Kids

The Arch is Back!

Greg Flood from Friends of Wallingford Playfield delivered the happy news that the climbing arch that was removed from Wallingford Playfield earlier this year (The Case of the Missing Monkey Bars) is being reinstalled: Parks let us know that the arch climber at Wallingford Playfield would be installed sometime this week and, sure enough, Parks is out there today [Tuesday] reinstalling it.  Yippee.  The climber was a treasured feature of the playground and is just plain good exercise. Thanks, Parks, for…

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Volunteer for Kiddie Parade

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Enjoy the Wallingford Kiddies Parade and Street Fair? Want to get involved. Well, you've come to the right place. Janet over at the Wallingford Neighborhood Office asked if we'd help put the word out: Want to volunteer but not all year around? We’re still looking for men and women to help with The Kiddies Parade.  This is a perfect event for the busy person.  For  more information about Kiddies Parade volunteering contact Kate Burdick at: [email protected] Wallingford Street Fair Still Looking…

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Big Fun For Everyone!

For those in the hood that haven’t heard the good news – Izilla Toys is here to stay! The Izilla family decided to make a permanent home in its Wallingford Center location. After a quick post-holiday remodel, they re-opened January 16th. You can sign up for the e-newsletter at www.izillatoys.com to get the inside scoop on news and events, as well as store discounts. This month, you'll find a 20% off coupon (we've included it below in case you want to…

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Watch Out: free-range kids with recording equipment

A dozen kids and a pile of electronics took over the Great Hall at the Fremont Abby this past Saturday for a Field Recording Workshop. The workshop was hosted by the Fremont Abby and run by Wallingford's Hollow Earth Radio. Five staff members from Hollow Earth started by helping the kids, ages 8-13, to discover and understand what field recording is and why it is important. For those of you over the age of 13 who don't know what field recording…

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Wallymom

I've been writing the series "Notes from the Playground" about Wallingford Playfield, but since it's winter and our park excursions have reduced considerably, I thought I'd broaden my scope a bit with a new series about parenting called Wallymom. There are all these sayings about parenthood. How being a parent is the best job in the world, the hardest job, the most rewarding, the most enriching, that it’s a gift, etc. Four years and two kids into this journey, I’m finding that it’s all…

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Take the Wallyhood School Poll

Attendance area boundary changes, new school openings, building remodels, open houses, school tours, levy ballots--it's dizzying to think of all the changes taking place within Seattle Public Schools--and Wallingford seems to have hit the mother lode. So while you've still got school on the brain, I'm curious to know which schools your children will attend in Fall 2010.  This question goes beyond those entering Kindergarten, so, for example, if your third grader attends B.F. Day or John Stanford this year, and…

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Seattle Youth Garden Works shutters its doors

Seattle Youth Garden Works, a local charity that provided at-risk and homeless youth with garden-related jobs skills, has announced that it is ending operations due to budget shortfall: Seattle Youth Garden Works (SYGW) would like to thank our community of exceptional friends, volunteers and donors for the support we received throughout 2009. Through your generosity, you affirmed that SYGW is doing important work in providing essential garden-based job training programs for Seattle’s homeless and at-risk youth. However, despite our best efforts,…

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