I actually live in Snohomish County (20 minutes north of Seattle), so most of these will be closer to home. I will try to list a variety of ongoing family activities, as well as seasonal activities located in my area, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest.
{Year-round family fun}
Bowling, Skating, Bouncing, Playing
Lynnwood Bowl and Skate (Lynnwood)
Everett Skate Deck (Everett)
Kenmore Lanes (Kenmore)
Brunswick Lanes (Lynnwood/Mill Creek)
Comcast Community Ice Rink (Everett)
Lynnwood Ice Center (Lynnwood)
Elevated Sportz Trampolines (Bothell)
Sky Mania Trampolines (Kirkland)
Wiggle Works (Bellevue)
Absolute Air Park Trampolines (Arlington)
Family Fun Center (Edmonds, Tukwila)
Swimming, Soaking, Splashing
Lynnwood Recreation Pool (Lynnwood)
Forest Park Pool (Everett)
Mountlake Terrace Pool (Mountlake Terrace)
Snohomish Aquatic Center (Snohomish)
Great Wolf Lodge (Ground Mound)
Looking, Learning, Discovering
Seattle Children's Museum (Seattle)
Imagine Children's Museum (Everett)
The Creativity Place (Bothell)
Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle)
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (Tacoma)
Northwest Trek & Wildlife Park (Eatonville)
Seattle Aquarium (Seattle, WA)
Explore a little more
Country Villege (Bothell)
Leavenworth (Leavenworth)
{Summer-time family fun}
Seasonal zoos, pools, and more
Forest Park Animal Farm/Petting Zoo (Everett)
The farm will be open June 30-August 26, 2012
Laugh at the young goats’ antics and visit all their barnyard friends: woolly sheep, chatty ducks and hens, soft rabbits, big-eyed calves, and muddy pigs.
Forest Park
802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett
Free admission
Donations are greatly appreciated to offset the cost of feed and barnyard maintenance.
Willis Tucker Splash Pad Park (Everett/Mill Creek)
6705 Puget Park Drive
Snohomish WA 98296
Free!
Public Markets
Pikes Place Market (year round, open at 9am)
Fremont Sunday Street Market (year round, 10am-5pm)
Ballard Sunday Farmers Market (year round, 10am-3pm)
Snohomish Farmers Market (Thursday Evenings, 3pm until 7pm May 5th - Sept 29th)
Edmonds Museum Summer Market (Saturdays 9am till 3pm July 2nd through October 1st)
Mukilteo Farmers Market (Wednesdays, 3pm till 7pm June 1st through September 21st)
Everett Farmers Market (Sundays, 11am - 4pm June 5th - September 25th)
Family Walking/Biking Paths
Greenlake, Seattle, WA
Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trail, Woodinville, WA
Centennial Trail, Snohomish, WA
Family Hiking Trails
Ice Caves
• Trailhead: Take State Route 92 to Granite Falls, then continue on the Mountain Loop Highway. It's about 26 miles out of Granite Falls. Velot Ranger Stations is along the way, and you pass through Silverton, before you get there. There is a sign that says Big Four on the right side of the road
Lord Hill Regional Park
• 12921 150th Street SE (public parking lot) Snohomish, WA 98290
• 14911 127th Avenue SE (equestrian parking lot) Snohomish, WA 98290