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Welcome to your weekend plans edition!
What to expect every Thursday
I sifted through every kid friendly event this weekend and will only show you the best of the best.
🚨 Bonus: we post some of the places we go to, check them out!
Friday - December 19
🪄 Holiday Magic (Puyallup)
a glittering wonderland December 5-23 and experience why Holiday Magic is Washington's fastest growing holiday tradition.
Price: $17.50+
🍪 Gingerbread Village Display at the Sheraton (Seattle)
see the spectacular gingerbread house village made by architects, master builders, and chefs.
Price: free
🪴 Holiday Magic at Swansons Nursery (Ballard)
You might find Shrek on his way to a picnic, Weird Barbie having a snack, minions making merry mischief, and more!
Price: free
🏀 Indoor Tot Playroom Drop In at Green Lake CC (Green Lake)
The playroom is full toys, mats, and slides. Parent supervision is required at ALL times.
Price: free
💡 Snoqualmie Winter Lights (Snoqualmie)
Delight in the holiday light displays and holiday movie vibes from Thanksgiving to New Years. Tis the season to shop, sip, dine and see the sights and lights!
Price: free
🏈 Indoor Tot Gym at Ballard Community Center (Ballard)
The Tot Gym at Ballard Community Center is a good opportunity to relax inside with your child age 5 and under in a comfortable, fun, safe, play space. The tot gyms are well-equipped with toys, mats, and slides.
Price: free
🔍 Yeti Scavenger Hunt (Kent)
kick off the holiday season with a Tiny Yeti Scavenger Hunt and Shop Small at participating businesses.
Price: free
⛸️ Tot Play Hour at Kraken Community Iceplex (Northgate)
There will be balls, piles of snow set out for open play on the ice.
Price: $6.75
The best Secret Santa gift? A Pop-Tart heating pad.
For the friend who loves cozy comfort and a touch of nostalgia, the Happy Helpers Pop-Tart Heating Pad is a sweet standout on any holiday gift list. Designed to look just like the iconic Strawberry Frosted Pop-Tart, this microwaveable cutie delivers warm, soothing relief for period cramps, sore muscles, or chilly winter days.
Perfect for your bestie, parent, sibling, or anyone who could use a little extra warmth this season. Equal parts comforting and charming, this Pop-Tart is guaranteed to be the most delightfully unexpected hit of your Secret Santa exchange!
PUBLIC SKATE
Saturday - December 20
🎄 Christmas Market at Seattle Center (Seattle)
Inspired by traditional German Christmas markets
Price: $12+
🎅 Kringle’s Inventionasium (Seattle)
Kringle’s Inventionasium invites families to let their imaginations run wild in the magical world of Mr. Kringle’s top-secret toy lab.
Price: $24
🚂 Model Train Festival (Tacoma)
Your favorite train model at the 29th Annual Train Festival at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
Price: $11+
🌳 Solstice in the Garden (Shoreline)
celebrate the return of the light near the winter solstice. The garden will be open from 10am – 8pm on Saturday
Price: free
⛸️ Holiday Skating at Bellevue Ice Rink (Bellevue)
Show off your best "ugly sweater" and skate with other festive skaters every Saturday.
Price: $24
🚊 Winterfest Train and Village (Seattle)
Delight in viewing a late 19th-century model train and village display, installed inside the Armory Food & Event Hall.
Price: $2
🛳️ Christmas Ship Viewing Festival (Seattle)
adorned with hundreds of sparkling white lights and sails to nearly 40 waterfront communities across Puget Sound.
Price: free
🐚 Historic Shell Holiday Shop (Issaquah)
Find great gift goods from more than 30 local artists at the 11th annual Historic Shell Holiday Shop
Price: free
The 29th Annual Model Train Festival
Sunday - December 21
⛸️ Holiday Ice Skating Rink in Occidental Square (Seattle)
Lace up your skates and glide across our free ice rink, returning to Occidental Square for its fourth year
Price: free (pre-registration required)
🧠 Imagine the Possibilities Sensory Time (Everett)
Sensory Time is a special Sunday program for families with children on the autism spectrum, children with sensory processing disorders and children with other special needs.
Price: free
🧱 Holiday Fun Family Day at Bricks & Minifigs (Issaquah)
Holiday Fun Family Day! Prize wheel spin with any purchase, scavenger hunt for a treat, and more! (During store hours.)
Price: free
🎁 Holiday Heist (Bellvue)
The Gronch has locked away all of the holiday music so that there are no tunes for people to enjoy this year…
Price: $51+
📕 Preschool Craft Hour (Issaquah)
Robot Vs. Sloth in Magnolia every Sunday and Monday between 10:15am and 11:15am for Preschool Craft Hour.
Price: $15+
🧑🚀 Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment Experience (Seattle)
This exclusive, 1-hour experience takes you inside the Crew Compartment for an in-depth look at how astronauts lived and worked during their mission.
Price: $40 (12 year old min age)
🧑🌾 West Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market (West Seattle)
a beloved Sunday ritual and weekend destination for families across South Seattle
Price: free
🏀 Indoor Tot Gym at Bitter Lake Community Center (Bitter Lake)
relax inside with your child 9 months to 6 years old in a comfortable, fun, safe, play space.
Price: free
Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment Experience
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