Are you
looking for ways to burn off your child's energy on a Northwest rainy
day? Here are some suggestions of where you can go!
Mercer Island
Activities
Indoor
Playground, NEW! Community
Center at Mercer View Indoor Playground Program. Bring your child to the
Community Center for socialization and fun! We provide balls, games,
mats, and more in our gym. A great place to come and let your little ones
run, and play! No registration is required. Parent or caregiver
must provide supervision of children at all times. Parent help is needed
for set up and take down of the program.Age: Up to 6
years Date: Ongoing from September 12, 2006
Schedule:
Tuesday: 2:30pm – 5:30pm; Thursday: 9:30am – Noon, Friday: 2:30pm –
5:30pm; Sunday: 11:00am – 2:00pm Fee: $3.00 per child - Daily Drop-in Passes
Available: $30.00 = 10 visits; $60.00 = 20 visits; $90.00 = 30 visits Location:
Community Center, Gymnasium
Rainy Day Gym,
Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club offers Rainy Day Gym every Wednesday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., starting in October 2006. Drop-in play in the gym includes a trampoline, trikes, mats, and other high-energy toys. Cost is $3/child.
Messy Arts & Crafts for Parents and Pre-Schoolers,
A chance to do art that mom won’t let you do at home. Held at the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club on Mondays from 10:30-11:30 a.m., this drop-in class begins on October 2. Due to supplies, the class is limited to the first 10 families who arrive that day. Cost is $5/child.
Eastside Indoor Activities
Drop-in Playtime,
Indoor sessions on inflatable bouncers (bring socks); one caregiver must stay.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9-10:15 a.m and 10:30-11:45 a.m. Ages 5 and under. $6
for first child, $4 for siblings, caregivers play free. Pump It Up, 11605 NE
116th St., Kirkland. 425-820-2297, www.pumpitupparty.com
Family Swim,
A quieter swim time for families; kids under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
in the water. $3/person. Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-8 p.m. (half pool); Fridays
1:30-2:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. (half pool). St. Edward Pool, 14445 Juanita
Dr. NE, Kenmore. 425-823-6983, www.nwcenter.org/pools
On Fridays, come out for the “Friday Night Frolic,” which features an
instructor is in the water swimming with families. Every Friday, 6-7 p.m.
Redmond Pool, 17535 NE 104th, Redmond. 206-296-2961, www.nwcenter.org/pools
Indoor Playground, M-F
mornings. Drop-in. $2. Ages 1-3. Issaquah Park and Rec.
Indoor Playground, Climbing and
riding toys in the multipurpose room. Drop-in. Ages 1-5. $2. Tue. 10 a.m.-1
p.m.; Wed. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thu. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. North Kirkland Community
Center, 12421 103rd Ave. NE, Kirkland. 425-587-3350, www.ci.kirkland.wa.us
Indoor Play Program,
You’ll find riding and climbing toys, play equipment and more to keep the
little ones busy when the weather turns dreary. Parents supervise; program is
drop-in. Ages 1-5. $2 at door, under 1 free. Tue., Thu. 10 a.m.-noon. Old
Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St., Redmond. 425-556-2300;
www.ci.redmond.wa.us
Indoor Play Time. Drop-in play
time for kids 5 and under. Mon.-Fri., 10:15 a.m.-noon. Residents $1.50,
nonresidents $2. Crossroads Community Center, 16000 NE 10th St., Bellevue.
425-452-4874.
Seattle Indoor Playgrounds
Alki Parent/Child Hang Out Time,
Mon noon-2pm, Tue & Thu 10am-2pm Jan 3-Mar 31, ages 5 &
under, $25/15 visits, Alki Community Center, 5817 SW Stevens St, 206-684-7430.
Baby and Toddler Play Room,
daily 9:30am-2pm, $2/adult, ages 3 & under, Queen Anne Community Center,
1901 First Ave W, 206-386-4240.
Bitter Lake Toddler Open Gym,
Mon 1-2:30pm, Wed & Fri 11am-12:30pm, $1/child, 13035 Bitter Lake Community
Center, Linden Ave NE, 206-684-7524.
Drop -In Toddler Playland,
Fridays, 11am-1pm, $1/child, ages 5 & under, Laurelhurst
Community Center, 4554 NE 41st, 206-684-7529.
Indoor Playspace,
Mon 10:15am-6pm; Tue, Thu 3:30-6:30pm; Fri 1:30-8:30pm; Sat
10:15am-4pm; 6 visits $9, ages 4 & under.
Little Tykes Play Gym, Mon, Wed
10:30am-12:30pm, ages 2-5, $15/ unlimited usage per quarter. Meadowbrook
Community Center, 10517 35 th Ave NE, 206-684-7522.
Tot Gym Club, Wed
10:30am-1:30pm, Jan 12-Mar 23, $9 punch card, ages 2-5, Ravenna-Eckstein
Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave NE, 206-684-7535.
Playroom, Mon, Wed 5-8pm, Tue,
Thu 10am-1pm, Jan 1-Mar 31, $2/drop-in fee or $15/unlimited usage per quarter.
