A few months ago we launched a new addition to our website: Metro Parent Family Fun Pages! It’s a one-stop site for information about family-friendly destinations, educational adventures, arts-related events, restaurants, physical fun, day trips and much more. You’ll find lots of informative reviews of fabulous places to go with your kids, too, and we add more every week.

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Our September issue — which is out this week — is a favorite with Metro Parent staff because it includes the winners of our Readers’ Family Favorites contest. No one knows “family-friendly” better than our readers, and we’re thrilled once again to share all of your favorite places to eat, shop, work out, watch movies and just generally have tons of fun. Check it out to find out what gems your family has yet to discover. More…

It’s time for summer’s last hurrah – the Oregon State Fair! But that’s not all that’s going on this weekend! Check out our picks for family fun (below), and don’t forget you can always get complete daily listings on our online calendar.

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Oregon State Fair. There’s nothing like the state fair! Where else can you find concerts, magic shows, animals, acrobats, a reptile show, an interactive circus and a huge carnival midway? There are LOTS of new additions this year, too! Plus, check out the amazing Days of the Dinosaur exhibit! Opens this weekend; runs through Sept. 6. More…

In our July issue, we ran an article called Cool Science for Hot Summer Days offering simple ways to infuse your summer fun with scientific exploration. In our upcoming September issue, we’re featuring an Ages & Stages article about raising kids who are scientifically literate. (Are you sensing a theme?) It’s not that we think all kids should aspire to have careers in science. It’s just that we think all kids (and all adults!) should be enthusiastic about exploring the world and drawing their own, well-reasoned conclusions. More…

It’s that time of year again — the time we pack up the kiddos and head to Salem for the Oregon State Fair! A late summer ritual for nearly 150 years (give or take), the fair is bigger and better than ever this year, and we’re giving away a Family 4 Pack of tickets to one lucky reader!

You’ll find all your old favorites — big-time entertainers, 4-H and FFA exhibits, crafts and baked goods and midway rides galore — but you’ll also find plenty of new attractions to excite even the most experienced fair goer! More…

Summer might be almost over (sorry to mention it!), but summer fun is showing no signs of winding down. Check out our picks for the weekend ahead, then peruse our online calendar for even more daily listings.

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Glendi. Greek festival with entertainment, pony rides, face painting, crafts and more. Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10 pm. FREE; charge for food and children’s activities. More…

In Savings & Loans – a story about saving (and paying) for college in our August issue – we found that not only are kids today often expected to contribute to their college expenses, but many families begin teaching them the importance of saving long before they graduate high school.

A survey conducted recently by Money Management International (MMI), the nation’s largest nonprofit credit counseling agency, supports our finding, revealing that kids today are being exposed to financial education far more often than their parents were as children. More…