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for the long days and short years

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Contents FEATURE STORIES: Birthdayland...................................................... 12 Got a kiddo birthday party coming up?

Play our game to map out your best plan. By Julia Silverman.

To Test or Not to Test...............................18 Some parents around Oregon are choosing to have their kids sit out standardized tests. By Niki Reading.

IN EVERY ISSUE: Publisher’s Note................................................6 Play Room...............................................................8 Super-duper piñata stuffers, tunes for chilly winter nights and volunteering as a family on MLK weekend.

Field Trip............................................................... 26 Ice skating with kids: A primer on expectations versus reality.

By Alison Wilkinson.

How We Live....................................................... 28 A Portland family makes the leap to co-housing — and never looks back.

By Erin J. Bernard.

This Mom Life.................................................... 30 Getting real with kids about mental health. By Toni Hammer.

Family Supper.................................................. 32 Seafood with sweeping views

ALISON WILKINSON

at WildFin in Vancouver.

By Denise Castañon.

Recipe File........................................................... 33

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A modern take on a Mexican-inspired lasagna. By Judith Rich.

Time Out................................................................ 34 Naked mole rats on stage and a Japanese New Year celebration.

Parentlandia...................................................... 36 A comic for parents. By Tom Toro.

Bonus: The Everything Guide........... 37

RESOURCES Summer Camps......................................................11 Birthday Parties..............................................15-17 School Open Houses................................ 20-27

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Publisher’s Note for the long days and short years

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love our magazine’s tag line: For the long days and short years. That sentiment hit me hard this year with my oldest turning 9 and my youngest turning 5. I’ve been a mom for nine years! Where did all that time go? And just like those nine years, my first year as publisher at PDX Parent went by in the blink of an eye.

Just like my oldest mastering power cords on her guitar and my youngest getting the letters of her first name all going in the right direction, we accomplished quite a bit in 2018 and had a blast doing it.

We kicked our readers’ poll, PDX Parent Picks, up a notch (don’t forget to vote, starting January 2!) and we threw a big party to celebrate our Happy New Year, from the PDX Parent family to you and yours! poll winners and all of our readers at Oaks Amusement Park. (Watch out for more news about this year’s bash, coming on June 22.)

We also created a directory for families experiencing disabilities (pdxparent.com/umbrella), revamped our website and started a podcast (find us on iTunes, SoundCloud and Stitcher!).

All that and we’ve continued to publish great stories and everyone’s favorite online calendar for where to go and what to do with kids in PDX. We’re not going to slow down in the new year. As parents, we know firsthand just how much a resource like PDX Parent helps with both those long days and short years. (For the ultimate resource, turn to page 37 to find our annual Everything Guide, all new and updated for 2019.)

So stay tuned. We’ve got some fresh, fun initiatives up our sleeve, including this month’s debut of a new back-page comic strip, Parentlandia, by local dad and New Yorker artist Tom Toro, on page 36. Stick with us for everything your family needs to know about the local people, places and spaces that make our corner of the world so special.

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PDX Parent P.O. Box 13660 Portland, OR 97213-0660 Phone: 503-460-2774; Fax: 503-331-3445 Publisher Rose Caudillo, 503-460-2774 publisher@pdxparent.com Editor Julia Silverman, 503-922-0893 julia.silverman@pdxparent.com Managing Editor Denise Castañon denise.castanon@pdxparent.com Art Director Susan Bard Web Director Michelle Carew, 503-914-6151 michelle.carew@pdxparent.com Calendar / Newsletter Editor Amy Conway calendar@pdxparent.com Customer Accounts Manager Christie Kline, 503-810-9817 christie.kline@pdxparent.com Distribution Coordinator Melissa Light melissa.light@pdxparent.com Senior Account Executive Ali King, 503-331-8184 ali.king@pdxparent.com Account Executive Kristy Olsen, 503-914-6481 kristy.olsen@pdxparent.com Account Executive Jill Weisensee, 503-309-8272 jill.weisensee@pdxparent.com Web Administrator Casey Rhodes casey.rhodes@pdxparent.com President Keith Goben, 503-460-2774 keith.goben@pdxparent.com

This month, only on pdxparent.com: » Christmas tree recycling » Giveaways to Oregon Symphony,

Northwest Children’s Theater and KidFest

» Free family-friendly events

On our cover: For that just-right blend of New Year’s magic + birthday joy, we turned to local photographer Angela Scorcio of For the Love of Hazel Photography. She’s been doing dress-up glitter sessions for years now, and it was hard to think of a more festive and fun way to ring in 2019 on our cover, and look forward to a year’s worth of celebrations. See more of her work at facebook.com/fortheloveofHazel.

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TOP 5 ... 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 party a blast, for just $1.95 each at The Lippman Company.

➍ Introduce

your guests to the joy of scratch-and-sniff stickers! $3 for 50 Peaceable Kingdom stickers at Collage.

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super cute monkey-face erasers at The

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MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY

for $2.50. — Denise Castañon

Good Deeds:

serving together Pay tribute to the enduring, intentional legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday this year by signing up for a family-friendly service project with your kids. Hands On Greater Portland has a terrific list of volunteer opportunities around town on the weekend of January 18 to 21; we love the chance to get out and support the Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project. The Portland-based nonprofit works for change on behalf of day laborers, who are often immigrants and who are targets for mistreatment. Your family can help by joining cleanup efforts around their Worker Center at 240 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., or help with outreach and canvassing efforts alongside Voz staff. To sign up for this, or another

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Drag Queen Storytime

Inclusion, diversity — and a rockin’ dance party.

That’s what you can expect to find at one of the Multnomah County Library’s kid-friendly Drag Queen Storytimes, hosted by legendary Portland performers Poison Waters and Carla Rossi. Cheers to our awesome library system for helping the next generation value acceptance — and fabulous outfits. January 12, 1 pm at North Portland; January 19, 1 pm at

great service

Gregory Heights. Visit multcolib.org for even

project, head to

more drag queen storytimes through

handsonportland.

February. — D.C.

org. — Julia Silverman

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We Recommend:

Bookshelf: Goodb ye and Hello!

Drumroll, please! This month we say a heartfelt goodbye and thank you to longtime Bookshelf columnist Richard Corbett, who is retiring from Powell’s Books, and a hearty hello and welcome to his replacement, Madeline Shier. Shier will team with Kim Tano, the other children’s book buyer at Portland’s favorite independent bookstore, on the Bookshelf column. For January, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., they are sharing their favorite books for kids that celebrate diversity and multiculturalism.

Dreamers

Jasmine

Little Dreamers:

Caldecott

Queen by Debbi

Around the World

Toguchi, Mochi

by Yuyi Morales

Michiko Florence and Elizabet

and illustrated

Vukovic

this very personal

Jasmine wants

story about

to roll mochi with

the United States from Mexico. Not

MACMILLAN

HOLIDAY HOUSE

Morales wrote

by Vashti Harrison

This follow-up to last

HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

Honoree Yuyi

how she and her baby son arrived in

Visionary Women

year’s best-selling Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black

her mother and

History features

sister, but her

illustrated biographies of creators,

knowing English, they walk through

mother tells her that she’s too young.

inventors and innovators from all over the

San Francisco until they discover

Will she figure out a way to pound

world. Sure to inspire, this book makes

a library that opens up a new and

the rice into mochi instead, along

an excellent bedtime read-aloud or solo

wonderful world for them! Gorgeous,

with the men in her family? The first

read, introducing readers ages 6 and up

magical illustrations make this a great

in an ongoing series that features a

to a bevy of amazing women from diverse

recommendation for ages 3 and up.

different Japanese tradition in every

cultures and ethnicities. $17.99.

$18.99.

volume, Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Aru Shah and the

is a great read for ages 6 and up!

Julián Is a

subway ride with his abuela, Julián notices three beautiful women dressed as mermaids. To Julián, their long

by Roshani Chokshi

I Like Myself! by

Aru Shah must

Karen Beaumont

track down the

and David

five heroes of the

Catrow

Mahabharata,

“I like myself!

I’m glad I’m me.

There’s no one

flowing hair and glorious fishtails spark

before the ancient Sleeper demon

DISNEY

One day, on a

HMH BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

CANDLEWICK PRESS

Mermaid

by Jessica Love

End of Time

$5.99.

she’s unleashed

daydreams of being one himself. At

else I’d rather be.” This celebratory

awakens the God of Destruction. This

home, he fashions a makeshift fishtail

mantra — paired with joyous, bright

fantastic introduction to Hindu myth

out of a curtain and a headdress out

illustrations — is a must-have for

and culture is the first book in the Rick

of a potted plant. A wonderful picture

building self-esteem and confidence,

Riordan Presents line, which is dedicated

book that illustrates love, acceptance,

and this board book version is perfect

to creating stories rooted in world

and imagination, Julián Is a Mermaid is

for little hands to hold. Ages 0 to 4.

mythology for readers ages 9 and up.

perfect for ages 4 and up. $16.99.

$7.99.

$16.99.

Playlist: Chanteys for the Chilly Season Sometimes a kids’ music album is so good, you keep listening to it even after your children have exited the minivan. Winterland, the fourth album by The Okee Dokee Brothers, is that kind of album. If your kids like Portland’s own Red Yarn, they’ll be into The Okee Dokee Brothers’ similar style of folk/country/rock.

Themes of togetherness, acceptance and keeping cozy echo through the songs. My 3-year-old adores the song Abominable Yeti, while my 6-year-old requests Howl. And I appreciate the nonbinary anthem, Snowpeople and the heartfelt tunes Keep Me Warm and New Year. Available on iTunes. — D.C.

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Ask Dr. Doug:

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strongly recommends against spanking. My parents are always telling me my son needs a good smack on his bottom when he misbehaves or talks back to me. I don’t feel like I want to do it, but I’m often at a loss of what to do instead. Any advice?

: Great question, and one that brings up a lot of strong feelings. Right off the

bat — trust your mama or papa instincts. Strong family ties are an important source of growth and happiness, but that often comes with a lot of unhelpful advice.

You are your son’s parent, not your mom or dad.

What I’m hearing you say is that spanking doesn’t feel right to you as a strategy, and it doesn’t feel right to me either. What are we teaching our kids? You hit your sister so now you get hit? I would also say it’s very difficult to spank your child with a calm and loving heart. When we’re angry, the physicality of it shades towards a place we don’t want to be as parents. Remember, discipline means “to teach,” not “to punish.”

Here’s the second part of the recommendation that isn’t getting as much press but is just as important: In addition to not spanking, caregivers should not use harsh verbal discipline including shaming, humiliation, insulting or threatening harm. Of course our kids are going to make us angry, upset, and overwhelmed — they are kids.

Can we resolve to not hit and not yell? It’s harder, I know!

Here’s the dirty secret about spanking — although it may stop a behavior for a few minutes, long term it just doesn’t work. It teaches our kids that the way to solve a problem is to be aggressive. Worse, repeated use of harsh physical punishment makes kids more aggressive and depressed when they are older. There is some evidence it makes us depressed as parents, too!

So what to do instead? We still need to support our kids in making healthy decisions. Bodies need to stay safe. Relationships need to stay respectful. But we can do that in a firm, loving way that helps our kids feel safe when they feel overwhelmed, by giving them strategies to problem solve for when they are calm.

That in turn helps them build resilience across their lifetime. I would call this positive parenting, or attunement parenting. We are going to use different strategies and different scripts based on the age of our kids, but overall principles are the same.

First, you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of small humans.

Prioritize your sleep, healing and self-care. Second, kids do well if they can.

Misbehavior is not them trying to make your life awful, it’s them showing you what skills they need to work on (usually loudly). Third, connect before you correct.

Parenting is 80 percent connection and 20 percent discipline.

Last, don’t be afraid to get help. Child behavioral health concerns impacting families is much more common than people realize; I help with it every day in clinic. If you need support or strategies, reach out to your pediatrician so we can join efforts. There are plenty of bumps in the road of being a parent. Let’s make it a bit less bumpy by using positive discipline strategies with our kids.

Pay Attention: After years of trying, Oregon Democrats have achieved a long-held dream: a supermajority in the state legislature, in both the state House and the Senate, and they hold the governorship. That means they have the votes to pass legislation of their choice, including potential tax increases, without needing any Republican support. That’s if all members of the caucus stick together, though, which is a big if — a Democrat from the Oregon Coast, say, might have very different priorities than one from inner Portland. Nevertheless,

when the legislature opens for their six-month session on January 22, expect to see proposals for some major pieces of legislation that could dramatically affect the lives of local families, including:

Activists have tried for years to pass a paid family leave plan in Oregon. Could the time finally have come?

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An overhaul of Oregon’s tax system, but will that be coupled with conversation

about what to do about the state’s public employees retirement system, which requires massive expenditures by local school districts and governments?

