Your Family Guide to the Eastside

Having fun with kids on the Eastside is easy!  From our city guides to our specialty guides and our calendar of events, we tell you all the cool stuff to do from Bothell to Renton, all without going to Seattle! The Emerald City is nice, but there's no place like home!  
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Other Stuff You Might Be Interested In

Sometimes we find stuff we think you would like to know about that just doesn't fit anywhere else.  That's why we have this section.  Check it out- you might be interested!

    

 
 
This week why don't you...

This Week, Why Don't You...  

 
Monday:  Ride the train at Bothell Country Village. 

Tuesday:  Bring your preschooler to the indoor playground at Kirkland Community Center. 

Wednesday:  Learn how to make African masks at the Lake Hills Library in Bellevue. 

Thursday:  Let your teen hang out at the Teen Lounge in Woodinville. 

Friday:  Sing along with Youth Theatre Northwest as they perform Bye Bye, Birdie on Mercer Island. 

Saturday: Use the free playspace for kids while you check out the Classes, Co-ops, & Care Fair, sponsored by The Spot Card, in Woodinville. 

Sunday:  Figure out which porridge is too hot with Goldilocks and the Three Bears at SPROUTS Children's Theatre in Redmond. 
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Veggie Tales 
 

Raising a vegetarian child is kind of tricky.  There aren't as many options at McDonald's, although they are doing an admirable job with sliced apples.  It can be awkward going to other people's homes for dinner.  And the traditional Thanksgiving mac and cheese is not what the pilgrims imagined.


But it turns out that the tricky part of raising a vegetarian kid isn't the food, it's the talking.  Her talking.  About being a vegetarian.  All the time.  To everyone.

Here is a typical exchange: 
Stranger:  "Would you like paper or plastic?"
Me:  "Shoot, I forgot my bags!  Ok, paper."
My daughter:  "I'm a vegetarian!"
Stranger: "Do you have any coupons?"
My daughter:  "I'm Special Agent Z!  I don't eat hot dogs!"  Read more...

 
 
 

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