South Puget Sound Washington Area Kids Directory

Every Tuesday - Free Car Seat Inspections
Certified technicians will inspect your seat for recalls, correct installation, and answer your safety questions!
9:00 am- 10:30 am Mary Bridge Center for Childhood Safety
Safe and Sound Building
1112 S. 5th Street, Tacoma
For more dates call 403-KIDS

Through 2008
State Capital Museum and Outreach Center
211 SW 21st Avenue Olympia
360/753-2580
Giants on the Mountains
This exhibit explores the Sasquatch legend and focuses on the Pacific Northwest environment, which has created a rich setting for the traditional beliefs that have grown up around these beings. Scientific explanations, hoaxes, and popular cultural interpretations about Bigfoot are tackled in this exhibit. Tribal artifacts and artwork as well as physical evidence collected in the field by anthropologist Dr. Grover Krantz will be on display.
Olympia as Washington State Capital
Follow the growth and development of Olympia as visionaries and colorful residents shaped it to be both a state capital and a city facing contemporary issues.
Re-created Salish Tribal Winter House. Enter the home and experience daily life of Western Washington's Native peoples. Greeted by a totem "Healing Pole," visitors are immersed in the world of the Salish culture in the Winter House or Plank House. Visitors are invited to touch and handle the artifacts especially created by local tribal members, listen to docent demonstrations, and learn more about the tribal life of the South Sound Indian culture in a traditional setting.
Delbert McBride Ethnobotanical Garden
The Delbert McBride Ethnobotanical Garden, located on the grounds of the museum, displays a selection of Northwest flowers, shrubs, and trees that have been used for food, tools, and medicine by the Native American tribes in Western Washington.

Camp Six Logging Museum
Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
253.752.0047 Free

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
11am to 4pm Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
253.591.5339 $1-$2

Job Carr Cabin Museum Old Town Tacoma
noon-4 pm Wed thru Sun 2350 N. 30th St, Tacoma
253.627.5405 Free

Black Diamond Museum
32627 Railroad Ave., Black Diamond
360.886.2142 $10-$15

Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center & Museum
1515 Layfayette Street Steilacoom, WA
(253) 584-6308
$3 Adults $1 Seniors and students

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
Mineral, WA 888-STEAM-11 Wed-Sun Departures at 10:30am & 2pm Special Events Year Round
www.mrsr.com

Sprinker Recreation Center
14824 So. "C" Street, Suite 107 Tacoma 253-798-4000 Call now for class dates, fees and to register.

Ice Angels Performing Arts Skating School
Great fun for the whole family! 253.861.8298 Puget Sound Hockey Center 1918 Stewart St. Tacoma, WA 98421
iceangelsinfo@aol.com

Hands On Children’s Museum:
11th Ave & Capital Way, Olympia
360-956-0818
First FREE Friday - Free admission all ages, the first Friday of each month.
(For more info: http://www.hocm.org)

Adoption information Meetings at WACAP World Association For Children & Parents:
315 S. Second St, Renton
206-575-4550
Every Monday - 7pm
(For more info: http://www.wacap.org)

From the backyard to the moon, the Children's Museum of Tacoma celebrates the power of play in the life-long journey of learning. The museum's imaginative environment, with exhibits that change regularly, reaches beyond home and school experiences to nurture young children ages 1 - 8. The museum's stimulating programming and hands-on exhibits allow children to test their independence and gain self-confidence through the arts, sciences and creative play while presenting adults and parents with the tools to understand and support them. Since its establishment in 1986, by local parents, teachers and community leaders, the museum has become a cornerstone of early education in the South Puget Sound region.

MUSEUM HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday noon - 5 pm, First Fridays Free 10 am - 7 pm

MUSEUM ADMISSION: $6.00 per visitor, Free the first Friday of each month, half price weekdays 3 pm - 5 pm