Tag: family
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Three Great Playgrounds for Families
King County Parks offer great outdoor recreational opportunities for adults, but many parks also feature fun-filled playgrounds and outdoor opportunities for families with younger children. At these parks, you’ll find standout climbing structures, versatile play equipment, and even opportunities to build biking skills for your littlest ones. Dick Thurnau Memorial Park Come safely learn and…
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Goonies, Foodies and more Movies!
Okay, so I’m no Dr. Seuss and I might be missing some iambic pentameter but this rhyme conveys a VERY important message because on July 8, three things are happening: Goonies, Foodies and Movies. Check out the full news release here. Goonies: The popular First Tech Movies@Marymoor outdoor cinema series at King County’s Marymoor Park…
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White Center Teen Program brings the Halloween Carnival this Saturday
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Take A Kid Mountain Biking 2014
This Saturday get those kids out of the house and join Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance at Duthie Hill Park.
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Nature’s gym is where you’ll find her
She doesn’t need a stationary machine to feed the energy that is spent up daily as a busy and focused mom; all she needs is a path of natural terrain that only can be found in nature’s gym. Lucky enough for Mom Trail Runner, she can find what her energy bank needs right here in…
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Kid Pump Track in the pursuit of happiness and a little dirt
She prides herself on how long she can run the course of the pump track at King County’s Duthie Hill Park as she progressively gets better and better with practice. These days, the young ones – both girls and boys – are turning up for spins through the dirt like never before. Kids want to…
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Parks hearts REI all month-long!
The Labor Day weekend (par-tay!) is upon us and everybody has vacation on the brain, which means many of us will be running amok with last-minute shopping lists or things to pack before hitting the road. If you happen to be running over to the Seattle REI Flagship store to check a few things off…
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How many times can you say, ‘Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious’!?
LOCATION CHANGE – 1 NIGHT ONLY – AUGUST 14 Due to a concert, the Movies@Marymoor location for August 14 will be on the Cricket Field in Marymoor Park – north of the current location. There will be signs in the park directing you to the new location. This is for one night only! We will…
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So close we could almost taste it!
We were so close to the taste of gold or a fuzzy, golden teddy bear to be exact. Thank you to all the families and park users that voted for King County Parks in the annual ParentMap Golden Teddy Awards. It was such a fun surprise to learn that King County Parks was a finalist…
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It’s a birthday-volunteer-parky-park-mega-party-jamboree-madness-palooza-shindig!
This Saturday, it’s the birthday party of the year and you’re invited! While we can’t promise that anyone is going to jump out of a giant birthday cake, we can promise that you, your family and friends will have a blast celebrating 75 years of awesome with King County Parks. And there’s no better place…
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Cocktails for a cause: King County Parks Foundation night at 50 North, June 26
Join King County Parks for a very special night at 50 North restaurant near University Village in Seattle. For one night only, on June 26th, part of the proceeds from cocktails like the “Tree-tini” will be donated to the King County Parks Foundation! Launched earlier this year, the King County Parks Foundation supports King County’s…
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Dad’s Father’s Day Wish: The Washington Brewers Festival
This Father’s Day weekend, the Washington Beer Commission presents the 2013 Washington Brewer’s Festival at: King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA Friday, June 14, 4-9pm (21+ Only) Saturday, June 15, 11am-9pm (Families Welcome) Sunday, June 16, 11am-6pm (Families Welcome) Macaroni art makes for a great Father’s Day gift, but if you really want to…
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New Games Wanted:The CLIF Kid Backyard Game Contest
We heard about this cool contest from our friends at CLIF Kid and we just had to share because it’s such a smart idea for helping kids return to outdoor play. The 3rd Annual Backyard Game of the Year is a nationwide contest that invites kids ages 6-12 to create original backyard game ideas for…
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Get fit. Have FUN!
Winter hibernation is over. It’s time to get fit and (gasp!) have fun while doing it. You read that right; it’s not as far fetched as you may think. Sure, you still might have to put on a few extra warm layers, but once you’re outside and filling your lungs with fresh and tasty air,…
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A Healthy Mom is a Happy Mom
Adding ‘MOMentum’ to your busy schedule has never been easier. There’s no argument that all moms are pressed for time and when you thow in a schedule of summer fun for the kids, it can get downright ugly. Well, you can forget all about that as you maximize your time and energy at Marymoor Park’s new outdoor…
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I’m freakin’ out, man!
Don’t let this happen to you! To help ensure the safety along our 175 miles of regional trails in King County, King County Sheriff deputies will patrol the trails, such the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River Trails, starting this weekend. Deputies will be on bicycles and on foot and will be issuing warnings or fines for…
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Hug your Mother (Nature) today. And tomorrow. And the day after…
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Better weather is coming…
…and King County Parks is ready to meet all your sunny (or not-so-sunny) day needs! As you’ve probably figured out by now, except for a few rare days here and there, the weather has been just plain ugly for the first four months of 2011. To wit: April has recorded the coldest average monthly high…
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Cougar – still wild
At least once a year I pull the kids out of Ballard to get them to Cougar Mountain. They are still too young to appreciate its history, but they dig the fact that the last time we were here they saw a momma bear and her cubs, and this year’s trip was highlighted by the…
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Douse your water wings in garlic, it’s time again for the Haunted Pool!!!
Call the Monster Squad, because this year’s Haunted Pool is about to make your Dead Man’s Party look like amateur hour at the cemetery. The pool will be resurrecting the giant spider (for all you It fans), the world’s largest apple-bob, the haunted tunnel and canoe rides. Make sure to bring coins…
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Slammin’ salmon!!!
That’s right fry, it’s time again for some spawnin’ watchin’. We’re making it easy for you to know where the salmon watching hotspots are by providing this link. Once there, keep the tailgating safe and drink (juice) responsibly. Oh and don’t leave our post until hearing this entire track. Every spawnin’ watchin’ event needs this…
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Get the kids out this weekend.
I have been shooting folks in our parks for about four years, and I have to say this might be the most geniune grin I have seen on any youth I have shot in one of our parks. Got me thinking that all it really takes sometimes is to just get out with the kids…
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Random photo post: Marymoor Connector Trail