The Greentrike blog shares inspiring stories that honor children and youth, and champions play.
We missed you at the Power of Play Lunch. Your support is the ingredient we need to make Pierce County the best place for children, youth, and families We [...]
Exploring Identity As children grow, they learn from caregivers and teachers, explore big emotions, interact with other children, share space with new friends, and, soon enough, begin to [...]
Over the summer, we hosted eight weeks of Summer Camp at the Children's Museum of Tacoma! We believe children are leaders, creative, capable, compassionate, inquisitive, and authentic, and we [...]
Every year from September 15 to October 15, the cultures, contributions, and achievements of Hispanic and Latino Americans are celebrated nationwide through National Hispanic Heritage Month. This observation began [...]
Play to Learn Supporting a child’s social, emotional, and academic development outside of the classroom can seem daunting and exhausting. Parenting techniques are constantly evolving, and up-and-coming toys [...]
The Greentrike Back to School Festival celebrated the return to school on August 31 at Tollefson Plaza! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, donated and showed up for [...]
Nestled behind the Children’s Museum of Tacoma, you’ll find a green space dotted with child-sized picnic tables, sculptures, and a collection of sticks, pots, balls, and other pretend play [...]
Leap Into Learning Although it may feel like summer has only just begun, cooler weather and a return to learning are on the horizon. In order to look [...]
We may share a lot of similarities with our friends, like the clothes we wear, the color of our hair, or the music we listen to; but we will [...]
Beat the heat with one of Pierce County's splash pads and spraygrounds! We've rounded up more than a dozen child and youth centered spaces located across the county to [...]
