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South Sound Weekend Kids’ Calendar: Family Fun and Things to Do September 28th and 29th

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Who needs something fun to do with the kids this weekend? We’ve found touch a trucks, fire station open houses, festivals, and more!

Saturday

All Over

Free day at Washington State Parks No Discover Pass needed in honor of National Public Lands Day

Story time at Barnes and Noble  Story time featuring How I Met My Monster at 11am at most locations. You may want to call yours to confirm.

South King County

Community Harvest Festival in Maple Valley

Briscot Farm and Pumpkin Patch in Kent. Found on fb New to us, but draft horses and animals are advertised. Our full patch list is on the way! 

Meet Paw Patrol at Learning Express Toys in Renton

Touch a Truck and safety expo at the Outlet Collection fire trucks, police cars, garbage trucks and more!

Parrot Expo in Auburn

Seattle Parrot Expo is an annual, fee event where you can learn about everything parrot!  Low cost photo ops. Also Sunday

Hawktoberfest car show in Kent

Auburn Avenue Kids presents Eric Haines

Guitar-slinging comedian Eric Haines’ act is part rock concert, part comedy show, and part twisted, bizarre circus! 10.00 tickets

Visit the HCC Mast Center  at Redondo   The center and its touch tanks of sea critters are free and open to the public every Saturday from 10-2

Greater Pierce County

East Pierce Fire and Rescue Open House

tons of vehicles and demonstrations; helmet sales, and much more! 1-4 Great event!

National Hunting and Fishing Day Celebration
Youth 17 and under can shoot WDFW firearms, archery equipment, and air rifles with instruction and guidance provided by WDFW staff and hunter education instructors.  The event will also feature door prizes, a mock turkey hunt, casting practice, and pollinator activities. at the Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club in Puyallup

Explore Your World – Slime at the Bonney Lake Library 2pm
Explore STEM at your library! Develop lab skills and creativity. Measure various chemicals to make your own ball of sticky slime. Best for elementary and middle schoolers.
Birds of Prey – The Falconer at the Sumner Library 10:30am
Join falconer John Prucich for an up-close learning adventure featuring live birds of prey. Discover how raptors live and how we can help them thrive in the world. All ages.
Birds of Prey – The Falconer at the Milton/Edgewood Library 2pm
Join falconer John Prucich for an up-close learning adventure featuring live birds of prey. Discover how raptors live and how we can help them thrive in the world. All ages.

4-H information fairs

Tacoma

Family story time at Moore 10:30

Family story time at Wheelock 10:30

Microlibrary Launch Party at the Eastside Community Center 11am-1pm

Come and check out the new Eastside Microlibrary! All are welcome to this community event at Eastside Community Center to learn more – and try out – Tacoma Public Library’s new service point.

Baby time at Moore Library

Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months. 11:30

New Safeway community celebration

S.T.E.A.M. Saturdays – Make Your Own Forky at the Mottet Branch of the TPL  2:30pm

Interactive Children’s Shows at the Science Dome It’s the area’s only indoor planetarium! Today’s show is Pluto: The Forgotten Planet

Charlie the Noise Guy – Back-to-School Fun at the Tillicum Library 12pm-12:45 Kick off the school year with vocal sound impressionist and comedian Charlie the Noise Guy. Learn beat boxing, soundtracks for stories and the history of music from the zany czar of sound. All ages.

Lacey/Olympia

Nisqually Watershed Festival

This year’s festival will feature hands-on activities with local conservation and nature organizations, mainstage performances with live animals and music, storytelling, walking tours, the Insect Extravaganza, a salmon barbecue and other great coffee and food options. Bring or purchase a t-shirt to the festival to make a wearable fish print with a Nisqually salmon!

The Delicious Revenge of Princess Rubyslippers at Olympia Family Theater Various shows and times through October 20th More here

Family story time at the Olympia Timberland Library

Go Inside a Whale at the LOTT Center

Come meet Big Mama, the life-sized walk-inside inflatable humpback whale! Explore whale anatomy and discover their importance with experts from NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

Free OFS Kids Club movie It’s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor Cider Swig

Saturday Makers Market

Sunday

South King County

Fire Station 14 Open House in Renton

meet the firefighters, try the fire hose, and more!

Parrot Expo in Auburn

Seattle Parrot Expo is an annual, free event where you can learn about everything parrot. Low cost photo ops.

Pierce County/Tacoma

Family bike ride in Sumner with Cascade Bicycle Club

Family Fun Yoga at the Wheelock Library 1:30-2:15pm

Family Fun Yoga is for families with children. Do yoga poses to fun songs and  practice Mindfulness by using different breathing exercises. Geared toward ages 3-7 but any ages are welcome.Please bring yoga mats or towels.

