Hi there,
This week’s newsletter is organized a little differently to help you find ways to fill the days during spring break. First I have all the recurring, every-day activities, and below that you’ll find the single-day activities and events happening this week.
It’s going to be a fun week, so let’s jump right in!
–Megan
Spring Break Daily Activities
🎵 Parent Child Ukulele Workshop
11:30am & 1pm • Ages 5-9 • Register
📍High Desert Music Hall (818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond)
A four-day ukulele workshop for parents and kids taught by Marc of Don’t Fret!, featuring musical games, rhythm-building, and simple chords in a low-pressure, fun environment. Instruments provided. Two class times available, no class Wedesnday.
❄️ Snowshoe with a Ranger
10am & 1pm • Ages 8+ • Register
📍Mt Bachelor Ranger Station
This is the last week of Discover Your Northwest’s “Snowshoe with a Ranger” program, and they are hosting two hikes each day through Friday. During this 1½ mile snowshoe hike, rangers will talk about the geology and biology of the area as well as snowshoeing tips (no prior experience is necessary). It’s $10 and snowshoes are included.
🦅 High Desert Museum
📍 59800 S Hwy 97 • More info
In addition to the indoor exhibits, animals, and outdoor play area, the High Desert Museum has two special events this week:
Sky Hunters: See one of the HDM resident raptors take flight (indoors!) during this program. Buy your tickets in advance. Daily, 11am & 1:30pm. More info
High Desert Ranch & Sawmill: An interactive history experience exploring how people lived and supported themselves in the High Desert. Tues-Fri, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm.
🛝 Cascade Indoor Sports
📍20775 NE High Desert Ln • More info
The Big Play Thing will be open daily from 9am-1pm for kids to climb, slide, and explore on their 7,000 sq ft play structure.
🤸 Mountain Air Open Jump
📍 20495 Murray Rd • More info
Ages 0-5 are welcome from 9am-10am for a toddler-only jump session, and big kids are invited to join the fun from 10am-6pm. Every day will have an extra fun feature like Zorb Balls, a race track, or giant slides!
🥷 Free Spirit Open Play
📍320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150 • More info
Toddler open play will be from 9am-12pm for kids ages 10 months - 5 years. From 12pm-4:30pm, kids of all ages are welcome to climb, tackle the ninja obstacles course, and get their wiggles out!
This Weeks Activities & Events
Here’s what’s happening this week!
Monday 3/23
📚 Preschool Story Time
10:30am-11am • Ages 3–5 • Free
📍Deschutes Historical Museum (129 NW Idaho Ave)
A lively story time packed with stories, songs, and rhymes to get preschool-aged kids excited about reading and build early literacy skills.
🎲 Dungeons & Kittens
12pm-2pm • Ages 8–10 • Free • Register
📍Redmond Library (827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond)
Join a fantastical, medieval adventure where cats and animals rule and "meowgic” and nature shape the world. If your 8-10 year old is interested in storytelling and roleplaying games like D&D, this is a great (gentler) introduction.
🧘 Kid’s Yoga
4pm-5:15pm • Ages 4+ • More info
📍Namaspa Yoga Community (1135 NW Galveston Ave.)
This interactive kids yoga class helps kids connect to their body and mind, and runs at the same time as the adult’s Vin/Yin class, so you can get some time on the mat, too.
🔵 Bingo with Bren
6pm-8pm • Family Friendly • More info
📍Bevel Craft Brewing (911 SE Armour Rd)
A family-friendly Bingo night supporting Kids Center. Cards are $2 with prizes every round, cash only please!
Tuesday 3/24
🎨 Sensory Art Play
9:15am-10:15am • Ages 9 months–2 years • Register
📍Two Suns Art Studio (70 SW Century Dr, Suite 190)
Get creative with your little one in this messy, hands-on, sensory-rich art class using taste-safe, non-toxic materials.
🚛 Teen Volunteer Opportunity w/ NeighborImpact & Camp Fire
10:30am-1pm • Ages 12-17 • Free • Registration required
📍Meet at Camp Fire (150 NE Hawthorne Ave)
Teens roll up their sleeves to help NeighborImpact's Mobile Pantry hit the road, joining a truck washing and loading party to prepare food donations for delivery.
🪐 Solar System Class
12pm-2pm • Ages 7–12 • Register
📍Worthy Garden Club (495 Northeast Bellevue Dr)
Kids take a visual tour of the solar system with Worthy Garden Club and Cascade Astronomy and Rocketry Academy, then assemble and paint their own solar system model to take home!
Wednesday 3/25
📚 Hello! Storytime
10:30am-11am • Ages 0–5 • Free
📍Roundabout Books (900 NW Mt. Washington Dr.)
Little ones are invited to join Ms. Kathy for a half hour of storytime and songs. This week's theme is birthdays!
