Top 10 Kidsburgh Feature Stories of 2015

From summer camps to indoor play spaces; from unique toy stores to farm adventures—these are the top 10 Kidsburgh feature stories that our readers thought were worth reading, posting, forwarding and sharing this year.

Top 10 Kidsburgh News Stories of 2015

Welcome to our year-end roundup of what Kidsburgh readers found most newsworthy in 2015. Free activities, accessible playgrounds, new playspaces and dancing all seem to be favorites for Kidsburgh readers in top 10 news.

Frick Environmental Center

Family-friendly Frick Environmental Center opens doors for kids in 2016

The Frick Environmental Center opens next year with family-friendly amenities and expanded kids’ programming.

Video: Parents praise creative learning through technology at Elizabeth Forward schools

From the Dream Factory to the SMALLab, Elizabeth Forward parents praise the creative and fun ways their kids are learning through technology in this video.

Buzzword Pittsburgh adds public art as tool for developing kids’ vocabularies

Buzzword Pittsburgh is working with Pittsburgh’s Office of Public Art to develop a public art project around words.

Fun things to do with kids over the holiday break

The holiday break offers plenty of fun things to do with kids, from a spectacular light show to the Mess Fest.

United for Children event announcement

“United for Children” plan expands United Way kids’ programs

United Way of Allegheny County released their strategic 5-year plan, “United for Children,” December 3.

penny arcade cast

Arcade Theater’s Penny Arcade expands interactive kids’ shows through grant

Penny Arcade, the monthly interactive kids’ show of Arcade Comedy Theater, is auditioning more performers and looking to build audience in 2016.

teen zone

Award-winning Teen Zone welcomes young library patrons in East Liberty

At the East Liberty branch of the Carnegie Library, the Teen Zone was created to better engage teens on three different levels.

homeless and foster youth

New “412 Youth Zone” offers a central hub for homeless and foster youth

By the end of this month, Pittsburgh will have a central place for homeless and youth aging out of foster care to go that addresses their needs: the newly named 412 Youth Zone.

pittsburgh family

How Pittsburgh parents cope with the holiday frenzy

We spoke with a number of Pittsburgh parents to check in on their favorite holiday traditions and how they refresh, recharge and reconnect this time of year (if they do!). Here’s what we found.

Tyra Good

Pittsburgh Urban Teaching Corps includes free master’s degree from Chatham

The Pittsburgh Urban Corps program provides a free Master’s degree at Chatham while helping to overcome urban teaching challenges.