July 2006
Geology Adventures for Families
There’s nothing kids like better than poking around in caves or
digging in the dirt, especially if there are treasures to be found. Join
a geologist for a tour of the country’s longest lava tube, an accessible
fossil-digging site, giant mounds of mystery, a petrified forest and a
mining claim where kids can dig for gemstones. Want to explore further?
Find a list of kid-friendly rock clubs and other resources.
Take Your Kids Camping
A Scouting leader and Puyallup father of four introduces us to his family’s
favorite lakes and camping spots in the South Sound region and gives new
campers tips on getting started and bringing the right gear.
Go West: Explore the Kitsap Peninsula
Take a trip to the west side of the Puget Sound to find one-of-a-kind
museums exploring Native American life and our maritime and Naval heritage,
as well as beautiful parks, the state’s oldest lighthouse, exquisite
gardens, charming shopping towns and places to ride bikes and rent boats.
Books Guide Parents to Year-round Activities
Find more ideas of things to do and places to go in Out & About
with Kids: Seattle, Best Hikes with Kids: Western Washington & the
Cascades and Tent and Car Camper’s Handbook.
Departments
Letters to the Editor
Local Woman Collects Baby Supplies
Your Parenting Coach: To Cell or Not to Cell?
Family FYI
Girl Scouts Adopt New Mission Statement, Varsity Letter for Community
Service
Out & About: Take Your Kids to Japan
Puget Sound Parent
Recommends
New Summertime Books
July Calendar of Events
(including Highlights, Independence Day,
and Farmers Markets)
Museum Exhibits
Classes for Kids
Parent Education
Advertising
Marketplace
Fin Germer, 4, Kayenta Stone, 6, of Puyallup,
and Addy Germer, 6, at Mountain Lakes Campground
on Orcas Island.
Photographer: Brandy Stone
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