In early December a group of Seattle Mom bloggers were invited to attend snowland events at Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound.
I was overjoyed when I got the invitation because after having gone to GWL in September of last year I'd quickly fallen in love.
For those of you not in the know, Great Wolf Lodge is an hotel/indoor waterpark extravaganza.
In a word: it's fantastic.
Not more than an hour away from where we live, GWL is a wilderness/wolf themed waterpark with so many activities those ages 0-100 will surely enjoy it. The primary feature, the 84 degree waterpark, has a wave pool and plenty of water slides from the small to the adventurous! Try the Howling Tornado and be sure to sit so that you're facing backwards when you go down the slide. It's a thrill like none other that will have you screaming in both panic and delight.
The coolest thing about this particular trip was that the lodge lobby was completely decked out for the holidays and the piece de resistance: snow falling indoors two times per day. (side note:Santa was also there but my kids were enjoying the waterpark too much to stop and visit with Santa)
My little ones absolutely loved it.
That and story time in the lobby. At around 8 pm kiddos can come dressed in their pajamas and listen to a cute little interactive story and shake hands with the GWL mascot.
My teenagers look foward to both the arcarde and Gr8 space...particularly when it turns in to a teen dance spot in the evening.
There are so many activities it's almost hard to pack them into a one night stay.
Rest assured what ever you do you'll have a fantastic time.
If I had to give one tip for the budget conscious, each room comes complete with a mini fridge and microwave so bring a cooler with your favorite foods and do a meal or two in the room. That way you'll be able to save money for the Bear Paw Cafe which makes the most decadent treats ever (I big puffy heart the mint sundae).
Check it out folks , you'd have to be a complete Grinch not to have fun at Great Wolf Lodge
*Disclaimer:Great Wolf Lodge offered us their media rate for our one night stay. No compensation was received for this post.
