Weekend Kid Picks: 9/6 – 9/7
I hope to see you all at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair on Saturday, but that’s not all that’s going on this weekend. There’s plenty to do for kids and grownups alike:
Go Swimming
This is your last chance to hit the public outdoor pools before they close for the season. Mounger pool in Magnolia has family swim (and a corkscrew slide!) from 5:30-7 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Or for the little ones they have gentle swim from 11am – noon. Colman pool in West Seattle is a heated salt water pool and has family swim from 5-7pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Colman Pool – 8603 Fauntleroy Way SW; $2.75 – $3.75 admission Mounger Pool – 2535 32nd Ave. W, $2.75 – $3.75 admission; corkscrew slide is $1 extraAki Matsuri (Japanese Fall Festival)
This celebration of Japanese culture has all things Japanese, including a Japanese flea market, Japanese arts and crafts vendors, and plenty of performances, like Japanese drumming, a tea ceremony demonstration, and puppet shows.
9/6 from 10am-6pm and 9/7 from 11am-5pmBellevue Community College Main Campus – 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue
Morning Movie and Pajama Party
Watch the Jungle Movie in your pajamas at this benefit for Morningsong Early Learning Center, the only child care center in Seattle serving homeless toddlers and preschoolers. $15 gets you a seat at the movie, popcorn, and a drink. Note that tickets must be purchased in advance.
9/6, 9am – 11:30am at the The Majestic Bay Theatres in BallardStar Party at Greenlake
View the stars through telescopes provided by the Seattle Astronomical Society. Held on the north shore of the lake at a grassy area west of the Bathhouse Theater, near the fishing piers.
Alki Statue of Liberty Dedication Ceremony
Celebrate the return of Lady Liberty to Alki beach with food, arts and crafts, music and dancing. Formal dedication ceremony at 1:30pm and luminaria lighting by the Girl Scouts at 7:30pm.
9/6/08, 11am to dusk, 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW
