Maker Monday: Kids can make these cool ‘kindness rocks’
This simple Maker Monday project helps promote kindness, creativity and community engagement. Check it out.
5 things every family should know as they register their kids for kindergarten
“Every child is ready to learn,” Trying Together’s Valerie Williams says. “They’re born ready to learn. All we ask is that they show up.”
24 great places for Pittsburgh kids to burn energy indoors
Laser tag. Ninja courses. Climbing walls. Roller rinks. Check out Kidsburgh’s sanity-saving guide for winter days, rainy weekends, and summer heat waves.
Teen and tween parents: You’ll want to hear this discussion about technology and youth dating
Parents may be surprised how many teens find a new crush online and may then initiate an in-person meet-up.
Your March 6-8 weekend guide: Storytimes, creative workshops and two chances to hear the Symphony!
Don’t miss this weekend’s fun events for families in the Pittsburgh area. Check out our guide!
Got a kid who wants to make media? Check out SLB’s March programming.
Teens interested in podcasting, writing, music, journalism and live radio can drop in for SLB’s free programming
25 summer camps perfect for older kids and teens
From theater and dance to outdoor adventures and math/science fun, these Pittsburgh-area summer camps are ready for older kids and teenagers.
At Forge Futures 2.0, local education innovators took another step in charting a bold course forward
Details on the hands-on visioning that took place at Forge Futures 2.0.
Maker Monday: Little kids will learn from this sorting activity
Maker Monday is back with another great project — this one for little kids!
17 summer camps for kids who love tech and science
Kids who love science and tech will find a ton of summer options in this guide to summer camps in the Pittsburgh area.
365 days of learning about Black history
Editor’s note: Two years ago, a student from SLB Radio’s Youth Media Corp wrote a powerful essay about Black history. As Black History Month draws to a close this year, […]
16 great March events: Family-friendly fun (some of it free!) for Pittsburgh families
So much fun happening for Pittsburgh families in March. Check out this lineup!
Your Feb. 27-March 1 family fun guide: From the Polar Plunge to an Oddities Expo, Pittsburgh is busy!
It’s a weekend of fun for families in the Pittsburgh area. Check out these events.
A UPMC psychiatrist discusses the growing presence of AI chatbots in kids’ lives
An important part of growing up is learning to interact with real people with different needs and ideas than your own, rather than AI “companions.”
The latest Kidsburgh Podcast gives kids (and grownups) plenty of powerful career inspiration
What do you want to be when you grow up? This episode could help your child decide!
Common Sense Media: Movies featuring inspiring Black girls/women and teen books exploring Black history
Our friends at Common Sense Media have two great guides that we wanted to share with you.
Maker Monday: Kids will love starting seeds on their own
Spring won’t seem so far away with this fun, step-by-step Maker Monday project.
What it means to grow up Black and a girl in Pittsburgh: Perspective and the places that support us
Pittsburgh’s Black girls are not problems to be solved. We are stories worth hearing, lives worth protecting, and futures worth investing in.
15 Pittsburgh-area summer camps for outdoor fun
Outdoor summer fun is waiting at these Pittsburgh-area summer camps for kids who love playing outdoors.
3 local museums named #1 in the nation and 3 more named Top 20. You can visit them all!
Pittsburgh region families can visit all of these local treasures and get discount admission via RAD Pass. Details here.