Portland Kids' Directory

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Hello Portland & Vancouver, Starting now, and until May 8th I will be accepting short stories, essays on "My Favorite Place to Go" in the Portland/Vancouver area, poems, and funny photos. First prize will be a riding lesson at the Crosswinds Stables, second prize is yet to be determined. There will be one 1st prize and one 2nd prize winner for the April/May contest. The winner’s entry will be in the June/July issue. If a picture of the winner is available it will be printed also. This contest is for kids ages 2 through 12.

I would like to give an extra "Special Thanks" to Nicky Leman of Discovery Toys, to the parents who have sent pictures of their children; and to Nancy and Brenda Elder of Crosswinds Stables for donating the riding lessons.

-Joan Wagner, Publisher

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Are You a People Person?

The Portland/Vancouver Kids' Directory is looking for outgoing advertising sales representatives to join our family owned business.

* Flexible Days and Hours * Work from Home * Sales Experience Required

To learn more about this position, please call the Portland/Vancouver Kids Directory office at:

360-690-0491

The Premiere Educational Toy Company

Educational & Developmental Toys • Books • Games • Software for Kids of All Ages •Browse the catalog or shop online!

•Host an informative "Toy Party" for fun and SHOP FOR FREE! •GET PAID TO PLAY Earn great income Work along side family needs Very part time Perfect for Moms & Teachers & all who love children

Nicky Laman, Founding Diamond Sales Director 503.727.TOYS (8697) nlaman@aol.com www.discoverytoyslink.com/nicky 2

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Lucy’s Candies Delicious Original Candies by Lucy www.lucyscandies.com

All profits go to Pacific Treatment Alternatives, recovery services provided to Mothers and Children in need from Snohomish County, Washington.

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A note from the Publisher: Welcome to the Kids’ Directory, Portland and Vancouver’s Family Resource Guide! Our mission is to make your life easier by working every day to identify products, services and businesses that cater to nearly every aspect of family life in Portland and Vancouver.

We publish the Kids’ Directory for you, the parents, parents-to-be and grandparents of Portland and Vancouver.

Please look for the future issues in your OB/GYN and Pediatrician offices, Toys R Us, at any advertiser’s location and at other child-related businesses. We ask you to patronize the businesses you find here and tell them that you found them in the Kids’ Directory! They’ll want to know how you found them! We value your comments and look forward to hearing from you!

– Joan Wagner, Publisher Advertising Information Joan Wagner 360-690-0491 11500 NE 76th St. A3-16 • Vancouver, WA 98662 portland/vancouver@kidsdirectory.com

Graphic Design Rayne Graphics Tiffany Parker 702-258-9811 bringontherayne@aol.com Kid’s Directory 2003. This directory, in part or whole, is not to be reproduced or copied without written permission. The Kid’s Directory® and its publishers are not responsible for typographical errors, the accuracy of information supplied by advertisers or the action of the advertisers.

Kid’s Directory is a registered trademark of Hidden Values, Inc. 214-559-7283.

We are expanding our network of Kid’s Directories. If you are interested in having your own Kid’s Directory in your city, call 1-800-960-6788.

National Publisher: Hidden Values, Inc. P.O. Box 600607 Dallas, Tx 75360 214-559-7283

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ADVERTISERS WEBSITE INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 BATTLEGROUND, YACOLT & CHELATCHIE RR . . . 5 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS . . . . . . . . . 9 COOL PLACES TO GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CURVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 DISCOVERY TOYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 GRANDMA’S COUPON BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 HEALINGWINDS CROSSWINDS STABLES . . . . . . . 5 HOME BIZ MOMMIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 INTERNET SITES FOR KIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 JUICE PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 KIDDIE KANDIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 KIDS’ DIRECTORY HOME BASED BUSINESS . . . 14 KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 KIDS’ ON THE COVERS CONTEST . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MOMS & TOTS FRANCHISE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 N. CLACKAMAS AQUATIC PARK . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LUCY’S CANDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PRIMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 RAYNE GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ROBINS NEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUTHERN LIVING AT HOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SWEET CHEEKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 THE M.O.M. TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TOYS R US. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 WATERBIRTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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The M.O.M. Team MOTHERS ON A MISSION: WE HELP MOMS WORK AT HOME! The MOM Team is looking for motivated, business-minded moms who would like to build a home-based business. Free website, on-going training, and support. NO selling, inventory, distributing, home parties or MLM. NO SCAMS!

www.afunbiz4u.com/cindy

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A Complete Workout in Just 30 Minutes Strength training & cardiovascular workout at the same time Achieve your permanent results without dieting Call today for a free tour and workout 351 Triangle Mall, Longview,WA 98632

14020 H NE Fourth Plain Rd. Orchards,WA 98682

360.577.8746

360.254.5777

1706 Allen Street, Kelso,WA 98626

1313 NE 134th St. Suite 110 Vancouver,WA 98685

360.425.8746

360.566.8333

Infant Massage Instruction • • Massage Oils & Lotions • • Gift Sets • Gift Certificates • •

