About Me
I'm Debbie, mother of two delicious kids,
and I write about traveling with little kids. That's
my 6-month old son in Paris on Halloween.
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Seattle has a walkable downtown and beautiful natural scenery. The relaxed approach towards everything in Seattle makes it an easy place to travel with kids, and we'll help you find fun family activities beyond just Pike's Place Market.
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle This lovely hotel, close to Pike Place Market and across from the ...
Hotel Monaco Located in the middle of downtown Seattle (just across from the very ...
Inn at the Market We love the Inn at the Market for its restful decor, large ...
Vacation Apartment Rentals We’ve provided a few links to apartment rental companies for your convenience. ...
All Purpose Pizza All Purpose has terrific pizza and salads, but what really makes it ...
Beechers Handmade Cheese Located right on Pike's market, this is a great place to dine ...
Blue C Sushi Conveyor belt sushi is always a great option with kids, and Blue ...
Boom Noodles This upscale, fashionable noodle shop (think ramen, soba, and yakisoba with a ...
Cupcake Royale The best thing about Cupcake Royale (besides the fact that they have ...
Aquarium Visit the newly updated Seattle Aquarium and see the huge "Windows on ...
Ballard Locks / Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Children will enjoy watching boats pass through the locks and during salmon ...
Boat Ride in Puget Sound There are several options for getting out on the water with your ...
Boeing Museum of Flight If your kids are obsessed with airplanes, the museum of flight is ...
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture If your child likes dinosaurs, insects, bugs and geology the Burke museum ...
Archie McPhee Kids will love a stop in wacky Archie McPhee where you can ...
Bootyland This small kids clothing store features locally made clothes, many constructed out ...
Clover Clover ranks among my favorite children's clothing stores in Seattle. The shop ...
Cotton Caboodle Outlet Cotton Caboodle makes high quality cotton clothing for babies and kids fourteen ...
Edge Of Glass Gallery Edge of Glass is a working blown glass gallery. Your kids (safely ...
I sometimes hear people claim that our American cities lack a sense of community or somehow imply that city dwellers aren't "real" Americans. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. I love my urban life. Limited real estate means that there are few big box stores ...
E has always loved riding the train, so he was beyond thrilled this summer when Seattle got its very own light rail line. When fellow blogger Heather Poole visited Seattle last week he insisted on dragging her on the light rail. (She posted a cute story and video that you ...
As summer draws to a close, and as it gets easier and easier to get around with three kids, I'm beginning to feel a little bit restless. We've been branching out from our normal routine lately, and I've officially tagged next week "mommy camp."
We spent this ...
This article includes a review of a complimentary outing to see the Seattle Storm basketball team. I received no other compensation besides the tickets and food at the game, and there was no requirement that I express a particular point of view. I do not accept pay-per-post or pay-per-positive reviews ...
This post includes a review of our family visit to the Theo Chocolate Factory and our at-home experiments with a
Make Your Own Chocolate Kit
With breakable (and expensive) artwork everywhere, and searing hot ovens in the back, a glassblowing studio hardly seems like a great destination for children. Still, when we're downtown, and the kids are in a manageable mood, the Seattle Glassblowing Studio makes a fun outing.
The shop is filled with ...
Have you ever been to a scratch patch? Here in the United States they're virtually unheard of. In fact, I'd never seen one until Earth's Minerals Scratch Patch opened in a nearby neighborhood. The floor is covered in polished rocks, making it a dream come true for ...
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Seattle's Fremont Neighborhood is just far enough away from our own (both geographically and culturally) to feel like a special outing. My kids are especially delighted each time we rediscover this troll hiding under ...
Nishino, one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants here in Seattle is also a great place for eating out with kids. I also think it's a great example of how you can enjoy interesting food even with kids in tow.
In this picture, E is too young to eat solids ...
We barely left our own backyard today, but it felt like another world came to us. In the past 24 hours, we've had more snow than I can remember in the past several years. Both kids are finally old enough to really enjoy the snow, and this was the ...
Last week the kids and I had a rare day with no scheduled commitments, and I decided to take both kids out to see their first big waterfall.
While Seattle (our hometown) isn't exactly a concrete jungle, I'm always mindful of the fact that my kids don't ...
Last week I stayed home with E & D while my husband was away on business. By the weekend, we were all ready for a serious change of pace. Rather than sweat out the first warm weather of the season at home, we packed up the car and headed an hour ...
At SEATAC (Seattle) Airport near the food quart in the C Concourse is this great playground. We arrive a little early for each flight, buy the kids a snack or meal, and let them run off some steam before we board our flight. Sitting and watching the kids give us ...
Lumi, a reader from Germany wrote to ask about how to spend two weeks in the Pacific Northwest with her 4 year old and 7 year old. This post covers what to do for the week she'll spend in Seattle while her husband attends a conference.
Dear Debbie,
I ...
We're home for the next few weeks (and then headed to visit family in San Diego and LA), and I feel like we're all getting in a little bit of a rut. This weekend, in between errands with E, I realized that we had the perfect outing right ...
