Children love these fun places designed for the young at heart and short of stature. Suggested irresistable attractions for kids:

The Space Needle
Seattle Center, 400 Broad St.
206.905.2100
spaceneedle.com
A 41-second elevator ride takes you up 520 feet to the observation deck of the Space Needle, built for the 1962 World's Fair. Enjoy a meal at SkyCity, the restaurant at the top that revolves 360° while you dine.

Pacific Science Center
Seattle Center, 200 Second Ave. N
206.443.2001
pacsci.org
Budding scientists of all ages will enjoy this staple of Seattle kid places. Take your kids back in time to meet roaring dinosaurs or into a special sun room to watch a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis. Kids love the giant robotic insects, the two-ton granite ball they can spin with their bare hands or predicting the weather on TV.

Wild Waves & Enchanted Village
36201 Enchanted Parkway S, Federal Way
253.661.8000
sixflags.com/parks/enchantedvillage
Slide down chutes, through tunnels and over whitewater rapids, then splash down safely in the pools made to catch squealing youngsters - and parents who can't resist the fun - at Wild Waves water park. Built into the same Six Flags park is Enchanted Village, with rides and other amusements ranging from the Wild Thing rollercoaster to a 1906 antique carousel.

The Children's Museum, Seattle
Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.
206.441.1768
thechildrensmuseum.org
Kids explore familiar places from their own neighborhoods and discover cultures from around the globe in kid-sized exhibits where they can skipper a sea-going ship, visit a tailor shop in Ghana or ride a tricycle around the Philippines. Driving a fire engine is child's play, and so is pretending to run a store or restaurant. For the ham in the family, a theater complete with costumes and sound effects encourages your little ones to take the stage.

Seattle Children's Theatre
Seattle Center, 201 Thomas St.
206.441.3322
sct.org
Time magazine recently named Seattle Children's Theatre one of the outstanding theaters of its kind. Plays written especially for children of varying ages and their families, many of them world premieres, are professionally produced on two state-of-the-art stages. Recent performances included Seussical, Sleeping Beauty, Peter and the Wolf and The Devil and Daniel Webster. The theater is open from September through June.

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