Governor Kate Brown, who was decisively re-elected in

DR. DOUG

Dr. Doug Lincoln practices general pediatrics at Metropolitan Pediatrics in Happy Valley. He is board certified in both pediatrics and preventive medicine, with special interests in helping parents meet their breastfeeding goals, caring for neurodiverse children with behavioral health needs, and advocating for children via teaching and policy. As a dad of two boys, he understands the joy and hard work that comes with parenting. Find out more about Dr. Doug and Metropolitan Pediatrics at metropediatrics.com.

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November, has been talking up a plan to charge businesses for greenhouse gas emissions. — J.S.

SUMMER CAMPS

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What are your family’s favorite people, places and spaces in PDX? Vote for your favorites RENT P PA I at pdxparent.com/vote, starting on January 2. Don’t see your favorite CELEBRATE on the list? Write it in (and tell your THE CITY friends to do the same). Results will 2019 be announced starting in March.

And save the date to celebrate the winners at Oaks Amusement Park, June 22.

Stay tuned to pdxparent.com for more details.

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pril 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 determine whether she would proceed to accelerated math or continue at the standard pace, it was disastrous, LaCombe says. Her daughter scored very low, and the principal wouldn’t reconsider her daughter’s math placement.

Leah is now 16 years old and a junior at Cleveland High School.

She took double math classes last year so she can take calculus before graduation. LaCombe, meanwhile, has opted both of her daughters out of standardized testing since then.

The twist: LaCombe is a Portland Public Schools teacher with nearly three decades of experience.

Her own students are tested annually. Her observations in the classroom combined with her daughter’s experience has underscored what she already knew in her gut: “There’s a decade of research that proves these tests don’t give the student meaningful information on their academic progress,” she says.

As a result, Frederick, who is also a former teacher, pioneered the Student Assessment Bill of Rights, a statewide law that allows parents to opt their children out of statewide assessments more easily — and does not require parents to provide a reason for opting out.

In 2015-2016, the first year the law was in effect, about 8.3 percent of parents opted their children out of English language arts/literacy, and 8.9 percent opted out of math. Two years later, more than 1 in 10 students statewide opted out of the Smarter Balanced test, which is the standardized test in English and math that Oregon helped develop for grades 3-12, currently in use in many other states.

Locally preliminary data shows that more than 3,000 Portland Public Schools students — or 11.3 percent — opted out of English language arts/literacy, whereas 11.6 percent opted out of math.

“ There’s a decade of research that proves these tests don’t give the student meaningful information on their academic progress.”

Opt out and dropping test scores

It’s not just the percent of students taking the test that’s dropping: Overall test scores are also dipping. In 2017-2018, about 60 percent of students failed to meet math requirements and 45 percent failed to meet requirements in reading and writing across the state. Those results have The push — and pushback — for more testing stayed consistently low for each of the four years In 2001, President George W. Bush signed the No Oregon has used the Smarter Balanced test.

Child Left Behind act into law. The law required Joe Suggs, PPS System Planning and standardized testing in reading and math in grades Performance Manager, says those two figures — April LaCombe, 3 to 8, as well as once in high school. The tests Cleveland High School parent. may be related: As more parents opt out of would also be used to measure a school’s relative “summative” testing — a test given after a lesson success, rather than just an individual student’s unit is complete — more students see the test as progress. It has since been replaced by ESSA, or the Every Student less important, and therefore don’t put as much effort into it.

Succeeds Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2015, “Testing has a role in informing how we’re doing as a district which still requires standardized testing as part of the evaluation of and a school. To not have a student take the test affects that,” he schools. says. Administrators with Portland public schools say they have By making that pivot — from using testing to evaluate individual not analyzed the opt-out data to determine whether certain students to using it to evaluate schools and districts — tests became demographics are more likely to opt out. But if higher-income families much more high stakes, says state Sen. Lew Frederick, a Democrat are more likely to opt out, for example, it could skew the validity of who represents North and Northeast Portland in the state Legislature. the tests because of persistent achievement gaps among children Frederick, a former communications director for Portland Public from low- and high-income families.

Schools, says that pivot was a mistake, because it added significant Suggs says he knows many parents and teachers think too much pressure to a single measurement. time is spent testing, and that the tests are too high stakes, but he still “I have been very concerned about the testing because it doesn’t says the tests are critical. appear to be effective, it appears to cost an awful lot of money, it “If you look at a truly proper instructional model, assessment has to appears to be a distraction, and it encourages a system where you be embedded in the learning and informing it,” he says, and that can’t don’t have a lot of confidence in the education system,” Frederick says. happen if large swaths of students opt out of testing altogether.

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Not to Test? to opt their children out of state standardized testing.

Deciding what’s right

“ Testing has a role in informing how we’re doing as a district and a school. To not have a student take the test affects that.”

Pat McCreary is another parent who comes to the testing issue with an educator’s perspective. As a high school social studies teacher in Beaverton, he’s had many parents ask his thoughts on the issue. “Standardized testing is one of those things that, at some point, people heard it wasn’t good. So when parents say they — Joe Suggs, Portland Public don’t like it, I like to push back a Schools System Planning and little and ask why,” he says.

Performance Manager.

When it came to his own kids, a junior and freshmen at Cleveland High School, he and his family weighed the pros and cons, taking each child’s needs into account. His criticisms of standardized tests are that they measure achievement rather than learning, they can take up a lot of time, and “you often have people who are writing the test who may not be representative of the students taking the test,” which can create cultural bias and skew results.

On the other hand, he says, the tests are rooted in good intentions: “Philosophically, the idea is to ensure that all students are being given equitable access to a quality education,” he says.

After discussing the issue, he and his wife asked his kids what they wanted. “They both opted to do it and they did fine,” he says.

LaCombe says her daughters participate in shorter tests throughout the year, like Dibels (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, a test administered to lower grades) to determine early literacy skills, because those tests quickly determine areas for improvement and allow teachers to help their students fill in skills gaps. But she’s a vocal opponent of the year-end standardized tests like Smarter Balanced.

“When you think about an assessment, what is the purpose? If the purpose is to inform instruction in the classroom, that’s great. If you need it for anything more than that, then forget about it,” she says.

Suggs, on the other hand, says the data from these tests helps schools and districts assess the quality of programming and can’t be eliminated. He says if you’re not sure what to do, ask. “Talk to the teacher, go to the principal or someone in central administration so you can discuss how the results are used, what the context is, and whether it’s the right option,” he says.

BY NIKI READING

How to Opt Out The Student Assessment Bill of Rights, passed in 2015, made it easier for families to opt out of statewide tests.

Parents and guardians can now opt out by signing a form with their child’s basic information — name, age and school — as well as the parent or guardian’s signature.

The form does not ask for a reason for opting out of the test.

Forms are available at the Oregon Department of Education site here: oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/ assessment

Assessment participation rates

by School District for 5th and 11th grade

5th Grade

11th Grade

LANGUAGE

SCHOOL DISTRICT MATH MATH ARTS

LANGUAGE ARTS

Portland

89.7 90.1

60.2 71.4

Beaverton

98.5 98.5

82 86.5

Hillsboro

97.3 97.9

94.5 95.7

Tigard-Tualatin

97.8 98.7

91 92.4

Reynolds

95.5 97.4

92.5 95.1

North Clackamas

95.8

96.4

93.1

96.2

Lake Oswego

96.7

97.2

68.7

76.3

Gresham

97.3 97.6

David Douglas

98.6

98.9

96.2

98.6

West Linn-Wilsonville 98.9

98.7

98.9

99.1

94 94.6

Source: Oregon Department of Education Opt Out Report

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5202 N Bowdoin St. Portland, OR 97203 503-289-3010 • Fax: 503-286-5006 www.holycrosspdx.org Holy Redeemer Catholic School • Grades Preschool-8 Open House: Wednesday, February 13, 4-7pm

127 N Rosa Parks Way Portland, OR 97217 503-283-5197 development@holyredeemerpdx.org www.holyredeemerpdx.org St. Agatha Catholic School • Grades PreK-8 Open House: Thursday, January 31, 6-8pm

7960 SE 15th Ave. Portland, OR 97202 503-234-5500 Fax: 503-232-7240 christine.pashley@stagatha.us www.stagathaschoolpdx.us

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221 SE Walnut St. Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-648-2512 info@stmatthewschoolhillsboro.org www.stmatthewschoolhillsboro.org

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Field Trip

Great Skate

Our writer’s dreams did not match up with her 4-year-old’s reality at the rink. But she’s got tips to help your family’s next ice-skating excursion go more smoothly.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALISON WILKINSON

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have a list of things I swore I’d never do after having kids.

And I have a list of things that I swore I’d never do after having kids that I’ve ended up doing on the regular (Example: “I’ll never bribe my child!” Um.) Funnily enough, those lists are the exact same length.

But perhaps the biggest “expectation versus reality” fail to date happened when I took my youngest, Theo, age 4, ice skating.

Expectation: Images of warmly mittened hands; an adorable pile of mom and child as we became tangled in each other on wobbly ankles around the rink; growing confidence as we soared across the ice. I wasn’t going to get too carried away, but odds were good we would end up with me holding him above my head, gazing into each other’s eyes, as I did an increasingly fast, wide-legged spin.

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Reality: A 44-minute (not a typo) limp once around the rink. (But check on the mittens and wobbly ankles.)

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Ice skating is hard! And expectations need to be appropriately set. With the right rink, bribes (yes, I said it), and equipment, you may just end up having a Lifetime movie moment after all.

Tip 1: Consider a beginner skating class. Many rinks, including the Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver, where we began our magical skating morning, offer beginner skating classes for children as young as 4. Growing up in Boston in the ’80s, ice skating was a part of my childhood — we all did it, along with wearing neon and singing along to New Kids on the Block. But skating is not like riding a bike. It’s a bit wobbly getting back out there. Both Theo and I would have benefitted from a little help at the outset.

Tip 2: Start with the seal. Avoid my 44-minute death skate and start with a little help. Most rinks, Mountain View Ice Arena included, offer chairs or adorable blue seals that tots can sit on and then hold onto as they become more confident. Five dollars buys you 30 minutes of seal time, and it was worth every penny. We started out by me pushing Theo around the rink while he sat on the January 2019

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seal and dragged his skates across the ice. Pro tip: Holding onto the seal while skating is like holding-onto-theedge-of-the-rink power times ten.

Tip 3: Set clear goals. With seal in hand/under bottom, it was time to set some realistic expectations. While I was happy to see him enjoying the ice, I was aiming for him to make it around the rink on his own two blades. For round two, we alternated between Theo sitting and me pushing, and Theo pushing while he obstinately refused to let me sit. Whatever. I pushed him through the curves; Theo skatedwhile-holding-on during the straight stretches between them. I was hoping he would eventually make it all the way around without wanting to sit, but the allure of seal-back riding was too strong. Still, I took it as a win.

Tip 4: End with hot chocolate.

Always. At Mountain View, they had a reasonably priced concession stand, where you could fuel up on the hot beverage of your choice. And if you’re feeling splurgy (or need a bigger bribe), get a chocolate chip cookie, too.

IF YOU GO Mountain View Ice Arena

Location: 14313 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver,

Washington

Cost: $9.75 for adults,

$6 for under 5. Skate

rental is an additional

$3.75. Bring some extra money for the seal /

chair and bribes, er, hot chocolate.

Check the website for

open skate and learnto-skate schedules.

mtviewice.com

Find other ice skating

rinks at pdxparent.com/

pdx-ice-skating-androller-skating-rinks/

For those who need greater inducement than liquid chocolate, Mountain View also offered small sheets of stickers for 50 cents, and several arcade games to choose from. Theo chose one of the car racing games. I immediately began lowering expectations for when he gets his driver’s permit.

Alison Wilkinson is a former web editor at PDX Parent. She lives with her husband and their three kids in Southeast Portland. Tune in to their regular podcast, Cool Facts About Animals, on iTunes, Stitchr and wherever else you find your favorite podcasts.

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How We Live

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Common Grounds

hen Jenny Bevacqua wants to they purchased it and relocated, check in on her boys — Al, 9, drawn by the forest, fine schools, and and Auggie, 11 — she needn’t reach for close proximity to Dan’s work (he’s her shoes or even her phone. currently a graduate student teaching Instead, she simply leans her head in the Beaverton School District). out the front door and sounds the Like the rest of Trillium Hollow, family call: “Ahhhhhh-oooooooh!” their bright, solidly built, twoInspired by Hermione Granger’s story apartment was created with werewolf whoop in Harry Potter and the community in mind: The kitchen Prisoner of Azkaban, the cry functions window adjoins a courtyard, and as a low-tech locator beacon, echoing neighbors often stop by to chat when through the trees and trails of the they’re cooking or washing up.

