Category: The Seattle Times

Opening night of WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo! Themes for this year’s show are… spiders snow/ice and PANDAS, PANDAS, PANDAS!!! WildLanterns is one of our favorite holiday activities, and we love that it’s a completely new show every year. Link to my ParentMap story here. When: Nov. 10 to Jan. 14, 4 to 9 p.m.…

These lucky young wizards got a sneak peak at Harry Potter Magic at Play, a new, immersive experience at The Bravern! Here’s a link to my story for ParentMap.

As a book nerd, I have been to a lot of author events in my life. Jeff Kinney’s book tour for his latest “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book is like NONE OTHER. Everyone got a signed copy of his latest book right when they walked in the door. No waiting 3 hours in line…

The incredibly talented guy who built a mini Rosebud Motel in front of his house is back with a “Stranger Things” set for Halloween. My story and photos are in the metro section of The Seattle Times today!

Yesterday’s windstorm made for a very pretty (and slippery!) walk to school. Voted! Election Day is next Tuesday, Nov. 7. Get your ballots in!

Happy Halloween!

T minus 1 til my favorite day of the year…

Jeff Kinney says parents and teachers rave about how his Wimpy Kid series got their “reluctant readers” hooked on books. “Reluctant readers,” it turns out, is code for “boys.” As a boy mom, I will tell you this is 100 percent true. Thank you, Greg! Scoring Jeff Kinney tickets was tougher than scoring Taylor Swift…

We made the spookiest little Halloween clay project at Gather Pottery, a new pottery studio right by the Magnolia Bridge (next to Champion Party Supply). Gather offers classes for adults and camps for kids, and now I’m seriously eyeing the wheel throwing class… Really well planned, and easy enough for all ages. I was impressed.

People are intimidated by interior design, but it doesn’t have to cost buckets and buckets of money. Using nature as decor — pine cones, driftwood, shells — is beautiful AND budget-friendly. I wrote the cover story for this week’s At Home section in The Seattle Times about design inspired by nature. Remix Design Co., whom…