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    DelridgeCottage
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    Hello,
    I’m the mother of a 2 1/2 year old and finding it incredibly frustrating how few low cost or free activities exist for us to participate in after I get off work in the evenings. It seems every parent activity in our area is designed for stay-at-home parents (generally moms). We’ve done everything I can think of – joined the West Seattle Health Club, go to The Little Gym but it shouldn’t require us to pay over a hundred dollars a month for every activity our child participates in, not to mention the inflexibility of time associated with these small windows of availability. Have others found other things to do with their kids in the evenings during these long dark months? Thank you!

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    Kb88
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    Oof this is a tough one. Before you mentioned the seasonal aspect, i was going to mention the pea patch library readings in the summer on Delridge.

    When my kiddo was closer to your kiddo’s age, I searched for swim lessons because that is an important safety skill and tires them out. I found a woman giving affordable lessons at the Evergreen pool in Burien.

    We usually also shared a meal once a week with another parent of a young child because it was easier to parent two kids together than one alone. We’d alternate houses and make pasta usually.

    The gym that ended up working for that stage was the Y (in the junction). My kid LOVES the kid zone and the hours are consistent. He’s still excited to go.

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    libdest
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    Have you looked at library story times in the evenings? The White Center Library has Pajama Story Time on Wednesday evenings at 7pm. South Park has Spanish Story Time on Tuesdays at 6:30pm.

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