Family news, advice & events from Bellingham, WA

2013 Ski to Sea Junior Parade

Scenes from the 2013 Ski to Sea Junior Parade Friday, May 17, 2013 in Bellingham. The parade started on Alabama Street and Cornwall Avenue and ended in downtown.

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FAMILIES BLOG

Snacks on hand

Cookies, candy, potato chips, and soda are tempting go-to snacks for a kid in a hurry for something to eat, but they’re not the sort of foods that will power a growing body through a day of ...
Monster Trucks Coming Through!

Bubbie just “vroom-vroomed” through the room, followed by an excited Cubbie. “Watchout, monster trucks coming through!” Our latest favorite library book is Monster...
Everything I Needed to Learn About Parenting I Learned at Disneyland (Part Eight of Eight)

This is the last of eight articles where I’ll share what I learned about parenting at Disneyland. With my first seven blog entries on this topic, I shared how Disneyland taught me these important...
So Be A Cartoonist

Here is a fun project for the little ones. Give them a stencil and a ruler for drawing a circle and straight lines. Once children get the idea of assembling geometric shapes to make a character, they...
Wheat: to eat, or not to eat?

Paleo diets, gluten free recipes, and low-starch alternative foods are big in the news lately, but is there any evidence to support the theory that perhaps grains DON’T belong at the expansive...

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Activities

Art teacher Lynn Zimmerman, center, demonstrates to her class the proper technique to apply watercolors during an afternoon art class at BellinghamART, a private art school, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Bellingham. BellinghamART offers art workshops, summer camps, and weekly classes in drawing, painting and sculpting for children four and up, teenagers, and adults.

Summer camps bountiful for Whatcom County youths

It's never too early to talk to your child about summer camps, about the joy of making new friends, the challenge of trying something new, the opportunity...

Keeping kids safe outdoors encompasses a range of responsibilities for parents, from packing the appropriate food and clothing and carrying a first aid kit, to teaching your children how to swim and to always wear a life jacket when boating.