Eastside Seattle Infant and Toddler Links Page
It is so good for young kids, as well as for moms & dads, to get out of the house. But where to go to let your little one crawl or run around? There are wonderful parks in the area, which is great when the weather is good. Here are some ideas for indoor fun. I especially appreciate the local community centers that offer the drop-in indoor playtimes. I've also listed other parenting resources, as well as a fewphotography-related links.

This is by no means a comprehensive listing. Please contact me if you'd like to know more about my experience with any of the listings, or if you have some good information to add.

Play and Education

North Kirkland Community Center 12421 103rd Ave NE, Kirkland. Telephone 425-828-1105
Drop-in Indoor Play for Toddlers, as well as children's music, art, and other fun classes

City of Redmond - Classes for kids, and drop-in indoor playtime (Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10am-noon) at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St., Redmond. Telephone 425-556-2300.

Bellevue Community College's Parent Education Classes & Pre-School Cooperative - Parent/Infant/Toddler enrichment classes, and the cooperative pre-school

Bellevue's Community Centers - Classes for preschoolers available. Both the Crossroads and the Highland center have drop-in indoor playtime. Contact the center for the most current information.

Bellevue Aquatic Center - 425-452-4444. Parent/Toddler and Preschooler Swim classes. I've heard good things about the classes (and the nicely warm temperature of the pool)

Gymboree - Play, music, and art classes.

Kindermusik - Classes offered through several venues in the area.

The Redmond Toddler Group - A cooperative parent education program

Fun and Recreation

LCE Woodinville movie theater - every Tuesday morning at 11am they have a showing for moms or dads with kids! Kids can run up and down the aisles and make all kinds of noise and no one cares (or so I'm told). Telephone 425-398-1400 for movie listings.

Kirkland Park Place movie theater - They have a showing for moms or dads with kids on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, at 9:45am. Telephone 425-827-9000 for movie listings.

King County Libraries - Find your local library and check out their Toddler Storytime programs.

Barnes & Noble - Find your closest store and see their "Events" page for scheduled Storytimes.

Borders - Find your local Border's Bookstores for their Storytimes and other events.

Parenting Support Groups

Northwest Attachment Parenting - Local support groups and workshop information

PEPS - Program for Early Parent Support information

Breastfeeding Information

Breastfeeding.com - Articles and message board about breastfeeding. Great place to go with questions!

La Leche League - Breastfeeding Information and links to local chapters.

Photography Links

Photo.net - Comprehensive photo site with forum information

Fratelli Alinari - Large photographic archive located in Florence, Italy

Toy Cameras! - Diana, Lubitel, Holga, and more

Baltimore wedding photography
Nowitz.com is dedicated to providing stock photo images through our simple, easy-to-use website. We have been selling stock photo images and creating them for the past thirty years.

Adrienne Adam - Fine art and nature photography.