Summer is flying by, and the new school year is quickly approaching. Below are a few ideas to fill up that last bit of summer and get out and enjoy the beautiful weather all together as a family!
Outdoor outings
Rattlesnake Lake – North Bend Enjoy an easy ¾ mile hike around the southeast edge of the lake, accessible for the whole family. Up for more of a challenge? Beginning at Rattlesnake Lake, the first 2-mile section to Rattlesnake Ledge Trail is one of the most popular hiking trails in the region. Expect to encounter many hikers and dogs on the trail and use extreme caution around exposed cliffs and steep drops. The Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is cooperatively maintained by Seattle Public Utilities, King County and Washington Department of Natural Resources with help from the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust trail crews and volunteers. The Rattlesnake Mountain Trail continues west, gaining elevation, for 9 more miles to Snoqualmie Point Park. The Rattlesnake Mountain is also known as Rattlesnake Ridge on many maps. Willis Tucker Splash Pad/Community Park – 6705 Puget Park Dr, Snohomish, WA 98296 Open from 10am-7pm daily until mid-September when the weather starts to cool down, Willis Tucker Park offers a super fun splash pad section for all ages, sandbox, playground, picnic shelters, volleyball nets, and two multipurpose sports fields.
Local activities
Kids Summer Concerts – Juanita Beach Park every Tuesday @ 10am Kirkland Downtown Association presents concerts at the park! Fun for all ages. Kids’ summer concerts are a great way for families to gather in Juanita Beach Park. Sing- along, or dance-along, with great music and laughs.
Kirkland Waterfront Car Show – Marina Park Sunday August 13th 10am-4pm
Summer Nights in Bothell Enjoy food, music, art, and culture family friendly event each Friday evening this summer until mid-August. Events schedule, locations, and times can be found here. Food trucks rotate each week.
Free and easy outdoor activities
Feeling cooped up inside the house? Get out there and enjoy the beautiful weather with these free and easy outdoor activities. Whether you have a yard, patio or balcony space, or just a driveway, these are some easy and fun ways to make the most out of your space and soak up the last of our summer days.
- Rock painting
Create some fun little bugs, creatures, flowers, food, whatever you can think of!
- Park or neighborhood scavenger hunt
Can you find a house with a red mailbox? What about a flag? Who can find a yellow flower the fastest?
- Put a sprinkler under a trampoline and go nuts!
- Build a fairy house out of recyclables Take an empty clean milk jug and cut a large hole in one of the sides. Using a hot glue gun and adult supervision, can you make a cozy house for a little garden fairy to live in?
- Paint with ice
- Hopscotch
- Balloon boppers Take a large sponge like you would use to wash a car or windows and put it on the edge of a ruler or wide stick. Bat around a balloon or two and don’t let it touch the ground
- Ice dig Freeze some toy animals inside a big block of ice. Give your kiddos some safe tools to get them free.
Important dates
Please note the following important dates and be sure they are on your calendar. Class Orientations. These are required, adult-only events (babes-in-arms are welcome). They will be held at the preschool from 6-8 pm. Please plan to attend a class orientation for each class you are enrolled. Your class coordinator will be sending more information about these orientations soon, including forms that need to be completed before the start of school. Please contact your class coordinator with any questions about your class. The staff and board member roster can be found here. Here are the dates for the class orientations: Pre-K – Tuesday, August 29 3-Day – Wednesday, August 30 1-Day A and 1-Day B – Thursday, August 31 Toddler AM and Toddler PM– Thursday, September 7 There will not be an infant class orientation because all orientation information will be covered during the first infant class on September 15th. First Week of School. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 12th. All classes have a slow start that week with no parent ed. and no area assignments. In 3-Day and Pre-K you and your child will come only one day that week – either Sept. 12th or Sept. 13th. All classes begin their usual full schedule the week of September 18th. Back-to-School Social. Please join us for a fun back-to-school social on Saturday, September 16th from 3-5 pm at the preschool. This is a great opportunity to meet other families in our school and celebrate the start of the school year. All family members and siblings are welcome to attend. This is an optional event.