6410 Latona Ave NE
New hours
- Mondays 11 - 5
- Tuesdays 11 - 5
- Wednesdays CLOSED
- Thursdays 11 - 5
- Fridays 11 - 5
- Saturdays 11 - 5
- Sundays CLOSED
Cost
- $2 admission per person
- Medium bag - $8
- Large bag - $15
- Extra Large bag - $25
The Scratch Patch is a fun family experience - interactive gemstone collecting/treasure hunt that is educational, and fun for the whole family.
It's a place where parents, grandparents, kids, teens and groups of friends can visit and each age group gets something different out of this magical experience.
Scratch Patch in the news!
Picture by Meryl Schenker / P-I
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Scratch Patch was featured in the Seattle PI "IF YOU'VE EVER strolled along a rocky beach, you know how mesmerizing pebbles can be. A gleam catches the eye and you pluck up a stone, intrigued by its marbled colors. Then another calls to you, and another, and soon you're hard-pressed to declare a favorite." Read the full article here |
| The Scratch Patch was recently featured in ParentMap Magazine. "It’s the first store of its kind in the nation. Walk into Scratch Patch, located in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, and notice that there are polished stones in all colors nearly covering the floor. Sit among the stones, dig through them and fish out what catches your eye, and repeat until you fill up a bag." Read the full article here | 
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The experience
Visualize an extra large sandpit, but in stead of sand it is filled with over 150 varieties of sparkling natural smooth tumbled gemstones from all over the world. You sit among thousands of gemstones and "scratch" for your favorites then fill a bag to take home with you.
You only pay for the bag, not the weight, or type of stones. Identification of the gemstones cannot be easier with our identification chart. Put an identification chart up in your home, every time you walk past it, take a minute to stop, pick up a rock from your collection and search for its name on the chart.
You can also put these gemstones in potted plants, in aquariums, in the garden, in a beautiful class faze for decoration in your home, you can use them for mosaic art, put them in your bathroom or simply hold them in your hand to inspire you with its texture, beauty and color.
What you do at the Scratch Patch
- Buy any size of bag
- Find a comfy place among the stones
- "Scratch" for your favorite stones and fill your bag. (You only pay for the bag not for the type or size of stones or weight of the stones)
- Identify the type of stones as well as the countries where they are from by using our easy Identification chart.
- Take your treasures home with you and please come visit us again for another fabulous experience.
Cost
- $2 admission per person
- Medium bag - $8
- Large bag - $15
- Extra Large bag - $25
Nurturing natural play area for children
The Scratch Patch embodies this organic feeling of being surrounded by nature's treasures. In European countries governments are supporting the creation of play areas for children which uses only natural materials. It is found that children receive many benefits from playing with natural materials. Their senses engage in playful yet educational activities and their creativity and peacefulness increases.
The Scratch Patch is such a unique and stunning idea as so much of our working and recreational environments have become very artificial and "plastic".
At the Scratch Patch the children sit in the stones and it creates a real hands on experience for them , the sense of sight and touch and hearing get engaged as each stone has a smooth texture but different shape and different color, while beautiful bird songs are played all day.
We do not get enough reminders that simple natural uncomplicated things can bring so much enjoyment and a feeling of ease and this is something parents and kids can enjoy together.
The Scratch Patch is a place where one can ground again into the feeling of being carefree. The Scratch Patch creates an environment that is natural, with only natural plants and stones and nature sounds it is truly a magical and uplifting experience. It is a place for people of all ages and it is especially loved by children and teens.
