June 2006
Most classes require pre-registration. Classes are subject to change or cancellation; call to confirm.
Seattle Area
FamilyWorks. Teach Peace Through Gardening, students entering grades 1-3. 1-2:30pm Wednesdays June 28-July 26. FREE, pre-register. 1501 N 45th St., Seattle. 206-694-6729. www.familyworksseattle.org.
PCC Natural Markets. Taste of Tex-Mex, ages 7-9. 3-5pm June 3, West Seattle location. $30. Northwest Tea Time, ages 7-9. 1-3pm June 4, West Seattle location. $30. I Can Cook Too! Ages 2-3 with adult. 11am-12:15pm June 5, Greenlake location. $30. Play With Your Food: Making Mealtime Fun, ages 4-6 with adult. 3-4:30pm June 23, Greenlake location. $30. I Can Cook Too! Ages 2-3 with adult. 10-11:15am June 24, West Seattle location. $30. Greenlake: 7504 Aurora Ave. N, Seattle. West Seattle: 2749 California Ave. SW, Seattle. 206-545-7112. www.pccnaturalmarkets.com.
Rainier Beach Community Center. Babysitter's Training, 2-5:30pm June 28 and 29. $20, pre-pay. 8825 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle. 206-723-1301. www.atlanticstreet.org.
Seattle Architecture Foundation. Family Architectural Model-Making Workshop, ages 6 and older. 11am-2pm June 24. $15 per person, pre-register and pre-pay. Rainier Square Atrium, first floor, 1333 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 206-667-9184. www.seattlearchitecture.org.
Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. Hair Braiding, ages 5-12 and parents. 6:30-8pm June 5. $18. Shoreline Center, 18560 First Ave. NE, Shoreline. 206-418-3383. www.cityofshoreline.com/parks.
Woodland Park Zoo. Animal Agents, ages 7-9. 9:45-11:45am June 3. $18. Animal Inventions, ages 7-9. 9:45-11:45am June 10. $18. Bears Around the World, ages 5 and older with adult. 10-11:30am June 11. $25 adult/child pair, $10 additional family member. Eye-To-Eye Tour, ages 8-adult. 12:45-2:15pm June 17 or 1-2:30pm June 25. $55. 750 N 50th St., Seattle. 206-684-4800. www.zoo.org.
Eastside
Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Welcome to the World of Spiders! Ages 8 and older and families. Noon-4pm. $15.Discover the Forest, ages 8-12 with adult. 10am-3pm. $15 per child. Near North Bend, directions online. 206-233-1515. crwprograms@seattle.gov.
City of Kirkland. KidSafe-A Parent/Child Workshop to Keep Your Youngster Out of Harm’s Way, grades K-5 with parent. 1-2:30pm June 3. $35. North Kirkland Community Center, 12421 103rd Ave. NE, Kirkland. 425-587-3300. www.kirklandparks.net.
City of Redmond. Geology Crystal Collecting, ages 5 and older with parent. 11am-3pm June 3 or 25. $34. Stories of the World: Jotunheim, ages 4 and older. 6:30-8pm June 3. $18. Sign Language, ages 3 and older with parent. 10-10:45am Tuesdays June 6-July 18. $54. After-School Science Seminar, ages 9-14. 2:30-4:30pm June 7. $18. Geology Rockin' Rainier, ages 3 and older with parent. 9am June 10-3pm June 11. $72-$102. Mini Monets, ages 1.5-3 with parent. 11-11:45am Wednesdays June 14-Aug. 9. $84. Mini Chefs, ages 2-3.5 with parent. 12:15-1pm Wednesdays June 14-Aug. 9. $84. Mini Chefs, ages 3-5. 1:15-2pm Wednesdays June 14-Aug. 9. $84. Junior Chefs, ages 5-8. 3:30-4:15pm Wednesdays June 14-Aug. 9. $84. Father's Day Workshop, ages 3-5 with parent. 9-10:30am June 17. $20. Walk in the Woods, ages 2 and older with parent. 10:30-11:30am June 21 or 24. $10. Dino Days, ages 3-5 with parent. 10-11:30am June 30. $18. Various locations, Redmond. 425-556-2300. www.redmond.gov.
Evergreen Healthcare. Babysitting Basics, ages 11-16. 9am-3pm June 3 or 17. $40. Healthy Kids, Healthy Families, ages 8-12 and their parents. 6:30-8:30pm June 5. $10 per family. Pearls of Wisdom, girls ages 10-12 and their mothers. 6:30-8:30pm June 8. $10. 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland. 425-899-3000. www.evergreenhealthcare.org.