Cellar to Attic Tour of Meeker Mansion

Olympia/Lacey area

Healthy Kids Running Series

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South Sound Weekend Kids’ Calendar: Family Fun and Things to Do September 21st and 22nd

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The list this weekend is ,”Best bets,” style! And there are some great ones! Don’t miss one of these fun happenings if you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids today.

Auburn Main Street Festival

Touch a Truck at the Port of Tacoma\

Great, free event for your vehicle lovers!

Tacoma Moon Festival

Presented by the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, the festival celebrates the diverse cultures of the Puget Sound region’s communities, with performances, food, vendors and info booths. A wine and beer garden will be available for adults, and there will be hands-on activities for adults and children including tea ceremonies, calligraphy and beyond. A parade of lanterns led by the Moon Princess at 7 pm will conclude the festival.

Smithsonian Magazine Free Museum Day

Download a free ticket to one of many participating area museums.

Family STEAM Day at LeMay ACM

12th Street Festival

Children’s show at the Pierce College Planetarium

JBF Sale in Olympia

Score a bargain on kids’ gear and duds!

South Sound Weekend Kids’ Calendar: Family Fun and Things to Do September 14th and 15th

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What a fun weekend list! We love the Job Carr Cabin Pioneer Days event in Tacoma. There is also a stuffed animal sleepover in Kent that sounds adorable, the fair is continuing in Puyallup, and there are library events and special chances to connect with other cool parents just about everywhere else! Read on for all of it!

Saturday

All Over

Story time at Barnes and Noble  Story time featuring Pete the Cat’s Perfect Pizza Party at 11am at most locations. You may want to call yours to confirm.

South King County

Grand Opening of the Kent YMCA tours, free food samples, try out classes

Free Kids Project at the Rusty Raven in Kent 10am-2  Monthly free project; suitable for ages 2 and up

Construction Zone: Story & Play Time!

at the Kent Library 10:30-12 Stories and Lego building time

Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the Kent Library 3-4:30PM

Bring your favorite stuffed friend for a story time and back room tour before the toys stay overnight at the library! Return on Sunday afternoon for a tea party at 1:30pm featuring photos of what your friend did without you. Registration required.

Meet Rapunzel at Learning Express Toys in Renton

Visit the HCC Mast Center  at Redondo   The center and its touch tanks of sea critters are free and open to the public every Saturday from 10-2

Greater Pierce County

Trading Card Game Saturdays at the Graham Library 1-5PM Drop in anytime between 1-5 p.m. to play your favorite trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Final Fantasy.

It’s Washington State Fair time! Yep, the fair we still call the Puyallup is ongoing through the 22nd.

Tacoma

Job Carr Cabin Museum Pioneer Days Festival

*Live music and storytelling
*Interactive demonstrations
*Arts and crafts
*Games and races

Admission to the Museum and all events are “pay as you can.” Super great event for your young history fans!  More here

Lady Washington at the Foss Waterway Seaport

She’s back! The Foss Waterway Seaport will welcome the tall ship Lady Washington from September 12-15, 2019. The ship will be docked at the Seaport, and will offer FREE dockside tours to museum visitors presenting their admission sticker or receipt. Ticketed sailing events also available.

Welcoming Week Family Storytime at the Moore Library 10:30 .
  • Community members will share books in Chinese, Korean, Russian and more.
  • Children will have the opportunity to make a craft, and all are invited to enjoy conversation.

Family story time at Wheelock 10:30

S.T.E.A.M. Saturdays at Mottet

Join Ms. Elizabeth for some hands on S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programming. 2:30

Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride 10:30am – 12pm
Starts/Ends at the People’s Center (1602 M.L.K. Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405) Relatively flat 2-3 mile route with stops along the way. Group travels at a kid pace; helmets required; contact the organizer for more details.

Children’s Choir Workshop at the University Place Library 11:30 Join Dan Hegelund, director of the Roar Children’s Choir, for a singing workshop, covering breath, enunciation, projection and more.

Lakewood Colonial Plaza Grand OpeningRibbon cutting with the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and a night market, live music by “Baking with Julia”, kids karaoke, car show, food trucks and more. 5-8pm

Interactive Children’s Shows at the Science Dome It’s the area’s only indoor planetarium! Today’s show is Pluto: The Forgotten Planet

Lacey/Olympia

It’s Grandparent’s Month at the HOCM. Grandparents get half off admission on open days all month.

Family story time at the Olympia Timberland Library

Book sale at the Olympia Timberland Library

Treatment Plant Tour at the LOTT Center

Get a behind the scenes tour of the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant! Presentation followed by a tour begins at 1:00 pm. Tour participants must be 10 or older and wear sturdy closed shoes. Watershed related activities all day.

