Step by Step

What the Heck Is a Walking School Bus?

One local researcher revives a bygone practice—the stroll to school.

11/26/2019 By Lily Hansen

Staying Active

7 Fun Ways to Keep Your Kids in Motion

Exercise doesn’t need to be football or laps around the track.

11/26/2019 By Lily Hansen and Courtney Cummings

Tech Time Out

Does Your Kid Need a Digital Detox?

Kids’ fixation on digital devices shows no sign of powering down. Is it time for technological temperance?

11/26/2019 By Emily Alhadeff

Learning in the Dirt

Washington's Outdoor Preschools Let Kids Embrace Nature

They might offer health benefits, too.

11/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

CHILDREN’S WELLNESS GUIDE

How to Keep Your Kids Healthy

Acrobatic exercise? Outdoor preschool? Tips from chefs? Oh, yes.

11/26/2019 Edited by Stefan Milne Illustrations by Mike Holm

March of the Half Pints

When Did Seattle Breweries Become Baby Hangouts?

This town increasingly views drinking local as a family activity.

09/24/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Sleep While You Can

How to Throw a Baby Shower That's Not Lame

No one will miss the chocolate-in-a-diaper game, trust us.

08/20/2019 By Rosin Saez

Habitat

How to Design Kids' Rooms

There’s a long time between the crib and college.

08/14/2018 By Stefan Milne

100 Best Shops

4 of Our Favorite Kids Clothing Shops

Whether they’re already mini mavens of style or—no shame—still put their shirts on backward, here are a few places for youthful fashion finds.

10/23/2017 By Rosin Saez

The Junior League of Seattle

Slide Show: The Junior League of Seattle Sixth Annual Touch-A-Truck

The Junior League of Seattle hosted over 4,000 people at its sixth annual Touch-A-Truck on Sunday, June 5th at Magnuson Park.

06/06/2016

Retail Spotlight

Toys, Tea Parties, and Mini Seahawks Gear at Satsuma

Jennifer Porter's new Wedgwood shop is a paradise for kiddos (and parents who want to shop local).

11/12/2015 By Dominique Etzel

Shopportunity

Support Seattle Schools with SwopBoard's Online Marketplace

Sell your stuff, score great deals, and support area schools using SwopBoard's online marketplace.

01/07/2014 By Amanda Zurita

Kid Style

Trunk Show: Frank and Lu at Baby and Co.

Get the little ones back to cool with fun, directional mini style from an NYC-based Seattle native.

08/22/2013 By Laura Cassidy

Slideshow

Slide Show: U Village K.I.D.S.

04/29/2013

Article

Must-Haves for Kids

Our favorite local goodies, gear, and gadgets.

04/17/2013 By Amanda Zurita

Cultural Travel

The Trick to Visiting a Museum With Kids (or Adults)

The editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler has a method for making kids enjoy a trip through a gallery.

03/01/2013 By Allison Williams

What to Buy Now

Item of the Moment: Mad Pax

Can we call this a 'statement backpack?' Tottini's spiked carry-all is really something to behold.

10/05/2012 By Laura Cassidy

Article

Mother of Reinvention

Traci Schlosser, personal shopper at University Village women’s store Anthropologie, reinvents her life and style.

02/15/2011 By Laura Cassidy

Article

Bright Ideas

The motto of this holiday shopping guide: Don’t overthink it. Classic materials, traditional toys, and smart, spirited innovations will always be loved.

10/11/2010 By Laura Cassidy

Article

New Kid on the Block

Francine Park outfits moms and their babies at her downtown Kirkland boutique, Promesse.

06/16/2010 By Laura Cassidy