Summer Fun!

This is a list of my summer plans with my kids! Feel free to snatch ideas, ask to tag along and even add comments to give me your ideas too! I hope you are inspired to have a fun summer with your kids! They are only little once!

1. FREE: Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on the first Thursday of the month (July 1st or Aug 5th) http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/
2. FREE: Museum of flight on the first Thursday of the month 5pm -9pm (July 1st or Aug 5th) http://www.museumofflight.org/
3. Library summer reading program http://www.kcls.org/
4. "Park Day"- choose a day of the week to try out new parks- I am thinking Friday's
5. Forest Park in Everett has a water park & playground -FREE http://www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=534
6. Go up space needle and have LUNCH on a WEEKDAY- includes a free trip to observation deck! It costs only a little more than the trip to the observation deck but you get lunch in a spinning restaurant! http://www.spaceneedle.com/

7. Science center & Ride the monorail http://www.pacsci.org/

8. Ballard Locks , Fremont troll & Golden gardens http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/tour/locks.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll
9. Seattle Aquarium, SAM sculpture park (always free!) & Pike Place Market http://www.seattleaquarium.org/ http://seattleartmuseum.org/getout/default.asp
10. Imagine Children's Museum - in Everett. Thursday 3-5pm is $3.75 each. We never stay longer than 2 hours anyways, might as well get half price! http://www.imaginecm.org/
11. Monte Cristo Gallery- Art gallery across the street from Imagine Children's Museum. http://www.artscouncilofsnoco.org/gallery.html
12. St. Edwards Park- hiking trails, playground, bicycling trail. http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Saint%20Edward
13. Tour local Fire House- organize a group of parents and kids to join us
14. Tie-dye in the backyard
15. Beach & swimming: Mukilteo, Edmonds, Golden gardens, Newport beach park, Pine lake
16. Green Lake: walk around lake, playground & wade pool http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=307
17. Arboretum, Japanese garden & Foster Island http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/gardens/wpa.shtml
18. Day Trip: Washington Park, Deception pass & Fort Casey- we did this last year & it was great!
19. EASY Hikes: Narbeck Wetland 1.8 miles, Spencer Island 2.6 miles, Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve 3 miles, Paradise Valley .5- 13 miles, Barclay Lake 4.4 miles, Rivers Meadows Park 2.5 miles, Robe Canyon 2.4 miles, Big Four Ice Caves 2.2 miles.
20. GOAL HIKE: Mt. Sai- this is my goal for the end of the summer!
21. Camp in the backyard!