Family Resource Guide 2011 Free Family Resource Guide 2011 The Ultimate Guide to Family Fun and Resources in the Metropolitan Area Family Resource Guide 2011 2 METRO PARENT • www.metro-parent.com • FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE 2011 contents A (very) young visitor enjoys some creative 2011 Family time in the Toddler Clay Area of the Resource Guide Portland Children’s Museum’s Clay Studio. Serving the Families of the (Visit www.Metro-Parent.com for Portland Metropolitan Area an expanded list of area resources!) Metro Parent P.O. Box 13660 Portland, OR 97213-0660 Phone: 503-460-2774; Fax: 503-331-3445 Publisher Family Fun! ................................................ 6 Martin Griffy, 503-460-2774 [email protected] Kid-Friendly Activities, Destinations & Editor Entertainment Marie Sherlock, 503-460-2774 [email protected] Educational Attractions ............................... 6 Managing Editor Museums, Historic Sites & Living History Museums, Emily Puro Zoos & Animal Education Sites, Planetariums & Ob- PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, PORTLANDCM.ORG [email protected] Advertising Account Executives servatories, Libraries, Walking Tours, Factory Tours Oh, the Places We’ll Go! .......................... 30 Westside/National/Outside Metro Area Visual and Performing Arts ......................... 8 Our Readers’ ‘Family Favorite’ Destinations Debbie Dille, 503-997-4044; fax: 503-352-4373 Visual Art & Crafts, Dance, Theater Arts,, Music, We asked you to tell us about your favorite local [email protected] Storytelling places to go with kids in tow – from kid-o-centric Eastside/Vancouver/Washington Ali King, 503-331-8184; 360-695-0455 cafés and toy shops to family-friendly grocery stores The Great Outdoors ....................................12 fax: 503-331-3445; and vacation destinations. Here are the results of our [email protected] Parks & Playgrounds, Gardens, Hiking & Wildlife 2010 “Family Favorites” reader survey. Design & Production Susan Bard Watching, Public Fountains, Farms, ‘Urban Camps’ For distribution issues, e-mail us at [email protected] Recreation, Sports & Physical Fun .............16 Family Resources ................................... 34 For calendar submissions, Indoor Play Parks & Play Groups, Children’s Gyms, Parent Support, Education & Information e-mail us at [email protected] Swimming Pools, Swimming Holes, Water Parks, Support Groups for Parents, Swap and Play Coopera- To subscribe to Metro Parent, Rock Climbing, Roller Skating & Roller Hockey, Skate tives, Parent Education, Childcare Resources, Parents’ e-mail us at: [email protected]. A one-year subscription is $25. Parks, Horseback Riding, Ice Skating & Ice Hockey, Night Out, Parent-Child Development Service Pro- Metro Parent is published monthly by Metro Skiing & Winter Sports, Adult Fitness Resources (with grams, Emergency Services, Miscellaneous Parenting Parent Publishing, Inc. and is copyright 2004 Childcare), Amusement Parks and Other Miscella- Resources, Local Parks and Recreation Departments Metro Parent Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written neous Attractions permission is prohibited. Metro Parent is dis- Family Resource Guide Listings ............. 40 tributed free of charge throughout the Portland, Family Fare ................................................ 22 Adoption, Arts & Crafts, Attractions/Events, Birth Oregon metropolitan area. Restaurants & Cafes, CSA Farms, Farmers Markets Centers, Childcare/Daycare, Classes/Camps, Dance, Metro Parent reserves the right to refuse advertising for any reason. Distribution of this Day Trips ...........................................................24 Dentistry, Diapers, Doulas & Midwives, Drama/The- publication does not constitute an endorsement Columbia River Gorge, the Oregon Coast ater, Fertility/Egg Donor, Fitness, Foreign Language, of the products or services advertised herein. and Other Area Day Trips Gymnastics, Health & Wellness, Homeschooling, Metro Parent does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or Medical, Museums, Music Instruction, Parenting sexual orientation. 2011: The Year of Multicultural Fun .........26 Resources & Support, Parties, Pediatrics, Preschools, Although every effort is taken to ensure the ac- How to Travel the World at Local Fairs and Private Schools, Products & Services, Public Schools, curacy of published material, Metro Parent Pub- lishing Inc. and its agents and employees cannot Festivals Restaurants, Retail, Sign Languagae, Special Needs, be held responsible for the use or misuse of any Want to raise a global citizen? Consider any (all?) of Sports/Martial Arts, Surrogacy, Swim Instruction, information contained herein. The contents of Theaters, Toy Stores, Tutoring/Educational Services, Metro Parent and its Web site are for informa- these family-friendly multicultural fairs, festivals and tional purposes only and are not intended to be a events taking place in 2011. Waterbirth substitute for professional advice or treatment. 