# Things to do with kids in Mercer Island, WA

> 15 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Mercer Island, WA (King County, WA), in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Bagels + Babies Social (after Tot Shabbat)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/bagels-babies-social-after-tot-shabbat--listing-93b85e68363c2a1ecd631070) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Free · checked Oct 13. Bagels + Babies is the Stroum Jewish Community Center's once-a-month free bagels-and-coffee social for young families, held hand-in-hand with the weekly Tot Shabbat. On Friday…
- [Discover Diwali: A Celebration of Light & Community](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/discover-diwali-a-celebration-of-light-and-community--listing-e0f3ca83613faf5de2aa1e36) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Mercer Island Library (King County Library System) · checked Oct 15. Come celebrate and learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights! We'll read a story about Diwali before working on a community art project - a giant rangoli to be displayed in the…
- [Menorah Making Contest at the Stroum JCC](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/menorah-making-contest-at-the-stroum-jcc--listing-66073cbc50b102ed64d67256) — Nov 2 – Dec 11 · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Ages 7+ · checked Oct 16. Part of the Stroum JCC's Hanukkah at the J series: make a homemade menorah from materials found at home and enter it in the J's lobby display. Entrants must be over age 6. Rules…
- [Monthly Challah Bake at the Stroum JCC](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/monthly-challah-bake-at-the-stroum-jcc--listing-fd82a7adbc7ac5e8bade33e5) — Fri, Nov 6 (+2 more dates) · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly community bake at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island. Participants braid, shape and bake challah together and take their baked loaf home to share…
- [Parents Night Out at the Stroum JCC](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/parents-night-out-at-the-stroum-jcc--listing-6069275019f8c69c6470e7ae) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Paid · checked Oct 16. A monthly drop-off evening at the Stroum JCC on Mercer Island: over four hours, kids swim in the J's pool, eat dinner and play structured, 'mind-engaging' games with staff while…
- [School's Out J Camp – Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Winter Break](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-j-camp-veterans-day-thanksgiving-and-winter-break--listing-cb8783efd95ae7f77816752e) — Wed, Nov 11 (+11 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · From $98 · checked Oct 16. The Stroum JCC runs single-day School's Out J Camp sessions on Mercer Island whenever local schools are closed, bringing the Summer J Camp format indoors for the day: games…
- [Havdalah Pool Party at the Stroum JCC](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/havdalah-pool-party-at-the-stroum-jcc--listing-92ba445c1ec5a2fc0a0c90d6) — Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · SJCC Pool, Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Families say goodbye to Shabbat with a community swim in the Stroum JCC's warm indoor pool, ending with a short Havdalah ceremony led by Rabbi Megan (a braided candle, wine and a…
- [DINOvember Party!](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/dinovember-party--listing-d6d95e48d0870a79687b5881) — Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Mercer Island Library (King County Library System) · Ages 4–12 · checked Oct 15. It's DINOvember at the library! Join us for an hour of ext-roar-dinary dinosaur crafts and archeological activities. Ages 4-12 with a caregiver. No registration required; space…
- [Hanukkah Mitzvah and Cookie Party](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/hanukkah-mitzvah-and-cookie-party--listing-2429a0cbbf76d8c878038c80) — Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · checked Oct 16. An all-ages volunteer afternoon at the Stroum JCC on Mercer Island ahead of Hanukkah. Families assemble winter warmth kits with essential cold-weather items for refugee families…
- [Schwartz ECS Hanukkah Light Lab](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/schwartz-ecs-hanukkah-light-lab--listing-be2d937395a4e61a66315faa) — Fri, Dec 4 (+2 more dates) · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · checked Oct 24. The Schwartz Early Childhood School at the Stroum JCC opens its Light Lab, a multi-sensory immersive space where young children explore reflection, refraction, transparency…
- [Hanukkah Family Show: Mark Nizer 4D Juggling + Laser Show](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/hanukkah-family-show-mark-nizer-4d-juggling-laser-show--listing-49580a307015b55f58d0111f) — Sun, Dec 6 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Stroum JCC's Hanukkah family show brings juggler and comedian Mark Nizer's 'Shine Bright Hanukkah' to Mercer Island: a laser light show with Hanukkah themes, interactive…
- [Grandfriend Time: Hanukkah](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/grandfriend-time-hanukkah--listing-3668fffcff7444d2fbb35cf6) — Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · Ages 0–3 · Free · checked Oct 24. Part of the Stroum JCC's Grandfriend Time holiday series for grandparents, grandfriends and grandchildren ages 0–3. The Hanukkah session celebrates the Festival of Lights with…
- [Family Hanukkah Celebration at the Stroum JCC](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/family-hanukkah-celebration-at-the-stroum-jcc--listing-9a59d528ecfd99da386cc9dd) — Fri, Dec 11 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · From $20 · checked Oct 24. The Stroum Jewish Community Center marks the eighth night of Hanukkah with a family celebration open to all families. The evening includes a pizza and salad dinner, latkes and…
- [A Season for Singing with Nancy Stewart – Mercer Island Library](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/a-season-for-singing-with-nancy-stewart-mercer-island-library--listing-7d378d46dcf335490b21f1d6) — Sun, Dec 13 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Mercer Island Library (King County Library System) · All ages · checked Oct 20. Children's musician Nancy Stewart leads a musical celebration of the season that explores holiday traditions of children around the world and where favorite customs come from…
- [Teens Cooking for YouthCare](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/teens-cooking-for-youthcare--listing-a60ba0e0f3f1a143cbee44bc) — Thu, Jan 14 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · checked Oct 24. A volunteer cooking night for high school students at the Stroum JCC. The J provides all groceries, supplies and instructions, and teens cook a meal for 40 teens and young adults…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Tot Shabbat at the Stroum Jewish Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tot-shabbat-at-the-stroum-jewish-community-center--listing-e01cee745ca2bf891e97f44c) — Every Friday, 9:45 am - 10:30 am · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · checked Oct 13. Every Friday at 9:45 am the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island welcomes Shabbat with singing, dancing, friends and fun for tots and their grown-ups. Tot Shabbat is…

## Recently ended

- [Sunday Pool Hours](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sunday-pool-hours--listing-bc93c0ff436c3295c228c39d) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Saturday Pool Hours](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/saturday-pool-hours--listing-204d2f7d73f64f58a43ae9ab) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Fall Community Shabbat Dinner](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/fall-community-shabbat-dinner--listing-8367a877c348875cad6982ab) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Friday Pool Hours](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/friday-pool-hours--listing-fa674dae53da3d15148e4e73) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Tot Shabbat](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tot-shabbat--listing-9d0214132259b8865fbe5c83) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Outsmarting Scammers: Protect Yourself from Today’s Scams](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/outsmarting-scammers-protect-yourself-from-today-s-scams--listing-4df9eb874cc54602d3322681) — ended Thu, Oct 15
- [Thursday Pool Hours](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/thursday-pool-hours--listing-093f5ec538390020cdc0e0ec) — ended Thu, Oct 15

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