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Get Out and Play

Sheep shearing, a pajama party, vegetable racecars and tricycle races - oh my! This weekend also offers two spectacular ways to give, and three big days at Safeco Field. Tonight brings the annual Dining Out For Life event to raise money to fight AIDS just by eating at your favorite local spot. This weekend, Madison Valley boutiques and restaurants offer up 10% of Saturday's sales to benefit Children's Hospital. While you're in the 'hood, pop into Madison Park's The Original Children's Shop on Saturday or Sunday for a Lily Pulitzer Trunk Show, featuring Women's Spring and Children's Summer collections (nothing screams Spring like LP's emerald green and pink ensembles). Also, as the Mariners battle Oakland, it's Salute to Kids Weekend; all kiddos, age fourteen and younger, score swag at each game.

PS —In honor of National Kindergarten Day (April 21), we have a free copy of Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten for the first person to email us.

 

Music to Our Ears
Briar Patch Books Pajama Party
Situated between Gracewinds Perinatal Services and The Peapod, Briar Patch Books (formerly The Velveteen Child) is a new and used children's bookstore. Owner Kathy Wilson's goal to highlight local authors and musicians for kiddos is met this weekend, as she welcomes Little Ones to a party featuring live music from Hilary Field and Patrice O'Neill. Field and O'Neill will perform and teach lullabies from their award winning CD, Siente. Karen Davis will be on hand to teach movement. Appropriate for preschoolers. Space is limited; reserve your spot by calling 206.595.3240. www.sientehome.com
When:
Sat., April 26,
7 p.m.
Where:
Briar Patch Books,
1417 NW 70th St.
(Ballard)

Cost:
FREE


Community Communing

Green My Ride
Earth Day's here and Phinney Neighborhood Center's celebrating with an alternative transportation fair. Check out green machines, enjoy music, speakers, and fun for kiddos. Recycle your compact fluorescent light bulbs and check out the bicycle swap. Arrive by foot, bike, bus, or carpool and you'll be entered into a raffle to win Amtrak tickets to Portland. The first 300 people to arrive receive two-for-one train tickets, good through May 22. www.greenmyride.info
When:
Sat., April 26,
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where:
Phinney Neighborhood Center,
6532 Phinney Ave. N

(Phinney Ridge)
Cost:
FREE

Festivus for the Rest of Us
Kids and Family Day at Pike Place Market Pike Place Market welcomes you to its second annual Kids and Family Day. Day-long entertainment includes two performances by professional rope jumper Rene Bibeau, down-home music from The Tallboys, bucket-drumming by Jesse Bishop, a magic show, and cooking demos from Blue Ribbon Cooking, Home Grown Nutrition, and Seattle Pacific University students. Look for activities from Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle Art Museum, and Pacific Science Center. Going on all day: coloring, face painting, fish throwing, and the Zucchini 500—racecars made out of veggies.
www.pikeplacemarket.org
When:
Sun., April 27,
11 a.m. -4 p.m.
Where:
Pike Place Market,
1517 Pike Place
(Downtown)

Cost:
FREE

 

Eastside

Nature's Bounty
Fraser Cabin Heritage Program
See how the pioneers lived at Kelsey Creek Farm's 1888 cabin. Learn how to do pioneer chores and work a farm. Check out the Wild 'N' Wooly Sheep Shearing Event, and enjoy the farm's popular seasonal goings-on, now through the fall. Kids' crafts, tractor and wagon rides, pony rides, animal viewing, and much more. For an easy visit, park at International School (445 128th Ave. SE, Bellevue) and hop on the free shuttle to the farm. www.eastsideheritagecenter.org

When:
Sat. April 26, 11 a.m. -3 p.m.
(see more dates online)

Where:
Fraser Cabin at Kelsey Creek Farm,
410 130th Ave. SE
(Bellevue)
Cost:
FREE

Community Communing
Mercer Island Preschool Association Circus It's a day of fun with the Reptile Man, Lego Man, and Ronald McDonald at the Mercer Island Preschool Association Circus. Older kiddos have their own tent full of fun activities, including a paleontology station. Younger kiddos will race tricycles, jump on mattresses, and more. Everyone will love the bouncy house and blow-up maze. There's more! Pony rides, face painting, balloon animals, and a cupcake walk. www.mipreschoolassociation.org

When:
Sat., April 26,
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where:
Mercer Island High School,
9100 SE 42nd St.
(Mercer Island)
Cost:
Free; game tickets, $0.50

Nibble and Sip
Bite of Crossroads Hungry? Visit the fifth annual Bite of Crossroads. Sample bites from around the world as Crossroads Market Restaurants and other Eastside restaurants offer samplings of their fare. The weekend is full of entertainment, including kiddo-focused music, a Beatles cover band, Big Band jazz, and country western tunes. Eat up! www.crossroadsbellevue.com
When:
Fri., April 25, 12 p.m. -9:30 p.m.;
Sat., April 26, 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.;
Sun., April 27, 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Where:
Crossroads Bellevue,
15600 NE 8th St.
(Bellevue)

Cost:
Book of 25 coupons, $20; Individual coupons, $1


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