Overview - Ready Set Play 2024
June 25-August 30, 2024

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Hey, hey, hey! It's almost time for READY SET PLAY 2024 -- the 9th year of the program!

​Our Ready Set Play Covington summer kids’ activity program is popular with families and businesses alike! The program is a partnership between the City of Covington and the Covington Chamber of Commerce to help kids stay active during the summer while getting to know their community. Businesses love it too because they get to meet local families while getting additional exposure for their businesses.

​The 2024 summer season for Ready Set Play is the program’s 9th year, and we are excited to celebrate the program's anniversary! 

For kids and families

  • BRAG TAG collection period: June 25 - August 30, 2024
  • Prize pack reward period: July 8 – September 30, 2024
  • Ready Set Play Kickoff and Lanyard Pick-up Days: Tues., June 25, 2024 and Wed., June 26, 2024, 11 to 2 p.m. at Covington Community Park (17649 SE 240th St., Covington, WA). June 26 is also Princess and Superhero Day from noon to 2 p.m. at the park!
  • Additional Lanyard Pick-up locations:  The Game Shelf (12916 SE Kent-Kangley Rd., Kent, WA), Walls of Books (27339 Covington Way SE, Ste. S-2), Covington Library (27100 164th Ave. SE) and Covington City Hall (16720 SE 271st St., Covington, WA).
  • Pick up a lanyard at the kickoff or one of the other locations, grab a map and a list of activities. Visit each participating business to earn a BRAG TAG. Most are located in Covington but there are a few member businesses in Kent and Maple Valley too.
  • During the summer, visit each of our participating businesses (list coming soon!), complete the activity and collect the associated BRAG TAG.
  • When you’ve collected all your BRAG TAGs, go to City Hall, show them your lanyard and BRAG TAGs and collect the ULTIMATE prize pack*.
  • Details for participating businesses and the prize packs are coming soon!
 
Follow our Ready Set Play Covington Facebook page for regular updates and highlights of participating businesses. You can also send us your photos to post or tag us on Facebook and Instagram! 

​(*While supplies last)

 Presenting sponsor

​ Silver sponsor

The Ultimate Prize Pack

Each prize pack will have the following donated items, while supplies last. Brag Tag finishers should plan to pick up their prize packs after July 8, but before September 30:
  • Red Canoe Credit Canoe: $50 savings account for new accounts or a $25 savings boost in existing accounts 
  • Dave & Buster's: A $25 pre-loaded game card (NEW)
  • City of Covington: Karma goodie bags (NEW)
  • Covington Aquatic Center: free swim passes
  • Covington Chamber: Play-doh and fruit snacks (NEW)
  • Crumbl Cookies: a card good for a free cookie
  • Legendary Doughnuts: a coupon for a free doughnut
  • Walls of Books: Free book cards, good for one used book priced at $10 or less (NEW)
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On October 1, we will do drawings for other prizes, including:
  • The Game Shelf: $50 gift card drawing
  • See Ya Later Foundation: Family game night basket (NEW)
  • The Rock Wood Fired Pizza: A pizza party for 8 (NEW)
  • Covington Aquatic Center: a 3-month youth swim pass

A special thank you to MultiCare Covington, our lanyard sponsor!


Participating businesses

The following businesses have confirmed their participation in Ready Set Play 2024. We'll add more businesses as they register for the program.
  1. BECU
  2. City of Covington - Lanyard Stop
  3. Cosmic Bottles
  4. Covington Aquatic Center
  5. Covington Library - Lanyard Stop
  6. Covington Water District
  7. The Game Shelf (Kent) - Lanyard Stop
  8. Haeger Orthodontics (Maple Valley)
  9. Legendary Doughnuts
  10. Les Schwab Tire
  11. Milestone Dental Group
  12. Nikki's Restaurant & Lounge
  13. PNW Sports Institute
  14. Real Kids Learning
  15. Red Canoe Credit Union -- Presenting Sponsor!!!
  16. RE/MAX Northwest - Tanya Neilsen-Lester (inside of Thrive Community Fitness, Maple Valley)
  17. The Rock Wood Fired Pizza
  18. Team Marti - John L. Scott (Kent)
  19. Thrive Community Fitness (Maple Valley)
  20. Walls of Books - Lanyard Stop
  21. Weatherly Inn (Kent)

For businesses

Since we started the program in 2016, Covington area businesses have loved participating in Ready Set Play, originally called Play Unplugged. They love meeting the kids, families and friends that visit during the summer. The time to apply to be a Brag Tag stop is now closed, but businesses can still provide items for the prize pack. If your business is interested in being included in the prize pack, please contact us at [email protected]. If you'd like to put something in each pack, plan on 200 to 225 items. As an alternative, you can do a drawing for a larger item (e.g., bicycle, gift card, etc.) at the end of the Ready Set Play season. You provide the prize; we handle the logistics and the drawing itself.
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