seattle with kids

Two easy reindeer crafts

December 17, 2012

My kids love their teachers. They talk about them all the time like they’re the biggest heroes in the world. (Which I truly believe they are!) And when it comes to saying thank you I really want my kids to take some ownership in the things we do to say ‘thank you’ to the people […]

Homemade Snowglobes

December 14, 2012

So everyone is making snowglobes apparently so I wanted to try and make them too. I had visions of making little ballerina ones like a scene out of the Nutcracker (we’re going to see it next week and I’m a little worried the guys might find the mice part scary so I’m playing up the […]

If your kids are scared of Santa

December 13, 2012

or maybe just obsessed with their Playmobil Advent Calendars, you might consider just going for a pose with a plastic Santa instead. (We found this one outside the Splash store in Steveston BC Canda, which by the way has a great play table and awesome toys if you need a place to stop in while […]

Snowstorm with packing peanuts

December 10, 2012

Friday morning I needed to pack for a trip up north and I got distracted by the UPS man and a big box of snow. It was so full that I could barely find the items I ordered inside the box with all the packing peanuts they had piled it with. Maybe I was hit […]

Photo Friday: Denver Art Museum

December 8, 2012

I’ve been meaning to talk about this one for ages because it’s one awesome place for kids that shouldn’t be overlooked. I never really thought about art museums as being super-kid friendly but I really love the kid-focused spots at our Seattle Museum has and thought we’d check out the Denver Art Museum when we […]

Coal, Kale Chips and some cute cards at Trader Joe’s

December 5, 2012

Oh, I love coal at Christmas time! Trader Joe’s has such cool-looking coal and this one seems like it might even taste good-I wonder who on my naughty list is going to get to try it? (Btw Is coal becoming obsolete? You’d think Santa would start threatening old cell phone batteries or giant unusable computer […]

Something to contemplate while you travel or maybe just sit in your car

December 4, 2012

The hubby always thinks I’m a little paranoid neurotic but strange things always happen to me. Like today at Costco I was just sitting in the car while the kids napped and he ran in to pick up a few things when the car door opens and I’m like “wow you’re back…..whaa???!! The man getting […]

Two simple star crafts you could probably make in the next 5 minutes

December 3, 2012

No grownup has any excuse for lousy snowflakes anymore. And forget just regular snowflakes. You can make star ones and they’re super easy. I just printed this out, folded and cut along the lines (okay, the cutting was a little difficult and some stars got sacrificed) and voila: instant epic snowflake! And unless you’re going […]

Wildlights! (Woodland Park Zoo)

November 29, 2012

A clear, cold night in Seattle in the fall is magical all by itself, but visiting Wildlights on a night like this is absolute perfection. Bubbly snow falls softly in some places while in others you might just get pelted by a big furry flake. (It wasn’t just toddlers and wee ones throwing these around-I […]

Thanksgiving Events I’m thankful for in Seattle

November 26, 2012

After a weekend like this, is your pie plate half empty or half full? Over here, we’re thankful for a weekend of good food, loved ones, a little bit of shopping and total holiday spirit-we are oh so lucky in Seattle that we have such fun and festive things this time of year. I used […]

We Love our city! (Seattle with kids)

November 22, 2012

There are signs all over our city that Christmas is coming soon in Seattle. We took the bus downtown the other evening and watched a bucket truck setting up the Christmas tree in front of Westlake Center. The Macys’ star is all set to glow soon too. We popped in at Nordstroms’ to give a […]

Gearing up to ski

November 19, 2012

We’re gearing up for ski season. The boys have their new ski helmets (they’re on sale at REI this week!) and we’re all ready to get up to the mountain. This winter is the first time we’re actually going to embrace total snow and learn to ski: in the past we’ve just headed up to […]

All Soccer, All the time

November 16, 2012

You know you’re a good soccer mom when you’re in Spanish class and the teacher asks what number 11 is and your too-young-to-be-cheeky kid says: “ZAKUANI.” (who by the way DOES wear numero once if you don’t know your Sounders Roster.) Any sunny day we get, the guys want to be at the field playing […]

Sharks out of Water

October 30, 2012

This year the guys are getting a lot of use out of their costumes and it’s not even Halloween yet. The sharks checked out a sneak peek of the Woodland Park Zoo’s Wildlights, something we totally want to do this winter! They also trick or treated the Seattle Waterfront. (This pic was taken right after […]

Pumpkin Bash at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with kids

Pumpkin Bash: Woodland Park Zoo

October 23, 2012

You’d look like this too if you were a pumpkin in a jaguar enclosure. We love the Pumpkin Bash event at the Woodland Park Zoo every year and we stopped by last rainy weekend to see what’s in store this year. The guys loved the jack-o-lanterns everywhere. And we caught a couple animals enjoying […]

Portland Adventures with Grandma

October 21, 2012

Sometime in the last little while, the hubby went out of town for work and I was lucky enough that my mom came down to babysit ME. With grandma in tow, we decided to go on a little adventure with the guys and Portland became the destination. Thank goodness for GPS. (When I was in college, […]

Lunchdate at Dahlia Lounge (Seattle Restaurant Week!)

October 20, 2012

Next week is round 2 of restaurant week in Seattle and I do hope you get a chance to check it out if you’re anywhere near Seattle from October 21-25. We managed to slip in a yummy lunch at oh so swank Dahlia Lounge this week. I’m not sure if they’d swoon over being touted […]

Homemade goo solves everything with kids

One of those afternoons where goo solves everything

October 18, 2012

The other day was one of those afternoons where we were all sleepy but not sleepy enough to nap. (Well, one of us was, but that would leave Thing 1 and Thing 2 to their own antics….) We had glued eyeballs on our ghost rocks and the guys began to eye other things in the […]

Haunting Season and a recipe for Candy Corn

October 17, 2012

Last year we were super sad we were away for Halloween, so this year we are savoring every little ghosty moment we can. We can’t get enough of Ghosts in the House, a book we picked up at Powells Books on the weekend. It has such a cute story that I’m so glad my guys […]

Thankful pie

October 9, 2012

Some mornings start out with a sunrise drum-salute that thankfully goes awry. (thank you rock and roll gods….I’m so glad to put this drum to rest.) So we ended our concert early and made pie instead. We made our crust and put it in the fridge to chill for a while. (PS. that class I […]