| WEBSITE RESOURCES |
| Other Portland
Events Websites |
| Explore
Portland Oregon |
Great
site, someone has more time than I do! |
| Metro
Calendar of Events |
Metro
Classes and Nature Events, including Volunteering, Planting,
Restoring, Classes, Paddles and Hikes. |
| Arts &
Crafts |
| DLTK's Crafts for Kids |
Craft
site with lots of links. |
| Kids Domain Crafts |
This
site is not just crafts, but all kinds of fun,
and great parent resources. |
| Regional Arts &
Culture Council: Local Arts Events for Kids |
Local
arts events for kids! |
| Birthday
Parties |
| Ideas, Themes &
Advice |
| Birthday's R Us |
Toys
R Us birthday website. Birthday themes, planning,
age appropriate gift guides, and Party advice. |
| Rentals, Clowns,
Bounce Houses, etc. |
| Dragon Theater
Puppets |
Lots
of different puppet theater shows, in your home
or their facility. |
| Portland Party
Works |
Clowns,
face painters, carnival games, bouncers and more. |
| Top Hat Productions |
Clowns,
and entertainers, theme parties and animals. |
| Locations |
| Comedy Sports For
Kids |
Fun
comedy improve geared towards kids. |
| Dollhouse Tea Room |
Dress
Up Tea Parties |
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Glowing Greens Miniature
Golf - Hilton Hotel Portland Oregon
Black light min golf is a relatively new
phenomenon and it looks pretty cool.
This course has a pirate theme! Ahoy matey! |
| JJ Jump |
A fun
setup of bouncers. |
| Fun Stuff |
| Free Old Time Radio
Shows Downloads |
Download Old Time Radio Shows and
Commercials |
| Wonderopolis |
A little daily
tid bit about something we all wonder abou |
| Games -
OnLine |
| Fun Brain |
Great
site with fun and educational games. |
| History - -
Lewis & Clark |
- http://www.nps.gov/lecl National Park
service’s Lewis and Clark web site.
Find the latest information about Corps
of Discovery II traveling exhibit; Lewis
and Clark: Then and Now an interactive
website with virtual field trips and
video conferences; Lewis and Clark Gnet a
Lewis and Clark website with a focus on
education.
- http://www.nps.gov/focl Fort Clatsop
National Memorial. Learn more about
on-site activities for groups, training
opportunities for teachers, video loan
program, and the very popular traveling
trunks program. This website also has
great Lewis and Clark background
information.
- http://www.lewisandclark200.org
The
National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Commemoration. This site includes
information on American Indian Nations,
Care for the land and water, travel the
trail, and learn more about the journey.
There is also a calendar of bicentennial
events. The Bicentennial Exhibition
section contains teacher guides and
lesson plans. These multi-disciplinary
curriculums for grades 4-12 offer’s
a new perspective on the Corps of
Discovery’s western exploration.
Click on Maps of the Journey to explore a
variety of maps that outline the path of
Lewis and Clark.
- http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
An
excellent educational web site. Great
background information!
- http://www.marcopolo-education.org Internet content
for the classroom. Offer free K-12
standard based lesson plans. Search for
Lewis and Clark. Xpeditions-geography has
a new Lewis and Clark activity.
- http://www.lewisandclark.org Lewis and Clark
Trail Heritage Foundation
- http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org
- http://www.maryhillmuseum.org The Maryhill
Museum east of The Dalles offers teacher
institutes, special exhibits and programs
on Lewis and Clark. The museum also has
extensive NW Indian holdings.
- http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark Profiles on
tribes, plants and animals.
- http://www.thejourneycontinues.org Lewis and Clark
College is offering excellent summaries
of the journals and other sources during
the next couple of years. Teachers are
invited to suggest lesson ideas for each
week.
- The Oregon National
Guard has done over 150
presentations to over 14,000 participants
in schools and organizations all over the
state of Oregon. To find out more, about
these free
presentations, visit www.mil.state.or.us/LC.
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/ online activities
for teachers.
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| Baby Center |
Ages:
0-2 - - - Provides information related to
pregnancy and babies. This site was created by
parents and is reviewed by doctors and experts.
