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Thrifting is trending! 6 tips to make it fun and easy! by Carmen Ripley-Wilson Back-to-school shopping is here! With this particular venture of buying a lotof items at once, finding ways to save and be sustainable is key.

Carmen Ripley Wilson

Krystle is a married mom of three boys, has a degree in chemical engineering, is a postpartum doula, and is the intended parent coordinator for a local surrogacy agency, All Families Surrogacy.

NW Kids

ACADEMIC JA BizTown Summer Camp The camp where students take charge! Campers explore jobs, earn an income and become entrepreneurs.

NW Kids

Portland Area Families – Nominate Your Favorite Summer Camps! NW Kids Best Summer Camp Contest, sponsored by Trackers Earth, is back! The Basics Nominations are open NOW through April 15th (continue scrolling to bottom of page to make your nominations) The three camps with the most nominations in each category become finalistsNominations placed April 1-7 will be entered to win a Two Bros Bows bow & arrow set (butterfly design) from our friends at Spielwerk Toys!Nominations placed April 8-15 will be entered to win a 3 day/2 night camping gear rental for 4 from Xscape Pod! They makes camping with friends and family super simple.

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Summer is around the corner and the Portland area has all of the best Summer Camps. Whatever strikes your family’s fancy, we have it here! Academic Art World School Full day and half camps available for the entire summer with 6 classes offered every day – including fine art, language, arts & crafts, clay, rhythmic gymnastics, dance/aerobic/yoga, math, handwriting/ calligraphy classes.

Mary Brady

Maybe your teenager is raring to go on an after-school job, or maybe you’re more than ready to encourage them to get some real-life job experience and learn the value of a dollar, we can hope! “After school jobs are about way more than earning some cash and practicing some responsibility,” says Krissie Lenahan, Career Specialist and National Board Certified Family and Consumer Science teacher.

Kelley Gardiner

Now is the time to start planning for summer! In this Portland Summer Camps Guide 1 of 3, we take a closer look at Dance & Gymnastics, Horse & Farm, Performing Arts and STEM camps.

NW Kids

Oregon Children’s Theatre’s Young Professionals Company presents Good Kids Directed by: Tamara Carroll Written By: Naomi Iizuka Dates: April 12—28, 2019 Times: Fridays-Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm (Thursday 4/25 at 7:00pm) Location: Young Professionals Studio Theater, 1939 NE Sandy Blvd.

Mary Brady

Have you started making your plans for summer camps yet? It is not too early! And we’ve rounded up some great choices that also happen to have discounts for the early birds.

Mary Brady

The holidays are over, the kids are back to school and the rain has returned! Here are a few ways to get out and about this weekend! Sat: Family Fun Day @ Unplugged Games Whether your families likes classic board games, card games, or is looking to learn something new, Unplugged Games has lots of great ideas to make family game time fun.

Mary Brady

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2019 Portland Summer Camps Guide Part 1

OCT’s Young Professionals Company Presents “Good Kids”

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