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18 FACT BOOK 2013-14 October 24, 2013
Connecting Our Communities
By CHRISTINA LENT
Pamplin Media Group
L ooking for some fresh
ideas of fun things to
do with your little ones
around town? A nice
online resource is oregon-
mom.com. The site offers sev-
eral categories of activities
and attractions with lists and
reviews of places to go with
kids in tow.
Trips to your neighborhood
library and a frozen yogurt
shop are always a hit. But if
your children have some ener-
gy to burn and are in the mood
for some playtime, learning or
exploring opportunities, here
are some favorites among area
parents:
■ BULLWINKLES FAMILY FUN
CENTER — 29111 S.W. Town
Center Loop West, Wilsonville
97070 (503-685-5000) Offers an
arcade, miniature golf, bumper
boats, zipline, go karts, rock-
climbing wall, batting cages,
lazerxtreme, playland and
food.
■ CEDAR HILLS INDOOR
PLAYGROUND — 11640 S.W. Park
Way, Cedar Hills 97225 (503-
629-6340 / thprd.org/facilities/
cedarhills/playground.cfm) Of-
fers toys and equipment for
newborns through age 6 and a
place to interact and work on
social and motor skills.
■ CLACKAMAS COUNTY
COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP — Roll-
ing Hills Community Church,
3550 S.W. Borland Road, Tual-
atin 97062 (503-655-8601 / face-
book.com/pages/Healthy-
StartHealthy-Families-of-
Clackamas-County) Open to
the public, free to families with
children ages birth to 5 years
old, playgroups from 10 to
11:30 a.m. on Fridays have no
religious affiliation.
■ GARDEN HOME INDOOR PLAY
PARK — 7475 S.W. Oleson Road,
Garden Home 97223 (503-629-
6341/ thprd.org/facilities/gar-
denhome/playpark.cfm) Offers
a supervised gym filled with
games, toys, play houses and
activities for kids to develop
communication, spacial aware-
ness and motor skills as well
as options for children with
special needs.
■ GYMBOREE PLAY AND MUSIC
— Two local locations: south of
The Streets of Tanasbourne,
2210 Amberbrook Drive, Bea-
verton 97006 (503-645-8080 /
gymboreeclasses.com) and
west of Bridgeport Village,
17400 S.W. Upper Boones Fer-
ry Road, suite 290, Durham,
97224 (503-670-1683 / gymbo-
reeclasses.com) Offers baby,
infant, toddler and preschool
classes; music, art and sports
instruction; and parties.
■ JENNI AND TOMMY’S KIDS
UNPLUGGED — 11300 S.W. Bull
Mountain Road, Tigard 97224
(503-504-7747 / jenniandtom-
myskidsunplugged.com) Of-
fers an indoor play place, art
studio, woodworking shop,
preschool and birthday par-
ties.
■ LAKE OSWEGO INDOOR
PLAYGROUND —Willamette
Room at the West End Build-
ing, 4101 Kruse Way, Lake Os-
wego 97034 (ci.oswego.or.us/
parksrec/indoor-playground-0)
Offers drop-in indoor play
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
■ MUNCHKIN PLAYLAND —
18335 N.W. West Union Road,
Portland 97229, in the West
Union Village shopping com-
plex (503-533-5438 / munchkin-
playland.com) Offers an inti-
mate cafe with indoor play ar-
ea designed for little ones, who
are 42 inches tall and shorter,
as well as parties.
■ OMSI SCIENCE PLAYGROUND
— 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Port-
land 97214 (503-797-4671 / omsi.
edu) Offers an exhibit hall for
kids 6 and younger to play, ex-
plore and engage in science,
including a discovery lab and
various hands-on activities.
■ OREGON GYMNASTICS
ACADEMY — 16305 N.W. Betha-
ny Court, suite 109, Beaverton
97006 (503-531-3409 / ogagym.
org) Offers programs for pre-
school, school age, special
needs, cheerleading, gymnas-
tics teams and fitness as well
as parents’ night out, open
gym, camps and parties.
■ OREGON ZOO — 4001 S.W.
Canyon Road, Portland 97221
(503-226-1561 / oregonzoo.org)
Learn about an array of ani-
mals and plants found in the
wild, enjoy camps, take a train
ride and participate in a vari-
ety of educational programs.
■ OUT OF THIS WORLD PIZZA
AND PLAY — 6255 N.W. Century
Blvd., Hillsboro 97124 (503-629-
Opportunities are many when it comes to hours of fun on the playground
Get out and play with the kids
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TIMES FILE PHOTO
Jordan Hill grabs a scoop of gravel in the work-themed room at Jenni and Tommy’s Kids Unplugged in
Tigard.