Seattle Seasonal Preschooler Activities

Everyone who lives in Seattle knows it doesn’t rain all the time! In fact, Seattle families experience four distinct seasons filled with many wonderful and fun holiday activities to do with their preschoolers. Here we will feature some non-mainstream holiday happenings for Seattle families to read about.

Whether it’s rain, snow, sun or wind, winter, spring, summer or fall, Seattle rocks for preschoolers all year round! Check back often as we update and highlight special seasonal holiday events and activities you can do with your preschooler in our beautiful city of Seattle. If you have a seasonal event that you would like to see listed here, please contact me!

Featured Seattle Seasonal Preschooler Events - Halloween

Seattle Preschoolers Celebrate Halloween

The Seattle area provides a HUGE variety of unique Halloween activities and celebrations for preschoolers and their families- many are FREE! There are SO many, that we have picked out some of the best for you. Enjoy preschooler Halloween costume parties, harvest train rides, family celebrations, fall foliage viewing, monster bashes, carnivals, waterfront trick or treating, Halloween story times, a Halloween ballet and “Noogiefest”! 

Eight Great Seattle Pumpkin Patches  
From ghoulies and ghosties to long-leggedy beasties, Halloween is near! Take your preschooler to pick out their “great pumpkin” at these eight great favorite Seattle area pumpkin farms. Spend the day with your preschooler enjoying the "boo-tiful" Fall countryside that the Seattle area is known for. Trick or treat, these can’t be beat!

Craven's Pumpkin Patch
Charlie Brown would have a “Hay Day” at Craven’s Pumpkin Farm, a local preschool favorite! Located in the north end city of Snohomish, Craven’s Pumpkin Farm is the perfect pumpkin patch for preschoolers! With so many preschooler activities and events, families can spend an entire day enjoying the corn mazes, story barn, hay rides, pumpkin fields, harvest snacks, baby animals, picnic areas, gift shop and so much more!

Featured Seattle Seasonal Events - Fall and Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Dinner at Cafe Flora
For an upscale, healthy Thanksgiving dinner, take your preschooler out to eat at Seattle’s Café Flora, and enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients around a soothing, indoor waterfall garden. Café Flora is Seattle's oldest, gourmet organic restaurant, catering to families wanting to put a healthier twist on their preschooler’s Thanksgiving dinner. With two new children’s menus and an abundance of locally-grown ingredients, Café Flora will be sure to put a festive smile on your family's Thanksgiving dinner.

Fall Hiking in Marymoor Park
The Eastside’s Marymoor Park is one of King County’s most favorite parks for beautiful fall hiking with your preschooler. Bundle up and do some seasonal bird watching, cruise the off-leash dog park, and play on the two colorful playgrounds, as your preschooler enjoys fall hiking through Marymoor Park.

Featured Seattle Seasonal Preschooler Events - Christmas and Hanukkah

Mt. Tacomas Christmas Cat Piles
Legend has it that in the winter of 1890, this famous Seattle mountain was re-named from Mt. Tacoma to Mt. Rainier. This Christmas season, look up a bit of history with your preschooler, and make these tasty no-bake Christmas cookie treats that have been fondly named after this glacial mountain (and also for their humorous appearance)!

Carnation Christmas Tree Farm
It’s that time of year again to head for the farm! Bring your preschooler to the Eastside’s Carnation Tree Farm, and enjoy a family-run, old-fashioned tree farm on 24 historical country acres. Your preschooler will have a memorable Christmas holiday;as they cut down their own Christmas tree, visit with Santa, and sip free hot apple cider.

Holiday Cocoa Cruises with The Electric Boat Company
Ahoy, Santa! Come share a cup of hot holiday cocoa “Seattle-style” on Lake Union, and join Santa for a two hour Holiday Cocoa Cruise with Seattle’s Electric Boat Company. Let your preschooler be the Captain of his or her very own Holiday Cocoa Cruise for a memorable holiday experience.

Brier Lights for a Preschooler Christmas Tradition
One of the Seattle area’s biggest and brightest community Christmas light displays can be seen in the north end neighborhood of Brier. Your preschooler will be dazzled by the many beautiful, handmade holiday displays at the area's Christmas tradition, "Brier Lights", and also help out the less fortunate by donating a can of food.

More Seattle Seasonal Preschooler Activities

Seattle Frozen Chocolate Frango Mini-Pie Recipe

Seattle Halloween Hearty Harvest Hen Soup Recipe
 
Pike Place Market - Fall Season

Featured Seattle Seasonal Product

Washington State From A to Z  
by Laurie Somes 
You and your preschooler can take an educational and colorful look at the beautiful state of Washington. This book uses whimsical illustrations to describe some of the more unique and charming aspects of this forever-green state in a clever alphabet form your child will love. This book should be in every Seattle preschooler's library, as what a great way to learn!

Around PreschoolRock.com

Preschool Stuffed Autumn Tree Craft
The brightly colored autumn leaves on this stuffed autumn tree craft are made by tracing your preschooler’s hands onto felt squares. As fall leaves change, so do our preschoolers. And this Preschool Autumn Craft is perfect for preschoolers as they’ll compare their hands to it years later and see how big they’ve grown!

Halloween Costume Craft – Strawberry
Your preschooler will make quite a fruitful splash in this adorable and unique Halloween costume! Using soft felt materials, your preschooler can help you make this preschool Halloween craft and will love showing it off while trick-or-treating or at a Halloween or autumn harvest party.

Easy Autumn Candle Centerpiece
Place this delightfully simple yet elegant autumn candle centerpiece on your dinner table and watch your preschooler glow with pride! Made from an inexpensive picture frame and construction paper fall leaves, this preschool autumn craft is one you’ll want to display for years