The Best Spots to Pick Berries With Your Family
The berries are coming! The berries are coming! Where to pick what’s ripe.
5 Egg-Centric Science Experiments for Kids
Your kids will learn basic science while being able to play with their food.
How to Make a Podcast with Your Kids
Are you a podcast fanatic? Taking the leap into making your own with your kids isn’t too hard–and it’s a lot of fun.
Kid-Friendly Bike Paths
From the classics to new favorites, these trails are perfect for young riders!
9 Podcasts for Kids to Subscribe to Now
Podcasts are free, easily accessible at home or on the go, and sometimes downright addictive.
10 Tips for Choosing an Elementary School in Portland
The choice is a big one. Here are some questions to think about to help you decide which school to choose.
Where to Find Spring Blooms around Portland
These are some of our favorite places to see spring flowers.
Family Volunteering with Friends of Trees
If you have been thinking of volunteering, but are unsure about doing it with kids, Friends of Trees is a great place to start.
Kid-Friendly Winter Fun (Whatever the Weather)
Whether you want to take advantage of the winter weather, or snuggle down for some cozy fun, there is lots to do in Portland during the winter with kids.
Field Trip: Ice Skating with Kids
Our writer’s dreams did not match up with her 4-year-old’s reality at the rink. But she’s got tips to help your family’s next ice-skating excursion go more smoothly.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hacks
If you have a hand in the Thanksgiving meal prep, now is about the time when you’re probably starting to wonder what you got yourself into. Cooking for Thanksgiving is a task no matter what, but it becomes exponentially harder when your kids are running around demanding attention too. Here are some hacks to …
Field Trip: Cooking Class at Northwest Nibbles
Can a single cooking class save lunch? A picky family takes on the mealtime dilemma — and lives to tell the tale. Getting three kids out the door for an 8 am school start is no easy feat. For us, the biggest time suck is having the kids find their shoes — and then having …
Field Trip: Two Sisters Play Cafe
We test-drive the pancakes, ball pit and art projects on offer at Milwaukie’s Two Sisters Play Café. it was a sad day when Pied Piper Play Café closed in Southeast Portland. The idea was genius in its simplicity: a place for young kids to play while grown-ups had a chance to caffeinate and meet …
Our Favorite Apple Picking Spots Near PDX
An apple a day keeps the you-know-who away. And they taste even sweeter if you pick them yourselves.
Field Trip: Rockhounding around PDX
Your little rock lovers will marvel at the shiny quartz, agate and obsidian you can collect at two local parks. We get used to a lot of awesome things in Portland: plentiful parks, unique breweries, tasty food for every intolerance. But here’s one thing you just might take for granite (ba-dum-dum) — the amazing geological …
Road Trip Boredom Busters
Road Trip Boredom Busters
Field Trip: Animal Encounters at the Oregon Zoo
Animal lovers of all ages will adore getting a peek behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo.
Field Trip: Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Venturing out to the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals with small rockhounds.
9 Great Kid-Friendly Fall Hikes in Portland
9 Great Kid-Friendly Fall Hikes in Portland
Spooky(ish) Halloween Book Picks from Annie Bloom's Books
Spooky(ish) Halloween Book Picks from Annie Bloom’s Books
12 Kid-Friendly Counter-Service Restaurants
Here’s the thing with restaurants when you have young kids. In theory, they are a dream come true. Getting to eat delicious food prepared by someone other than you? And then not having to do dishes afterwards? What’s not to love! But then you get to the restaurant and you are waiting for seating and then …
