This month marks 10 years of Playtime, which as it turns out is 350 columns. It seems that somewhere between the second college tour and the third — which is…
Edmonds Kind of Play
Edmonds Kind of Play: Steel drums, mermaids — and programs on crabs, fisher birds and owls
Outdoor activities — the fun, local and free variety — were all I had planned on covering this week. While we will most definitely get to them, I have got…
Edmonds Kind of Play: All-Star Game activities, outdoor movies, story time, cosplay workshop
The Edmonds Kind of Fourth parade was doubly exciting for us this year since it was the first time both of our kids participated. Between having kids in the parade…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Civic Center Playfield now open, free summer meals and PAWS fundraiser
Edmonds’ Civic Center Playfield is officially open after a ribbon cutting and local celebration! The revamped area features Mika’s Inclusive Playground,”designed to encourage engagement and participation by children of all…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Sno-Isle summer reading, Mukilteo skate park reopening and Kingston Pirate Festival
Summer reading kicked off this week for Sno-Isle Libraries and will last through Sept. 10. This popular program had 5,537 finishers last year, which surpassed 2019’s pre-pandemic participation level and…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Spray parks opening soon, plus $2 movies and artsy camps
Last weekend, my oldest and I took a trip to an out-of-state college for a tour of the campus and the department he is currently considering. It is wild that…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Comic Book Day, fitness expo and a high school job fair
This week brought Star Wars Day, May the 4th, as a play on “May the force be with you.” We like to celebrate by bringing out some Star Wars-themed items…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Immerse your kids in the arts with Summer Music School, Edmonds Arts Festival and Community Art Day
Summer Music School (SMS) is on for summer 2023! I am always excited to talk about SMS. It is such an incredible program at a lower- than-average cost and an…
Edmonds Kind of Play: April 18 school board meeting on budget cuts, summer jobs, parents night out
Lots of signs of spring and summer are popping up, which are always fun to share, but we gotta talk a bit about school first. On Tuesday, April 18 there…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Sketcherfest scholarships, spring break activities, summer camps
This weekend, tickets for Sketcherfest, held in Edmonds, went on sale. They had originally been slated to go on sale this past Friday, but the demand for tickets did a…
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Edmonds Kind of Play: Art and bird classes for kids and adults, plus music scholarships
When we moved to Edmonds, one of the moving company employees taught us about “An Edmonds Kind of Day.” It was also March and one of the faux spring days…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Korean drumming and T-ball, plus ‘Study Hall’ for those thinking about college
While going to all the typical corners of the internet I visit looking for stuff to do with the kids or specifically without the kids, I read that the Edmonds…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Spring and summer camp options, from sports to STEM
The tightrope walk between worrying about summer too early and missing out on camps has long been a huge source of anxiety for us. I don’t want to give anyone…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Great Backyard Bird Count and time to register for spring break camps
Bald eagle sightings aren’t exactly what you would expect while shopping, but this week I have seen two eagles at two different locations, though both perched on cell towers. The…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Family art workshop Saturday, plus trivia and hockey coming up
The last two times I was in the Edmonds Library, currently set up inside the Plaza Room, kids and their adults were using the area festooned with toys, activities, and…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Kindergarten planning, Running Start info, family-friendly bee workshop
During Art Walk Edmonds this week, one of the stops I made was at the Edmonds Bookshop. The window display was full of moon-themed books, including some great options for…
Edmonds Kind of Play: MLK Jr. Day tribute, Lunar New Year and Parents Night Out
The 5th Annual Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be at the Edmonds Waterfront Center Monday, Jan. 16. There will be two different events starting with the…
Edmonds Kind of Play: 365 days of art, starlight beach walk, lacrosse clinic
On the last Saturday of holiday festivities in Edmonds, we decided to fully partake, if you will. Leaving the kids at home, we went to the Holiday Market, where we…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Where to see holiday lights, find last-minute gifts
Now that school is out for the holiday break and the alarms are off at the house for a bit, we have time to do some of the fun holiday…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Kids Art Club, virtual library classes, winter recreation sign-ups
While the Edmonds Kind of Play column is mainly about kids activities, options, and resources, I think it is safe to say the lens I see most of these things…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Events for building holiday memories, benefiting good causes
The weekend after Thanksgiving, three quarters of my family packed up and headed to Winthrop, Washington for an outdoor hockey tournament. Winthrop is roughly 250 miles northeast of Edmonds in…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Holiday activities for families, plus junior hockey and Move 60! options
Lately, I’ve had a pretty exaggerated sense of nostalgia. It could be kids barreling towards young adulthood, trying to manage the incredibly early pitch black or the news or social…
Edmonds Kind of Play: School district preschool, teen activities and Girls on Run
Last weekend, while trying to stay the course during a power outage, the kids and I packed up our book report, history notes and rechargeable batteries to the Lynnwood Library…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Halloween events, hockey for free and high school information nights
Getting the most bang for my buck on a kid’s Halloween costume was a big priority when they were younger. Now that they’re older there are fewer pre-func opportunities and…
Edmonds Kind of Play: Storybook Theater and Corner Copia, plus Dia de los Muertos drawing class
After being thrilled it finally rained, moving the smoke out of our area, it didn’t take long to remember what it’s like to navigate daily activities when it’s wet out….