Arlington Fly- In

Kid's Day at the Arlington Fly- In was so much fun! Held annually one weekend a month in July this event is fun for the whole family. 2013 was our first year attending and we plan on going again in 2014. Kids get in free (check website for date and times) and there are plenty of things for them to do and see. The sun even decided to come out and luckily one of the vendors sold sunglasses and sunblock. We watched a really cool air show and enjoyed the other activities.

Bouncy houses

Planes planes and more planes!

Airplane simulator

Nascar simulator

And much, much more!

Know before you go:
- food is available for purchase (fair/carnival type food)- it was cash only when we went, can't remember if an ATM was available or not.
- parking is free
- the event takes place at an airport so expect a good amount of walking but also stroller friendly. They did have a tractor/train for ease of getting around.
- restrooms are porta potties

Free Kid's Workshop at Home Depot

Honestly, I do not go to Home Depot very often. I wish I could be more DIY but Home Depot is definitely my husband's domain. We stopped by the Snohomish location and as we were checking out, the cashier told us about a Kids Workshop that was going on and that we should check it out. They offer these workshops the first Saturday of each month for kids to work on a project (build birdhouses, wooden toy trucks, cork bulletin boards, etc) and best of all, it's FREE. The workshop goes from 9am to 12pm but we walked up closer to 12:30. They were wrapping things up but still gave us the kits to take home. The girls LOVED it and we will definitely be doing it again!  Click here for for more info about the Kids Workshops on the Home Depot website.

The girls loved the signature orange aprons and wore them the rest of the day.

The workshops are designed for kids ages 5-12. My younger daughter is 3 1/2 but since we took the kit home, her savvy daddy was able to assist her in the fun.

The paint was my husband's idea and didn't come with the kit but since we were doing the project at home, we tweaked it a bit :)

Paint is currently drying so check back for the finished project!

to be continued.....




Here it is!! The finished project- a wooden moving truck!

Animal Farm

Today we attempted to go to the beach at Howarth Park but could not find anywhere to park. Our nice days in the Pacific Northwest are limited so people take advantage to soak up the sun whenever there is a chance so everyone has the same idea when the sun is shinning. I want to visit Howarth Park soon so I can blog about it but there is some sort of construction going on and the road was closed which is currently limiting the amount of parking. We decided to visit the Animal Farm at Forest Park which is down the road from Howarth Park and it was a hit! It is free but donations are greatly appreciated. They also had face painting for $2. I will make a separate post about the rest of the park because today, we only went to the Animal Farm. I was very impressed with the super-cute barn setup and everything was very clean complete with hand washing basins upon exiting. We saw ducks, goats, bunnies, alpacas, and horses. There are also pigs, sheep and ponies but didn't see any. We went about half hour prior to closing. They also have pony rides, which we will do next time! The Animal Farm is open from June 30- August 26 this year.