walking on travels

Walk into a world of art you can touch and feel in today’s guest post by Wander Educator’s Jessie Voigts. Too often, art and kids don’t go together. Museums value quiet, and often have soundproof doors to their kids areas. One place that not only values, but welcomes, kids is the world-class Frederik Meijer Gardens and [...]

It is no surprise that autumn is one of my favorite times to go visit the gardens around Seattle. Maples and other deciduous trees take over in this city more known for its evergreens, but really just bursting with reds, yellows and oranges once the weather turns cold. Kubota Garden in south Seattle explodes into [...]

If you drive around the Big Island of Hawaii you will notice a whole lot of lava. It’s really quite hard to miss. You may also notice some white rocks scattered here and there. At first you won’t think much of it. Then you’ll start to notice that these white rocks are actually clustered together. [...]

Back in November we took a trip down to the Big Island of Hawaii. In the middle of my recap the holidays hit and then a number of other trips took priority. I am now revisiting our tales from this bastion of Mother Nature’s beauty and temper at work. Cruising down Route 11 Dek dropped [...]

I recently read an article on CNN Living titled Modern children’s books help families explore diversity. The very last book on the list caught my eye. I had never heard of it but the cover art had me captivated. All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon tells the tale of a family in a small, [...]

On Friday Dek and I headed over to the University of Washington campus to check out a special exhibit. In the basement of the Allen Library was a collection of vintage pop-up books on display for all the world to see. That is if you could find it. After a bit of meandering, two elevators [...]

We are headed up to Vancouver this weekend. I couldn’t be more excited. Dek is excited to check out the aquarium. Mike and I can’t wait to sample some of Vancouver’s culinary culture and walk through a few of the neighborhoods. I am also hooking up with fellow blogger Trip Styler to break a little [...]

It’s that time again. No, not time for my horrible Photoshop drawing skills to shine, although as you can see I did make a new picture for you to enjoy. It’s time for us to hit the road again. We are headed to the Big Island for two weeks of sun, sand and a little [...]

I love Japanese gardens. There is something so peaceful about them. Exploring a Japanese garden with a toddler can be a bit stressful though. So many little pathways, so many delicate flowers and trees. Too many ways for little explorers to get in trouble. The Kubota Garden just south of Seattle is probably the easiest [...]