Out With Kids family column from Bellingham, WA

Out With The Kids

If trailhead in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie forest is blocked by snow, hike the access road instead

These longer, sunnier days and the promise of summer make serious hikers thirst for scenic trails in the higher elevations that have been snow-covered and mostly inaccessible since fall.

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Best summer reading for kids and parents who love children's literature

As the promise of summer vacation nears, many book fans gravitate toward adventure and sci-fi stories as they find more time for pleasure reading.
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Summer programs focus on marine life of Salish Sea at Padilla Bay nature center

With the success of summer programs such as Beach Seines and Mud Flat Safaris, the Padilla Bay nature center is expanding those programs and offering a wide range of classes and programs, many of them free.
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Robotics festival brings mechanical gadgetry to Spark Museum

Home-made mechanical gadgetry will race, run mazes and clash with metallic might in the eighth annual Northwest Robotics Festival this weekend at the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention.
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Sherlock Holmes lecture examines the detective's cultural staying power

Solve the mystery behind the allure of Sherlock Holmes - the most enduring character from literature, radio and film over the past century - during a special free lunchtime lecture.
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Village Books observes Children's Book Week with readings, author talks

Village Books observes Children's Book Week with several events for kids from tots to teens this weekend and next, including a pair of fantasy writers and local author Clete Smith with his newest book.
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Bellingham Procession of the Species a fun, carefree event

Bellingham Procession of the Species, an annual spring event that honors the Earth and all its creatures, enters its 10 th year with an eclectic parade and celebration Saturday afternoon, May 4.
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See spring birds along easy nature trail at Scudder's Pond

Enjoy a relaxing spring stroll serenaded by birdsong at an urban mash near Scudder's Pond, along one of the many trails around Whatcom Falls Park.
PARENTING

Vote for your favorite mom

You can vote once a day until May 9; winner gets a spa treat.
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Celebrate Earth Day at Whatcom Museum; take a low tide walk at Marine Park

Events both inside and outside celebrate Earth Day and the environment in the days ahead, with a low tide walk at Marine Park and an Earth Celebration in the Whatcom Museum's Lightcatcher galleries.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Have fun and beautify the shoreline with Locust Beach trash art project

A local environmental watchdog organization is mixing aesthetics, art and public service for the fifth year in a row this weekend with a cleanup project and art installation at Locust Beach north of Bellingham.