Travel guide: Take your kids for a fun, educational Washington, DC road trip
A DC roadtrip is an easy drive from Pittsburgh and so educational!
Human Services Center Mon Valley has helped families for 40 years, and they’re just getting started
The Human Services Center was established in 1982 as a human services “mall” with a mission to fight poverty.
Buzzword is back: This Pittsburgh art and literacy partnership is hosting live events for families again
At Buzzword events, “we have the social-emotional component, we have the learning capacity, and we have the mental health focus.”
SLB Radio’s Open Studio welcomes tweens and teens who want to learn podcasting
At SLB Radio’s Open Studio, the friendly staff is ready to help kids explore the world of audio creation — and it’s free!
7 independent Pittsburgh bookstores that families will love
These Pittsburgh bookstores are perfect for families with young readers.
Maker Monday: Let’s make leaf print art
This Maker Monday “Let’s Try” video teaches kids to get creative with beautiful fall leaves!
Maker Monday: Let’s make shaving cream prints
This easy DIY Maker Monday project can be done with items you likely have around the house.
Maker Monday: Let’s try making flower crowns
Enjoy this flower-filled DIY project!
Back-to-school guide: 4 great ways to get kids ready for the school year
These four easy moves can help kids feel ready for a great school year ahead.
Kidsburgh on KDKA: Great maker activities for the final weeks of summer
Check out these fun and easy maker activities for kids.
Career Ready PA events connect kids with potential paths toward their futures
During the month of May, thousands of students and families attended more than 100 Career Ready PA events as part of Remake Learning Days.
Pittsburgh Public Schools summer programming gives students a BOOST from pandemic learning losses
PPS’s Summer BOOST program was created to address pandemic learning loss. Details here.
Maker Monday: Let’s try collage!
Let your little ones get super-creative with magazine pages, newspapers or even junk mail.
14 summer camps in Pittsburgh for kids who love science and technology
From filmmaking and robotics to environmental science and so much more, these camps are great for STEM fun and learning.
Startable empowers entrepreneurial kids to turn ideas into businesses
“We want them constantly looking at different things and thinking, ‘What can I make out of that?’ Or, ‘Here’s a problem; how do I fix that?’”
Maker Monday: How to make your own knitting loom and start knitting
Any day is a fun time for a Maker Monday activity.
Future Ready Career Centers are on display this week across Pennsylvania
Four Future Ready Centers will be host showcase events this week during Remake Learning Days. Details here.
With help from KnowledgeWorks and SLB Radio, local teens take over the Remaking Tomorrow podcast
“From a young person’s perspective, how do they think about equity?” Find out on Remaking Tomorrow.
Maker Monday: Let’s try making our own watercolor paints from old markers
Maker Monday fun: Did you know you could create new colors of paint from dried up markers? Here’s how.
With $15,000 grant, WQED Steeltown Film Academy develops content for kids, created by kids
Each grant recipient is tasked to collaborate with kids to create public media content for tweens and teens.