Author: NW Kids

We are lovers of puppets in our family (and even have a puppeteer among our ranks), so when the chance to see “Monkey King” by Tears of Joy Theatre came up, we were excited to see what these particular puppets were all about.

By Maya Barbon I was so excited as I walked into the beautiful Portland Center for Performing Arts to seeCharlotte’s Web.

Here’s a list of 7 great Portland-area New Year’s events!  What are you doing with the kids New Year’s Eve? Portland Children’s Museum New Year’s Eve Day 10:00am-2:00pm New Year’s at Noon Greasy Kids Stuff will be on hand to help your kids get down and celebrate the New Year.

One of my kids’ favorite things to do on winter evenings is to go Christmas light hunting. Wherever we need to drive somewhere, we make a game of finding as many lights as we can, hollering “CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!” whenever a new set is spotted.

Here is a list of kids book reviews for  December 2013, by our friends at Green Bean Books in Portland, OR.

Portland’s favorite Santa Claus is coming to town and will be staying in his new location, santa’s House on the bricks in downtown Portland for the third year in a row.

Photo courtesy of My Masterpiece Art Studio We love using master artist painting styles to inspire all types of crafts.

Photo courtesy of beaverton Holiday U-Cut Tree Farm The rain is upon us, a nip is in the air, and our bellies are stuffed with turkey, it’s now time for the task of looking for that perfect christmas tree to decorate our living rooms.