4-acre hollow the Bevacquas call home.

Wherever the kids happen to be, they’ll But if they’re craving privacy, adds stop, boomerang the call back, and return Dan, “You can just close your blinds STORY AND PHOTO BY ERIN J. BERNARD to dam-building, animal-tracking, and and be by yourself.” the general business of a boyhood in At Trillium, all decisions are made the woods. by consensus, meaning they must Al and Auggie, along with Jenny, be unanimous, and members join her partner, Dan Bowman, and an at least one of 10 teams tasked with aging Lhasa Apso named Pepito, are everything from property landscaping among the 50 or so current residents and maintenance to outreach and of Trillium Hollow Cohousing legal/financial concerns. Monthly, Community, a 20-year-old intentional residents also complete six hours of community adjacent to the Cedar Mill workshare and attend homeowners’ neighborhood, just north of Beaverton. association and team meetings; there’s Trillium comprises 29 individually owned units — some also an annual budget meeting. freestanding but most housed For the Bevacqua-Bowman within the four-story main family, committing to cohousing has building — plus a suite of shared paved the way for intergenerational indoor and outdoor spaces, Trillium Hollow friendships and plenty of autonomy including a common house Cohousing for the boys. with kitchen, gathering Community offers “It’s the whole ‘It takes a village to areas, guest rooms, a monthly tours to raise a child’ concept,” says Jenny. “You workshop, and lovingly the public. To find have other people to help guide your tended gardens. out more, visit kids, which allows you and your child trilliumhollow.weebly.

The lush property com/ or write to space.” boasts cedar, maple, trilliuminfo@gmail. willow, alder and Douglas Heading into their first winter, the com. fir trees, along with family is still learning the ways of hundreds of native plant Trillium Hollow, but they say they species and a carefully maintained already feel right at home, and well on the path to forging deeper creek, and it’s also co-inhabited by deer, rabbits, barred owls, squirrels community connections. and the occasional eight-point buck or bobcat.

Cohousing isn’t a fresh concept; humans have always gathered Trillium’s a far cry from the single-family home Jenny Bevacqua to pool resources and reap the practical and emotional benefits of used to own in Southeast Portland’s Reed neighborhood. But Jenny, communal interdependence. For Jenny, there’s nothing more natural an OHSU instructor and pediatric nurse practitioner at the Sellwood — or more magical — than choosing to live and to love side by side with Medical Clinic, craved a more cooperative way of life. other Portland families.

“We were lonely even though we had good neighbors,” she recalls.

“I’d choose communal living even if I didn’t have kids,” she says. “But, That longing led her family to Columbia Ecovillage, a Northeast man, it’s a boon for families. [The boys] go out, and I don’t see them for Portland cohousing community. The family spent four years there, but when a three-bedroom Trillium Hollow unit came available last spring, hours … they have tons of freedom, just like generations past.”

Lonely in a modern neighborhood, one Portland family makes the leap to cohousing.

Erin J. Bernard is a freelance writer and editor living the dream in Northeast Portland, where she resides with her husband and their bossy 2-year-old daughter. She spends her (nonexistent) free time eating tamales, scoping out garage sales, and blogging about the creative life at ejbwritingstudio.com.

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This Mom Life

A Little Extra Help

H

appy 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 say that creating those expectations just sets us up for failure and I don’t need that kind of negativity in my life. However, whether I call it a resolution or not, there is one thing I want to be more mindful of in 2019 and beyond: Being more open and honest about mental health with my children.

At ages 5 and 6, I believe they’re old enough to hear more about it, ask questions, and begin creating empathy in their hearts for everyone who lives with mental health struggles. One afternoon while dinner simmered on the stove, I found myself discussing all the things with them.

We had scheduled my son for an ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) evaluation with his pediatrician. His dad has ADHD and from my own intense research, I had self-diagnosed him with ADHD. While we aren’t interested in medication, we would like something on paper so as to open up resources for him in the classroom.

My curious kiddo asked me what his appointment was for and thus the floodgates were opened.

I explained to him that his dad and I thought his brain might be different. The reason he may struggle to focus or sit still in class could be because he’s wired differently. His pediatrician will talk to him as well as me and Dad, we’ll fill out some forms and tests, and will find out if he has what’s called ADHD. I emphasized repeatedly that there was nothing wrong with him.

He wasn’t weird, he wasn’t bad, his brain was just different, and we wanted him to be successful in school and life, which meant knowing as much about him and his body as possible.

I surprised even myself when I segued into explaining to them what my medicine is for. They knew I took a pill every morning, but I had previously always explained it as a way for me to stay happy, which isn’t exactly true. With a deep breath, I dove in and explained to them in kid speak why I take Lexapro. I told them that my brain is also different, that it works in a special way. My brain needs help so I

Talking about mental health so the whole family can understand.

STORY AND PHOTO BY TONI HAMMER can be the best mom I can be. My morning medicine helps me to see things clearly, helps me to be productive, helps me to be patient and kind and loving towards them. Much like Dad’s, and potentially my son’s brains, mine, too, was just different.

Phew.

After a short, pensive silence, my daughter spoke up and asked, “So what do I have?”

“What do you mean, baby?”

“Well Dad and maybe Levi have ADHD, you have anxiety and depression, what do I have?”

I sat stunned for a moment, wholly unprepared for this particular question.

“Well, err, you have just the right brain for a 6-year-old girl named Lily Hammer.”

“So I don’t have anything? Everyone else has something,” she pouted.

Another deep breath. I told her that, as far as we knew, her brain didn’t need any extra help, but that could change as she got older. I emphasized that what she does have is a heart full of kindness and compassion toward others and that oftentimes that is exactly what people with different brains need the most. I know I do. When my anxiety gets the best of me and I have to take a different medicine to calm down, what I need most is a hug and for someone to just love me.

And that, I told my daughter, is what she has.

She smiled, said okay, and went back to her drawing. My son had long ago bounced off to create some sort of mischief. And I gave myself a pat on the back for handling the unforeseen situation so well.

I hope in the following year I continue to be transparent with my children about my struggles as well as my victories. I want them to learn from loving me how to love others who are different. I want them to grow up knowing no one is perfect and we all have our stuff to work through and live with. My hope is this will teach them both compassion for others and love for themselves.

If you’re struggling with mental health, please seek help. Don’t be afraid to make an appointment with your doctor or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 if you need someone to talk to sooner. And if you live with mental health issues, share your story. You never know who needs to hear it.

Toni Hammer is a freelance copywriter and social media manager for women-run businesses dedicated to making a positive impact on the world.

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Catch of the Day

Savor Pacific Northwest cuisine, kid-friendly service, and remarkable river views at Vancouver’s WildFin American Grill.

BY DENISE CASTAÑON

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verything about WildFin American Grill at the Vancouver waterfront says new. There’s the clean modern building. The construction in progress across the street. And then there is the huge restaurant itself, which opened in September 2018, with its airy dining room and vast wall of windows that offer stunning views of the new cable stay pier and Columbia River. You might think the hosts would shrink when a family rolls up with a 3-year-old and 6-year-old to disrupt all that neatness at noon on a Sunday. But they were incredibly welcoming to my family, seating us quickly and offering to grab a booster seat.

The kid-friendliness kept right on going. Our server brought us two kids’ menus, two sets of crayons and two lidded water cups. The kids’ meal choices included a cheeseburger, Tillamook grilled cheese, PB and J, fettuccine with cream sauce or marinara, chicken strips, and fish and chips. Since we were there while brunch was on offer, my daughter Adela chose bacon and eggs. Her brother Cruz surprised me by asking for the fish and chips, and eating a good amount of it.

(My husband and I tried the breaded fish and rated it close to the top of Portland’s best.) Each of the $7.95 kids’ meals included a starter (in this case blueberry scones with maple butter and jam — a big hit) and fries, veggies or fruit, a dessert, and a beverage. Adela’s fruit cup was so large she voluntarily shared it with Cruz, and it contained especially beautiful light purple speckled grapes. I’m going to call it: This was hands down the best kids fruit cup we’ve encountered on all of our eating out adventures.

The menu for grownups focused more on PNW seafood and produce. My seafoodloving husband ordered the grilled Alaskan sockeye salmon with lemon vermouth butter, broccolini and roasted potatoes ($22.95). He cleaned his plate and remarked on the perfect portion size. I choose the lunch combo with half of a Wagyu beef French dip sandwich and a fall harvest salad of greens, Brussels sprouts, sweet potato and pumpkin seeds ($13.95). The beef in the

sandwich was achingly tender and the sweetness of the salad was nicely balanced by the Champagne vinaigrette. It was such a good salad I found myself thinking about how I could recreate it at home days later.

Since everyone was in such a good mood, we decided to order dessert. The Chocolate Overload Cake ($8.50) lived up to its name — it’s like warm gooey chocolate pudding with a bit of cake and a scoop of vanilla. We didn’t feel too bad about eating dessert because after our meal we headed out for a walk on the new pier and waterfront.

The stay cable pier is quite extraordinary, seemingly defying the laws of gravity as it juts out over the Columbia. And we saw a sign promising a new interactive water feature steps from the restaurant. My husband even managed to get a good photo of me with the kiddos on the pier (that never happens).

PHOTOS: TREVOR PARKER

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Family Supper

WildFin might be a little more fancy (and pricey) than my family’s typical dining mainstays, but we had a great experience from start to finish. I definitely see WildFin as the perfect choice for a large special occasion outing because they’d be able to easily accommodate a big group — and because that view is so impressive.

777 Waterfront Way, Suite 101, Vancouver. Check wildfinamericangrill.com for hours. Reservations and walk-in available. 360-718-7701.

Managing editor Denise Castañon loves to eat. And so do her kids. (Well sometimes.) And her husband is a great food photographer. They all live in Southeast Portland.

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A fun (and healthy) take on “Mexican lasagna.”

STORY AND PHOTO BY JUDITH RICH

Easy-Peasy Enchilada Bake M

exican food is a popular staple in our household. We love it for many reasons, including the various seasonal veggies you can incorporate. This new rendition of enchiladas more closely resembles a layered lasagna, giving it that comfort food quality we relish during cold winter months.

Using small, street-style tortillas is key, making this dish all sorts of forgiving since you can overlap them to fit your pan. While I use shortcuts such as frozen veggies and store-bought enchilada sauce,

you can always use fresh cut vegetables and even a homemade salsa. I like to be liberal with cheese and mix up a variety of flavors, but of course, you’re free to adapt it to your needs or even make a vegan version.

Pro tip: Make sure you cover the top of your enchilada bake with sauce and cheese to keep it moist. Without that, the top might get too crispy and hard to cut. This dish keeps really well and tastes even better the next day.

Veggie Enchilada Bake Serves 4

Directions

Store-bought enchilada sauce (I use Trader Joe’s brand)

2. Spread the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 13-inch casserole dish.

1 package of street-style corn tortillas (I use Mission brand street tacos)

1. Preheat oven to 350o F.

1 15.5-ounce can of black beans

3. Layer with tortillas and ensure that you cover the entire pan.

It’s okay if they overlap.

1 15.5-ounce can of pinto beans

4. Add a sprinkling of beans, corn, butternut squash and tofu.

1 cup of frozen (or fresh) corn

5. Add a generous layer of cheese and about a half a cup of enchilada sauce.

2 cups of frozen (or fresh) butternut squash, cut into ½-inch chunks 1 cup of firm tofu, cut into ½-inch chunks (optional) Small bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped 2 cups of shredded cheese (such as a Mexican blend of sharp Cheddar, Jack, Asadero and Queso Blanco)

6. Repeat the layers until the dish is full.

7. Top with the remainder of enchilada sauce and cheese, and a sprinkling of fresh cilantro.

8. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top gets golden brown.

9. Rest for about 30 minutes, cut into squares and enjoy!

Judith Rich creates kid-inspired recipes and writes about her family’s dining out adventures in and around Portland at her blog, Eaty Pie. Find her at eatypie.com. pdxparent.com

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Time Out

Sigh. That Christmas tree will have to come down sometime, so why not help support a good cause while you’re at it? Portland’s Sunnyside Environmental School holds an annual Christmas tree recycling extravaganza to benefit a schoolwide fund to subsidize field trip expenses for families who otherwise might not be able to participate. Bring your tree to the school on Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6, 10 am-4 pm, and they’ll take care of the rest for just $5. You can also take part in a neighborhood kickball game, or warm up by their bonfire with drinks. Or, for just $5 more, you may be able to arrange for your tree to be picked up at your house. For more info, visit sespta.org.

wolf tales Come hear the Portland Columbia Symphony bring the epic children’s story, Peter and the Wolf, to life. The musicians will read and play the classic tale. Saturday, January 12, 10:30 am-11:30 am.

Albina Library. Free.

