Kid-Approved Scandinavian-Inspired Foods at Viking Soul Food
Experience Scandinavian-inspired foods that the whole family with love at Viking Soul Food.
How to Pack Your Kids’ Summer Camp Backback
You’ve registered your kids for day camp — and everyone is counting down the days. Here are eight pro tips from the staff at PDX Parent for how to expertly prep and pack a backpack for all sorts of camp adventures.
Family-Friendly Getaway: The Painted Hills
Is your family itching to get out of the city? For those looking to swap the concrete jungle with some very old rock formations, visit the beautiful Painted Hills.
Portland Overnight Camps: Is Your Kid Ready?
For many kids, camp is the highlight of summer break, and well-deserved peace and quiet for parents. Here’s how to know whether your child — and let’s be honest, you, too — is ready for the next step in their summertime adventures: Overnight camp.
5 Truly Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Beaverton
With over 50,000 followers on Instagram, it’s clear that Alice Wong knows her food! Here are her recommendations for fantastic Beaverton restaurants that will please the whole family.
Ask Dr. Baynham: Getting Overnight Camp Ready
Dr. Allison Baynham answers a reader’s question on how to ensure your child is ready for overnight summer camp.
Go Chasing Waterfalls at Wahclella Falls
This spring, head out for a hike and get rewarded with a scenic, two-tiered waterfall at Wahclella Falls.
The Ultimate Portland Summer Camps Cheat Sheet
Summer camps — it’s that time of year again! Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of options in the Portland area? We’ve got you! Read on for our handy list on summer camps in your area.
Budget-Friendly Summer Camps Around Portland
Summer camps are a beloved summertime experiences for many kids. Here are fun and budget-conscious picks for the family.
Portland Summer Camps Lite
If you have a kiddo who is looking to dip their toe into the world of summer camps (or if they only have the bandwidth for a few hours), there are several organizations around the Portland area offering half-day camps.
The Struggle is Real: How Higher Costs are Affecting Portland Families
If you’ve felt a financial crunch in recent years, you are not alone. In fact, the rising cost of living is pushing many Portland families to consider relocation.
Beyond the Blues: Youth Mental Health
Youth mental health concerns are at an all-time high, an aftereffect of COVID. But local support is out there. Here’s how to help your child navigate their mental well-being.
Oregon Bans Expulsions and Suspensions in Preschools
Find out about the changes coming to Oregon’s day cares and preschools, and the support and services that will be offered to families and providers.
Easy Valentine’s Day Bling for Treats
Elevate treats for your kid’s classroom party this Valentine’s Day with edible, decorative Stickies from Make Bake. They are seriously easy and seriously cute. Not to mention, vegan, gluten free and allergy-friendly.
Kids’ Book Picks on Friendship
Love comes in all different forms. Encourage your kiddo to appreciate the joys of BFFs with these four, fun reads on friendship picked by the children’s book buyers at Powell’s.
Oregon’s New Paid Leave Program
This year, Oregon is joining approximately 12 states in offering a much-heralded paid leave program: Paid Leave Oregon.
The History of Portland’s Quadrants
Did you know that Portland has more than 90 formally recognized neighborhoods? These diverse communities fit snugly into geographic boundaries, known throughout the city as quadrants. Interestingly enough, there aren’t four quadrants, but rather six.
Affordable Neighborhoods in Portland
Despite high interest rates, there are still affordable neighborhoods in Portland.
Neighborhood We Love: Eastmoreland
Driving or walking through Eastmoreland’s tree-lined streets full of large, elegant homes, you’re struck by the neighborhood’s beauty. And that’s not an accident. According to the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association, the neighborhood was laid out by devotees of the national City Beautiful movement of the early 1900s.
Neighborhood We Love: Multnomah Village
Minutes from downtown, this charming and quintessentially Portland neighborhood centers around a main street that boasts breakfast joints, gift shops, bakeries, a beloved toy store and much more. And a yearly summer parade and street fair is a much-cherished community event.
Neighborhood We Love: Rose City Park
The neighborhood of Rose City Park was incorporated the same year as the inaugural Rose Festival. Today, this Northeast neighborhood comprises a diverse mix of established Portland, with gentrified updates and hip eateries. It’s also family- and dog-friendly with outdoor spaces, parks and shopping.
Neighborhood We Love: University Park
Like this North Portland area’s name suggests, this compact neighborhood is named after a university — the University of Portland. In fact, the Catholic campus takes up a large swath of realty in the neighborhood’s southern corner.
Neighborhood We Love: Wilsonville
Originally called Boone’s Landing after a descendant of Daniel Boone, Wilsonville got a name change in 1880. The name hasn’t been the only change in its history; Wilsonville has transformed from ferry site to port to train depot, and finally to the southernmost suburb in the Portland-metro area with a major freeway artery running right through its center.
Neighborhood We Love: Bethany
Niche.com’s No. 1 Best Place to Raise a Family in Oregon is closer than you might think: this year’s choice is Bethany, a small suburb of Portland in Washington County. This tracks with what locals say of this safe, quiet neighborhood with good schools.
Neighborhood We Love: Milwaukie
The charming town of Milwaukie, less than a 10-minute drive from southeast Portland’s Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, is an ideal location for families looking for more space, lower home prices, a quaint downtown, and the proximity of Portland, without being directly in the city.
Kids’ Book Picks for the New Year
The children’s book buyers at Powell’s City of Books showcase how the new year is celebrated across the world with fun and interesting festivities, foods and more.
Playlist: Dino Rock
If your kids can’t get enough of dinosaurs, then Dinosaurs & Monsters, the fourth album from YouTube phenomenon Howdytoons, will blow their minds.
