Elevated Sportz

We had a Living Social for this place and decided to go on my 2 year olds birthday! I had heard some great reviews about how fun it is for kids. BUT it is expensive (in my opinion!) if you have more than one child you are taking. It can range anywhere from $11-$17 depending on ages, days, times and where you want to play. They also have a Hoppy Hour M-F from 10am-12:30 pm. Kids under 3 are $5 and kids 3-8 can jump and play for $8 and one adult can get in free to supervise. We went on a Monday morning right at 10 am and there were about 5 families ahead of us and it did get busier. But, we still had a GREAT time!!

They basically have 2 things to offer, jumping on their trampolines or playing in their kids play structure. The trampolines also offer basketball, a foam pit and dodge ball. The kids play structure offers a ton of fun! Here is a list from their website:

·         Four levels of climbing, sliding, swinging and spinning

·         Super Cyclone – Four levels high, this spiral slide takes you from the top of the structure all the way to the bottom

·         Mystifying Maze – Find your way into and out of the maze!

·         Obstacle Course – Challenge your friends to climbing and jumping fun

·         The Speeder – Race your friends down this super fast slide

·         Globe Spinner – Take a whirl on the spinner. Big enough for you and several friends at the same time.

·         Kiddie Kastle – Scaled for younger kids to slide, climb and play in their own area.

·         Bitty Ball Pit – Lets the little ones slide into a safe and fun landing area full of colorful balls

·         12-Gun Salute – Take aim and fire off a round of soft foam balls from one of the mounted air powered shooters

·         Palm Tree in Paradise – Is it a swing or is it a spinner? Sit on one of the eight soft balls and be prepared to find out!

·         Tubes, tunnels, bridges and more

My kids loved almost all of it!! The ball pit is for 3 and under and was probably their favorite place. They liked to swing on the Palm Tree but it was a bit hard for the 2 year old to hold onto that’s for sure! They enjoyed climbing up the four level structure but my 3 year old daughter got a bit panicky when she couldn't see me, she got over it by the end of the hour that we were there though and was having a lot of fun! There is a lot of big and small fun to be had in this play structure.

Tips:

·         If it is your first time going I would definitely fill out their waver online.

·         Be prepared for a line (and in our case, a lack of employees checking people in)

·         They do not let you bring outside food in but do have a Jump Café that has snacks, salads, sandwiches, pizza, pretzels, soup, smoothies, frozen yogurt, soda, juice, bottled water, etc

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Willis Tucker Park

One of our very favorite large parks is Willis Tucker Park in Snohomish! This park has tons to offer. A big sandbox (bring your own toys), a nice sized playground suitable for toddlers and elementary aged kids, trails, a basketball court, ball diamonds (that my kids love to play and run around when they are not being used, which may or may not be against the rules, I’m not sure, oh and the metal benches make a very fun sound when they are jumped on!), an off leash dog area (which means that my kids get to see LOTS of dogs coming and going which makes them VERY happy!), picnic shelters and……. A SPRAY PARK!!!! The spray park opens Memorial Day weekend and can get busy, but even with lots of people it’s still fun.  They also have a small farmers market there every Friday from 3pm-7pm. Parking is limited. They have added more parking, but I still find it a struggle to find spots when it’s really busy.

On Thursday nights during the summer they have movie nights! We haven’t been because it starts at 7 pm and our little ones are usually getting ready for bed around that time. The field is huge so I don’t think finding a seat would be impossible but it is on grass so bring your own blankets or low back lawn chairs. Every time we go we end up spending a long time there because there is so much to do, especially when the spray park is open. It’s easy to find, clean and in a nice community. 

Hours and Address:

6705 Puget Park Drive

Snohomish WA  98296

Open from 7:00 am to dusk

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Here is the widest view I could get of the park.

And some pictures of the play equipment  

  

 The Spray Pad

  The nice loud metal bleachers:)

And in the eyes of a toddler....a field full of DIRT!!  

Lynnwood Recreation Center Pool

This week we made a long awaited trip to the Lynnwood Recreation Center Pool! We had heard great things but also knew that it was a very popular place. My kids were so excited to go that I actually called ahead to ask them if they thought they were going to sell out and reach their maximum capacity.  I didn’t want to see how sad my kids would be if we got there and they couldn’t go in. We picked a weeknight at 4:30 pm for beach swim, which is when they only open up the children’s swim area. There were probably about 20 or so other kids there..... perfect! It is easy to find and the employees were all friendly and helpful. We had a really great time and can’t wait to go back again!!

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Open Swim schedule

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday 5:30am - 9:30pm 

Saturday 7:00am - 9:00pm 

Sunday Noon - 6:00pm

Facility feature:
ADA accessible, Locker rooms, Private, family changing rooms, the Rec pool includes water slides, lazy river, water playground and family hot tub, Lap pool, Sauna, Adult hot tub and warm-water therapy pool

Admission Fees (single visit)

Children (under 2) Free! 

Youth (ages 2-12 years) $4.00 

Teens (ages 13-17 years) $4.50 

Adults (ages 18-61 years) $5.00 

Seniors (ages 62+) $4.00 

Disabled $4.00 

Family $15.00

Lockers

Lockers are available for your use during your visit. Bring your own lock, purchase a lock for $8 (while supplies last), or rent a lock for $1.

How old do I have to be? 

Children under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult in the pools at all times.

All youth under 9 years must be under adult supervision at all times in the Recreation Center. 

Helpful tips:

* There are some benches that you can sit on and if it’s not crowded (like when we were there) we just left our bag and towels under the bench. We felt like it was safe and we were always in sight of them.

* They do offer open swim tickets that you can purchase ahead of time (up to 2 weeks ahead) online for the weekends. You can skip the lines and get a guaranteed spot!

*They didn't have many toys for the kids to play with, I only saw a few balls laying around. The kids were entertained for the first little while with the water but I could tell it would've been a bit more fun and stretched out our time there if we had brought along or been offered some swim toys. Note to self for next time: Call ahead and ask if they have toys or if we are allowed to bring some from home! 

* If you want to go straight home after swimming do not go out the door with the play ground outside!! Or if you want them to dry out a little bit in the warm sun, then definitely go out the doors that lead to the play ground!

I did take pictures while we were there, but these google images were a lot more helpful than mine!

Here is the entrance, and again, this place was VERY easy to find and parking was not hard to come by. We had to walk a little ways to get to the front of the building but it wasn't that bad. 

As soon as you walk in you will see the front desk. We happened to go on swim registration night so it was a bit crowded but they got the few of us that were there for open swim in line right away so we didn't have to wait long!

And here is the younger children play area! To the right of this photo is the family hot tub.

And here is the lazy river (which was closed when we were there for beach swim except for those doing swimming lessons) and also where you come out from when you go down the big slides: