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Fun Day Trips Near Seattle, WA
Sometimes you have a hankering to go on a trip, but you don’t have the time to get on a plane. Here are some fun and local day trip ideas!
Fun Day Trips Near Seattle, WA
Nicole Serviss, RE/MAX Elite
Sometimes you have a hankering to go on a trip, but you don’t have the time to get on a plane. Here are some fun and local day trip ideas!
If you want to see some city stuff: Pikes Place Market in Seattle. You can watch them throw the fish. Eat some cheese at Beechers and get a cup o' joe at the first Starbucks. Visit the gum wall. It's as cool and as gross as it sounds.
If you want to see more nature stuff: Snoqualmie Falls. It’s an easy place to walk up to. You park across the street and take a pedestrian bridge.
If you want to see some beautiful islands in the Puget Sound: Visit the San Juan Islands. Taking a ferry boat is part of the experience. Or you can do a whale watching tour!
If you like bridges: Deception Pass. It will seriously WOW you. It's the only non-ferry way to get to Whidbey Island, which has some cool historic military bases (as well as an active Navy base). Fort Casey is situated in Coupeville on the west side of the island. Go explore some old decommissioned military bunkers. Bring a flashlight.
If you want to see WA from above: Visit Snohomish! We have hot air balloon rides and skydiving!
If you're into brats and beer: Visit Leavenworth. It's a quaint Bavarian village in the mountains. This is a great town to visit in the summer or the winter. Summer offers river floats and warm weather. The wintertime offers horse-drawn sleigh rides and Christmas lights!
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100 Things To Do At Home This Summer in Snohomish
So many fun options to choose from to make the best of a stay-at-home summer. Plant a garden, have a picnic, fly a kite… to name a few!
100 Things To Do At Home This Summer in Snohomish
Nicole Serviss, RE/MAX Elite
So many fun options to choose from to make the best of a stay-at-home summer.
