Kids & Things
Kids nowadays. What are you gonna do with them?
How about hike, bike, swim, climb, paddle, ski, sail or any of the other gazillion things to do outdoors (and occasionally indoors) in the beautiful Pacific Northwest?
Check out this blog for weekly ideas on adventures, big and small, that you can share with your child.
Update us on your own outings so that others can follow in your footsteps, your wake, or your single track.
Explore and inspire.
Halloween Haunts for Seattle Kids
October 5th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
Unlike presents at Christmas or chocolate at Easter, kids don’t always think more is better when it comes to scary at Halloween. Finding the right activity can be especially frightening ... Continue
SnoValley Bike Ride
September 19th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
Here’s a bike trail that leads from the shores of an underwater ghost town, through the valley of a gold miner and his Indian princess bride, to a sacred waterfall ... Continue
Bremerton’s Boardwalk
September 3rd, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
Seattle’s waterfront is an “insult”, according to Bremerton's mayor, Cary Bozeman (read the news story).
Bremerton? Calling Seattle ugly? Huh?
Before you laugh all the way from Seattle's new Olympic Sculpture Park to ... Continue
Gone Fishin’
August 29th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
And hikin', and bikin', and explorin'.
I've been off on a bunch of adventures with the kids over the last few weeks, so I've been a blog slacker.
But that also means I ... Continue
Peshastin Scramble
August 11th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
The Peshastin Scramble isn’t a strange egg dish your kids will hate. It is a cross between a hike and a climb, hence scramble, that your kids will love.
The Peshastin ... Continue
Classic Puget Sound Beach Fun
July 20th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
The beach at Indianola is pure Puget Sound summer.
An old dock reaches out toward Mt. Rainier across the sound, geoducks squirt on the flat, low-tide sand, and kids from ... Continue
Cool Pool: Bainbridge Island
July 8th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
There are pools, and then there are pools. My kids can entertain themselves for hours in the simple rectangles of water found at most community centers and hotels, but ... Continue
More Go, Less Faux
June 23rd, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | 2 Comments »
Leavenworth is home to twice as many nutcrackers (5,000+) as residents (2,200+), which is fitting for this faux-Bavarian village in north-central Washington. Leavenworth’s weekly events, including festivals for Oktoberfest, ... Continue
Soaring Eaglets
June 16th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | 4 Comments »
Mountain biking with kids can be a Goldilocks affair.
Some trails are too hard. They are technical, rooty and steep, and they lead to frustrated, tearful young bikers in ... Continue
Zoe & the Swamp Monster
June 10th, 2009 | By Tim Thiers | No Comments »
Could a swamp monster make your kids go hiking?
If your children are like mine, sometimes they get in a mood where hiking ranks right up there with walking to school. ... Continue