Top Things to Do with Kids

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Here is our list of the top things to do with kids in Issaquah.

Arena Sports Family Entertainment Center

There’s something for everyone at the Family Entertainment Center in Issaquah – arcade games, laser tag, escape rooms, sports simulators, Inflatable FunZone, and a restaurant. Unique team-building experiences! Drop in with your friends and family or host an extraordinary event with us.

Boehm’s Candies

Visiting Boehm’s Candies? We offer guided and self-guided tours, as well as chocolate-making classes. Learn more about how we work our magic in our candy kitchen, and then visit our retail store at the front of the chalet where you can purchase some of the candies you saw being made!

Cougar Mountain Zoo

Established in 1972, the primary focus of Cougar Mountain Zoo is on Endangered Species and promoting Conservation Through Education. Your family can enjoy the zoo at your own pace or consider a guided tour or close encounter experience to take the visit to the next level!

Happy Time Studio

Connect with yourself and others through art and creativity! Happy Time Studio offers music and art workshops for kids, teens, and adults - everything from one or two day retreats to multi-week workshop series. Currently offering guitar, ukulele, songwriting, piano, and visual arts such as printmaking, linocut, collage, and painting. They love to design custom workshops on request! In the new Front Street storefront, check out what’s hanging in the gallery and attend Songwriters In the Round acoustic performances.

Issaquah History Museums

Great for your little (and no so little) train lovers! The city’s train depot was built in 1889, and now holds a museum with exhibits that explore the industrial revolution, travel, and communication.

Issaquah’s Troll, Jakob Two Trees

Experience the awe-inspiring Northwest Trolls project, featuring hand-built troll sculptures by artist Thomas Dambo. Explore the stories that connect Coast Salish tribal communities with Danish and Scandinavian traditions, all through the lens of environmental art.

Kids Stage at Village Theatre

Youth theatre productions at Village Theatre KIDSTAGE are a special experience! Student-focused yet housed within a professional theatre, our shows are high-quality fun. Introduce your child to the love of theatre! Perhaps they will be inspired by seeing their peers on the stage? Perhaps they will be moved to literature after seeing a story brought to life. Perhaps they will become a life-long patron of the arts!

Rubber surfacing ensures accessibility for all, from strollers to wheelchairs. The playground is designed for ages 2-12 and includes a geodesic dome, a zip line, and of course swings, slides, and a rotating net. The best playground on the Eastside!

Ninja Quest Adventures

Ninja Quest Adventure is an indoor gym with "Ninja Warrior-like" obstacles that teach ninjas-in-training CRITICAL THINKING while improving STRENGTH, AGILITY and BALANCE. Located inside 24-Hour Fitness in Issaquah Washington.

Paisley Parlor

Paisley Parlor is happy to host your shower, birthday, or office party. Little ones will enjoy the Royalty Tea, which includes kid-friendly tea sandwiches and drinks. The maximum capacity for one group is 12 attendees.

Regal Cinemas in Issaquah Highlands

A state-of-the-art movie theater complex with multiple screens featuring new release films, plush seating, expanded food line-up, and birthday party rooms. Located in the heart of Issaquah’s dynamic Grand Ridge Plaza.

Ride Bicycles can set you and your family up with a bike rental matched to their fitness and ability levels. Then head right out from the bike shop on the Rainer or East Lake Sammamish Trails. These trails are flat, paved, and mostly away from streets and automobile traffic. It is a GREAT way to explore Issaquah, Lake Sammamish State Park, the downtown historic district and so much more.

Salmon Hatchery

A visit to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery will encourage the joy of discovery and cultivate a sense of wonder in the environment and in salmon. Find out the answers to “Where do salmon live? And who lives near the salmon?” Explore the salmon hatchery and Issaquah Creek, create an animal track to take home, and more.

Seattle Paraglide – Tandem Ride

Come paraglide and experience free flight in its purest form! No minimum age requirements. Seattle Paraglide has flown passengers from 5 to 94 years young. You can fly tandem with an instructor pilot who provides everything you need and helps you with every step.

Swamp Monster Trail

Take your young hikers out on a half-mile trail through the swampy area north of Tradition Lake. It could even be their first hike! The trail is solidly constructed, with good footing, no mud and it's almost all level.

Offers exceptional quality, vintage aesthetic, and personal customer service offers a fresh take on the old "coffee and doughnuts" routine.

Walking Activities

Having fun outdoors with kids is easy with these activities. Have fun spotting birds using Bird Bingo, or enjoy discovering animal statues downtown with Animal Statue Scavenger Hunt.

Things to do with kids in Issaquah

With a wide range of family and kids activities and experiences, having fun with kids is easy to do in Issaquah.

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