The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival begins this Sunday, April 12, 2009, and offers daily events and attractions for kids and families through April 30, 2009.
Check out more information online at www.tulipfestival.org. You can download the festival brochure and find an online “bloom map” which shows which fields currently have flowers in bloom.
Prices vary, most events are free.
It might get a little crowded, but Thursday is free entry day at the two week Whirligig festival at Seattle Center. The Center turns into a crazy bouncy wonderland full of fun things for pre-teen kids to do. There is a toddler area available for the littler ones.
The festival ends Sunday.
It’s true. The new Humboldt penguin exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo is opening soon!
The exhibit will include 20 breeding pairs of Humboldt penguins with nesting areas where you can actually see penguin pairs raising their young. There will also be a children’s “splash zone” where the kiddos can play and be surprised by a sporadic splash of water through a “blowhole”. Learn more here at the Woodland Park Zoo’s website.
This Saturday, April 11, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m, come check out the 8th Annual Bunny Bounce at the Woodland Park Zoo.
All activities/egg hunts will take place on the North Meadow of the Zoo.
Woodland Park Zoo’s Bunny Bounce will feature fun and interactive activities for the whole family. Children 1-8 will have the opportunity to participate in one of many egg hunts on the zoo’s North Meadow. Each egg hunt is based on a first come, first served basis and new egg hunts start every half hour or so from 10am-2pm. Also, back by popular demand is the self-serve egg hunt for toddlers ages 3 and under.
Other “eggs-citing” activities include crafts, bunny encounters, entertainment and more! Hooray for bunnies!!
Activities are free with zoo admission and entrance to the event is free for zoo members. As part of the zoo’s conservation mission, children are encouraged to bring their own basket or bag for eggs hunts.
The KidsQuest Children’s Museum in the Factoria Mall is a great place for kids to explore. They have a special 0-3 year old area that is complete with an expansive train table, tree slide and lots of other age appropriate activities. There is also an interactive music exhibit, water play, life-size truck cab and much, much more.
On Tuesdays, they have a Story Time at 11 AM that is free to members.
Learn more about KidsQuest Children’s Museum here.
The Cedar River Watershed has tons of great activities for people of all ages. Download the Program Guide (PDF).
Here is a small sampling of what they have to offer:
For toddlers, they have an activity for parents and tots to go on an interactive stroll called “Knee High Naturalists” several times during the spring and summer. The next stroll is May 13th from 9:30-10:30 AM. Cost $5 per tot.
Another very popular activity is “Batty About Bats” for children 8+ years and is known to fill up fast. They hold this fun activity at night around the campfire circle near the center.
“Family Friendly Birding”, for children 8+ years is another popular activity that is sure to fill up fast and is led by Woody Wheeler, Master Birder, Audubon, Saturday May 9 & 16 from 9-11AM.
All of this and more can be found here.