Play for all: new inclusive playground opens in South Hills
Upper St. Clair’s The Clubhouse is an innovative new playground designed for children with and without disabilities.
Top 10 unique outdoor play spaces in Pittsburgh
From Phipps Discovery Garden to the Water Steps, here are 10 can’t-miss places for kids to explore outdoors in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh kids eat free this summer through GrubUp
GrubUp is serving free meals to Pittsburgh kids every weekday this summer. Find out where GrubUp is headed next!
7 great family-friendly day trips near Pittsburgh
Ready to hit the road? Enjoy these seven fun day trips, all within a three-hour drive of Downtown Pittsburgh.
Let’s Move Pittsburgh’s 4 healthy habits for your family
Let’s Move Pittsburgh’s 5-2-1-0 initiative can help your family make healthier choices.
Local youth discuss fair funding in education
Hear Me interviews local youth about the tangible effects of inequitable funding in education in Pennsylvania.
Allies for Children commends new school funding formula
Patrick Dowd of Allies for Children commends new school funding formula proposed by the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents first sensory-friendly performance
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Celebrate Pittsburgh, its first sensory-friendly performance.
Andean Condors take flight at the National Aviary
Condor Court is now open! Get an up-close look at one of the world’s largest birds, the Andean Condor.
School’s out, Pittsburgh City of Learning is in
The free Pittsburgh City of Learning website can help your teen or tween find fun summer learning opportunities citywide.
Take a trip to The Islands at the Pittsburgh Zoo this summer
Here’s Kidsburgh’s preview of the Pittsburgh Zoo’s newest exhibit area, The Islands, slated to open later this summer.
Learning through making helps stop the summer slide
Help your child keep learning this summer through fun maker activities in the city and at home.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh ranks among America’s best
For the sixth consecutive year, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC ranks among the best American hospitals for kids.
Know What’s Right, Do What’s Right stops bullying by starting young
Know What’s Right, Do What’s Right helps young Pittsburgh kids build a toolbox of bullying prevention and coping strategies.
5 community resources helping Pittsburgh teens lead healthier lives
Kidsburgh offers five ideas to help Pittsburgh teens nurture both their physical and mental health.
Grieving girls find hope and healing at Circle Camp
Circle Camp is a free sleep-away camp in West Virginia for girls who have lost a loved one. And there are still spots open for this summer!
4 amazing success stories of young Pittsburgh entrepreneurs
These young Pittsburgh entrepreneurs have novel ideas that they’re turning into successful companies. And they’re not even 18 years old!
Gregg Behr’s commencement speech to WVU
“It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
Check out the winners of the 2015 WQED Kids Writers Contest
Four Pittsburgh-area students were chosen as first place winners in the WQED Kids Writers Contest. See their original stories here.
Dive into summer with free swimming for kids at Citiparks pools
Thanks to a new initiative all Pittsburgh children will be eligible for free pool tags and swim lessons at Citiparks pools this summer.