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PDX Parent magazine. April 2016

By PDX Parent Staff / March 29, 2016 May 9, 2020

This month marks our first issue under our new name — PDX Parent — where inside, you’ll find our guide to taking the kids to root, root, root for the home-team, be it Timbers, Thorns, Blazers, Winterhawks or Hops. Also in this month’s issue, read how three local writers tackled our Get Outside challenge to spend an hour outside with their kids each day for a week. Plus you’ll find a great crafts project from our friends at SCRAP, practical advice on keeping child care costs down from our Balance Sheet columnists and more.

Play Room. April 2016

By PDX Parent Staff / March 29, 2016 March 29, 2016

Speech-therapy questions, asked and answered, plus the best shoes for new walkers and meet our first-ever kid to know.

Get Out

By PDX Parent Staff / March 29, 2016 March 29, 2016

Three writers. Six kids under the age of 6. One week to head outdoors for at least one hour a day. And GO!

Play Room. March 2016

By PDX Parent Staff / February 26, 2016 February 26, 2016

Great gardening gear, the lowdown on car seats and tips on cleaning out the clutter from a local blogger.

Update Status?

By PDX Parent Staff / February 26, 2016 February 26, 2016

No screen time or learn to code? Keep your kids off Facebook or turn them into Instagram stars? Three Portland families work through the choices.

Play Room. February 2016

By PDX Parent Staff / January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016

Natty night-lights, Manzanita when it’s stormy and talking style with Beanstalk’s owner.

Original Adaptation Returns to NWCT Stage for a Jazz-Fueled Adventure

By PDX Parent Staff / January 11, 2016 January 11, 2016

Tumble down the rabbit hole as Alice’s adventures through Wonderland are transformed into a spectacular jazz odyssey!

NWCT presents "Alice in Wonderland"!

By PDX Parent Staff / January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016

Northwest Children’s Theater is proud to present one of their most beloved adaptations, January 30 – February 28, 2016.

Parenting Help

By PDX Parent Staff / January 1, 2016 May 29, 2021

Parenting help and resources for families in the Portland Oregon metro area.

Food & Dining

By PDX Parent Staff / January 1, 2016 March 1, 2020

Food and dining resources for Portland Oregon metro area families

Play Room. January 2016

By PDX Parent Staff / December 29, 2015 December 29, 2015

Kid cholesterol tests, a playlist for calorie-burning and the stats on premature births in Oregon.

Play Room. December 2015.

By PDX Parent Staff / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015

Screen-time stats, household hacks for a Camas SAHM-blogger and Operation Full Belly.

Play Room. October 2015.

By PDX Parent Staff / September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

Spooky apps for Halloween Hounds, top local corn mazes and getting your family ready for “the big one.”

Birthday Resource Guide

By PDX Parent Staff / September 1, 2015 September 1, 2015

A comprehensive list of party resources – everything from supplies for a simple at-home gathering to venues offering full-service party planning.

Play Room. September 2015.

By PDX Parent Staff / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015

Words of wisdom for Oregon’s reigning Teacher of the Year, a bumper crop of baby carriers and back-to-school book picks.

Metro Parent. June-July 2015

By PDX Parent Staff / June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015

School’s out for summer in just a few short weeks — so bring on the sunshine! Our June/July issue is packed with ideas for how to have the best summer ever, including our biggest “Summer of Fun” calendar yet, with ideas for fun stuff to do every day of June, July and August. Big congrats …

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