Yakima Family Times

Kids can get free breakfast and lunch at several Yakima schools and parks this summer. ParentHelp123 is a website run by the state, to help low income families find resources that will help them take care of their kids. The free summer meals program, however, isn’t just for low-income kids. From their website: The Summer [...]

Pediatricians in Yakima have websites that are nearly impossible to find. In fact, when you search for “Yakima Pediatrics” or “Pediatrician in Yakima” What you find is a mishmash of websites, mostly designed to trick you into clicking on ads (Not that I’m complaining if you want to click on mine) But that doesn’t help [...]

Buy Local! Next time you’re shopping for a special gift, check out these mom-made goods in Yakima. Etsy.com is a website where artists of all kinds sell handmade items. Vintage goods are also sold on Etsy. That 70′s Shoppe sells vintage toys, clothing, appliances and collectibles. White Birch Weddings Sells handmade necklaces with beautiful satin [...]

11th Ave Ballet School recently added information about their dance-themed birthday parties to their FaceBook page. These parties are for 8 kids and suitable for parties at your home or at the studio.  They offer several different themes, like The Nutcracker, line dancing, fairy tales, seasonal specialties and more. During the party, a real live [...]

If you’re looking to take swing dancing classes in Yakima, you’re in good company. Yakima has several swing dancing groups, and oportunities to go swing dancing several times a month in Yakima’s West side, Terrace Heights and throughout the Yakima Valley and in Ellensburg. Swing Dancing at the Terrace Heights Grange The Dance Syndicate of [...]

Making handmade soap is a true work of both art and science. I made a batch of handmade soap in 1999, with olive oil, soybean oil, grapeseed oil, lavender essential oil and lye. I have about 14 bars away as gifts and the remaining bars lasted our family almost ten years. Soapmaking had a bad [...]

Yakima Childrens Birthday Party Places Out on a Whim in Yakima, Washington has a party room for children. If you haven’t been inside of this downtown children’s bookstore then you’re definitely missing out on some very fun decor- there isn’t a single plain wall in the entire place. If Russillo’s Pizza was a bookstore, this [...]

Yakima parents who are in the market for birthday party planning advice need to head over to Homemade Birthdays.com and to It’s a blast.org. Birthday Party Planning Homemade Birthdays is a new website that has a bunch of party planning resources and advice. The mom who runs it is a local mother with lots of [...]

Who says wine isn’t a family affair? The Wine Yakima Valley website has an entire directory of local vineyards, many of which are run by families. In fact, there are more home vineyards popping up locally than every before. Some families are growing their own grapes and having them bottled and labeled for their own [...]

The Gorge is a beautiful place to camp, and while you might not want to bring the kids to the Gorge during a concert, they have a greatl view of the river and shouldn’t be ignored for quick camping trips from Yakima. Here are resources for camping at the Gorge 1. The first and second [...]