LINEARTESTPILOT

drums, drums and more drums

PENGUIN RANDOMHOUSE

go. play. explore.

puppet play Sarah Frechette of Puppetkabob will show your kids how to create their own animal finger puppet inspired by the story, The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett. The craft will utilize recycled materials, as well as some extra fancy decorations — transforming ordinary objects into extraordinary puppets. Saturday, January 12, 3 pm-4:30 pm.

Central Library. Free tickets available 30 minutes in advance.

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Gather to celebrate Native culture at the 20th annual Winter Powwow at PCC Sylvania. Native dancers and drummers will take the stage, and vendors will be selling crafts and traditional foods like fry bread. Be sure to buy some raffle tickets that raise money for the PCC Native American Student Scholarship Fund. Kid activities all day long, plus a free community dinner at 5:30 pm. Saturday January 19, noon-9 pm. PCC Sylvania, Health & Technologies building in the gym. Free admission and parking.

little helping hands Harness your preschoolers’ boundless energy for good at the PJ Library’s MLK Day of Service for Preschoolers.

This volunteering event aimed specifically at young children and their families will focus on the environment because it falls on the Jewish holiday of PJ LIBRARY Tu B’Shevat or the birthday of the trees. As with all good preschool events, songs and stories will be a big part of the day. Monday, January 21, 10 am-11:30 am at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. Sign up at: jewishportland.org/mlk. Free.

DUTOURDUMONDE

’til next year, tree

PAUL MOORE PHOTOS

OWEN CAREY

the gang’s all here

in the buff Everyone knows naked mole rats don’t wear anything but their birthday suits.

Except, perhaps, for Wilbur, the hero of FELD ENTERTAINMENT

Elmo & Big Bird & Ernie & Bert — what else do you (or your toddler) need to hear?

The gang is coming to the Moda Center for one day only, Friday, January 25, to perform Sesame Street Live!, their traveling road show/block party celebration of friendship. There are two shows, at 2:30 pm and 6 pm — mega-fans might want to splash out for the pre-show experience, with character meet-and-greets, an onstage tour of the iconic neighborhood and crafting activities. Find out more and score your tickets at sesamestreetlive.com.

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, who is the star of Oregon Children Theatre’s new play. It all starts when Wilbur finds a hat, just sitting there on the ground. So he tries it on, because — hey, why not? From there, he’s bitten by the fashionista bug, much to the dismay of his fellow naked mole rats, of course. Based on the book by beloved kid lit author Mo Willems, and best for ages 4 and up. Shows begin Saturday, January 19 at the Newmark Theater in downtown Portland; head to octc.org for showtimes and ticket info.

Ring in the year of the boar with the 23rd annual celebration of Japanese New Year — also known as Mochitsuki — at Portland State University’s Peter W. Stott Center at 930 SW Hall Street. You’ll find delish Japanese delicacies, activities including mochi pounding and performances by local taiko groups and Japanese folk storytellers, among others.

Sunday, January 27, 11 am-4 pm. Check out mochipdx.org for advance tickets and more info.

RICH IWASAKI

in the year of the boar

Get social with us!

No matter which side of the political aisle your family is on, we can all agree that the first two years of the Trump administration have been pretty extra, no? We’re at the halfway point this month, and many Portland-area families will chose to mark the occasion by participating in the Women’s March on Sunday, January 20.

The march, a day after one set for Washington, D.C., sets out from the Park Blocks at Portland State University at noon. Expect speakers, signs, crowds, chanting, and a chance to get involved in history. Free.

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Parentlandia

“Sometimes they’re my parents, but mostly they’re my publicists.”

Tom Toro is a freelance cartoonist and writer whose work appears in The New Yorker, Paris Review, American Bystander and elsewhere.

His collection of Trump cartoons TINY HANDS was published in 2017 by Dock Street Press. His fiction writing has been shortlisted for the Disquiet International Literary Prize. Tom is currently developing an animated TV show, and finishing a graphic memoir about becoming an artist during turbulent times. He lives in Portland with his wife, preschooler and cat. To see more of his work, visit tomtoro.com.

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ART STUDIO 2018 PARENT PICKS Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) 8065 SE Grand Ave Ste 160

Center for Movement Arts cmadance.com

Broadway Rose Theatre Company broadwayrose.org

Columbia Dance - columbiadance.org

ComedySportz 4 Kidz portlandcomedy.com

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Portland fredastaire.com

Corbett Children’s Theater corbettchildrenstheater.com

The Craft Factory 7832 SW Capitol Hwy Ste B

Hollywood Dance Studio hollywooddancepdx.com

Portland Child Art Studio 1819 NW Everett St Ste 204

Jefferson Dancers - jeffersondancers.org

Imago Theatre - imagotheater.com

SCRAP PDX - 1736 SW Alder St

June Taylor’s School of Dance junetaylorschoolofdance.com

Krayon Kids Musical Theater Co. krayonkids.org

Smartypants - 5512 N Montana Ave

Northwest Dance Theatre - nwdt.org

Ladybug Theater - ladybugtheater.com

Spark Arts Center 1805 NE Cesar E Chavez Bl

Oregon Ballet School oregonballetschool.com

Lakewood Theatre Company lakewood-center.org

Portland Youth Ballet - pybdance.com

Portland Revels - portlandrevels.org

ARTS & CRAFTS / VISUAL ARTS / FILMMAKING Vibe of Portland Vibe’s SE Portland Studio provides art and music educational opportunities for artists ages 18 months-Adults through classes, camps, workshops, birthday parties, community engagement activities and more!

5633 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206 503-560-3592 info@vibepdx.org vibestudio.org See ad on page 55

Collage - collagepdx.blogspot.com

Shakespeare in the Parks portlandactors.com

DRAMA / THEATER Northwest Children’s Theater and School Northwest Children’s Theater and School offers award-winning productions and theater classes for young actors and families. Take your first step into the spotlight, or immerse yourself in a Mainstage spectacle!

1819 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97209 503-222-2190 info@nwcts.org nwcts.org See ad on page 52

Confection Crafts - confectioncrafts.com Jenni and Tommy’s Kids Unplugged jenniandtommyskidsunplugged.com Mimosa Studios - mimosastudios.com Multnomah Arts Center multnomahartscenter.org My Masterpiece Art Studio mymasterpieceartstudio.com Vine Gogh Artist Bar & Studio vinegogh.com Young Art Lessons - youngartusa.co

DANCE PERFORMANCES & INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance Company theballroomdancecompany.com

El Centro Milagro - milagro.org

Shaking the Tree - shaking-the-tree.com STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy - stagesyouth.org Stumptown Stages stumptownstages.com Theatre in the Grove theatreinthegrove.org

Penny’s Puppet Productions is a professional one-woman puppet company dedicated to making the world a better place, one puppet show at a time! Offering joyful programs that ignite the imagination and fill the room with excitement and laughter, Penny’s live performances use puppets, story, and song to inspire and entertain children of all ages.

PO Box 220238 Milwaukie, OR 97269 503-282-9207 Penny@pennypuppets.com pennypuppets.com See ad on page 53

Broadway Across America broadwayacrossamerica.com

8628 SW 50th Ave Portland, OR 97219 503-246-9945 edieviolin@aol.com ediebennett.com See ad on page 46

Artichoke Community Music artichokemusic.org Beacock Music - beacockmusic.com Community Music Center communitymusiccenter.org Ethos Music Center - ethos.org Lake Oswego Music Academy lomusicacademy.com Melodyway Music Center melodyway.com Mindful Musicians - mindfulmusicians.com Music Man Music Studio musicmanstudio.com

KID-FRIENDLY MOVIE THEATERS 2018 PARENT PICKS Academy Theater - 7818 SE Stark St Hollywood Theatre - 4122 NE Sandy Blvd Laurelhurst Theater - 2735 E Burnside St

Penny’s Puppet Productions

sons, parent/child lessons, sibling lessons, recitals. Learn by listening with a gradual transition to note-reading. Edie Bennett is a certified teacher with a Masters Degree, and has over 35 years of teaching experience, specializing in teaching young children. Your first appointment is FREE.

McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater & Pub 3702 SE Hawthorne Bl McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX - 7329 SW Bridgeport Rd, Tigard

Clinton Street Theater - cstpdx.com

Music Seeds - musicseeds.com MusikWerks Studio musicwerksstudio.com Oregon Music Academy oregonmusicacademy.com Oregon Music Teachers Assn. omta-portland.org Portland Piano Lab - portlandpianolab.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls girlsrockcamp.org Rose City Music Academy rosecitymusicacademy.com Sound Roots School of Music soundrootsmusic.com Southwest Music School swmusicschool.org

Fremont Theater - fremonttheater.com Moreland Theater - morelandtheater.com Valley Cinema Pub - valleycinemapub.com

MUSIC INSTRUCTION Bennett Suzuki Violin Studio Age 2 to adult. Private lessons, group les-

MUSIC PERFORMANCES Bravo Concerts Northwest bravoconcerts.com Chamber Music Northwest - cmnw.org Junior Symphony of Vancouver oregonchamberplayers.org pdxparent.com

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Metropolitan Youth Symphony laymys.org

Metro Gymnastics Center metrogymnastics.com

Oregon Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra oregonproarte.org

The Monkey King Playhouse monkeykingplayhouse.com

Oregon Repertory Singers - orsingers.org Ovation! - portlandchoirs.org Pacific Youth Choir - pacificyouthchoir.org Portland Baroque Orchestra - pbo.org Portland Boychoir - portlandchoirs.org Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra - columbiasymphony.org Portland Opera - portlandopera.org Portland Taiko - portlandtaiko.org Portland Youth Philharmonic portlandyouthphil.org Rose City Chamber Orchestra rosecity.org Vancouver Symphony Orchestra vancouversymphony.org

PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY 2018 PARENT PICKS Journey Theater Arts Group 1400 NE 136th Ste 201, Vancouver Northwest Children’s Theater and School - 1819 NW Everett St Oregon Ballet Theatre 0720 SW Bancroft St Oregon Children’s Theatre 1939 NE Sandy Bl Oregon Symphony - Performances at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland’5 Centers for the Arts 1111 SW Broadway

Pietro’s Pizza & Pirate Adventure Pietro’s Pizza, a Northwest family favorite since 1957. Always featuring Pietro’s famous original thin crust pizza, fantastic salad bar and much more!

We’re the perfect place for your next birthday party or family gathering. With arcades and prizes at every location plus Pirate Adventure Laser Tag and Mini-Golf at our Beaverton and Salem locations. Good Times and Great Pizza!

The Painted Plate - thepaintedplate.com Pottery Fun - potteryfunpdx.com Rainbow Trout Farm rainbowtroutfarm.com

KINDIE MUSICIANS/ PERFORMER 2018 PARENT PICKS The Micah and Me Children’s Music Show

13281 SW Canyon Rd Beaverton, OR 97005 503-536-7600 beaverton@pietrosrestaurants.com pietrosrestaurants.com

Mo Phillips

10300 SE Main St Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-659-7770 milwaukie@pietrosrestaurants.com

Red Yarn Productions

1637 Hawthorne Ave NE Salem, OR 97301 503-364-0128 salem@pietrosrestaurants.com

Surf’s up at North Clackamas Aquatic Park!

Catch a ride in Oregon’s largest indoor wave pool, zip down thrilling water slides and scale a 29-foot rock wall. This water park is perfect for birthday celebrations with plenty of party packages to choose from.

7300 SE Harmony Rd Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-557-7873 aquaticpark@ncprd.com ncprd.com See ad on page 56

Olive and Dingo Productions Penny’s Puppet Productions

Alexander, Master of Marvels parlorofwonders.com Circus Cascadia - circuscascadia.com Dragon Theater Puppets & Princesses dragontheater.com PegStilts.com - Peg Stilts for Kids and Adults - pegstilts.com Portland Princess Party portlandprincessparty.com

2018 PARENT PICKS Mad Science of Portland and Vancouver - 1522 N Ainsworth Oaks Amusement Park 7805 SE Oaks Park Way OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry - 1945 SE Water Ave Pietro’s Pizza & Pirate Adventure 13281 SW Canyon Rd, Beaverton Portland Children’s Museum 4015 SW Canyon Rd

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Party Animals NW We bring our zoo to you! Party Animals NW offers interactive animal presentations for birthdays and events. Check out our website or contact us for more information.

Portland Metro Area 503-714-6339 info@partyanimalsnw.com partyanimalsnw.com CeramiCafe Art Lounge ceramicafenw.com The GameRoom - gameroompdx.com Jim Parsley Community Center vansd.org/jpc

Multiple Locations Portland, 503-284-0610 nina@portlandearlylearning.com portlandearlylearning.com See ad on page 57

Camp Blue Spruce - campbluespruce.org Little Engineers - little-engineers.com MetroArts Inc. - metroartsinc.org

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION The International School For our children, a world of possibilities awaits. Since 1990, we’ve provided a unique blend of full language immersion, dynamic academics, and multicultural community.

Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish. International Baccalaureate.

025 SW Sherman St Portland, OR 97201 503-226-2496 admissions@intlschool.org intlschool.org See ad on page 49

Portland Early Learning Project

CHILDCARE / DAYCARE / NANNIES A Brilliant Nanny LLC - abnanny.com Providence Wee Care Child Development Center - oregon.providence.org

BIRTHDAY PARTY SPOTS

Want your child to learn Spanish? We offer parent-child, preschool, and after school classes. Don’t see your child’s school listed?

Start a private class, or invite us to your child’s school!

Mr. Ben Music

Party Animals NW - partyanimalsnw.com

North Clackamas Aquatic Park

Portland Early Learning Project

Spilt Milk Nannies - spiltmilknannies.com

CLASSES / CAMPS Math In Color Math In Color offers creative math workshops and camps for girls. Summer camps, Saturday workshops, birthday parties and private sessions available. Let us show you how fun math can be!

6516 SE 87th Ave Portland, OR 97266 971-703-8346 mathincolorpdx@gmail.com mathincolorpdx.com

Want your child to learn Spanish? We offer parent-child, preschool, and after school classes. Don’t see your child’s school listed?

Start a private class, or invite us to your child’s school!

Multiple Locations Portland, 503-284-0610 nina@portlandearlylearning.com portlandearlylearning.com See ad on page 57

Scuola Italiana di Portland Scuola Italiana provides authentic Italian language and culture classes for children, ages newborn to 12 years. Native and native-fluent teachers engage students in dynamic, student-centered classrooms.

Programs include a Reggio Emilia preschool, weekend and after-school classes, summer camps, and a free Mommy and Me Playgroup.

1542 NW 14th Ave Portland, OR 97209 971-270-0470 info@scuola.us scuola.us See ad on page 45

HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCES

K12 Oregon K12 offers tuition-free, online public schools for Kindergarten through 12th grade in Oregon. We provide an individualized education experience that brings learning alive and helps students reach their potential.

400 Virginia Ave Ste 210 North Bend, OR 97459 844-257-3209 abaril@k12.com k12.com See ad on page 59

PRESCHOOLS AHSC Yu Miao Chinese Immersion Preschool Village Home Education Resource Center Village Home is a learning community designed for self-directed learners who homeschool with their family. We provide engaging, hands-on classes and more in a family-friendly environment. Learners choose from more than 200 mixed-age, grade-free classes per week in every subject area for ages preschool through high school. VH learners benefit from an excellent education that they design.

5150 SW Watson Ave Beaverton, OR 97005 503-597-9100 info@villagehome.org villagehome.org 1800 SE Water Ave Portland, OR 97214 215 Hrbetz Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 See ad on page 55

HELP Elevate Learning Processing, Inc. (HELP) HELP tests, evaluates, and treats people with various learning challenges. HELP identifies underdeveloped cognitive functions and corrects them at the source.

Our program improves focus, memory, time

Students at AHSC’s Yu Miao Chinese Immersion Preschool embrace multiculturalism by learning Mandarin and Chinese cultures and customs. We enable growth through an integrated language immersion program. We spark interest in multiculturalism by teaching children Chinese cultural dance, martial arts, poetry, literature, music, and more.

5239 SE Woodstock Bl Portland, OR 97206 503-775-3767 tyang@ahscpdx.org ahscpdx.org/yumiao.html See ad on page 51

The Children’s Garden The Children’s Garden serves children ages 6 weeks to 6 years with full-time, part-time and after school programs. Our goal is to foster each child’s emotional intelligence, personal growth, and self-esteem.

1405 SW Morrison St Portland, OR 97205 503-228-2443 info@thechildrensgarden.com thechildrensgarden.com 2039 NW Front Ave Portland, OR 97209 971-277-5535 See ad on page 55

management, organization, cause/effect.

17600 Pacific Hwy Marylhurst, OR 97036 503-635-3389 info@helpadd.org helpadd.org

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Childswork Learning Center Childswork has a play-based, emergent curriculum where learning develops from the ideas and creativity of children. Childswork offers classes for children from 2 years through Kindergarten, with a broad choice of days and hours. Extended care,

enrichment classes and camps are also offered throughout the year.

4235 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97215 503-234-3611 info@childswork.org childswork.org See ad on page 44

The International School For our children, a world of possibilities awaits. Since 1990, we’ve provided a unique blend of full language immersion, dynamic academics, and multicultural community.

Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish. International Baccalaureate.

025 SW Sherman St Portland, OR 97201 503-226-2496 admissions@intlschool.org intlschool.org See ad on page 49

MSB At MSB, academics come alive, boundaries to success and progress are lifted and children love learning! In our 4th decade, we provide Montessori education for children 3 through 12 years-old.

11065 NW Crystal Creek Lane Portland, OR 97229 503-439-1597 info@msb.org msb.org See ad on page 49

Young Wonders Preschool Nurturing confidence in young children and inspiring an excitement for learning through a range of open-ended activities, structured group experiences and respectful guidance.

Contact us to schedule a tour.

4324 NE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97211 503-281-3819 youngwonderspreschool@gmail.com youngwonderspreschool.com

Albina Head Start - albinahs.org Child’s View Montessori School childsview.net Horizon Christian Schools Preschool-8th - horizon-christian.org

Lakeshore Montessori lakeshoremontessori.com Tualatin Valley Preschool tualatinvalleypreschool.org

PRIVATE SCHOOLS A Renaissance School of Arts and Sciences Our goal is to challenge children as individuals at the edge of their abilities and help them find their passions. We offer small classes (K-8) and personalized instruction.

0234 SW Bancroft St Portland, OR 97239 971-221-2311 admissions@renpdx.org renpdx.org See ad on page 24

Franciscan Montessori Earth School At FMES, our mission is to provide students the skills to acquire individual fulfillment, academic excellence, moral and spiritual development, confidence and independence for lifelong learning.

14750 SE Clinton Portland, OR 97236 503-760-8220 info@fmes.org fmes.org See ad on page 57

The International School For our children, a world of possibilities awaits. Since 1990, we’ve provided a unique blend of full language immersion, dynamic academics, and multicultural community.

Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish. International Baccalaureate.

025 SW Sherman St Portland, OR 97201 503-226-2496 admissions@intlschool.org intlschool.org See ad on page 49

Cedarwood Waldorf School cedarwoodschool.org L’Etoile French Immersion School letoilefrenchschool.com Park Academy - parkacademy.org Thomas A. Edison High School edisonhs.org

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TUTORING / EDUCATION SERVICES HELP Elevate Learning Processing, Inc. (HELP) HELP tests, evaluates, and treats people with various learning challenges. HELP identifies underdeveloped cognitive functions and corrects them at the source.

Our program improves focus, memory, time management, organization, cause/effect.

17600 Pacific Hwy Marylhurst, OR 97036 503-635-3389 info@helpadd.org helpadd.org

AMUSEMENT PARKS, ARCADES, ATTRACTIONS Big Al’s Vancouver - ilovebigals.com Bob’s Red Mill Factory Tour bobsredmill.com Franz Bakery - franzbakery.com The GameRoom - gameroompdx.com John’s Incredible Pizza - johnspizza.com Mt. Hood Community College mhcc.edu/planetarium/ Peculiarium - peculiarium.com Portland Underground Tours shanghaitunnels.info Ultrazone Laser Tag ultrazoneportland.com

North Avenue Education

Urban Tour Group - urbantourgroup.org

North Avenue Education specializes in test preparation, writing coaching, and personalized instruction in all subject areas.

If your student is taking the SSAT or HSPT this year, get in touch!

Y Not Have Fun - ynothavefun.com

1235 SW 16th Ave Portland, OR 97205 503-468-6905 info@northaveeducation.com northaveeducation.com 975 SE Sandy Blvd Ste 130 Portland, OR 97214 Oregon Connections Academy oregonconnectionsacademy.com Pacific Academic, LLC pacificacademic.org Successful Learning Educational Services, LLC - successfullrng.com

ARCADES / BOWLING FAMILY FUN CENTERS 2018 PARENT PICKS Electric Castle’s Wunderland Cinema and Nickel Games - Multiple Locations Grand Central Bowl - 839 SE Morrison Ground Kontrol - 115 NW 5th Ave Pietro’s Pizza & Pirate Adventure 13281 SW Canyon Rd, Beaverton QuarterWorld Arcade 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd Wilsonville Family Fun Center/Bullwinkle’s Restaurant - 29111 SW Town Center Loop W

BOATS, TRAMS AND TROLLEYS Canby Ferry - clackamas.us

ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS 2018 PARENT PICKS iFLY Indoor Skydiving 10645 SW Greenburg Rd, Tigard Mt. Hood Adventure Park at Skibowl 87000 E Hwy 26, Government Camp Tree to Tree Adventure Park 2975 SW Nelson, Gaston Willamette Jet Boat Excursions 945 SE Water

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Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler portlandspirit.com Portland Aerial Tram - gobytram.com Portland Spirit - portlandspirit.com Portland Street Car - portlandstreetcar.org Willamette Shore Trolley wst.oregontrolley.com

FARMS Baggenstos Farm - baggenstosfarms.com Bella Organic Farm - bellaorganic.com

Columbia Farms U-Pick columbiafarmsu-pick.com Corn Maize at the Pumpkin Patch portlandmaze.com Draper Girls Country Farm drapergirlscountryfarm.com Duyck’s Peachy-Pig Farm peachypigfarm.com Fazio Farms - faziofarms.com Fir Point Farms - firpointfarms.com Flower Farmer - flowerfarmer.com French Prairie Gardens - fpgardens.com Heiser Farms - heiserfarms.com Hillside Blueberries hillsideblueberries.com Hood River Organic UPick hoodriverupickcherries.com Kruger’s Farm Market krugersfarmmarket.com Lee Farms - leefarmsoregon.com Moonridge Farms - moonridgefarms.com Olson Farms - olson-farms.com Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm plumperpumpkins.com

Esther Short Park - cityofvancouver.us Farragut Park - portlandonline.com Grant Park - portlandoregon.gov Hammerle Park - westlinnoregon.gov Happy Valley Park - happyvalleyor.gov Holladay Park - portlandoregon.gov Irving Park - portlandonline.com Jamison Square - portlandoregon.gov Kenton Park - portlandoregon.gov Magnolia Park - hillsboro-oregon.gov Marylhurst Heights Park westlinnoregon.gov Max Patterson Memorial Park ci.gladstone.or.us McCoy Park - portlandonline.com Millennium Plaza Park - ci.oswego.or.us Northgate Park - portlandoregon.gov Pier Park - portlandonline.com Raymond Park - portlandonline.com Rivercrest Park - orcity.org Robinwood Park - westlinnoregon.gov

Rowell Bros. Berry Farm - rowellbros.com

Salmon Creek Park - clark.wa.gov

Sauvie Island Farms sauvieislandfarms.com

Salmon Street Springs Waterfront Park portlandoregon.gov

Smith Berry Barn - smithberrybarn.com

Snyder Park - sherwoodoregon.gov

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm woodenshoe.com

Stark Street Island Park portlandonline.com

Zenger Farm - zengerfarm.org

Tanner Creek Park - westlinnoregon.gov Timberland Park - thprd.org

FOUNTAINS AND SPLASH PADS 53rd Avenue Community Park hillsboro-oregon.gov Blue Lake Regional Park oregonmetro.gov Cannery Square Park sherwoodoregon.gov Children’s Fountain - greshamoregon.gov

Town Center Park wilsonvilleparksandrec.com Tualatin Commons - tualatinoregon.gov Walnut Street Park - hillsboro-oregon.gov Willamette Park - westlinnoregon.gov Woodlawn Park - portlandonline.com

GARDENS

City Park Fountain - beavertonoregon.gov

Al’s Garden & Home

Columbia Park - portlandonline.com

Al’s Kids’ Club offers fun, educational classes designed to nurture children’s awareness, confidence and connections to the natural world, and foster hands-on learning.

Conestoga Recreation Center - thprd.org Dawson Park - portlandoregon.gov Director Park - portlandoregon.gov Earl Boyles Park - portlandonline.com Elizabeth Caruthers Park portlandoregon.gov Essex Park - portlandonline.com

16920 SW Roy Rogers Rd Sherwood, OR 97140 503-726-1162 lhammond@als-gardencenter.com als-gardencenter.com

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27755 SW Parkway Ave Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-855-3527 7505 SE Hogan Rd Gresham, OR 97080 503-491-0771 1220 N Pacific Hwy Woodburn, OR 97071 503-981-1245 See ad on page 43

Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center - columbiasprings.org Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden portlandoregon.gov Elk Rock Garden at the Bishop’s Close elkrockgarden.org The Grotto (The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother) - thegrotto.org Jenkins Estate - thprd.org

HISTORIC AND LIVING HISTORY SITES Historic Belmont Firehouse Come experience the Safety Learning Center & Fire Museum located at the Historic Belmont Firehouse. This family-friendly center teaches fire safety in a fun, interactive way. Kids get to slide down a real fire pole, experience a call in a fire engine, and discover the rich history of the fire service in Portland.

