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You Better Work

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Finding time to work out as a parent can feel like a no-win situation: You can wake up early and miss sleep, work out late and miss sleep plus partner time, or try to work out during your child’s naptime, which somehow only guarantees they won’t sleep. When we first moved to Portland back in […]

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Top 5 Sources for Valentine's Day Inspo

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Julia Silverman
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➊ The kits at Paper Source feel handmade, but are easy for the crafts-challenged to put together.  ➋ Local art supply store chain-let Collage is bursting with Valentine-themed stickers, stamps and other goodies.  ➌ Many local libraries sponsor Valentine-making parties in the first half of this month — check websites for more info.  ➍ Spend an afternoon at SCRAP in downtown Portland, where donated and recycled art

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PDX Parent February 2019

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FEATURE STORIES Day Care IRTPortland child care centers let parents peek in at their kiddos all day long, thanks to technology. By Beth Slovic and Jeni Banceu. You Better WorkNew options around town to get your sweat on. By Niki Reading. Choosing Your Child’s DoctorA local pediatrician’s practical tips for finding the right provider for

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Hands On: Melt with You

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Denise Castañon
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Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
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Add a little heat to transform all those broken bits of crayon into mini-masterpieces.  The amount of broken crayons rolling around my house (and, I’m guessing, yours) is staggering. Wanting a way to put them to good use, I recently started playing around with melting crayon shavings onto paper. My daughter, who loves an art

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How We Live: Common Grounds

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Erin J Bernard
Erin J Bernard
Erin J. Bernard is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Northeast Portland with her husband and two rather noisy and opinionated kids. They can often be found exploring the mountains and coastlines of the PNW in their trusty green Subaru.
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Lonely in a modern neighborhood, one Portland family makes the leap to cohousing. When Jenny Bevacqua wants to check in on her boys — Al, 9, and Auggie, 11 — she needn’t reach for her shoes or even her phone. Instead, she simply leans her head out the front door and sounds the family call:

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To Test or Not to Test

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An increasing number of parents in Oregon are choosing to opt their children out of state standardized testing. April LaCombe’s daughter, Leah, was a great student who excelled at math. The problem: She wasn’t so great at standardized testing. So when it came time for the Southeast Portlander to take a readiness test in sixth grade to

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New + Fun January 2019

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Published as the Playroom column in the January 2019 of PDX Parent Piñata Stuffers ➊ Rainbow-colored pencils let budding artists get creative. $1 each collagepdx.com. ➋ Rubber duckies: Fun. But rubber unicorns? Magical. Sixty cents each or 12 for $6. At The Lippman Company, 50 SE Yamhill St. ➌ Light-up jelly rings make a dance

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PDX Parent Magazine January 2019

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FEATURE STORIES BirthdaylandGot a kiddo birthday party coming up? Play our game to map out your best plan. By Julia Silverman. To Test or Not to TestSome parents around Oregon are choosing to have their kids sit out standardized tests. By Niki Reading. IN EVERY ISSUE Play RoomSuper-duper piñata stuffers, tunes for chilly winter nights

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This Mom Life: A Little Extra Help

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Toni Hammer
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Toni Hammer helps boss moms get over their fears and doubts so they can boldly share their stories on social media and attract their dream clients. You can find out more at tonihammer.com.
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Talking about mental health so the whole family can understand. Happy New Year moms and dads! I hope your home is still full of holiday cheer and that your children go back to school soon. Like many of you, I don’t do the New Year’s resolutions thing. There’s a lot of smart scientist people who

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The Snow Pack

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Sarah Vanbuskirk
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Sarah Vanbuskirk is a writer and editor living in Portland, Oregon. She specializes in creating family, lifestyle, relationship, health and wellness content, and is the mother of five children.
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The mountains are calling and your family must go … play in the snow. Portlanders dream of powder. That’s why we may smile, or even dance, at the winter rains. In town, we get drenched, yes, but at higher elevations, those same rains paint our mountains white. Whether your family gets its snowy kicks on

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Hands On: Nature-inspired Ornaments

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Julz Nally
Julz Nally
Julz Nally is an artist/illustrator and children’s art teacher in Portland. She loves creating, rainbows and finding simple beauty in everyday. Her work can be found on Burgerville’s kids meal seed packets or at julznally.com. You can follow along with her day-to- day life on Instagram @julznally.
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Nature is full of so much magic. There are endless possibilities for exploring in nature and discovering the creativity within yourself and your kids. Take a walk outside, collect some branches and twigs, and then come together to create beautiful decorations. Materials Twigs (3 to 5 twigs per ornament) Floral wire Scissors Acrylic paint Paintbrush

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All Wrapped Up: Our Annual Holiday Gift Guide

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This year, resolve to shop local, and find great gifts for all the sugarplums on your list. Ages 0 to 3 These adorable tights from UK brand Blade + Rose will keep chunky baby legs warm all winter long — and that tushie flap! We’re dying. (Plus, it’s easy access for those who are cloth diapering.) $17.

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PDX Parent December 2018

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FEATURE STORIES The Snow PackWhere to take your crew to play in the snow, in Oregon and beyond. Plus, what’s new for 2019 at local ski resorts. By Sarah Vanbuskirk. All Wrapped UpOur annual holiday gift guide has picks for all the kiddos on your list, plus gifts without the bow. By Denise Castañon and

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New & Fun December 2018

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Published as Play Room in PDX Parent magazine Take Five: Marshall Bex Marshall Bex, a Portland father of three kids, ages 8, 11, and 13, saw a gap in the market for digital books that did a great job of simply telling a story. He’s the founder of Mode Adjust, a creative agency that represents big-name

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