Family

Missoula is a great place for families. From our highly rated schools, to fantastic sports programs, Missoula offers a wide array of activities, attractions, and plain ole’ fun for every member of the family.

We’ll be expanding this section in the near future. For now, here are some links to content on MakeitMissoula.com you may enjoy.

Learn all about Missoula schools in the Education section.

Looking for fun things for the whole family to do? Visit our Attractions page and our Recreation section for some great ideas.

Be sure to check out our great family-related blogs, too. Scroll below to find them — and add your comments, too!

Feel we’re missing something? We’d love your input. Use the contact us button at the bottom of the page and let us know your thoughts!

Back of the Pack Runners’ Book Club

By PAM GARDINER - A spotlight on books written for the slower runners a... more

Bookworms and Whangdoodles

By ELKE GOVERTSEN - The only advice I should ever give other parents is... more

Frugal Living Pantry Essentials

By ERIN TURNER - During our Frugal Living Pantry Challenge this month, ... more

Ready, Set, Train! for the Missoula Marathon

By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Is completing a marathon on your bucket list? Join Run Wild Missoula for its Missoula Marathon training class that begins on March 4. ... more

MissouLOVE: Ten Things I Love About Missoula

By JEN SLAYDEN - A musical, multimedia love letter to Missoula and Western Montana. ... more

You Are What You Love

By ERIN TURNER - In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a list of the things I love about Missoula. Add your favorites in the comments!... more

Soup & Fiddlesticks: A Simple Evening with Friends & Happy Dogs

By PAM VOTH - It was a simple congregation of good friends and happy dogs.... more

A Run to Honor Sherry Arnold

By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - This Saturday, runners will honor Sherry Arnold.... more

The Right Guy

By ELKE GOVERTSEN - The perfect wedding: stress-free, beautiful, and all of that paled in comparison to the simple fact that I was marrying the right guy.... more

The Frugal Living Pantry Challenge

By ERIN TURNER - Our family is doing a Frugal Pantry Challenge for the month of February.... more

Children’s Musician Bill Harley Comes to Missoula

By JEN SLAYDEN - When Bonner School principal Ashley Parks found out that Bill Harley was coming to Missoula for a concert, she sprung into action to bring his talent to students at Bonner.... more

Winter Warmer: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

By LISA HENSLEY - I do all the meal planning, shopping, and cooking for our family. Sometimes, trying to come up with ANOTHER meal is more than I’m up for. That’s when I get a rotisserie chicken.... more

Just Another Missoula 5K Race (or Not)

By SCOTT & DARA ROUSE - The Catchem If You Can 5K takes place on Saturday, February 11 at 9:30 a.m. It features the most unique 5K format in town - and free ice cream!... more

A Year in Review

By ERIN TURNER - Today, I celebrate my one year anniversary of writing the Save It blog for Make It Missoula! What have you learned and what should I write about in 2012?... more

Hunker

By ELKE GOVERTSEN - Hunker. I really love that word, and not just because it has “hunk” in it (shout out to my hubby!). Thursday was a snow day, and boyohboy, did we hunker.... more

It’s Not the Snow in the Dog, It’s the Dog in the Snow

By DANIELLE LATTUGA - What makes dogs love the snow? Something is altered in them—this energy propels them forth, regardless of short legs and snowballs.... more

Snow Daze

By BOB WIRE - It’s been three days now, and our street has yet to see a plow. I’m getting desperate. All of us in Missoula are in the same boat, but at least it’s not an Italian cruise ship.... more

The Real Snowbirds of Missoula County

By JEN SLAYDEN - Just the other day as I was heading home, I took a detour the back way to Bonner, through East Missoula. When I showed up, I saw there was a party going on. ... more