Free OFS Kids Club movie It’s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

Gig Harbor

Harbor Hounds Community Fair

A pet-friendly family fun day in downtown Gig Harbor and along the waterfront. Event sponsors set up booths to display and/or sell their products and services in Skansie Park. Enjoy a day of fun and entertainment with neighbors, family and your furry best friend!

Moonwalk – 50-Year Celebration at the Key Center Library 1-2pm
Debbie the Science Lady revisits Neil Armstrong’s historic walk on the moon.

Saturday Makers Market

Sunday

South King County

Block Party! LEGO® at the Library at Federal Way 2-4pm

Reading with Rover at the Covington Library 1-2PM Drop in and practice reading to a certified therapy dog.

Pierce County/Tacoma

Back to School Play Day at Pod Works

monthly open house, featuring mom-made circle times and class resources for your little ones!

Early education activities and circle times with Little Chestnuts Preschool and Tacoma Childrens School, information on local enrichment classes brought to you by Tacoma Craft Society and Casita Mia and additional resources including lunch creations and back to school shopping! Photo booths, membership specials 10am-2

Family Fun Yoga at the Wheelock Library 1:30-2:15

Family Fun Yoga is for families with children Yoga poses to fun songs and breathing exercises to promote mindfulness. Geared toward ages 3-7 but any ages are welcome. Please bring yoga mats or towels.

Kids’ Workshop at Soap and Clay Registration and fees required. We’ve heard this is fun!

It’s Washington State Fair time! Yep, the fair we still call the Puyallup is ongoing through the 22nd.

Olympia/Lacey area

Healthy Kids’ Running Series

Healthy Kids Running Series – South Sound is a non-profit, 5 week race series, offering a fun and inclusive race experience for kids 2-14.

Full series registration is $40 and includes all 5 races, a tech shirt, finisher medal (received on week 5) raffle entries and sponsor swag. Points are earned at each race and the overall top runner in each category receives a trophy as well.

Walk up – single races (run only – no shirt/swag) are available to purchase on site only for $10 cash/check *Everyone who registers for week 5 will receive a medal as they cross the finish line – no medals will be given for single race participants on any other week*  New to us event; found on fb

It’s Grandparent’s Month at the HOCM. Grandparents get half off admission on open days all month and free admission today, Sunday the 8th.

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South Sound Weekend Kids’ Calendar: Family Fun and Things to Do September 7th and 8th!

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What a fun weekend list! If you have someone at your house who loves trucks and big rigs, do Not miss the Touch A Truck at Sprinker! It’s one of our favorite annual events. There is also a free concert to celebrate the new Dune Peninsula, a Balloon Glow event that sounds super cool, and much more! It’s all ahead, and I’ve provided links to everything so you can double check details!

 

Saturday

All Over

Story time at Barnes and Noble  Story time featuring Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum at 11am at most locations. You may want to call yours to confirm.

South King County

Back to School Party at Learning Express

Everyone’s back to school, even tigers with red cardigans! Celebrate back to school with a tiger party at the toy store! Make a striped tail and get a tiger photo!

Pooch Plunge at the Henry Moses Aquatic Center It’s a pool party for dogs! Saturday and Sunday; sign-up for a time slot. Note that only dogs are allowed in the pool.

Reading With Rover at FW 320th11am

James and the Giant Peach Jr.

Auburn Dance Academy presents their 3rd Annual Musical Theater Camp production of James and the Giant Peach Jr.

Pacific Runderland Kids’ Run

As part of the Pacific Runderland 5k event, kids ages 12 and under can join us for a 1k Kids Run following the 5k event! The Kids Run will be a 1k (approximately 0.6 miles) out-and-back run/walk that begins and ends at Roegner Park in Auburn, WA. The Kids Run will start at 10:30 am.
Registration is just $10 ($15 DOR) and includes a race bib, t-shirt and ribbon. Parents/guardians may join kiddos for no extra fee. Found on fb; new to the list

Visit the HCC Mast Center  at Redondo   The center and its touch tanks of sea critters are free and open to the public every Saturday from 10-2

Balloon Glow Enumclaw

Join Enumclaw Expo and Seattle Balloon for its first Hot Air Balloon Glow. Food trucks, music and a show you won’t want to miss as Seattle Balloon present a spectacular show with balloons glowing in sync to music and narration. Note from SFM: This looks really cool. Do note that the show starts at dusk, and the balloons stay on the ground, so you may want to mention that to your kids ahead of time. Gates Open at 5:30PM Admission is $5 (per person) OR $20 per family (up to 5 people; 2 adults, 3 children) Link has additional info. and scoop on ticket purchase.

Greater Pierce County

It’s Washington State Fair time! Yep, the fair we still call the Puyallup is ongoing through the 22nd.