4 METRO PARENT • www.metro-parent.com • FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE 2011 Family Educational Attractions airfield in the West, the museum highlights the development of Museums aviation in the 1920s and 30s. End of the Oregon Trail Interpre- Portland Art Museum – 1219 tive Center – 1726 Washington Kid-FriendlyFUN Activities, SW Park Ave.; 503-226-2811; St., Oregon City; 503-657-9336, pam.org. Permanent and special x114; endoftheoregontrail.org. Destinations & Entertainment exhibits. Family and children’s Theatrical presentations, exhibits activities. Free admission for and hands-on 19th century ac- children 17 and under. tivities. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The Portland Children’s Museum – Evergreen Aviation & Space Portland metro area is a fabulous place to raise kids! 4015 SW Canyon Rd.; 503-223- Museum – 500 NE Capt. Michael 6500; portlandcm.org. Interactive King Smith Way (Hwy. 18), Mc- There are so many family-friendly attractions, busi- permanent and changing exhibits Minnville; 503-434-4180; spruce- nesses and natural areas in our midst you could live for young children, as well as art goose.org. Home of the Spruce here for decades and never grow bored. Plus, there studios, workshops, storytelling Goose. Includes both aviation and and other activities. space exhibits. always seems to be something new to discover and Portland Police Historical Mu- Mercy Corps Action Center – explore. seum – Justice Center, 1111 SW 28 SW First Ave.; 503-896-5002; While we can’t list every family-friendly attraction 2nd Ave., 16th floor; 503-823- actioncenter.org/portland. This 0019; portlandpolicemuseum. downtown “museum” educates in the region, we’ve done our best to include a wide com. Call in advance to confirm visitors on the root causes of hours. Free. poverty and offers a hands-on range of activities for every age and interest in the experience on what daily life is following listings (you’ll find even more online at Rice Northwestern Museum of Rocks and Minerals – 26385 NW like for oppressed people around metro-parent.com). We hope you’ll be inspired to the globe. Free. Groveland Dr., Hillsboro; 503- check out some (many!) of these destinations and 647-2418; ricenwmuseum.org. Museum of the Oregon Territory An extensive collection of rocks, – 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City; attractions, whether they’re well-known family minerals, fossils and petrified 503-655-5574; historicoregoncity. favorites or undiscovered gems. If you do, you’ll wood. org. Museum and research library located above Willamette Falls, understand what makes our region such a wonderful Safety Learning Center and Fire open by appointment only. place to be a parent, a grandparent and a kid. Museum – Historic Belmont Firehouse, 900 SE 35th Ave.; 503- Oregon Historical Society Mu- 823-3615 (event and tour info); seum – 1200 SW Park Ave.; 503- tour and dozens of interactive 1115 E 5th, Vancouver, Wash.; jeffmorrisfoundation.org. Historic 306-5198 (info); 503-222-1741 exhibits for all ages. 360-694-7026; fortvan.org/pages/ fire museum, tours and educa- (office); ohs.org. Exhibits and Pearson Air Museum – Vancou- pearson-air-museum. Located on tional events. Free. events showcasing the history of ver’s National Historic Reserve, the oldest continuously active the Pacific Northwest. Stark’s Vacuum Cleaner Museum – 107 NE Grand Ave.; 503-232- Oregon Maritime Center and 4101; starks.com/aboutus_the- Museum – On the sternwheeler vacuummuseum.php. Quirky mu- “Portland” at the foot of SW Pine seum highlights vacuum cleaners St. in Tom McCall Waterfront from the 1800s to the 1960s. Free. Park; 503-224-7724; oregon- maritimemuseum.org. Presents Washington County Historical Oregon’s river history, including Society & Museum – 17677 NW a Children’s Corner with sturdy Springville Rd.; 503-645-5353; objects for kids to explore. washingtoncountymuseum.org. Museum and research library lo- Oregon Museum of Science and cated on the Portland Community Industry (OMSI) – 1945 SE Wa- Kids of all ages can dis- College Rock Creek Campus. ter Ave.; 503-797-4000; omsi. cover the wonders of science at the Oregon Water Resources Education edu. Includes OMNIMAX theater, Museum of Science Murdock Planetarium, submarine and Industry (OMSI). Center – 4600 SE Columbia Way, PHOTO COURTESY OF OMSI 6 METRO PARENT • www.metro-parent.com • FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE 2011 Please note: Metro Parent believes all of the following information to be correct as of the