Engaging Winter Break Activities for Families Around Seattle and Beyond

When you need a break from the rain, book a spot at one of these indoor options.

• The state’s largest indoor sandbox: The recently opened Sand Garden is not to be missed — you'll find not one, but two huge sandboxes to spend the day digging in.
• A bubbly, immersive experience: Spend a few hours in the otherworldly Bubble Planet. Hop from room to room and you'll find a bubble bath-themed ball pit, an interactive sea floor, a geodesic dome and more.
• Indoor playgrounds for days: This list includes so many indoor play ideas you’ll have a new spot for every day of winter break! Don’t miss two of the newest: Laro Tayo in Kent and Nixi City in Shoreline.
• Outside-the-box indoor activities: Go beyond indoor playgrounds with a swim in an indoor pool, a round of mini golf, or a day at a museum. If you’re in the South Sound, we have you covered with gymnastics, pottery and bowling.
• The largest children’s museum in Washington: Beloved kiddie destination Imagine Children’s Museum’s expansion made it the largest in the state. You gotta go. Other children’s museums around the region deliver on rainy days and every day, too.
• Mind-bending illusions: Nothing is what it seems at Museum of Illusions, a must-visit spot in downtown Seattle that has interactive exhibits.

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