Last Look May 2017
Parenting in Portland, in six panels.
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Make ’N Shake: Musical Instruments
Create musical instruments galore with items from around the house.
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Just My Cup of Tea
The Russian tea experience at the Heathman — the perfect Mother’s Day kid date.
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Splendor in the Grass
Our columnist has your recipe for a Pinterest-perfect-outing (tongue planted firmly in cheek).
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Gotta Catch 'Em All: Hunting for Pokemon in PDX
Where to Pokémon Go with your kids in the metro area.
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Green Eggs & Ham
In the rain, on a train, even picky eaters will want to try this fun twist on deviled eggs.
Easy Come, Easy Go
After chronicling lots of life changes for his daughter, our columnist goes through a big one of his own.
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Moms Who Blog
Kat Merck is a freelance writer and editor who admittedly spends way too much time online. A Portland resident since 2006, she also enjoys reading, cooking and exploring the city with her husband and young son.
Latest posts by Kat Merck (see all)
- Local Water Fun Near Portland - August 13, 2023
- There’s No I in Team: How to be a Good Sports Parent - June 22, 2023
- Why Can’t I Get Pregnant Again? - September 29, 2021
Many local mom bloggers are not only gaining followers in a national climate of declining readership, but are actually still able to make a living and support their families through blogging. When Southeast Portland resident and mom Alicia Paulson started her blog Posie Gets Cozy, an illustrated paean to crafting and wholesome living, there
Last Look: Postcards of Solidarity
At the PDX Parent Postcards of Solidarity event, families turned their broken hearts into art.
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Quiz: Find the Best Camp for Your Kid
Latest posts by Julia Silverman (see all)
- Top 5 Kid-Friendly Spots for Ear Piercing - August 30, 2023
- Top 5 Fall Color Hikes - October 31, 2021
- Going Geocaching with Kids - July 5, 2020
So many camps for just one summer! But how to choose? Take our handy quiz to find out what kind of camp is right for your cuties and check out our Summer Camps Guide. #1 Which one was among your child’s first words? A. Ball B. Why? C. Out! D. Uh-oh … #2 When your
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PDX Parent March 2017
Explore car-free adventures, plays with a purpose, volunteering with kids, and find the perfect summer camp with our quiz and annual summer camps guide.
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State of the Arts
Portland’s family-friendly performing arts companies take on themes of social justice.
Playroom March 2017
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Latest posts by PDX Parent Staff (see all)
- Updated Camps with Space - April 30, 2024
- Featured Camp of the Week: i9 Sports Nike Kids Camp - April 29, 2024
- Featured School of the Week: Franciscan Montessori Earth School and St. Francis Academy - April 29, 2024
Kid to Know: The Educator The issue of transgender-friendly bathrooms has been a flashpoint topic around the country. But that didn’t stop Lincoln High junior Leah Burian from spearheading a project to convert one of her high school’s existing lavatories into a multi-stall, gender-neutral bathroom. (According to a national survey by GLSEN, a nonprofit seeking
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Hop to Vancouver
Hopworks Urban Brewery delivers up the same rad beer and family friendliness at a new location in east Vancouver.
Orange is the New Track
From Milwaukie to the Southwest Waterfront, take a jaunt with your little one on the MAX Orange line.
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Push-Mi, Pull-yu
One child who wants nothing to do with you + one child who refuses anyone else = exhaustion.
PDX Parent February 2017
Birthday party planning, coolest family play spaces, indoor sky diving, open houses, and summer camps.
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Playroom February 2017
Goodies for goody bags, making Baby Blues Connections and five questions for the founder of the PDX Kids’ Film Festival.
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How Old Are You Now?
Ali Wilkinson is one of the founders of PDX Kids Calendar, and a lawyer, writer and podcaster. She loves exploring the Pacific Northwest, especially when the explorations lead outdoors, to music or to ice cream.
Latest posts by Ali Wilkinson (see all)
- 10 Ways to Explore Portland with Your Baby - February 8, 2024
- Top 10 Portland-Area Destination Playgrounds - June 17, 2023
- Holiday Gift Picks for Every Type of Kid - December 8, 2022
I remember as a kid asking my mom how old she was, and watching in disbelief as she figured out her age from her birth year. “How can you not even know how old you are?!” I would squeal. Now that I am (let’s see, carry the six … ), this has joined the ranks of
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Go to Your Room!
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.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Where to Get Our Favorite Chopped Sandwich in Portland - March 10, 2024
- 6 New Portland Summer Camps - March 7, 2024
- Get Serious Air at This Indoor Portland Park - February 19, 2024
Tim and Brooke Graham moved into their three-story Piedmont home in 2007. The three-bedroom house built in 1909 has a huge basement that they started using as a play room about a year and a half ago. When the toys started taking over upstairs, Brooke realized Mabel, now 7, and Martin, now 4 ½, needed
