Imagine Children's Museum in Everett, WA 98201

The winner of several Parents' Picks awards, including best museum, day camp, and parents' night out in 2008 and best museum, day camp, and kids' party place in 2009, Imagine Children's Museum, features activities that are hands-on challenges requiring kids to use their imaginations, think creatively, and problem solve.

The museum features interactive exhibits. On the farm, kids can "milk" a life-sized cow; at the mountain, they can climb a rock wall and explore the shadow cave. The 16-foot-high treehouse offers a bird's eye view of the museum.

The museum also offers seasonal art classes, kids' nights out, and school break and summer day camps for kids ages three to 11. "Tuesday Tales" are told on the first Tue of each month. Check Imagine's website and our calendar for event listings.

Birthday parties at the museum come in four flavors. The Birthday Bash ($85/$95) includes invitations, a T-shirt for the birthday child, and 90 minutes in a special party room with extended play at the museum for up to 12 friends (additional children $5/each; accompanying adults free; 20-guest maximum). The Birthday Bash Deluxe ($170/$190) includes invitations, a T-shirt for the birthday child, and 90 minutes in the party room for up to 24 friends (additional children $5/each; accompanying adults free; 40-guest maximum). The Caboodle Bash ($115/$130) includes invitations and T-shirt, cupcakes and juice, a free next-visit pass for each guest, and 90 minutes in the party room for up to 12 friends (additional children $6.50/each; accompanying adults free; 20-guest maximum). The Whole Kit 'n Caboodle ($220/$250) includes all of the above for up to 25 friends (additional children $6.50/each; accompanying adults free; 40-guest maximum). Prepayment and one adult chaperone for every six children are required.