Leo, my almost 2-year-old, goes to daycare during the day, and one of my favorite little routines is taking him to the park after I pick him up. I just love watching him run around and enjoy himselfβ€”it feels like pure joy. I also try to explore different parks so he can have new little adventures.

Last week, we checked out the splash pad at Urban Plaza in Kirkland, and later last week, had a sweet playdate with his friend Sena at Tot Lot Park.

πŸ“Urban Plaza, Kirkland

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We recently checked out the splash pad at Urban Plazaβ€”perfect for toddlers. Parking is easy, there’s a QFC nearby for quick grocery runs, Shake Shack for snacks, and Starbucks for parents’ coffee breaks. πŸŒžπŸ’¦

The splash pad has toys, a bubble machine, and even clean towels provided. Plus, a big playground right next door means more playtime after splashing around. Ideal spot for a summer afternoon with little ones!

μ»€ν΄λžœλ“œ μ–΄λ°˜ ν”ŒλΌμž μ•ˆμ— μŠ€ν”Œλž˜μ‰¬ νŒ¨λ“œκ°€ μžˆμ–΄μ„œ, 아이듀 데리고 μ˜€ν›„μ— 놀기 λ”± μ’‹μ•„μš”. πŸ–οΈ
μ£Όμ°¨λŠ” μ–΄λ°˜ ν”ŒλΌμž μ£Όμ°¨μž₯을 μ΄μš©ν•˜λ©΄ 되고, QFC도 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ 놀고 λ‚œ λ’€ μž₯보기도 νŽΈλ¦¬ν•΄μš”. μ—„λ§ˆ μž…μž₯μ—μ„œλŠ” 일석이쑰! πŸ˜‰ λ°”λ‘œ μ˜†μ—λŠ” Shake Shack Burger도 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ 아이듀 간식을 사기 μ’‹κ³ , μŠ€νƒ€λ²…μŠ€λ„ 마주 보고 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ 아이듀 λ³΄λŠ” λ™μ•ˆ 컀피 ν•œ μž” ν•˜κΈ°λ„ νŽΈλ¦¬ν•΄μš”. 곡간도 κΉ¨λ—ν•˜κ³  관리가 잘 λ˜μ–΄ μžˆμ–΄μ„œ λ§Œμ‘±μŠ€λŸ¬μ›Œμš”.

여름 μ‹œμ¦Œμ—λŠ” 아이듀이 놀 수 μžˆλŠ” μž₯λ‚œκ°κ³Ό 버블 λ¨Έμ‹ κΉŒμ§€ μ„€μΉ˜λ˜μ–΄ 있고, κΉ¨λ—ν•œ 타월도 μ œκ³΅ν•΄μ€€λ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ 쒋은 곡간인지! κ²Œλ‹€κ°€ μŠ€ν”Œλž˜μ‰¬ νŒ¨λ“œ λ°”λ‘œ μ˜†μ—λŠ” 큰 곡원과 ν”Œλ ˆμ΄κ·ΈλΌμš΄λ“œλ„ μžˆμ–΄μ„œ, 물놀이 ν›„ λ°”λ‘œ μ˜† κ³΅μ›μœΌλ‘œ 이동해 더 놀 μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄μš”. 여름에 아이듀 데리고 λ°©λ¬Έν•˜κΈ° λ”± 쒋은 μž₯μ†Œλžλ‹ˆλ‹€. πŸŒžπŸ’¦

Tot Lot Park – 아이듀 μ‹ λ‚˜λŠ” 놀이터 발견!

πŸ“Tot Lot Park

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탓 랏 νŒŒν¬λŠ” μ΄λ²ˆμ— 처음 κ°€λ΄€λŠ”λ° 정말 μ‹ κΈ°ν•œ λ†€μ΄ν„°λ”λΌκ΅¬μš”. μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ 더이상 μ•ˆμ“°λŠ” μž₯λ‚œκ°, 특히 μžλ™μ°¨ μž₯λ‚œκ°λ“€μ„ μž”λœ© κ°–λ‹€λ†”μ„œ 아이듀이 정말 정신없이 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜κ³  μ‹œκ°„ κ°€λŠ” 쀄 λͺ¨λ₯΄κ³  λ†€μ•˜μ–΄μš”. 친ꡬ μ„Έλ‚˜λž‘ 같이 이 μžλ™μ°¨, μ € μžλ™μ°¨ λ‹€ 타보고 만져보고 λ›°μ–΄λ‹€λ‹ˆλŠ” λͺ¨μŠ΅μ΄ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ κ·€μ—½λ˜μ§€! λ‘˜μ΄ λ‚˜λž€νžˆ μ•‰μ•„μ„œ 쀑간에 간식도 λ¨Ήκ³ , 또 λͺ¨λž˜λ†€μ΄ ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ ν•œ 참을 더 놀닀가 집에 μ™”λ‚΄μš”. λ¦¬μ˜€κ°€ 생각보닀도 더 μ’‹μ•„ν•΄μ„œ μ•žμœΌλ‘œ 자주 갈 μ˜ˆμ •μ΄μ—μš”. μ˜†μ— 예쁜 가든이 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ 꽃ꡬ경 ν•˜λŠ” μž¬λ―Έλ„ μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

We visited Tot Lot Park for the first time recently, and it was such a fun discovery! πŸ˜†
The park has lots of toys that people no longer use, especially little cars, and Leo couldn’t get enough.
Watching him and his friend Sena zooming around, climbing in and out of cars, and running everywhere was just too cute! πŸ’•

They had a snack break in the middle, played in the sand for a while longer, and eventually headed home. Leo loved it even more than I expected, so I can see us coming back here often.
Plus, there’s a beautiful garden right next to the playground, so we got to enjoy some flower watching too.

We’re always looking for new toddler-friendly spots in Kirkland. Which parks do you and your kiddos love? Share with me in the comments!

μ—¬κΈ° 말고도 μ•„μ΄λ“€μ΄λž‘ κ°€κΈ° 쒋은 Kirkland 곡원 더 있으면 μΆ”μ²œν•΄μ£Όμ„Έμš”! λŒ“κΈ€ λ‚¨κ²¨μ£Όμ‹œλ©΄ κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ§ˆλ―Έλ“€, μ˜€λŠ˜λ„ 쒋은 ν•˜λ£¨ λ˜μ„Έμš”~

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