Playroom October 2016
Hidden museums, helping out on Halloween, and best toothbrushers for little teeth.
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Masterpiece Theater
Family-friendly productions are taking PDX by storm this fall.
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Review: NWCT's "The Cat in the Hat"
A childhood favorite comes to life on stage
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PDX Parent September 2016
Our first-ever issue devoted to parents in the workplace with a special directory of after-school programs
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Playroom September 2016
Wine Country with kids (really!), teenage inventors, and the straight scoop on lead.
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Experience the Joy of Family Music with Music Together
Music Together’s® premiere early childhood music program
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5 Ways to Prepare Kids for a New School Routine
5 Ways to Prepare Kids for a New School Routine
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PDX Parent Magazine August 2016
Check out our back-to-school issue with PDX Baby resource directory.
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Play Room August 2016
Straight talk on redshirting for kindergarten, the best family bug sprays and our top picks for destination playgrounds.
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Travel Guide
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Best of Portland 2016
Our second annual look at the secret spaces and friendly faces that make this city tops for kids and their grown-ups.
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PDX Parent. Jun/Jul 2016
Swing into summer with our special, double June/July issue! Our annual Best of Portland feature returns with great picks for friendly faces, open spaces and fun places. Plus, the votes are in for our Family Favorites awards, and our jam-packed Summer of Fun calendar is back, with a kid-friendly plan for every day of the summer in June, July and August. You’ll also find a review of the brand-new Pine Street Market, a DIY rocket craft from OMSI and lots more!
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Play Room. June-July 2016
Best balance bikes, the lowdown on Lopez Island and 5 questions for the podcaster behind Roam Schooled.
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2016 Family Favorites
______________________________________________________ FAVORITE INDOOR PLACE TO PLAY Winner: OMSI For hands-on fun with science, you can’t beat OMSI. Watch for upgrades to the venerable Turbine Hall over the next few years, and for a new blockbuster exhibit on space exploration, opening this summer. Honorable Mentions: Southside Swap & Play, The Circuit Bouldering Gym, Portland Children’s Museum
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PDX Parent. May 2016.
Summer’s just around the corner — get a jumpstart on the sunniest season with our May issue, featuring our guide to the best kid-friendly swimming holes in and around Portland. Plus, how to background check your child’s child care like a journalist, five questions for a Grimm star who just happens to be a local mom, and our picks for the city’s best new bagelries.
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Play Room. May 2016
The best sunnies for kiddos, would-be PDX mayors speak up on family issues, and dishing on play spots and diapers bags with a star of Grimm.
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PDX Parent magazine. April 2016
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.
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Play Room. April 2016
Speech-therapy questions, asked and answered, plus the best shoes for new walkers and meet our first-ever kid to know.
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Get Out
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
Great gardening gear, the lowdown on car seats and tips on cleaning out the clutter from a local blogger.
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Update Status?
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
Natty night-lights, Manzanita when it’s stormy and talking style with Beanstalk’s owner.
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Original Adaptation Returns to NWCT Stage for a Jazz-Fueled Adventure
Tumble down the rabbit hole as Alice’s adventures through Wonderland are transformed into a spectacular jazz odyssey!
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NWCT presents "Alice in Wonderland"!
Northwest Children’s Theater is proud to present one of their most beloved adaptations, January 30 – February 28, 2016.
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