Our Favorite Family Hikes
PDX Parent staffers share their families’ favorite hikes and nature walks.
Featured Camp of the Week: Saturday Academy
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Latest posts by PDX Parent Staff (see all)
- Featured Camp of the Week: Try Everything Music Camp - May 5, 2021
- Kids Can Cook: Measuring Skills & Lemon-blueberry Snack Cake Recipe - May 3, 2021
- Our Favorite Family Hikes - May 1, 2021
From our friends at Saturday Academy Hop on the Science-Tech-Engineering-Arts-Math train with Saturday Academy! Spend a week traveling the many paths of STEAM. Channel your inner chemist to make polymers and non-newtonian fluids. Discover programming logic. Crack secret codes. Show your engineering thinking through design challenges. Experience how art and math are truly connected! These …
PDX Women-owned Skin-care and Makeup Picks
A purchase from these local, women-owned businesses is a splurge you can feel good about.
Favorite Pacific Northwest Camping Spots
We share our favorite PNW spots for popping up a tent, parking an RV, or rolling right up to a ready-made shelter.
GIVEAWAY: Dozer Day Family Pass
This year the drive-thru event will welcome you and your family with a memorable trip driving through a real construction site.
Happy Campers at 1927 S’mores Company
Tucked into a small storefront off of SW 12th and Alder in downtown Portland, 1927 S’mores Company is truly a fun experience.
Featured Camp of the Week: 360 Arts Camp
Since 1993, Cognizart by MetroArts Inc. Kids camp has given kids ages 6 to 12 a chance to be immersed in visual arts, music, theater and dance.
The Ultimate Guide to Rainy-Day Fun in Portland
We have a lot of options for rainy-day shenanigans, both inside and out.
Kid to Know: The Advocate
Eighth-grader Jenell Theobald of Beaverton’s Whitford Middle School recently was honored by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards as one of Oregon’s top youth volunteers.
Summer Camps: Plan Like a Pro
It’s a tricky year to schedule your child’s summer camps. We make it easier with tips from pro planners.
An Otterly Good Time Back at the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Spend some time at Oregon Coast Aquarium before you have to share it with the crowds again!
A Guide to Nature Education
Thanks to Hoyt Arboretum Friends for these great tips to explore nature with kids, including ongoing fun and educational activities at Hoyt Arboretum!
Featured Camp of the Week: Youth Music Project Rock & Pop Summer Camps
Rock out like your favorite musician at Youth Music Project’s music-intensive summer camp!
Featured Camp of the Week: OMSI Camps & Classes
Know anyone who’s eager to get their kids out of the house and off screens this summer? OMSI can help with that!
How Should We Tell the Kids?
Latest posts by PDX Parent Staff (see all)
- Featured Camp of the Week: Try Everything Music Camp - May 5, 2021
- Kids Can Cook: Measuring Skills & Lemon-blueberry Snack Cake Recipe - May 3, 2021
- Our Favorite Family Hikes - May 1, 2021
From our friends at Gevurtz Menashe A Parent’s Guide for Helping Kids Navigate the Stress of Divorce One of the most difficult challenges for parents at the time of separation or divorce is deciding how to divide responsibility for and time with their kids. For nearly all children, the separation of their parents can be …
Top 5 Unexpected Places to Find Art
In our city, art is not confined to the walls of the wonderful Portland Art Museum or the galleries in the Pearl.
Musical Homes, Musical Families
Music Together® of Portland invites you to make your home a more musical place this spring!
Featured Camp of the Week: Willowbrook Arts Camp
Send your kids outside to explore through art and nature in Brown’s Ferry Park.
The Shoes Portland Parents Are Talking About
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- Featured Camp of the Week: Try Everything Music Camp - May 5, 2021
- Kids Can Cook: Measuring Skills & Lemon-blueberry Snack Cake Recipe - May 3, 2021
- Our Favorite Family Hikes - May 1, 2021
From our friends at Ozznek Shoes Children outgrow their shoes before they’ve barely worn them and buying multiple pairs of shoes for kids can be expensive. That is why Ozznek Shoes were invented — they are an interchangeable children’s footwear brand. It’s the only shoe brand that provides parents with two pairs of shoes per …
Kids Can Cook: Cracking Eggs & Mini-Frittata Recipe
The staff at Basics Market gives tips for teaching kids how to crack and whisk eggs for cute and tasty mini-frittatas.
It’s Never Too Late to Build Resilience in Kids
We’ve sure heard the word “resilient” a lot this year. Find out what it means and how to help your kids generate or build on this crucial trait.
Ask Dr. Doug: Arsenic in Baby Foods
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- Featured Camp of the Week: Try Everything Music Camp - May 5, 2021
- Kids Can Cook: Measuring Skills & Lemon-blueberry Snack Cake Recipe - May 3, 2021
- Our Favorite Family Hikes - May 1, 2021
Q: I’ve heard a lot in the news recently about arsenic and other heavy metals in baby foods — do I need to be worried about this? A: In February, a congressional committee asked for internal testing documents on heavy metals in commercial baby foods. Of the companies that responded (Happy Baby Organics, Beech-Nut, Earth’s …
Finding Child Care during a Shortage
Steps to consider when looking for child care when there’s high demand and limited supply.
Five Simple Refresh Ideas for Your Home
Refresh your home without it costing too much money or taking a lot of time with these five easy tips.
Mom to Know: Meat-free Master Cook
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)
- Top 5 Smash Burgers - April 27, 2021
- Family Supper Review: Piccone’s Corner - April 15, 2021
- Kid to Know: The Advocate - April 14, 2021
Thuy Pham gets emotional about food. The rising star of Portland’s vegan food scene is bringing Vietnamese food back to its vegetarian roots with her restaurant Mama Dút, which translates to “mama will feed you.” (Pham’s 7-year-old daughter provided inspiration for the restaurant’s name.) “Vegan Vietnamese food dates back for centuries to Buddhism in Vietnam, …
Keep Portland Full of Art: Mike Bennett
Artist Mike Bennett’s wooden, cartoon-style menageries have brought so much joy to families during the pandemic.
Where to Find Spring Blooms around Portland
These are some of our favorite places to see spring flowers.