📚 Toddler Story Time
10:30am-10:55am • Ages 1½–3 years • Free
📍Deschutes Children's Foundation (2125 NE Daggett Ln)
An energetic storytime packed with stories, songs, and movement rhymes to get the kiddos up and moving!
📚 Family Story Time
11:30am-11:55am • Ages 0–5 • Free
📍Deschutes Children's Foundation (2125 NE Daggett Ln)
Stories, songs, and rhymes to support early literacy and social emotional development for kids and parents.
🎲 Teen D&D One-Shot
12pm-2pm • Ages 12–18 • Free • Registration required
📍Redmond Library (827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond)
Teens of all experience levels are invited to dive into a complete D&D adventure in a single session, with pre-made characters provided, dice available to borrow, just bring your creativity!
🧑🍳 Teen Volunteer Opportunity w/ Family Kitchen & Camp Fire
1pm-4:30pm • Ages 12-17 • Free • Registration required
📍Meet at Family Kitchen (231 NW Idaho Ave)
Teens can make a meaningful community impact by joining Family Kitchen for a hands-on meal prep shift, helping cook, clean, and organize for their next community meal service.
🎨 Family Art Play
4pm-5pm • Ages 9 months–6 years • Register
📍Two Suns Art Studio (70 SW Century Dr, Suite 190)
Families can explore a whimsical world of fairytales, woodland creatures, and storybook magic through open-ended paint and sensory stations in this special family Art Play session.
🧑🏭 Kids Intro to Welding
5pm-7pm • Ages 10–17 • Register
📍DIYcave (444 SE 9th St)
An instructor-guided welding workshop where kids learn to safely cut and weld steel, exploring basic techniques and tool handling while creating their own metal piece to take home. All experience levels welcome.
🤠 Kids Line Dance Lessons
5pm-6pm • Family friendly • Free • More info
📍The Coyote (910 NW Harriman St)
A free, high-energy line dancing lesson led by Ms. Alex of Mindful Motion where kids learn easy-to-follow moves to upbeat music that gets everyone on their feet!
🖨️ Kids Intro to 3D Printing
5:30pm-8:30pm • Ages 8–17 • Register
📍DIYcave (444 SE 9th St)
A hands-on class where kids learn the basics of 3D printing, experiment with beginner-friendly design software, and create a custom project to take home.
Thursday 3/26
🎨 Art Play
10am-11am • Ages 2–10 • Register
📍Two Suns Art Studio (70 SW Century Dr, Suite 190)
Explore a whimsical world of fairytales, woodland creatures, and storybook magic through open-ended paint and sensory stations in this imaginative art class. While school is out this week, preschoolers and grade-school kids are invited to join the fun!
Teen Crooked River Native Plant Stewardship Project w/ Think Wild & Camp Fire
10am-2pm • Ages 12-17 • Free • Registration required
📍Meet at Camp Fire (150 NE Hawthorne Ave)
Teens join Think Wild for a hands-on stewardship day, removing invasive plants, supporting native wildflower and shrub growth, and learning about local habitat restoration.
☀️ Solar Viewing with Cascade Astronomy and Rocketry Academy
12:30pm-2:30pm • Family friendly • Free • More info
📍Worthy Garden Club (495 NE Bellevue Dr)
Bring the family to Worthy Brewing for a free drop-in solar viewing event, with specially filtered telescopes set up in the beer garden and Hopservatory so kids can get a close-up look at our biggest star, the sun!
🍄 Needle Felt Fungus
3:30pm-5:30pm • Ages 13+ • Free • Register
📍Sisters Library (110 N Cedar St, Sisters)
Teens learn the basics of needle felting in this hands-on workshop, creating their own three-dimensional mushroom to take home as an ornament, mini habitat display, or decoration. No experience needed!
🧑🍳 Family Fun in the Kitchen
4pm-5pm • Ages 8–12 • Register
📍Hanai Foundation (62430 Eagle Rd)
A parent-child cooking class celebrating spring with locally sourced seasonal ingredients, where kids learn how a featured vegetable or fruit is grown and cook up a recipe that highlights its flavor!
💡 Family Trivia Night
6pm-8pm • Family friendly • Free
📍Craft Kitchen & Brewery (62988 Layton Ave)
The whole family has knowledge to contribute at this Disney-themed family trivia night featuring questions about old-school classics to the movies your kids have memorized. Costumes, Mickey ears, and Disney swag are encouraged!
🔭 Night Time Viewing Extravaganza
8pm-9pm • Family friendly • Free • More info
📍Worthy Hopservatory (495 NE Bellevue Dr)
Bring the family for a free night of stargazing at the Worthy Hopservatory and beer garden, with multiple telescopes and the folks from Cascade Astronomy and Rocketry Academy on hand. Weather dependent–make sure you double check on the day-of!
Spring Break Camps
It’s not too late (yet!) to enroll in camp for this week. Here is our full Spring Break Camp directory, filterable by ages and interests!
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