Vietnamese Music Workshop at the South Hill Library

Experience traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, culture and costumes. 2-4pm

Trading Card Game Saturdays at the Graham Library 1-5pm Tweens are invited to drop in anytime between 1-5 p.m. to play favorite trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Final Fantasy.

Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club Back 2 School Bash

Naches Trail PTA invites all Bethel School District students to the Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club for food trucks, bounce houses, face painting, and more family fun to celebrate the start of your school year.

Puyallup First Baptist Community Pop Up

community pop-up event with a bounce house, games, crafts, hot dogs, and a free raffle. Puyallup Emergency Management, Communities In Schools, Karshner PTA and Puyallup Valley Co-op Preschool will also be joining in the fun.

Tacoma

Ranger lead nature walk at Point Defiance

Meet the Park Ranger at the Rhodendron Garden pavilion and explore the plants and animals living in Point Defiance Park’s unique old-growth forest. Fun for ages 3 and up; not recommended for strollers or wheelchairs. 1-2

Harvest Home at Ft.Nisqually

Celebrate the sights, sounds, and smells of autumn at the Harvest Home festival.Visitors can learn to make corn husk dolls, weave wheat straw, play popular Victorian games, and enjoy other fun. Visitors should use the Point Defiance Park Mildred Street entrance to avoid congestion from Dune Peninsula event traffic. Ages 3 and under: Free; Youth (4-17): $8.50 Military/Senior (65+): $9.50 Adult (18-64): $10.50 Family (Up to 2 adults + 6 youth): $35.50

Downtown to Defiance   Annual, free family friendly event celebrating non car transportation. Use a bike or other human power to get to the Dune Peninsula Celebration! Activities, crafts, and games at stops along the way

Dune Peninsula Celebration and Concert

Celebrate the new Wilson Way bridge and Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park with family-friendly activities and a FREE concert on the Cambia Legacy Lawn. Event features a beer-and-wine garden along with food trucks offering food and beverage for purchase. Beer garden opens at Noon. Seating begins at Noon. No tickets required, this is a free event! Performance by Vertical Horizon. Opening band: Dedset. See link for parking and transportation suggestions.

Family Storytime at Moore 10:30

S.T.E.A.M. Saturdays at Mottet

Join Ms. Elizabeth for some hands on S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programming. 2:30

Ultimate Bungee Trampoline  at Point Ruston

Building Madness at the Steilacoom Library
Use Lego bricks, Straws & Connectors, blocks and more to construct fabulous contraptions. Creative fun for the whole family. Age 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. 11am

Interactive Children’s Shows at the Science Dome It’s the area’s only indoor planetarium! Today’s show is Pluto: The Forgotten Planet

Touch a Truck at Sprinker

Don’t miss this one if you’ve got a vehicle lover! Kids of all ages will love to climb, run around, sit in and even honk horns of many types of trucks and vehicles at Sprinker Recreation Center located on 14824 C Street South in Tacoma. A special no horns time is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for sensory sensitive children. Kids can explore a fire engine, dump trucks, command center, bucket truck, striper, tractor, military vehicles, school buses and so many more.

Lacey/Olympia

It’s Grandparent’s Month at the HOCM. Grandparents get half off admission on open days all month and free admission the 8th (Sunday!).

Friends of the Yelm Library book sale

Family story time at the Olympia Timberland Library

Learn about furry forest friends at the LOTT Center

Our forests are home to all sorts of furry creatures like squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons. Can you identify their tracks? How about their scat? Discover more about our furry forest friends! 10am-4

Movie afternoon at the Tumwater Library

Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse 2pm

Block Play at the DuPont Library 11am Building with blocks is not only fun, it develops early math and science skills. All you need is imagination! All ages; under 6 with an adult.

Insect Safari at the Dupont Library Enjoy a rare opportunity to see many amazing preserved insects up close. 2-3pm

Free OFS Kids Club movie It’s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

Gig Harbor

Saturday Makers Market

Sunday

South King County

Pooch Plunge at the Henry Moses Aquatic Center It’s a pool party for dogs! Saturday and Sunday; sign-up for a time slot. Note that only dogs are allowed in the pool.

Pierce County/Tacoma

It’s Washington State Fair time! Yep, the fair we still call the Puyallup is ongoing through the 22nd.

Meet the Park Ranger at the Rhodendron Garden pavilion and explore the plants and animals living in Point Defiance Park’s unique old-growth forest. Not recommended for strollers, wheelchairs, or children under 3.

Open trails day at Morse Preserve

monthly opportunity to enjoy this special place in Graham. Quiet, unplugged outing.

Olympia/Lacey area

It’s Grandparent’s Month at the HOCM. Grandparents get half off admission on open days all month and free admission today, Sunday the 8th.

Make it Pink Tea Party with Princess Aurora at Glitter and Suede New to the list; found on fb. If you check this spot out, let us know how you like it!

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