Free Family Weekend Events – Local WA events & National events

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Here are a few fun family events for this weekend::

National:

Barbie Mermaid Party - Toys R Us – Saturday March 13th – 12 – 2pm; Celebrate the release of Barbie in a Mermaid tale with activities & coloring fun. Make sure to call your local store to confirm they are participating.  See more details HERE. Thanks ThriftyGrl!

Michaels Fun with Beads Event – Sat Mar 13th, 1pm-5pm – Free make-it, take-its; Learn beading techniques with 4 jewelry projects; see more details HERE.

Michael’s Ladybug Pot Event – Sunday March 14th; 1pm-5pm- Transform an ordinary 3″ clay pot into a garden ladybug. Craft is FREE with purchase of $1 pot

Lakeshore Learning Center – Sat Mar 13th, 11am -3pm; Create a pot of gold bank.  Find more details HERE.  There is a store in Bellevue, as well as Lake Oswego, OR; none in ID

Local western WA events:

St Patrick’s Day Parade – Downtown Seattle – Traveling north on 4th Ave, starting at Jefferson at 12:30pm, passing by Westlake Center & ending at the Seattle Center with closing ceremonies at 2pm.  The monorail will be free from 1:30-2:30pm today as part of the Irish Festival.

Free Irish Festival – SaturdayMarch 13th and Sunday March 14th – Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion.  This will take place from noon – 6pm.  There is no admission fee.  There will be Irish music, dancing, cultural displays, Irish language workshops, contests for kids and much more!  This sounds like a fun event – if we didn’t have such a busy weekend, I’d definitely be checking this out.  Find out more details HERE.  You can also see an upcoming list of cultural events/celebrations at the Seattle Center HERE.  Thanks Seattle Free Stuff Examiner!

Mill Creek - Celebrate the opening of the Mill Creek YMCA today from 1oam – 2pm.  You can use the pool, try out an exercise class, enjoy healthy snacks & more for FREE. 13723 Puget Park Drive, 98208.  425.337.0123 (Thanks Lisa)

FREE Celtic Fair - Puyallup-  Saturday March 13th – 11 – 5pm;  Events including bagpipes, harps, kilts, mashed potato sculptures and photos with a leprechaun.  More details HERE

Baby Legs Sale – Today is the last day of the Baby Legs sale in downtown Seattle – check out more details HERE

Bookblast at Tacoma Mall – Macy’s courtyard from 2-4pm; FREE event with activities, prizes & local celebrities reading children’s books.  Kids are invited to bring a new or gently used book to donate to charity.  Kidgits members will receive a FREE Kidgits book & the 1st 100 kids will receive a Curious George fun pack. You can become a Kidgits member HERE.

*Let me know if you hear about more local, free (or inexpensive) family activities around the area so I can add them to our list!