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Artful experimentation Unleash some messy creativity at Scrappy Art Lab, a bright new art studio on Bainbridge Island. Kids can transform natural and reused materials into original artwork during Open Lab Hours ($25/family), or sign them up for an afterschool camp. At Kid Drop Off, kids get creative time while parents go explore the island.
Neighborhood Toy Store Day is Saturday, Nov. 9! Many indie toy stores will celebrate with crafts, demos and giveaways. Or stop by one of these shops for a regularly scheduled playdate:
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Crafternoons at Snapdoodle Kids ages 5 to 8 can drop in on Wednesday afternoons for handson fun with a craft kit. Snapdoodle Toys & Games, Redmond 3 snapdoodletoys.com
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Things to do with kids
Paint and play at Mox
Paint miniatures alongside fellow hobbyists on Sundays at this game store/ restaurant. Drop in on Mondays for board game night. Mox Boarding House, Ballard 3 moxboardinghouse.com
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This U-District STEM store caters to mathophiles and mathophobes alike. Fridays and Saturdays, play in a Magic: The Gathering tournament. 3 mathnificent.com
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GeekGirlCon board president Sharon Magliano Feliciano geeks out with her kids at Arcane Comics.
Geeky feminist fun GeekGirlCon empowers girls to be who they are and pursue what they love by J E N N I F E R M O R T E N S E N / photo by J O S H U A H U S T O N
“My mom will tell you that I’ve been a geek since day one,” says Sharon Magliano Feliciano, GeekGirlCon board president. She dressed as Spider-Woman for her second Halloween. On her
fifth birthday, she had a Pac-Man party. When she was 8, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted, and she became a self-identified geek for life. “I immediately fell in awe and wonder of the Star Trek world,
where people were going on big adventures to, basically, make friends,” says Feliciano. In a way, she’s been on a similar journey — building communities, connections and friendships — ever since. Today, Feliciano supports a global community of women writers at the nonprofit Hedgebrook. She also co-owns the geek CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
Pokémon Swap at RetroActive Kids
What’s old is new again at this toy store that combines nostalgia with fun discoveries. Trade Pokémon cards and spin the prize wheel at their monthly swap. 3 facebook.com/ retroactivekids
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Storytime at Pottery Barn Kids
Listen to a story while nestled among stuffies and imaginative décor. Get a passport at your first story time and receive a gift after your fifth. Tuesdays at 11 am.
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