Kirkland Arts Center: Drawing and Painting Studio, ages 8-10. 4-6pm Tuesdays June 27-Aug. 8. $105. Preschool Picassos, ages 4-5. 10-1:30am Wednesdays June 28-Aug. 2. $80. Mix It Up! Ages 6-8. 12:30-2pm Wednesdays June 28-Aug. 2. $80. Continuing Youth Drawing and Painting, ages 10-13. 4-6pm Wednesdays June 28-Aug. 9. $135. The Wheel World, ages 10-16. 3:30-6pm Wednesdays June 28-Aug. 16. $165. 620 Market St., Kirkland. 425-822-7161. www.kirklandartscenter.org.
PCC Natural Markets. Northwest Tea Time, ages 7-9. 10am-noon June 10, Issaquah location. $30. Play With Your Food: Making Mealtime Fun, ages 4-6 with adult. 3-4:30pm June 10, Issaquah location. $30. I Can Cook Too! Ages 2-3 with adult. 10-11:15am June 17, Issaquah location. $30. Play With Your Food: Making Mealtime Fun, ages 4-6 with adult. 10-11:30am June 17, Redmond location. $30. Northwest Tea Time, ages 7-9. 10am-noon June 24, Redmond location. $30. Issaquah: 1810 12th Ave. NW, Issaquah. Redmond: 11435 Avondale Rd. N, Redmond. 206-545-7112. www.pccnaturalmarkets.com.
Snohomish County
Edmonds Parks and Recreation. Beginning Fishing for Youngsters, ages 4 and older with adult. 9-11:30am June 10. $20. Life Underfoot - A Low-Tide Adventure, ages 5 and older with parent. 10am-1pm June 24. $16 (parents FREE). Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-771-0230. www.kidzlovesoccer.com.
Everett Parks and Recreation. Babysitting Basics, ages 10-14. 9am-1pm June 3 and 10. $27. Canoeing Lessons, ages 8 and older. 1:30-4:30pm June 4 and 11. $35. Silver Lake Parent/Child Paddle, ages 7 and older (ages 7-13 with adult). 1-3pm June 4. $20-$25. Power Boat Operator, ages 8 and older. 10am-1pm June 4 and 11. $40. Sailing Basics, ages 8 and older. 5-8:45pm June 5 and 14. $85. Breakfast with the Animals, ages 3 and older. 9:15-10:30am June 10, 17 or 24. $8. Various locations, Everett. 425-257-8300. www.everettwa.org/parks.
Everett Public Library. Animal Craft-O-Rama, all ages. 2-4pm June 27. FREE, groups of five or more kids contact library first. Main Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. 425-257-8250. www.epls.org.
Lynnwood Parks and Recreation. Art Sparks, ages 5-8. 11am-noon Saturdays June 10-July 15. $25. Babysitting Training Course, ages 11-18. 5-9pm June 16, 10am-5pm June 17. $59. Creative Drama, ages 5-7. 5-5:45pm Fridays June 23-July 21. $33. Drama and Acting, ages 7-13. 6-6:45pm Fridays June 23-July 21. $33. Lynnwood Recreation Center, 18900 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood. 425-771-4030. www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.
Northwest Stream Center. Amphibians 101, all ages. 11am June 2. $6. Slugs and Snails Leave Slimy Trails, all ages. 11am June 12. $6. Nature Walk and Scavenger Hunt, all ages. 11am June 21. $6. 600 128th St. SE, Everett. 425-316-8592. www.streamkeeper.org.
Snohomish Family Music. Musikgarten® Early Childhood Music Toddler Class, ages 1.5-3.5 and parent. 10-10:45am Saturdays. $40 per four-week session, $12 individual class, $25 materials. 360-563-0152 ext. 2. Snohomish location. bryan@snohomishfamilymusic.com.
Farther Afield
Heronswood Nursery. Eat Your Veggies! Ages 5-12. 9am-noon June 6. $15, pre-register. 7530 NE 288th St., Kingston. 360-297-4172. www.heronswood.com.
YMCA. Summer Fun Family Camp, all ages. June 10-11. $56, $54 ages 3 and older, free younger than 3. Camp Colman, Key Peninsula. Centennial Family Camp (100 years of camping at Camp Orkila), all ages. June 23-25. $125-$225. Camp Orkila, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands. 206-382-5009. www.camporkila.org.
Send information on classes, including date, time, cost, and appropriate ages, to Northwest Parent Media, 511 2nd Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119; fax to 425-776-3548; or email to cstay@aol.com. Submission deadline is the first of the month, one month prior to publication (for example, July 1 for August publication). For questions, call Chris Stay at 425-478-7138. Submissions are run on a space available basis.
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