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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Seattle Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Seattle stayed cool, with drizzle and a high of 56 on Saturday and a dry, cloudy 58 on Sunday. The weekend held TurkFest, bilingual animal talks at the aquarium, Fall for SLU and spooky science at the Burke Museum.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
56° / 48°
Drizzle, 0.06 in of rain.
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Sunday
58° / 45°
Cloudy, no rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Cool, with a chance of drizzle: wear a rain jacket and plan the outdoor stuff for midday, when it's warmest.
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Saturday picks |
 10:15 to 11:15 am |
Small Frye paired story time with Seattle Children's Theatre and hands-on art at the Frye Art Museum, designed for ages 2 to 5. It was free.
Frye Art Museum · Free · Indoors
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 1 to 2 pm |
The Olympic Sculpture Park ran a free hour-long guided tour of its four landscapes and the sculptures set in them.
Olympic Sculpture Park · Free · Outdoors, open sun
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 2:30 to 4 pm |
Seattle Aquarium's ¡Vamos al Acuario! presented animal talks in Spanish and English for Hispanic Heritage Month, plus a multilingual digital scavenger hunt.
Seattle Aquarium · Included with admission · Indoors
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 4:30 to 6 pm |
TurkFest filled the Seattle Center Armory with a free marketplace, food, music and dance, presented with the Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington.
Seattle Center Armory · Free · Indoors
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Also Saturday: Kubota Garden Kid Naturalist had kids 7 to 11 observing, collecting data and drawing the garden's plants and animals. (Free · Mostly shaded)
Also Saturday: Studio and Storytime with Tacoma Art Museum paired a storybook with gallery time and a hands-on art project. (Free · Indoors)
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Sunday picks |
Cool day: bring a jacket and plan the outdoor stuff for midday, when it's warmest.
| 9:30 to 11 am |
¡Vamos al Acuario! continued Sunday morning at the Seattle Aquarium, with bilingual animal talks and new species to meet.
Seattle Aquarium · Included with admission · Indoors
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 11:30 am to 1 pm |
Fall for SLU at Day 1 Playfield offered a free pumpkin patch, a corn maze and a DJ, with pumpkin decorating and free cider over at Nitro Plaza.
Day 1 Playfield · Free · Outdoors, open sun
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 1:30 to 3 pm |
The Seattle Japanese Garden celebrated Hatsumomiji, the tradition of appreciating fall maple color, with scavenger hunts for kids.
Seattle Japanese Garden · $5 to $10 · Mostly shaded
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| 3:30 to 5 pm |
Spooky Science at the Burke Museum offered animal anatomy puzzles, a bat craft and paleontology activities in its Experience Alcoves.
Burke Museum · $3 to $24 · Indoors
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| Evening |
Potterings hosted Try It Nights, an indoor evening at the studio.
Potterings · $53 · Indoors
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Also Sunday: SCT Presents 'Leonardo! A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster' told of a monster who could not manage to be scary, at Seattle Children's Theatre. ($20 · Indoors)
Also Sunday: Squash Hunt at Bloedel Reserve sent families along the trails searching for decorative squash, with a kids' Passport for rubbings. ($4 to $26 · Mostly shaded)
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Dinner, sorted · Fred Meyer
Sheet Pan Chicken Night
Protein value: about 51 g protein per $
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Sheet Pan Chicken Night came from Fred Meyer, where chicken breasts gave the most protein for the money in that week's ads, about 51 g protein per $. Paired with gourmet potatoes, it was a cozy one-pan dinner for a cool weekend. |
| Fresh Heritage Farm Boneless Chicken Breasts |
$1.99/lb |
| Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 1.5 lb |
Buy 1, Get 1 Free |
| Ben's Original Ready Rice 8.47-8.8 oz or Campbell's Cooking Sauce 10.5 oz |
$1.49 |
Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.
How to cook it: Chicken breasts and halved gourmet potatoes could roast together on one sheet pan, with ready rice or a cooking sauce as an easy extra.
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Runner-up dinner · Fred Meyer
Burger Night
Burger Night also came from Fred Meyer, where lean ground beef was a solid protein buy, about 16 g protein per $. Burgers with avocado were a dinner kids could build themselves. 93% Lean Ground Beef ($5.99/lb, about 16 g protein per $), Medium Avocados (88¢).
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The weekend bonus
That week's ad had a Whole Foods Market Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and slicing it for toast or a little snack board could double as a kitchen project for kids.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Lucerne Cage Free Eggs 18-ct. Large, Grade AA Safeway · about 46 g protein per $ |
$2.49 |
| Fred Meyer Milk Gallon Fred Meyer · about 44 g protein per $ |
$2.79 |
| USDA Choice Boneless Beef Top Round London Broil Safeway · about 17 g protein per $ |
$5.99/lb |
| Signature SELECT 80% Lean Ground Beef Mega Pack 6-lbs. or more Safeway · about 16 g protein per $ |
$4.99/lb |
From the ads that ran Oct 7 to Oct 13. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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