Sunday, September 11th is National Grandparents Day! The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with a housewife in West Virginia, to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.  
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Most of us are bad about taking time out for ourselves. We’re short on time, so we multi-task. We get all the new information we can but don't have a lot of time to search for it or double-check it for accuracy. And the information we get usually regards our kids, not ourselves. 
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KidsQuest received a $50,000 charitable donation and Office 2010 software from Microsoft’s Office 2010 this morning at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue!  This announcement kicked off celebration of the one year anniversary of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.  As KidsQuest's largest donation this year, we will use it to sustain and grow our educational efforts in the community, which include science, art and technology.  
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Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at KidsQuest Children’s Museum!

In honor of you, Mom, mothers and grandmothers will be admitted free on Mother’s Day. 

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As promised, below are more fun, family-friendly destinations and things to do in Washington State!  
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As Washington Week draws to a close here at KidsQuest, it makes me wonder what our family will do for Spring Break next month. We’re not traveling this year, but another staycation watching videos and eating takeout pizza doesn’t sound very fun. Below are some home state ideas I found for putting the spring back in our break, rain or shine:  
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Over 750,000 hands, large and small, have explored, played and learned about cause and effect, flow dynamics, bridges and more over the past 5 years with our current water engineering table.  It is time to replace this well used exhibit and you can make this happen for your children and grandchildren!  Child philanthropists are encouraged to participate as well.  Every drop counts!

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I had the privilege of spending a couple of hours with Food Network celebrity chef Melissa d'Arabian last Saturday at the Acorn Circle Cocktail Party to benefit KidsQuest Children's Museum. She is the nicest, most genuine and energetic person I have met in a long time, and I was awed by her intelligence, drive and background. And I don't even like to cook!
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We run out and purchase our school supplies, get the back-to-school hair cut, and start going to bed a little earlier so life isn't such a shock when classes resume for the school year. For the kids, it is a mixture of excited anticipation for seeing friends again, and dread over the impending homework and structured schedule. For my husband and me, it is relief that the kids will be productively occupied all day once again, and reluctant realization that they are growing up fast. My youngest child just left elementary school, so now I have two teens. Will they be too cool for our Back-to-School traditions? Walking them to the bus stop is out, but I insisted on the first day of school photo. Dinner together that first night to hear all about their first day was also non-negotiable. KidsQuest's Executive Director settled her eldest child into college this year, and still has two teenage boys at home. They continue to enjoy the tradition of laying out new clothes the night before for the first day of school, and going out for a special dinner.

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Tomorrow evening is our Major Donor and Corporate Sponsor Appreciation Wine and Apple Juice Tasting! We are SO grateful to everyone who keeps this vibrant facility "alive" through their generous donations, that we wanted to thank you all in person with this special event. We have four Washington boutique/family wineries coming to share their yummy vintages with you, and a wonderful summer menu of hors d'oeuvres and desserts.

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