Get Outside. We’ll Help.

Whether you live in the Gorge or elsewhere, we have resources to help you get outside with the children in your life.

Lisa Kosglow Let the Kid Guide

Let The Kid Guide: Putting Nature Back Into Our Lives

Many guidebooks tell you where to go with your family. But, what do you do when you arrive? And, how will you get out the door with a child dragging his feet? Let the Kid Guide shares accessible activities for all who want to be more present and connected, to the world and their loved ones. The approach is fresh, forgiving and fun. Explore how to delight in the rain; unplug to plug-in; bring the outside in; and how to usher these skills into more mundane aspects of our lives, in the check-out line or the office. Join seasoned educators, Lisa Kosglow and Margot Angstrom, and whimsical visual storyteller, Sarah Uhl, as they share their approach and activities that cultivate a sense of wonder in the natural world, trigger creativity and gather everyone playing outside, together.

Lisa Kosglow Kidding Around the Gorge

Kidding Around the Gorge: The Hood River Area’s Ultimate Guide for Family Fun

Kidding Around the Gorge results from the wisdom and talent of many parents and kids living in the Gorge. Authors Ruth Berkowitz and Lisa Kosglow have been Kidding Around for decades. These two moms have great ideas for kids from toddlers to teenagers!

As you explore the Gorge, you’ll see why kids together with their parents and grandparents are smiling—not to mention very busy kidding around in the fresh air. We give you hundreds of ideas of places to kid around in the Gorge!