seattle with kids
A list of Christmas gift ideas for Seattle locals and experience gift ideas too
December 11, 2019Just in case you are looking for gifts for friends in Seattle or maybe even in the Portland/Seattle/Vancouver corridor or Christmas gift ideas in general, maybe this list might help you brainstorm. We are a family of Seattle locals and I’ve been thinking about things that we’ve found useful lately and this might help you […]
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Five chocolate factories near Seattle that you can actually visit and one place that’s not a chocolate factory that you should visit too
November 11, 2019I recently visited the factory of one of my favorite chocolate shops in my Canadian hometown. The chocolate factory was pinned on my google maps forever so when I finally arrived and smelled the chocolatey aroma outside its glorious doors I almost had to pinch myself. And I really should have pinched myself because the […]
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Murano Senior Living-a place I might like to live one day and maybe so will you
November 5, 2019This is a sponsored post on behalf of Murano Senior Living and as always all thoughts and opinions are always my own. I didn’t really know what to expect when I pulled up to park next to Murano Senior Living. This is an area of downtown Seattle I’m quite familiar with near the Frye Museum, […]
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How to visit the Amazon Spheres in Seattle and the best time to book if you want to buy donuts at the Spheres too
October 28, 2019More and more I’m finding that we have to pre-book and pre-plan things for travel. Are you finding this too? Everything is just a whole lot busier than it used to be. We like to be “go-where-the-wind-blows-us” travelers and we usually plan our days by the weather or what we feel like doing that day […]
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The World Premiere of Minecraft: the Exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture at Seattle Center
October 18, 2019First of all, how cool is it that Seattle has a Museum of Pop Culture? In all of our travels, I haven’t yet seen any other place quite like this anywhere in the world. The MoPOP celebrates creativity, connection and culture and it is one of my favorite places to hang out in Seattle with […]
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Tinkergarten in Seattle and learning how the little things we do with little kids add up to the big things in life.
October 16, 2019This is a sponsored post on behalf of Tinkergarten and as always, all thoughts and opinions on this blog are my own. Shortly after my twins were born my husband and I made the decision that I would become a stay at home mom. My husband’s work hours were unpredictable, our childcare was unreliable and […]
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How Pacific Northwest families can save money with the Kids Supper Club from Seattle’s Child while dining out and hanging out in Seattle
October 11, 2019This is a sponsored post for Seattle’s Child Kids Supper Club; however all thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. If your family is anything like my family in Seattle we end up eating out a lot! Our lives are busy with lessons, sports and travel and we are always on the go. […]
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To Day Pass or Spend the Night at Great Wolf Lodge?
September 26, 2019Early this summer, Great Wolf Lodge debuted the idea of a “Day Pass” and I was invited to check it out. Since my guys have been bugging me about revisiting Great Wolf Lodge since we went last year, it was a fun opportunity to do a road trip with my cousin and her son for […]
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Boba Up: a self-serve bubble tea cafe in Seattle you might want to check out
August 20, 2019I have to admit I didn’t want to try self-serve bubble tea when I first heard about Boba Up opening up in Seattle’s U-district. I’m a bit of a germaphobe and the image of something like a zillion people descending en masse upon a boba buffet (like we used to at a certain self-serve frozen […]
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A bike-ride through the historic Snoqualmie Tunnel and the perfect treat from Sconza Chocolates to take along
July 26, 2019(This is a sponsored post on behalf of Sconza Chocolates and as always the opinions in this post and on this blog are my own. We love riding through the Snoqualmie Tunnel) Around the same time the Snoqualmie Tunnel in Washington near where where we spend our weekends was in its planning stages, a boy […]
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A few places in Seattle where I would gladly pay double for my ice cream and why we should uplift our mompreneur friends
July 23, 2019A few smug people in my life have told me recently about an influencer bashing article they read about some ice cream truck business that is fed up with people asking for free ice cream in exchange for “exposure” on social media. This business now has a sign posted saying that influencers have to pay […]
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If the Funko Headquarters in Everett is on your Seattle Bucketlist with kids
July 7, 2019I had no idea what a “Funko Pop” was when I heard that Funko Headquarters opened up to the public in Everett about a year and a half ago. I still don’t totally understand them but they seem to be vinyl collectibles of pop culture icons like Jurassic Park and Marvel characters, movies stars and […]
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Seattle with kids: a bucket list for a unicorn summer in 2019
June 28, 2019We’re always told that we only get 18 summers with our kids and I can’t believe we’re already on our 11th summer in Seattle with these guys. One of the ways we make the most of our summer is by making a summer bucket list. We’ve been doing this for many years now. Usually I […]
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Crabpot Seattle with Kids is a Fun Family Tradition, especially with a picture-perfect carousel nearby
June 11, 2019My Auntie Sal who lives in Vancouver BC is a huge fan of the Crabpot restaurant on Seattle’s waterfront and she has loved it for years. So of course she told my little niece and nephew about this restaurant and how much fun she has putting on her seafood bib, watching the seafood get dumped […]
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Seattle restaurants with play areas for kids that you might want to know about if you travel here with your family
April 24, 2019It’s been a long time since my kids have needed a play area at a restaurant but I remember the days when it was so much easier to eat with the kids or eat with friends together with ALL of our kids when we knew there was an area that the little ones could hang […]
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Why you need to see Prince from Minneapolis at MoPop if you are an Instagram Influencer
April 10, 2019In the Instagram world there is so much talk about how to produce a “good” Instagram feed. Do you hire photographers? Do you choose a specific filter? And how do you create and curate your own style? I recently went to Alt Summit in Palm Springs where over 1500 creatives gathered to talk about trends […]
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A Ballard neighborhood restaurant with travel inspired fare that you need to know about now in Seattle
April 1, 2019If you haven’t been to Ballard lately it might be easy to get lost. There are so many new buildings and restaurants popping up everyday! (And isn’t that like the rest of Seattle these days too?) I was invited with my family to Gather Kitchen and Bar to try out their menu and because we […]
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Wander your Way and Live like a Local at Loews hotel 1000 in Seattle This Spring
March 12, 2019As a Seattle family who lives close enough to bike to the heart of the city, we haven’t stayed at a ton of Seattle hotels and I keep getting asked by visitors who are heading here about where they should stay. I was totally excited to be invited to the Loews hotel 1000 with my kids […]
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If you have ever sold an Everlast bag on Craigslist, you might have met Jeffrey Gibson
March 2, 2019I was invited to see the opening of Jeffrey Gibson’s “Like A Hammer” exhibition at Seattle Art Museum the other day and it’s the type of honest, colorful, modern and inclusive art that speaks to your heart and I really want my kids to see it. We love visiting art museums together and we usually […]
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Why you want to dine at Fisherman’s Restaurant at Miners Landing if you haven’t been there in a while
February 22, 2019Did you know your stomach is made up of two halves-the dessert side and the food side? Sometimes the food side gets full but then the dessert side might still be hungry too. This is what chef Nick Novello told us when my friend and I were hosted at Fisherman’s Restaurant in Seattle at Pier […]
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