Preschool
- Try a new playground.
- Explore the beach at low tide.
- Cool off at a wading pool, spray park or pool.
- Check out a new park.
- Take a look at these places for learning to ride a bike.
- Have a kiddo that loves heavy machinery at work? Do a terminal tour at Jack Block Park.
Find a secret faerie door on the north end of WS.- Take a ferry ride, making sure to check out a cool park right next to the Fauntleroy ferry terminal before or after.
- Do the Summer Reading Program at Seattle Public Library and get to visit the Burke Museum for free.
- Explore Schmitz Park and discover both a wooden alligator and a creek to splash in on hot days.
- Collect beach glass along Alki Beach.
Kindergarten-5th grade
- Try a new playground.
- Explore the beach at low tide.
- Cool off at a wading pool, spray park or pool.
- Try biking a longer trail with fun stops.
- Take a hike close to home but feel like you're in a forest at Schmitz Park and Fauntleroy Park.
- Discover a scavenger hunting activity called letterboxing.
- Take an ecotour with the Duwamish Tribe.
- Do the Summer Reading Program at Seattle Public Library and get to visit the Burke Museum for free.
- Go blackberry picking and make freezer jam. Lots of recipes online but we just use the one that comes with the pectin we buy at the store.
- Get a free slurpee on July 11th (7/11) at 7-Eleven, or the entire month this year. Although heads up it now looks like you need to join their loyalty program.
- Go bowling for free at West Seattle Bowl.
Tween/Teens
- Explore paddleboard/kayaking spots.
- Go swimming at Colman Pool.
- Try a new sport—Pickleball at Delridge and Walt Huntley, Skimboarding at Alki or Disc golf at Dick Thurnau Park which is just over the WS limits in White Center.
- Do a biking day trip (or overnight) from the Fauntleroy ferry dock to Manchester State Park and back.
- Giving back—This is a big one in our family and there are several options to volunteer in a variety of ways. One of our favorites is trail work parties but you can also check out the WS Blog’s volunteer calendar too.
- Do the Summer Reading Program at Seattle Public Library and get to visit the Burke Museum for free.
- Take an ecotour with the Duwamish Tribe.
- Play a new game with friends at home or at one of the two gaming cafes—Meeples Games on the north end and The Missing Piece on the south end.
- Catch a movie at the Admiral Theater. Bonus, if it’s a hot day they have AC.
- Get a free slurpee on July 11th (7/11) at 7-Eleven, or the entire month this year. Although heads up it now looks like you need to join their loyalty program.
- Go bowling for free at West Seattle Bowl.
- Check out TeenTix, a cool program for 13-19 years old to experience art. In normal years ArtsWest is a participant but until then there are a lot of online options.
