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Best Outings for Seattle-Area Kids With Sensory Needs or Disabilities

Sensory-friendly museum sessions, inclusive playgrounds and more

Lauren Braden
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Published on: December 05, 2023

Best Outings for Seattle-Area Kids With Sensory Needs or Disabilities

A girl plays with gems at an interactive exhibit station at Imagine Children's Museum in Everett, near Seattle, among sensory-friendly destinations for families with kids on the spectrum or with sensory needs
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Playing at Imagine Children’s Museum. Credit: Natasha Dillinger

Imagine Children’s Museum

Last year, Everett’s Imagine Children’s Museum unveiled an amazing expansion featuring all sorts of new exhibits. For guests with sensory needs, the museum continues to offer its Sensory Time sessions. These sessions are offered specifically for ​families with children on the autism spectrum, children with sensory processing issues or children with other sensory needs. Families must register in advance. Sensory Time takes place the third Sunday of each month, 9–11 a.m., and is intended for children ages 1–12 and their families. Social Stories to help prepare children for a visit to the museum are available, along with sunglasses, noise-canceling headphones and sensory balls to borrow.

Cost and hours: Sensory Time is held the third Sunday of each month, 9–11 a.m. It is free, though registration is required. Regular museum admission is $22 for children and adults. Babies younger than age 1 enter free. 

Location: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006

Next stop: Children’s Museum of Skagit County

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