900 SE 35th Ave Portland, OR 97214 503-823-3741 BelmontFire@portlandoregon.gov friendsofportlandfire.org See ad on page 43

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site nps.gov Hoover-Minthorn House newbergoregon.gov Jenkins Estate - thprd.org McLoughlin House / Memorial Association - mcloughlinhouse.org Northwest Civil War Council nwcwc.net Old Aurora Colony Museum auroracolony.org Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc. oldmcdonaldsfarm.org

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Peter’s Walking Tours - walkportland.com Phillip Foster Farm National Historic Site - philipfosterfarm.com Pittock Mansion - pittockmansion.com Pomeroy Living History Farm pomeroyfarm.org Stevens-Crawford Heritage House clackamashistory.org

INDOOR PARKS AND PLAY GROUPS Camas-Washougal Indoor Play Park meetup.com/cwindoorplaypark/ Firstenburg Community Center cityofvancouver.us Friendly House - friendlyhouseinc.org Healthy Families Oregon of Clackamas County - healthyfamiliescc.org Jenni and Tommy’s Kids Unplugged jenniandtommyskidsunplugged.com Noah’s Ark Indoor Play Park 1stpresvanc.org Northeast Indoor Park - facebook.com Open Arms Play Group - nwdsa.org Open Arms Play Group (Vancouver) nwdsa.org Oregon City Pool Community Room orcity.org Southeast Indoor Park - playinside.org Tigard Indoor Play Park - tigardumc.com

INDOOR PLAY SPACE 2018 PARENT PICKS Lumberyard Indoor Bike Park 2700 NE 82nd Ave North Clackamas Aquatic Park 7300 SE Harmony Rd Playdate PDX - 1434 NW 17th Ave Portland Children’s Museum 4015 SW Canyon Rd Pump It Up 9665 SW Allen Bl Ste 110, Beaverton Upper Westside Play Gym 1509 SW Sunset Blvd The Wiggle Room - 1925 NE 42nd Ave

MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES Oregon Historical Society Experience Oregon: A new permanent exhibit that explores Oregon’s many cul-

tures and geographies; opening February 14! Family Days: Free quarterly all-ages programs highlighting current exhibits and local community groups!

Portland Police Historical Museum portlandpolicemuseum.com

1200 SW Park Ave Portland, OR 97205 503-222-1741 orhist@ohs.org ohs.org

Rose City Astronomers rosecityastronomers.org

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Rice Northwestern Museum of Rocks and Minerals - ricenorthwestmuseum.org

Washington County Library - wccls.org Wells Fargo History Museum wellsfargohistory.com World Forestry Center Discovery Museum - worldforestry.org

Portland Children’s Museum Children and their grown-ups discover a world of hands-on experiences designed to let their creativity and imagination soar at Portland Children’s Museum. Come make, play, and share with us!

4015 SW Canyon Rd Portland, OR 97221 503-223-6500 info@portlandcm.org portlandcm.org See ad on page 49

Clackamas County Library clackamas.us/lib/ End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - historicoregoncity.org Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum evergreenmuseum.org Fort Vancouver Regional Library District - fvrl.org Haggart Astronomical Observatory clackamas.edu The Lincoln Street Kayak & Canoe Museum - traditionalkayaks.com Mercy Corps Action Center mercycorps.org Multnomah County Library - multcolib.org Museum of the Oregon Territory clackamashistory.org Oregon College of Art and Craft ocac.edu Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education - ojmche.org Oregon Maritime Museum oregonmaritimemuseum.org Oregon Rail Heritage Center - orhf.org Pacific Northwest College of Art pnca.edu Ping Pong’s Pint Size Puppet Museum puppetmuseum.com Portland Institute of Contemporary Art - pica.org

World of Speed Motorsports Museum worldofspeed.org

MUSEUMS / FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS 2018 PARENT PICKS Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett St OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry - 1945 SE Water Ave Oregon Zoo - 4001 SW Canyon Rd Portland Art Museum - 1219 SW Park Ave Portland Children’s Museum 4015 SW Canyon Rd Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave

NATURE PLAY AREAS Metro Parks and Nature Spot birds of prey at Smith and Bybee, or watch salmon spawn in the Sandy River at Oxbow. Wherever you go in Metro’s unique system of parks, trails and natural areas, you can count on clean water, healthy fish and wildlife habitat, and opportunities to connect with nature close to home.

600 NE Grand Portland, OR 97232 503-665-4995 parksandnature@oregonmetro.gov oregonmetro.gov/metro-parks-and-natural-areas See ad on page 38

Blue Lake Regional Park oregonmetro.gov Broughton Beach - oregonmetro.gov Camille Park - thprd.org Canemah Bluff Nature Park oregonmetro.gov Cooper Mountain Nature Park - thprd.org

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Engleman Park wilsonvilleparksandrec.com Howell Territorial Park - oregonmetro.gov Hyland Woods Natural Area - thprd.org Ibach Park - tualatinoregon.gov Jorgenson Woods Neighborhood Park clark.wa.gov Jurgens Park - tualatinoregon.gov

Memorial Park - wilsonvilleparksandrec.com

Mt. Hood Aquatic Center - mhcc.edu

Mt. Tabor Park - portlandoregon.gov

Mt. Scott Community Center & Indoor Pool - portlandonline.com

Salmon Creek Park - clark.wa.gov Sellwood Park - portlandoregon.gov/parks/ Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center - thprd.org Willamette Park - westlinnoregon.gov

Nadaka Nature Park - friendsofnadaka.org Oxbow Regional Park - oregonmetro.gov Pioneer Park - thprd.org Pioneer Park Natural Play Area ncprd.com Roger Tilbury Memorial Park - thprd.org Scouters Mountain Nature Park oregonmetro.gov Silver Falls State Park oregonstateparks.org Spring Garden Park - portlandoregon.gov Trillium Creek Park - ncprd.com

Pier Outdoor Pool - portlandonline.com Raleigh Swim Center - thprd.org Salmon Creek Park - clark.wa.gov Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center - hillsboro-oregon.gov

Mason Hill Park - oregonmetro.gov Mount Talbert Nature Park oregonmetro.gov

Oregon City Swimming Pool - orcity.org

POOLS, WATERPARKS AND SWIMMING HOLES North Clackamas Aquatic Park North Clackamas Aquatic Park is the perfect destination for affordable entertainment and water-focused education. Dive into fun with Oregon’s largest wave pool, a toddler splash zone, diving and lap pools, water slides and a 29-foot rock wall.

7300 SE Harmony Rd Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-557-7873 aquaticpark@ncprd.com ncprd.com

Somerset West Swim Center - thprd.org Sunset Swim Center - thprd.org Tigard Swim Center - ttadpools.com Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center - thprd.org Tualatin Swim Center - ttadpools.com Vancouver Lake Park - clark.wa.gov

Magness Memorial Tree Farm worldforestry.org Marquam Nature Park - fmnp.org Portland Mounted Police Horse Stables portlandoregon.gov Powell Butte Nature Park portlandoregon.gov/parks Sauvie Island Wildlife Management Area - dfw.state.or.us Smith & Bybee Lakes Wetlands Natural Area - oregonmetro.gov Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center - thprd.org Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge fws.gov/tualatinriver Waterfront Renaissance Trail cityofvancouver.us

Wilson Outdoor Pool - portlandonline.com

Whitaker Ponds Natural Area portlandoregon.gov/parks

ZOOS, WILDLIFE AND ANIMAL EXHIBITS

Wildwood Recreation Site - recreation.gov

See ad on page 56

PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS 2018 PARENT PICKS Harper’s Playground at Arbor Lodge Park - N Bryant & Delaware St

Creston Outdoor Pool portlandonline.com Montavilla Community Center portlandonline.com

Khunamokwst Park - 5200 NE Alberta St

Sellwood Outdoor Pool portlandonline.com

Lents Park - SE 92nd Ave & Holgate Blvd

Aloha Swim Center - thprd.org

Murase Plaza - 8300 SW Memorial Dr, Wilsonville

Beaverton Swim Center - thprd.org

Peninsula Park - 700 N Rosa Parks Way

Blue Lake Regional Park oregonmetro.gov

Washington Park International Rose Test Garden - 400 SW Kingston Ave

Columbia Indoor Pool portlandoregon.gov

Westmoreland Park - SE McLoughlin Blvd and Bybee Blvd

Dodge Park - portlandoregon.gov East Portland Community Center & Indoor Pool - portlandonline.com

Columbia Park/Imagination Station ci.troutdale.or.us

Evergreen Wings & Waves Waterpark evergreenmuseum.org

Cook Park - tigard-or.gov

Firstenburg Community Center cityofvancouver.us

Cooper Mountain Nature Park - thprd.org Gabriel Park - portlandoregon.gov George Rogers Park - ci.oswego.or.us Grant Park - portlandoregon.gov Ibach Park - tualatinoregon.gov Jurgens Park - tualatinoregon.gov Laurelhurst Park - portlandoregon.gov

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Oregon Zoo Award-winning day camps, Readers Choice Best Membership in Town and behind-the-scenes animal encounters.

Grand Central Bakery – Multiple Locations Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell

See ad on page 41

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery 5115 NE Sandy Bl

The Audubon Society of Portland audubonportland.org Blue Lake Regional Park oregonmetro.gov

Jam on Hawthorne - 2239 SE Hawthorne Laughing Planet Cafe – Multiple Locations

Mother’s Bistro - 212 SW Stark St The Oregon Public House 700 NE Dekum St Poa Cafe - 4025 N Williams

Camassia Nature Preserve westlinnoregon.gov

Slappy Cakes - 4246 SE Belmont St

Cooper Mountain Nature Park - thprd.org

The Waffle Window Four Portland Locations

Elk Rock Island - portlandoregon.gov/parks/

Glen Otto Community Park ci.troutdale.or.us

Graham Oaks Nature Park oregonmetro.gov

Harman Swim Center - thprd.org

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve jacksonbottom.org

Matt Dishman Community Center & Indoor Pool - portlandonline.com

2018 PARENT PICKS

4001 SW Canyon Rd Portland, OR 97221 503-226-1561 info@oregonzoo.org oregonzoo.org

Frenchman’s Bar Park - clark.wa.gov

Jim Parsley Community Center vansd.org/jpc

KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

Kelley Point Park portlandoregon.gov/parks/

Tin Shed Garden Cafe - 1438 NE Alberta St

Zoiglhaus Brewing Company 5716 SE 92nd Ave

Get an education bigger than a neighborhood.

And it all begins with Preschool The International School offers a preschool and elementary school education that goes beyond language and cultural immersion to open a world of possibilities.

Discover your child’s potential.

Visit intlschool.org or call 503-226-2496 x110 to schedule a tour.

EVENING OPEN HOUSE January 29, 6 - 8pm Chinese • Spanish • Japanese International Baccalaureate Preschool – 5th grade Downtown / SW Waterfront, Portland

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NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITES

Sweets Etc. - sweetsetc.com Vita Cafe - vita-cafe.com Yakuza Lounge - yakuzalounge.com

SIP Juice Bar Organic juice bar with options for the whole fam! Sneak some greens into the little one’s diet with drinks like the Greensicle: kale / spinach / banana / orange / dates / vanilla.

