NW Kids Calendar: my essential cheat-sheet

I’m going to let you all in a little secret that should shock nobody: I’m not a very good planner.  I’ m not very organized.  I forget…just about everything.  In fact, I can’t really think past the following day  This is all very well and good, since most of the people know me well enough and cut me some (ok a LOT) of slack.  Not so with my five year old daughter.  She holds me to a higher standard.  When she say’s “Mom, what are we doing today?”, I had better have a good answer.

NW Kids Family Resource Calendar

Living in Portland, there really is NO excuse to have nothing to do on a weekend with a kid.  Keeping track of it all would be a full time job, and I already have about five full time jobs.   Luckily I have a cheat-sheet.  A really comprehensive cheet-sheat.  The NW Kids Online Calendar, put out by NW Kids magazine saves the day every time.  One of the many resources available to families with children in Portland, this is probably the one I use the most.

Seriously: do not get stuck in the house with the kids running circles around you.  There is too many amazing kid events (most of them free!) in this town for that.  Even if you can’t remember what your name is some days, check in with the cheat-sheet, and you’ll feel like you really have your act together.