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HEALTHY KIDS DON’T MISS SCHOOL! For information or to order :

Susan Rawls

423-886-8038

products have been featured in the gift baskets for the 2002 Tony Awards.

www.BabySweetCheeks.com 860-648-4420

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Logos • Brochures • Ad Design • Magazine Layout • Photo Retouching

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Kid Friendly RESTAURANTS

Vancouver Locations BISCUITS C AFE 11500 NE 76th St. ••• GODFATHER’S PIZZA 6700 NE 162nd Ave. 2100 SE 164th Ave. 5000 E 4th Plain Rd. ••• JAMBA JUICE 1900 NE 162nd Ave. Ste. B-105 ••• PIED PIPER PIZZA 12300 4th Plain Rd. ••• PIZZA HUT 11500 NE 76th St. Ste.A-1 IS YOUR RESTAURANT KID FRIENDLY? •••

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April Events • The N. Clackamas Aquatic Park 7300 SE Harmony Road • Milwaukie, OR (off 82nd behind Toys R Us) Call 503.557.SURF (7873) for specific information • www.pdxsurf.com - April 4th and 18th • The Z Dance Beach Party, 6-8th graders only - April 7th (1-5pm), April 9th (1-5pm), April 11th (1-8pm) • WA Spring Break, extended open swim hours - April 19th • Underwater Egg Hunt, Ages 3-8, parents must accompany children into the water during swim time.

- Open Swim: effective through June 5, 2003, Sun: 1-5pm, Fri: 4-8pm, Sat: 11am-3pm and 4-8pm. The Aquatic Park will be closed Sunday, April 20th for Easter.

- Birthday Party packages available.

- Arts & crafts, horseback riding, self-defense, sports: gymnastics, pre-ballet, tap dance, archery, tae kwon do, youth golf and volleyball.

• Children’s Expo Oregon Convention Center • www.childrensexpos.com - April 25th-27th • There will be theme areas, activities, entertainment and exhibits that appeal to the curious and creative spirit of children, while providing products & services for successful parenting.

• Vancouver’s Famers Market Esther Short Park, Esther & 8th Streets • www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com - Every weekend from April through October • Produce, plants and crafts.

• Discovery Walk Red Lion Inn at the Quay, 100 Columbia, Vancouver • www.discoverywalk.org - April 25th-27th, 2003 & April 23rd-25th, 2004 • Annual event.

May Events • The N. Clackamas Aquatic Park 7300 SE Harmony Road • Milwaukie, OR (off 82nd behind Toys R Us) Call 503.557.SURF (7873) for specific information • www.pdxsurf.com - May 2nd & 16th • The Z Dance Beach Party, 6-8th graders only - Summer Swim Lessons • Registration begins Monday, May 19th at 8am for residents and Monday, June 2nd at 8am for non-residents.

- Open Swim: effective through June 5, 2003, Sun: 1-5pm, Fri: 4-8pm, Sat: 11am-3pm and 4-8pm.

- Birthday Party packages available.

• Cinco de Mayo Celebration Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland • 503.222.9807 • www.cincodemayo.org - May 2nd-5th • Celebrate the culture and excitement of Mexico with Hispanic entertainment, music, dancers and food.

• Portland Rose Festival Throughout the Portland area • www.rosefestival.org - May 29th-June 22nd • Fireworks, parades, auto races, waterfront festival, juried arts show and more.

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• The Battleground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad (see ad page 5) Yacolt, WA • P.O. Box 1271, Battle Ground, WA, 98604 • 360.686.3559 • www.bycx.com - Choose from an 18 mile round trip from Yacolt to Moulton Falls to Chelatchie Prairie, or take the 6 mile run from Yacolt to Moulton Falls and back.

• Crosswinds Stables (see ad page 5) 360.254.5387 or 360.994.9969 • www.geocities.com/healingwinds2001 - Birthday parties, pony rides, day camps and riding lessons for anyone.

- Specializes in special needs instruction for children and adults.

• Robin’s Nest (see ad page 5) 3303-C NE Minnehaha St. • www.onlinerummaging.com/robinsnest - Consignment shop of children and maternity wear.

• Cedar Creek Grist Mill 9 miles east of Woodland on Hayes Rd. to the Grist Mill Rd, off NE Cedar Creek Rd. 360.225.5832 - Visitors can see wheat and corn being ground Saturdays, 1-4pm and Sundays 2-4pm, year round.

• Pomeroy House 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd., Yacolt, WA - Special events held throughout the summer include craft demonstrations, an old-fashioned Fourth of July, quilt show, herb festival and children’s weekend. Visit the British import shop and tea room. Open Saturdays 11am-4pm and Sundays 1-4pm.

• Vancouver’s Farmers Market Esther Short Park, Esther and 8th Streets • www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com - Produce, plants and crafts. Every weekend from April through October.

• Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake 5 miles east of I-5 • 360.274.2100 • www.parks.wa.gov/parks - Open year round. Interpretive displays, exhibits, and movie with actual eruption footage.