3029 SE 21st Ave Portland, OR 97202 503-964-0820 getyoursipon@gmail.com sipjuicecart.com 2210 NE Alberta Ave Portland, OR 97201 503-680-5639

WELCOMING COFFEE SHOPS 2018 PARENT PICKS The New Deal Cafe - 5250 NE Halsey

PIZZA 2018 PARENT PICKS

Jim and Patty’s Coffee People - 4951 NE Fremont

Hot Lips Pizza - Multiple Locations

Know Thy Food Cooperative Cafe & Market - 3434 SE Milwaukie Ave

Out of this World Pizza and Play 6255 NW Century Bl, Hillsboro

Maplewood Coffee and Tea 5206 SW Custer St

Pietro’s Pizza & Pirate Adventure 13281 SW Canyon Rd, Beaverton; 10300 SE Main St, Milwaukie

The New Deal Café - 5250 NE Halsey

Pizza Schmizza - Multiple Locations

Posies Bakery & Cafe 8208 N Denver Ave

Pizzicato Pizza - Multiple Locations

Papaccino’s Coffee House & Cereal Bar 4411 SE Woodstock Blvd

Sizzle Pie - Multiple Locations Beaches - beachesrestaurantandbar.com Bell Tower Coffee at Taborspace taborspace.org

TREATS Annie’s Donuts - 3449 NE 72nd Ave

Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. bobsredmill.com

Baker & Spice Neighborhood Bakery 6330 SW Capitol Hwy

Boke Bowl - bokebowl.com

Blue Star Donuts 3549 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Dizzy Castle - dizzycastle.com Hopworks Bike Bar - hopworksbeer.com

Cloud City Ice Cream 4525 SE Woodstock Bl

iCandy - facebook.com

Coco Donuts and Coffee 4790 SE Milwaukie Ave

Joe’s Crab Shack - joescrabshack.com

Cupcake Jones - 307 NW 10th Ave

John’s Incredible Pizza - johnspizza.com

Doe Donuts - 8201 SE Powell Blvd

Lake Oswego Ice Creamery and Restaurant lakeoswegoicecreameryandrestaurant.com

FAT Cupcake - 6011 SE 72nd Ave

Las Primas - lasprimaskitchen.com Laurelhurst Cafe - laurelhurstcafe.com Miss Zumpstein Bakery & Coffee Shop misszumstein.com Mississippi Pizza Pub mississippipizza.com Moonstruck Chocolate Co. moonstruckchocolate.com Munchkin Playland munchkinplayland.com

Fifty Licks Ice Cream - 2021 SE Clinton St JaCiva’s Bakery & Chocolatier 4733 SE Hawthorne Ave Kyra Bake Shop 599 Avenue A, Lake Oswego Nectar Frozen Yogurt Lounge 7847 SW Capitol Hwy Pips Original Doughnuts & Chai 4759 NE Fremont St Ruby Jewel - 3713 N Mississippi St Saint Cupcake - 1138 SW Morrison St

Old Spaghetti Factory - osf.com Papa’s Pizza - papaspizza.net

Sesame Donuts 6990 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy

Pastini Pastaria - pastini.com

Toadstool Cupcakes 3557 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Porque No? - porquenotacos.com

Voodoo Doughnut - 1501 NE Davis St

Salvador Molly’s - salvadormollys.com Stacatto Gelato - staccatogelato.com Sugar Cubed Cakes - sugarcubedcc.com

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Sprout Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics - 1401 SE Morrison St Ste 120 World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry – 11790 SW Barnes Rd

Dentistry for Kids (Dustin James DMD PC) This is a children’s dental office designed from the ground up to be a happy and comfortable place. From our waiting room to our treatment rooms it was created with children in mind. Most major insurance plans accepted.

29615 SW Park Pl Ste A Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-582-8200 dentistryforkidsonline.com See ad on page 3

2018 PARENT PICKS

Blue Kangaroo Coffee Roasters bluekangaroocoffee.com

Burgerville - burgerville.com

Little Smiles Pediatric Dentistry 8708 SE 17th Ave

ADULT / YOUTH FITNESS Firstenburg Community Center cityofvancouver.us Northwest Women’s Fitness Club nwwomensfitness.com

Behind the Smile Dentistry for Children behindthesmile.com Great Grins for Kids - greatgrins.net Must Love Kids Pediatric Dentistry mustlovekids.com Providence Specialty Pediatric Dental Clinic - providenceoregon.org

Stafford Hills Club - staffordhills.com

The Shoe Box Pediatric Dentistry shoeboxpediatricdentistry.com

YMCA of Columbia-Willamette ymcacw.org

Under the Sea Dentistry for Children undertheseakidsdentist.com

COUNTY HEALTHY START PROGRAMS Clark County SELF (Support for Early Learning & Families) - selfwa.org Healthy Families Oregon of Clackamas County - healthyfamiliescc.org Multnomah County Early Childhood Services - ddouglas.k12.or.us Washington County Healthy Start co.washington.or.us

DENTIST FOR KIDS 2018 PARENT PICKS Dentistry for Kids (Dustin James DMD PC) - 29615 SW Park Pl Ste A, Wilsonville Greenburg Pediatric Dentistry 9370 SW Greenburg Rd, Ste T Hollywood Children’s Dentistry Dr. Krista Badger and Dr. Sheena Kansal 3839 NE Tillamook St

Vancouver Pediatric Dentistry vancouverpediatricdentistry.com Young Kidz Dental - youngkidzdental.com

FERTILITY AND SURROGACY All Families Surrogacy Award winning surrogacy agency, staffed by experienced surrogates and ready to help you achieve your dream of becoming a surrogate or intended parent! Contact AFS today to learn more.

12725 SW Millikan Way Ste 300 Beaverton, OR 97005 503-906-7960 info@allfamiliessurrogacy.com allfamiliessurrogacy.com See ad on page 49

Heart to Hands Surrogacy hearttohandssurrogacy.com

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KID-FRIENDLY YOGA 2018 PARENT PICKS Imagination Yoga - 12755 NW Dogwood St Roseway Yoga & Movement 6529 NE Sandy Blvd Woodstock Wellness Center 4629 SE Woodstock Blvd

OHSU Casey Eye Institute 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd Vivid Eye Care 6506 NE Campus Way, Hillsboro

See ad on page 42

PEDIATRICIAN 2018 PARENT PICKS

Yoga Playgrounds Multiple schools in Portland

Broadway Medical Clinic 4212 NE Broadway St

Yoga Shala of Portland 3808 N Williams Ave

Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic 6125 NE Cornell Road, Ste 240, Hillsboro

YoYoYogi - 1306 NW Hoyt St Ste 101

Metropolitan Pediatrics 25050 SE Stark St Ste 300, Gresham

MAMA / BABY FITNESS / SPA 2018 PARENT PICKS Alma Midwifery - 1608 SE Ankeny

OHSU - 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Pediatric Associates of the Northwest 2701 NW Vaughn St Ste 360 Sellwood Medical Clinic 8332 & 8333 SE 13th Ave

Baby Boot Camp - 1145 NW Jericho Rd

PEDIATRICS / HEALTH / FAMILY MEDICINE

The Barefoot Sage 1844 SE Hawthorne Blvd Barre3 - 2523 SE 22nd Ave Common Ground Wellness Co-operative 5010 NE 33rd Ave Dosha Salon Spa Fit4Mom - 8327 SW 62nd Ave Hike it Baby - 7046 N Mobile Ave Loyly Sauna 3525 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Luna Wellness - 333 NE Russell St Ste 200 Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy Multnomah Athletic Club - 1849 SW Salmon St Southwest Community Center 6820 SW 45th Ave Villa Sport Athletic Club and Spa 13900 SW Meridian St, Beaverton Yoga Shala of Portland 3808 N Williams Ave Zenana Center for Wellbeing 2024 SE Clinton St

OPTOMETRIST 2018 PARENT PICKS Alberta Eye Care - 2021 NE Alberta St Child Eye Care Associates 9735 SW Shady Ln Ste 203, Tigard EyeHealth Northwest - 10819 SE Stark Hawthorne Vision Center 4704 SE Hawthorne Blvd

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Westside Office 15455 NW Greenbrier Pkwy Ste 111 Beaverton, OR 97006 503-531-3434

Health Share of Oregon Health Share covers Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah, or Washington counties. With Health Share, you receive care from the largest network of health plans, doctors, dentists, and counselors.

2121 SW Broadway Dr Ste 200 Portland, OR 97201 503-416-8090 info@healthshareoregon.org healthshareoregon.org

Sellwood Medical Clinic At Sellwood Medical Clinic, we believe you shouldn’t have to choose between getting in to see a doctor when you need one, and seeing someone you know and trust. We’re your neighborhood clinic, and we understand that providing quality health care starts with having a positive and lasting relationship with our patients.

8332 & 8333 SE 13th Ave Portland, OR 97202 503-595-9300 sellwoodmd.com Sellwood Medical Clinic-North 6234 N Greeley Ave Portland, OR 97217 See ad on page 51

Adventist Medical Center adventisthealth.org Evergreen Pediatric Clinic evergreenpediatrics.com OHSU Center for Women’s Health ohsuwomenshealth.com Oregon City Pediatrics - ocpeds.com Vilhauer Rosenberg Pediatrics vrpediatrics.com Westside Pediatrics Clinic westsidepediatrics.com

25050 SE Stark St Ste 300 Gresham, OR 97030 503-667-8878 metropediatrics.com Happy Valley Office 9300 SE 91st Ave Ste 200 Happy Valley, OR 97086 503-261-1171 Northwest Office 1130 NW 22nd Ave Ste 320 Portland, OR 97210 503-295-2546

Keep your kids active and having fun all summer long with NCPRD camps. Choose from a wide variety of day camps, including Hoopers basketball, Cheer Starz, horseback riding, lacrosse, track and field, outdoor explorers, theater, dance and more.

Multiple Locations in North Clackamas 503-742-4348 info@ncprd.com ncprd.com See ad on page 56

Camp Tilikum - camptilikum.org Catlin Gabel School - catlin.edu Girls Build - girlsbuildpdx.org Junior Achievement of Oregon and SW Washington - jaorswwa.org Trinity Lutheran Christian School trinityportland.org

GYMNASTICS CLASSES 2018 PARENT PICKS The Children’s Gym - 1625 NE Sandy Bl Circus Project - 1420 NW 17th Ave Ste 388 Echo Theater Company - 1515 SE 37th Ave OMEGA Gymnastics 9700 SW Harvest Ct Ste 180, Beaverton The Playground Gym - 505 NE Grand Ave Revolution Parkour 5651 SW Arctic Dr, Beaverton Skyhook Ninja Fitness 12008 SW Garden Pl, Tigard

Metropolitan Pediatrics Metropolitan Pediatrics is a 5-STAR-Medical-Home practice with 40 providers and four locations, compassionately caring for Portland-area families since 1999. Visit us in Beaverton, Gresham, Happy Valley, or NW Portland today!

DAY CAMPS North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District

Westside Dance & Gymnastics Academy - 11632 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard

DANCE CLASS 2018 PARENT PICKS BodyVox Dance - 1201 NW 17th Ave Dance With Joy Studios - 7981 SE 17th Ave NW Dance Project - 211 NE 10th Ave

OMEGA Gymnastics OMEGA offers classes for students 18 months-adult along with Open Gyms, Great Escapes, Camps, and Parties. Our staff members are background checked and certified in First Aid/CPR and Safe Sport.

Oregon Ballet Theatre 0720 SW Bancroft St

9700 SW Harvest Ct Ste 180

The Portland Ballet - 6250 SW Capitol Hwy

503-466-4872

Westside Dance & Gymnastics Academy - 11632 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard

omega-gymnastics.com

Beaverton, OR 97005 info@omega-gymnastics.com See ad on page 56

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INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING 2018 PARENT PICKS The Circuit Bouldering Gym 6050 SW Macadam Ave Club Sport 18120 SW Lower Boones Ferry Rd, Tigard Planet Granite - 1405 NW 14th Ave Portland Rock Gym - 21 NE 12th Ave Source Climbing Center 1118 Main St, Vancouver Stoneworks Climbing Gym 6775 SW 111th Ave, Beaverton

Trackers Earth Portland Trackers Earth offers award-winning day and overnight camps (Ages 4-Grade K and Grades 1-12) with themes like Wilderness Survival, Farming, Fishing, Archery, Wizards, Ninjas, Secret Agents, Blacksmithing, Rock Climbing, Biking & more!

7300 SE Harmony Rd Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-557-7873 aquaticpark@ncprd.com ncprd.com

2334 NE 57th Ave Portland, OR 97213 8111 SW West Slope Dr Portland, OR 97225

SPORTS CLASS 2018 PARENT PICKS PDX Sports Center 8785 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy

Portland Parks & Recreation 1120 SW 5th Ave Ste 1302 Rose City Futsal - 5010 NE Oregon St Soccer Shots - 2705 SE Ash Unit 1

LESSONS / CAMPS INSTRUCTION

Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District

SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS 2018 PARENT PICKS The Children’s Gym - 1625 NE Sandy Bl Friends of Tryon Creek 11321 SW Terwilliger Ave OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry - 1945 SE Water Ave

OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry With overnight camps across Oregon and day camps and classes at the museum in Portland, OMSI offers over 200 adventures for your best summer yet. Whether you’re searching for fossils, canoeing the Oregon Coast, programming drones, or animating your own film, discover something new while having fun and making friends.