Contains articles, answers to common questions, a
baby name finder, and connections to other
parents on-line. |
| Baby Zone |
Ages:
Pregnancy-toddlers - - - Features articles,
Q&A's, contests, and shopping info for
parents-to-be and those raising young children. |
| Common Sense Parenting |
Promotes
a common sense approach to raising children of
all ages. Features Q&A's, links, and
advice. |
| Connect For Kids |
Provides
parents with the resources to guide children
through all stages of development using news and
feature articles. |
| Connecting with Kids |
It is
CWKN’s goal to build a convergent network
that is the most trusted resource for information
regarding the health, education and well-being of
children as well as the leading cross-media
distributor of that information through local
traditional media, Internet, healthcare, and
education partners. |
| DadLabs |
Advice for the modern dad by
dads and daddys on parenting, parenthood, fatherhood,
children, and wives. |
Full House Moms
& Dads
Portland Area Support Group LOCAL |
Full
House Moms and Dads is a support group for
parents and guardians of children of multiple
birth (twins, triplets, etc). They have lots of
events. |
| Hepful.com/Family |
Lots of Helpful Family
Information! |
| I Am Your Child |
Ages:
0-3 - - - Includes ages and stages,
parenting tips, and advice from experts. |
| KeepKidsFromSmoking.com NEW |
Great
ideas and resources to help you talk to your kids
about smoking. |
| Kids Health |
Comprised
of three separate sections, including one for
parents, another for kids, and the other for
teens. Each section includes informative
articles, advice, Q&A’s, links and
resources dealing with a variety of health and
illness topics. Also has a QuickSearch for
those who have an idea what info. they are
looking for. |
| Natural Child
Project |
Ages:
Baby-10 - - - Believes that "all
children behave as well as they are
treated". Features articles, Q&A's
and FAQ's based on the various questions and
concerns of parents with young children. |
| Northwest Parent
Connection |
A
colorful and fun site that iss structured around
the Portland community. Includes parenting
articles, resources, interactive forums, an
activity guide, and more! |
| Oregon Kids |
Ages:
School-age - - - Interesting and fun website
for children of many ages to enjoy.
features games, surveys, homework help, links,
and even has an section for parents. |
| Oregon Partnership
for a Drug Free America |
Provides
many local resources for parents and youth.
HELPLINE 1-800-923-HELP or 503 244-1312
YOUTHLINE 1-877-553-TEEN or 503 244-1611 |
| Oregon Parent Information and
Resource Center |
The
Oregon Parent Information and Resource Center is
a US Department of Education Parental Assistance
Center. OPIRC's Web site includes research-based
Hot Topics articles, links, a lending library of
books, audio and video, training materials, and
research reports, and contact information for the
parent serving agencies across the state that are
OPIRC sites. |
| Parenting Teens |
Ages:
Preteen-Teen - - - Comprehensive website
featuring tips, articles, and links on raising
teens. |
| Parenting Today's
Teens |
Ages:
10-18 - - - Has Q and A on parenting
skills/techniques |
| Parenting On The Go |
Answers
to important parenting questions. Includes how to
control sibling rivalry and anger in tense
situations. |
| Parenting
Perspective |
Features
articles, tips, resources, news, and family facts
on parenting children of all ages |
| Parent Smart |
Ages:
School Age - - - Comprehensive website that
provides parents with resources and information
regarding their children's education. |
| Parent Soup |
Parent
Soup features a variety of information in
parenting children of all ages. |
| Parenthood Web |
Comprehensive
parenthood website dealing with all age ranges |
| Partnership for a Drug Free
America |
A
national program that provides information and
public service announcements. |
| Positive Parenting |
Provides
resources and information about parenting via
articles on current issues, expert advice and
various links. |
| Regional Drug Initiative |
Provides
local information and referral. 1-888 JOIN RDI or
503-294-7074 |
| State Office of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Programs (Oregon) |
503-945-5763 |
| Talking With Kids |
Talking
with Kids has created a new Web resource to
help parents talk with their kids about troubling
news stories. |
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