yellow post like you’re launching a missile, wait 15 seconds, and boom: chaos unleashed.
Grass Lawn Park splash pad (Redmond)
Grass Lawn is Eastside royalty. Massive fields, kid-safe bike trails, and a playground that looks like it was designed by a 9-year-old on Red Bull — including a two-story climbing beast. Oh, and the spray pad? It activates like magic.
Upcoming Events and other stuff
Summer Concert Series (Kirkland)
Date: 8/19
Kids summer concert is wrapping up with Ian Dobson — he blends cultures like a mad scientist with a steel drum. One minute it’s John Coltrane with Caribbean flavor, the next it’s Rimsky-Korsakov on vacation in Havana. He’ll take Jimmy Buffett and drop it into a salsa party, all while making global sounds click with North American ears. His shows hit especially hard with Latino audiences — he’s fluent in Spanish and vibes in both languages.
Parents get some fun too! 👇
Date: 8/21
Joel Gibson Jr. isn’t just playing country/rock — he’s living it like an outlaw with a mic. He’s got the pipes (deep baritone), the swagger (without the ego), and a catalog that covers more ground than his tour van. Whether it’s a solo acoustic set or a full band throwdown, Joel brings the kind of raw, real energy that makes the PNW feel like Nashville got a flannel upgrade.
Paid stuff
Sky Zone (Tukwila, Mt. Lake Terrace)
Sky Zone is a trampoline wonderland where gravity is optional and every jump practically brews endorphins. Their array of attractions, from foam pits, dodgeball and ninja courses to SkySlam basketball courts, keeps everyone from toddlers to grown-ups entertained and energized. With glow-in-the-dark parties, birthday packages, and memberships that turn "family activity" into an effortless routine, it's no wonder this place bounces to the top of any fun list.
90 minutes: $28.99/Pass
All day: $42.99/Pass
Pro-Tips:
Buy tickets online ahead of time to skip the check-in line and guarantee your jump slot, especially on weekends.
Bring SkySocks (the special grip socks) if you’ve been before—they’re required, and reusing them saves you a few bucks.
Arrive 20 minutes early to check in, sign waivers, and warm up so you get your full jump time without feeling rushed.
📍 Get directions (Tukwila) (Mt. Lake Terrace)
Dining
Elliot Bay Brewing (Lake City)
Elliot Bay Brewing has it figured out. Separated dining sections so kids can stay contained. Coloring menus, high chairs and the friendliest staff you’ve ever met. They make their own sauces in house and it’s in a very convenient location for transit access and shopping. Oh, and they are Seattle’s first organic brewery 🍻
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