Melissa Rayworth

1 week ago | kidsburgh.org | Melissa Rayworth

Playspace photo above courtesy of Beanstalk HQ. Earlier this year, a new resource for parents opened in Wexford: Beanstalk HQ is a daycare center, co-working space and coffee shop where parents can get remote work done, meet up with friends or just take a break while their kids are playing. Beanstalk HQ, which opened in February, offers a cheerful play space staffed with adults who can lead kids through creative projects (including themed craft projects each month) or free play.

1 week ago | publicsource.org | Melissa Rayworth

Three weeks of fun and learning are coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania after the Remake Learning Days festival kicked off on May 1. Running through May 23, this year’s festival includes more than 220 hands-on learning events happening all over the region, nearly all of them free, at local libraries, schools, tech centers, parks, museums, play spaces, community centers and more.

3 weeks ago | kidsburgh.org | Melissa Rayworth

Photo above by Ben Filio for Remake Learning Days. Get ready, Pittsburgh-area families. Three weeks of fun and learning are coming your way when the Remake Learning Days festival kicks off on May 1. Running through May 23, this year's festival includes more than 220 hands-on learning events happening all over southwestern Pennsylvania (nearly all of them free!) at local libraries, schools, tech centers, parks, museums, play spaces, community centers and more.

1 month ago | kidsburgh.org | Melissa Rayworth

Thinking about adding a new furry friend to your home? On Sunday, April 13, Animal Friends is partnering with the North Shore Animal League of America to host a Tour for Life adoption event at their campus on Camp Horne Road. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you'll find so many beautiful pets seeking their forever homes. "Families that come here are going to be excited, because they will get to see all of our dogs that will be available.

1 month ago | kidsburgh.org | Melissa Rayworth

Photo above courtesy of Fred Rogers Productions via Grand Communications. Many parents try hard to teach positive messages to their young kids and make an effort to offer books and TV programming that reinforce those positive messages. But as kids grow older, we may wonder: Do those messages stay with our kids into their teenage years?