1. Plant a garden.
2. Have a picnic. Bonus: Use ingredients from your garden!
3. Fly a kite.
4. Go camping in the backyard.
5. Make an obstacle course.
6. Go on a scavenger hunt around your neighborhood.
7. Give the car a good wash.
8. Make DIY chalk paint, then decorate the driveway.
9. Learn how to do a cartwheel.
10. Build a mud kitchen.
11. Make and play with your very own water table.
12. Give the dog a bath with the garden hose.
13. Collect and paint pet rocks.
14. Create a DIY water wall.
15. Set up a back yard tight rope.
16. Use non-toxic, washable spray paint to make a backyard twister game.
17. Make DIY bubbles.
18. Set up an outdoor movie night.
19. Play backyard bingo.
20. Go stargazing.
21. Catch a lightening bug.
22. Go puddle stomping after a storm.
23. Play I-spy.
24. Create a sheet masterpiece. Hang up an old white sheet and let the kids paint.
25. Enjoy story time outside.
26. Look for shapes in the clouds. Bonus: Create stories with the shapes you see!
27. Make a gameboard out of chalk.
28. Use laundry baskets to play frisbee golf.
29. Run through the sprinkler.
30. Do a sack race with pillowcases.
31. Hug a tree.
32. Make s’mores.
33. Make a homemade water blob.
34. Learn a new outdoor sport.
35. Make homemade popsicles.
36. Have a water balloon fight.
37. Take an outdoor nap (in the shade).
38. Dance in the rain.
39. Tie-dye shirts, beach towels, shorts, dresses, sheets – anything!
40. Have a bonfire.
41. Ride bikes.
42. Create a fairy garden.
43. Collect and identify the plants growing in your yard.
44. Make a papier-mâché piñata and fill it with treats.
45. Shadow trace your toys on a sunny day.
46. Make slime.
47. Play hopscotch.
48. Climb a tree.
49. Build an outdoor fort.
50. Create a DIY slip and slide with a tarp, water and some dish soap.
51. Paint kind messages on rocks and leave them around your neighborhood.
52. Play lawn checkers.
53. Make ice cream in a bag.
54. Play hide and seek.
55. Find a quiet spot outside, close your eyes and meditate for five minutes.
56. Go for a walk and measure how far things are from your house.
57. Hula hoop.
58. Recycle old crayons by melting them in the sun.
59. Play in a sandbox.
60. Press leaves and flowers into an old book or scrapbook.
61. Paint with fruit or flowers.
62. Play catch with a ball.
63. Catch and release bugs you find in your yard.
64. Paint with a (clean!) fly swatter.
65. Set up two goals and play soccer.
66. Make a collage from things you find in nature.
67. Create a toy car wash or bike car wash.
68. Make pine cone bird feeders and hang them in a tree.
69. Make leaf rubbings.
70. Make a daisy or clover crown.
71. Whittle some sticks.
72. Make a miniature golf course in your yard.
73. Have a shaving cream fight.
74. Learn about the history and significance of totem poles and make your own.
75. Paint with colorful ice.
76. Have a water gun fight.
77. Play tag with a wet sponge.
78. Design mud sculptures.
79. Plant a butterfly garden.
80. Play a game of marbles.
81. Weave with nature.
82. Make a DIY composter.
83. Do outdoor yoga.
84. Help clean out the garage.
85. Play balloon volleyball.
86. Practice hammering nails into scrap wood (with supervision).
87. Keep a list of the birds that visit your backyard.
88. Hang up some lights, put on music and have an outdoor dance party.
89. Fill a plastic container with toys for a frozen giant ice block.
90. DIY giant pick up sticks.
91. Make a your own giant Jenga game.
92. Make a worm farm.
93. Host an egg and spoon race.
94. Have a tea party with stuffed animals and dolls.
95. Decorate your bikes, especially for holidays like the 4th of July.
96. Paint with water.
97. Use an old bed sheet to play a parachute game.
98. Make friendship bracelets.
99. Have access to water? Go fishing.
100. Lace up your shoes or roller blades and play street hockey.
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Snowflake Lane: Tips, Secrets, & What NOT to Do
I made all the mistakes so you don’t have to.
Snowflake Lane in Bellevue
The Ultimate Christmas Experience: And It’s Free!
My family decided we wanted to experience Snowflake lane for real this year. We, accidentally, caught the end of the parade last year, and I knew the kids would love it.
Well, as you know, December is a busy time of year! Between all the Christmas shopping (thank goodness for Amazon), the Christmas shows and plays that your kids are in, and the holiday parties, there is hardly a moment to spare.
It was the weekend before Christmas before we knew it… BAM. The LAST opportunity to see the parade.
Check the weather: 90% chance of rain. Perfect! We’re tough. We’ll bring umbrellas. It might even keep the crowds down.
You hear parking can be a nightmare. We have a solution for that too! The parade didn’t start until 7pm. We decided we’d do some last minute Christmas shopping in Bellevue Square and go out to dinner before the parade. Perfect!
This is how the day REALLY went down.
✅ We arrived early afternoon and found excellent parking in the Bellevue Square sparking garage
❌Walking around the mall was literally shoulder to shoulder. I’m lucky I didn’t lose a child.
❌The fastest restaurant wait time was 90 minutes.
✅While the line was 45 minutes long at Panda Express, they totally rocked it and got people through the line as fast as they could.
❌Because getting food took longer than expected we didn’t get to the street early enough.
❌The rain hindered no one. It was POURING.
❌Adults stood in front of children, making it impossible for my kids to see.
✅Random stranger gave us his umbrella! There are kind people out there!
✅It’s not really real snow falling from the sky. It’s soap! It was definitely magical.
❌I wish I could tell you how the parade was, but I couldn’t see very well.
Tips, Tricks, and Secrets to have a Magical Experience
Don’t procrastinate. Head to a parade early in December on a weeknight. I wen’t on a Saturday night…. NEVER AGAIN!
Arrive by 5pm and get good parking
Don’t plan on eating dinner there unless you make a reservation
Plan to be cold and wear rain gear
Head to the street early to claim a good spot
Have a meetup spot in case you get separated
Will I Go Back Next Year?
Of course I will. Yes, I did it all wrong. But, I know what NOT to do and will make seeing this parade a family tradition. I hope you do too!