Oregon Zoo - 4001 SW Canyon Rd Portland Parks & Recreation 1120 SW 5th Ave Ste 1302 Trackers Earth Portland 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave

SWIM INSTRUCTION 2018 PARENT PICKS Children of the Sea Swim School 10170 SW Nimbus Ave Ste H7

1945 SE Water Ave Portland, OR 97214 503-797-4000 register@omsi.edu omsi.edu

DolFUN SWIM Academy 12029 NE Ainsworth Circle Farber Swim School 9470 SW Beaverton Hills Hwy, Beaverton

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PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS Attachment Parenting of Portland attachmentparenting.org Baby Blues Connection babybluesconnection.org Clackamas Parenting Together clackamasparenting.com Families with Children From China fcc-oregon.org Impact NW - impactnw.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES & REFERRAL SERVICES

La Leche League of Oregon lalecheleagueoregon.webs.com Lake Oswego Mother’s Club - lomoms.com MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) mops.org

211info - 211info.org

Neighborhood House - nhpdx.org

Human Solutions - humansolutions.org

New Father’s Meetup/Workshop samstevensmft.com

Mother and Child Education Center momchildpdx.org Oregon Helps! - oregonhelps.org

Portland Lil’ Kickers - 418 SE Main St

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Portland Parks & Recreation 1120 SW 5th Ave Ste 1302

4617 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202 503-345-3312 info@trackersearth.com trackerspdx.com

North Clackamas Aquatic Park Steel Mountain is the North Clackamas Aquatic Park’s 29-foot rock wall. The wall offers three different routes, each route varies in its degree of difficulty. Open during Big Surf! swim hours.

Multnomah Athletic Club 1849 SW Salmon St

DATE NIGHTS AND GETAWAYS 2018 PARENT PICKS Living Room Theaters - 341 SW Tenth Ave OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry - 1945 SE Water Ave Portland Art Museum - 1219 SW Park Ave

FAMILY LAW, WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING Aiston Law, LLC - candiceaistonlaw.com Fitzwater Law, LLP - fitzwaterlaw.com

Nursing Mothers Counsel nursingmotherscounsel.org Parents Anonymous of Oregon morrisonkids.org Renaissance Childbirth & Postpartum Professionals - renchildbirth.com Tuality Health Education Center tuality.org Washington County Breastfeeding Circles - co.washington.or.us

PARENTING CLASSES AND INFORMATION Adventist Medical Center adventisthealth.org Ages & Stages Questionnaires Oregon asqoregon.com The Black Parent Initiative - thebpi.org

Gearing, Rackner & McGrath, LLP grmfamilylaw.com

Community Energy Project communityenergyproject.org

Gevurtz Menashe Family Law gevurtzmenashe.com

Friendly House - friendlyhouseinc.org

Kohlhoff & Welch, Attorneys at Law, A Mother Daughter Partnership northportlandattorney.com Laidlaw & Laidlaw, Attorneys at Law laidlawandlaidlaw.com Pekelder Family Law, PC pekelderlaw.com Penoyer Law - penoyerlaw.com Trainor Law LLP - trainorlawpc.com Wyse Kadish LLP - wysekadish.com

George Fox Univ. Parent Advice Line georgefox.edu Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization - irco.org Impact NW - impactnw.org Metropolitan Family Services metfamily.org My Child’s Future - mychildsfuture.org Northwest Family Services - nwfs.org OHSU Center for Women’s Health ohsuwomenshealth.com

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Oregon Environmental Council oeconline.org Oregon Impact - oregonimpact.org Parent Support Center PDX parentsupportcenter.org Portland Community College - pcc.edu Tuality Health Education Center tuality.org

HOSPITALS AND BIRTH CENTERS 2018 PARENT PICKS Kaiser Permanente – Multiple Locations

PARENTS’ NIGHTS OUT Oregon Gymnastics Academy ogagym.org Precision Elite Gymnastics & Dance precisionelitegymnastics.com Rose City Gym - usagym.club YMCA of Columbia-Willamette ymcacw.org

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS See pdxparent.com/umbrella for our complete digital directory of accessible and inclusive services.

Albertina Kerr Hearing Services albertinakerr.org The Arc Oregon - thearcoregon.org CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - chadd.org Children’s Developmental Health Services (Albertina Kerr) - albertinakerr.org Decoding Dyslexia Oregon decodingdyslexiaor.org Disability Rights Oregon - droregon.org

Legacy Health - Multiple Locations OHSU - 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center 400 NE Mother Joseph Place Providence Health System Multiple Locations Women’s Healthcare Associates 7650 SW Beveland Street, Suite 200

LACTATION / MIDWIVES / DOULAS 2018 PARENT PICKS ABC Doula Service 30654 SW Ruth St, Wilsonville Alma Midwifery - 1608 SE Ankeny Bridgetown Baby - SE Portland Doula My Soul, Bryna Sampey 202 E McLoughlin Blvd, #203, Vancouver Luna Lactation & Wellness 1906 NW 15th Ave Natural Latch Lactation 4011 SE Woodward St OHSU - 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland Doula Love - 5433 NE 30th Ave Providence St Vincents Lactation Store 9155 SW Barnes Road, #730 Rosehip Midwifery - SE Portland

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families - dougy.org Down Syndrome Network of Oregon dsno.org FACT Oregon - factoregon.org HELP Elevate Learning Processing, Inc. (HELP) - helpadd.org Me, Too Grief Support Groups oregonhospice.org Oregon Family Support Network ofsn.org Portland Aspergers Network pdxaspergers.org RISE Services Inc - riseservicesinc.org Swindells Resource Center providenceoregon.org UCP Disability Services - ucporegon.org

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BIKE STORES / REPAIR 2018 PARENT PICKS Bike Gallery - 1001 SW 10th Ave Bikes for Humanity PDX - 3366 SE Powell Community Cycling Center 1700 NE Alberta Street River City Bicycles 706 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Clever Cycles - 900 SE Hawthorne Blvd

BOOK STORES 2018 PARENT PICKS A Children’s Place Bookstore 1423 NE Fremont Annie Bloom’s Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy Broadway Books - 1714 NE Broadway Green Bean Books - 1600 NE Alberta St Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St Wallace’s Books - 7241 SE Milwaukie Ave

COMIC BOOK SHOPS 2018 PARENT PICKS Books with Pictures 1100 SE Division St Ste 103 Bridge City Comics 3725 N Mississippi Ave

ThriftMouse - 38270 SW Thimbleberry Dr, Gaston

CONSIGNMENT STORES/SALES Beanstalk Children’s Resale Beanstalk provides quality children’s resale clothing size preemie to youth 14 and more. A shopping experience shaped by our emphasis on friendliness, cleanliness, courtesy and sustainability. Beanstalk, with two locations, is organized in distinct sections for girls and boys clothing, shoes, books, toys and gear.

3527 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97212 503-477-7776 info@beanstalkpdx.com beanstalkpdx.com 8021 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97215 503-327-8506 See ad on page 47

Baby to Baby Resale - facebook.com/ babytobabybeaverton/

Excalibur Books and Comics 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Back on the Rack shopbackontherack.com

Other World Games & Comics 6350 SW Capitol Hwy

Denim & Frills Children’s Resale Boutique - denimandfrills.com

Things from Another World 2916 NE Broadway St

Katelyn’s Closet - katelynscloset.com

CONSIGNMENT SHOPS / EVENTS 2018 PARENT PICKS Baby’s Bottom Dollar Sale 11875 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton Beanstalk Children’s Resale 3527 NE 15th Ave Bella Stella Resale - 2751 NE Broadway St Hoot-N-Annie Children’s Boutique 6308 SW Capitol Hwy Just 4 Kids Consignment 1925 NE 42nd Ave Just Between Friends - Portland Portland Expo Center Pass It On Sales 18000 NW Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro

Once Upon a Child onceuponachildvancouverwa.com Other Mothers Consignment othermothers.com Pipsqueak Resale Boutique pipsqueakresale.com Queens Mab (Mother & Baby) facebook.com Tiny Hinys Consignments New & Resale - tinyhinys.com

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Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd

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Sellwood Cycle Repair - 7953 SE 13th Ave

NOMINEE 2019

Portland Early Learning Project

Trader Joe’s Portland - Multiple Locations

Want your child to learn Spanish? Enroll today for our classes and summer camps!!

Whole Foods Market - Multiple Locations

Language, culture, music and more

2018 PARENT PICKS Costco Wholesale - 4849 NE 138th Ave Fred Meyer - Multiple Locations New Seasons Market - Multiple Locations

Piccolina Children’s Resale Boutique 2700 SE 26th Ave

WinCo Foods - Multiple Locations

Super Kids Resale 10546 SE Washington St

Alberta Co-op Grocery albertagrocery.coop

Join us for our free Story Times throughout PDX!

503-284-0610 • www.PortlandEarlyLearning.com

Sweetpea’s Resale - 8235 SE 13th Ave pdxparent.com

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Food Front Cooperative Grocery foodfront.coop

Lil’ Snippers Hair Care 4 Kids 3000 SE 164th Ave Ste 103, Vancouver

Green Zebra Grocery greenzebragrocery.com

Pengwyn Kids 343 W Powell Blvd, Gresham

Peoples Food Coop - peoples.coop

Pigtails & Crewcuts 2219 NW Allie Ave Ste 1430, Hillsboro

Portland Farmers Market portlandfarmersmarket.org Winslow Food Forest winslowfoodforest.com

KIDS CLOTHING / SHOES Beanstalk Children’s Resale Beanstalk provides quality children’s resale clothing size preemie to youth 14 and more. A shopping experience shaped by our emphasis on friendliness, cleanliness, courtesy and sustainability. Beanstalk, with two locations, is organized in distinct sections for girls and boys clothing, shoes, books, toys and gear.

3527 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97212 503-477-7776 info@beanstalkpdx.com beanstalkpdx.com

Sit Still Kids - 4075 N. Williams Ave

LOCAL NEW KIDS CLOTHING 2018 PARENT PICKS Black Wagon - 3964 N Mississippi Ave The Bull and the Bee - 1540 SE Bybee Blvd Grasshopper Store - 1816 NE Alberta St

Hammer and Jacks - 6416 SE Foster Rd Kids at Heart Toys - 3445 SE Hawthorne Bl Oodles 4 Kids - 7727 SE 13th

Presents of Mind - presentsofmind.tv

KIDS HAIR SALON 2018 PARENT PICKS Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids Tualatin - 7013 SW Nyberg St, Tualatin Kid’s Castle Cuts - 6000 SE 41st Ave

Cloud Cap Games - cloudcapgames.com Kazoodles Toys - kazoodlestoys.com Lakeshore Learning lakeshorelearning.com Let’s Play Toy Store - facebook.com MudPuddles (Formerly Child’s Play Toys) - mudpuddlestoys.com

Piccolo Mondo Toys - 4768 NW Bethany Bl Thinker Toys - 7784 SW Capitol Hwy

Kids at Heart Toys Carefully chosen toys and books since 1987.

From baby gifts to chemistry sets, board games to dress-up clothes, our products foster creativity and imagination. Plus, free gift-wrapping!

Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy vegagym.com

GYMNASTICS / DANCE Aim High Academy of Martial Arts aimhighma.org Jewart’s Gymnastics Northwest jewartsgymnasticsnw.com Rigert Elite Gymnastics - rigertelite.com The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre school.obt.org Sky High Sports - por.skyhighsports.com

LESSONS / CAMPS / INSTRUCTION Glendoveer Golf & Tennis

Treehouse Children’s Boutique 3954 N Williams Ave

Finnegan’s Toys & Gifts 820 SW Washington St

Polliwog - polliwogportland.com

Bricks & Minifigs - bricksandminifigs.com

Posh Baby - 916 NW 10th Ave

2018 PARENT PICKS

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Hannah Andersson - 327 NW 10th Ave

TOY STORES

8021 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97215 503-327-8506

3445 SE Hawthorne Bl Portland, OR 97214 503-231-2954 info@kidsathearttoys.com kidsathearttoys.com

CHILDREN’S GYMS Gym-Nest - thegym-nest.com Gymboree Play and Music gymboreeclasses.com Gymstars - gymstarkids.com JJ Jump - jjjump.com Kids Club Fun and Fitness kidsclubfunandfitness.com Metro Gymnastics Center metrogymnastics.com Naydenov Gymnastics ngymnastics.com Oregon Dream Teams oregondreamteams.com Oregon Gymnastics Academy ogagym.org Precision Elite Gymnastics & Dance precisionelitegymnastics.com Rose City Gym - usagym.club

Glendoveer Golf & Tennis provides weekly group lessons, 2 hr, 4 hr, & all day summer camps for kids in tennis & golf. K-Lean’s Tennis with Kaleen Worley, USPTA professional, provides a passionate and FUN learning tennis environment while teaching fundamentals, strategy/tactics, and match play for all ages and ability levels.

14015 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97230 503-701-4408 kaleen@kleanstennis.com k-leans.com See ad on page 47

Archers Afield - archersafield.com Latitude 45 Lacrosse - latitude45lax.com Lay-Ups Basketball - lay-ups.com Northwest Fencing Center nwfencing.org

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