• Children’s Museum 2nd Generation 4015 SW Canyon Rd., at the Zoo • 503.223.6500 - Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm

• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) 1945 SE Water Ave., Portland, OR • 503.797.4000 • www.omsi.edu - There is always something new to see and experience at OMSI. Explore some of the most popular exhibits touring nationally. Displays rotate every 3-4 months.

- You don’t want an OMNIMAX movie, you experience it. Larger than life, the OMNIMAX’s five-story domed screen with a 30 degree seating platform launches you into a cinematic experience unlike any other.

- Travel to the outer reaches of the galaxy in the Murdock Planetarium, now featuring the Digistar II, a state-of-the-art digital star projector. The planetarium is also the home of the greatest laser light shows in Oregon, with a variety of music and themes.

• Oregon Zoo 4001 SW Canyon Road • 503.226.1561 • www.oregonzoo.org for a virtual visit - Meet animal ambassadors from nearly every continent - in habitats that make them feel at home. Open every day at 9am except Christmas.

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BattleGround, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.bycx.com Children’s Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.childrensexpos.com Create-A-Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.create-a-book.com/32241 Discovery Toys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.discoverytoyslink.com/nicky Grandma’s Coupon Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.granmapacreations.com Healingwinds Crosswinds Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.geocities.com/healingwinds2001 Home Biz Mommies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.HomeBizMommies.com/Anita Kiddie Kandids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.kiddiekandids.com Kids’ Directory Home Based Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.kidsdirectory.com Lucy’s Candies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.lucyscandies.com Moms & Tots Franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.momsntots.com North Clackamas Aquatic Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.pdxsurf.com Primerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.Primerica.com The M.O.M. Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.afunbiz4u.com/cindy Robin’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.onlinerummaging.com/robinsnest Sweet Cheeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.BabySweetCheeks.com Toys R Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.toysrus.com Waterbirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.waterbirth.org Other Contact Information: Rayne Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702-258-9811; bringontherayne@aol.com Southern Living at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mitzi: 1-866-545-3418 (toll free)

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Pregnant?

Do you know your options?

Home birth - Birth Centers - Midwives - Waterbirth Waterbirth International provides a comprehensive referral service both by phone and on the web. Rent a portable birth pool for home or hospital. Waterbirth classes the first Monday of every month. Come browse in our bookstore and extensive lending library 24285 SW Stafford Road

Tualatin OR 97062

503-673-0026 800-641-2229 www.waterbirth.org

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If you have an Internet connection, you have access to free fun, games, and educational resources. Here is a list of some interesting websites for children and their families. To ensure your child’s safety, please monitor their Internet use at all times. http://www dustbunny com/afk/ Astronomy for Kids: Leave it to adults to take something as exciting and beautiful as the sky and make it booooring! We are going to have a GREAT time exploring the universe we live in! Come along on our journey through the stars! Adults are welcome to join us as long as they behave http://www kidscastle si edu Smithsonian Magazine’s Kids’ Castle was constructed to be a safe educational free and fun place for kids ages on the World Wide Web http://bensquide gpo gov Ben’s Guide to U S Government for Kids provides learning tools for K students parents and teachers These resources teach how our government works http://www kidsdomain com/kids html Kids Domain is a leading & critically acclaimed educational & entertainment onlilne destination for kids parents grandparents caregivers educators & the PTA who are actively involved in the search for and use of child safe Internet content Kids Domain is packed with nearly pages of kid friendly content http://cybersleuth kids com/ CyberSleuth Kids Com is an online search engine and guide for the K student CyberSleuth Kids is the creation of the hard work of a teacher and the volunteers that make this site possible The goal is to provide a safe educational online database of links to help the student sift through the maze of information http://www healthvpet com/Library/index html caretips The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is an international association of more than veterinary care providers who treat companion animals and is well known among veterinarians and pet owners for its standards of hospitals and pet health care http://www miamisci org/hurricane Storm Science Learn about what happens inside a hurricane To see a picture in D make your own D glasses http://www equipped org/kidsrvl htm A Kids’ Wilderness Survival Primer Learn what to do if you are lost in the wilderness including how to improvise a shelter attract attention and stay calm Find out what equipment you should always have on hand and try your hand at an interactive wilderness survival simulator http://www ipl org/div/kidspace/projectguide/ A Science Fair Project Resource Guide An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links kids to all sorts of exceptional resources for their projects http://earthquake usgs gov/ kids/ Earthquakes for Kids & Grownups From the U S Geological Survey Learn about past present and future predictions for earthquake activity Includes neat facts about quakes science fair project ideas and answers to frequently asked questions about earthquakes http://volcano und nodak edu/ Volcano World Find details about volcanoes their eruptions and more Part of a NASA project Great pictures! Very informative! http://www fourmilab to/earthview/ Earth and Moon Viewer You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment or view the Earth from the Sun the Moon the night side of the Earth above any location on the planet specified by latitude longitude and altitude from a satellite in Earth’s orbit or above various cities around the globe

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