Bend Family Loop: Week of Mar. 30-Apr. 2

Hi there,

Hope you all made it through spring break and the kids are ready to get back to school! This week has some fun events for kids and for parents, and we’re sharing an Easter Egg Hunt roundup so you can start planning ahead for the weekend.

Let’s jump right in!

–Megan

Friday
🐰 Cascade Indoor Sports: Ages 6 & under, 9-11am. Easter Bunny, egg hunt, face painting, and balloon artist. Register here.
🐣 Mountain Air: Ages 5 & under, 9-11am. Easter Bunny, egg hunts, crafts, and bounce houses. Register here.
🐰 Free Spirit: Ages 10 mo–8 years. Easter Bunny, egg hunt, and open play. 9am, 10:45am & 2pm. Register here.
🐣 The Little Gym: Ages 3 & under 5:30pm. Ages 3-12, 6:20pm. Egg hunt & play activities. Register here.

Saturday
🐰 Play Theory Cafe: Ages 10 & under. 9am & 11:30am. Egg hunt, crafts, photo booth, and a balloon artist. Register here.
🐣 Athletic Club of Bend: All ages, 9:30am. More info.
🐰 Ember’s Bunny Rescue (Redmond): All ages, 10am-5pm. Easter Bunny, egg hunt, bunnies & farm animals, and face painting. Register here.
🐣 Dick Chandler Ball Field (Crooked River Ranch): 10am. More info.
🐰 Bend Moose Lodge: Ages 12 & under, 1pm. Egg hunt with a separate space for kids with disabilities. More info.

Sunday
🐣 Bend Elks @ Juniper Park: Ages 12 & under, 9am. Egg hunt & Easter Bunny. More info.
🐰 The Bite (Tumalo): All ages, 10am. Egg hunt, Easter Bunny, mimosa bar. More info.
🐣 Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center: All ages, 10am-1pm. Egg hunt on the nordic trails! More info.
🐰 On Tap: All ages, 11am. Egg hunt & Easter Bunny. More info.
🐣 Creekside Park (Sisters): Ages 11 & under, 1pm. Egg hunt & Easter Bunny. More info.

Here’s what’s happening this week!

🫟 Toddler Time: Messy Monday!
9am–12pm • Ages 5 & under • More info
📍Mountain Air (20495 Murray Rd. #150)

A perfect combo of big movement and hands-on fun, with open jump time at the trampoline park followed by sensory play in the activity room.

🤸 Toddlers & Tots Play
9-11am • Ages 1-5 • More info
📍Cascade Indoor Sports (20775 High Desert Ln.)

Enjoy climbing and sliding in the Bigger Play Thing without the “big kid” energy during this toddler-friendly open play time. There will also be Strider bikes, balloons, soccer balls, and more available for play.

🦫 Backpack Explorers: Mammal Mania
10am-11am • Ages 3–5 • Register
📍High Desert Museum (59800 US-97)

Learn all about mammals and what makes them unique through hands on activities and visits with the mammals living at the museum.

📚 Preschool Story Time
10:30am-11am • Ages 3–5 • Free
📍Deschutes Historical Museum (129 NW Idaho Ave)

A lively storytime packed with stories, songs, and rhymes to get little ones excited about reading and build early literacy skills.

🧘 Kids 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.

🤸 Playmania
9-11am • Ages 5 & under • More info
📍Central Oregon Gymnastics Academy (63060 Layton Ave)

A drop-in open play session packed with climbing obstacles, push cars, trampolines, a ninja course, and full access to COGA's gymnastics equipment.

🎨 Sensory Art Play
9:15am-10:15am • Ages 9 months-2 years • Register
📍Two Suns Art Studio (70 SW Century Dr)

Taste-safe, sensory-rich art play for babies, supporting fine motor skills, sensory processing, and early language development. This class is wonderfully messy—pack a change of clothes!

⛸️ Parent-Tot Open Skate (Last of the Season!)
10am-11:15am • Ages 0–5
📍The Pavilion (1001 Southwest Bradbury Way)

Parents and little ones can hit the ice together in this supported open skate session, with instructors available for guidance and questions.

📚 Baby Story Time
10:30am-10:45am • Ages 0–18 • Free
📍Deschutes Children's Foundation (2125 NE Daggett Ln)

A short and sweet storytime for parents and babies. Read, sing, and enjoy the community that comes from a room full of babies and parents!

📚 Bilingual Stories & Songs en Español e Inglés
11:30am-12pm • Ages 0–5 • Free
📍Deschutes Children's Foundation (2125 NE Daggett Ln)

A family storytime with stories, rhymes, and songs in both Spanish and English.

🧘 Mini & Me Yoga
9:30am-10:30am • Ages 0–3 • Register
📍Hanai (62430 Eagle Rd)

Kids are welcome to flow alongside you or play nearby in this all-levels yoga class, with plenty of time to stretch, move, and connect with other parents.

📚 Toddler Story Time
10:30am-10:55am • Ages 18–36
📍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
📍Deschutes Children's Foundation (2125 NE Daggett Ln)

Stories, songs, and rhymes to support early literacy and social emotional development for kids and parents.

💡 Art with a Splash of Science
1pm-4pm • Ages 5–12 • Register
📍Let's Paint (Tower Theater Encore Room)

Elementary students build and paint their own robot, then dive into some science by learning about circuits and wiring a working circuit to light up a real lightbulb!

🎞️ Connection through Creativity: An Art Workshop
2:30pm-4:30pm • Ages 13+ • Free • Register
📍Redmond Library (827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond)

A teen art workshop where participants use a photo transfer technique to create a piece honoring someone meaningful in their lives. No drawing experience needed, all materials provided.

👗 Rubbish Renewed Trash Fashion Workshop
3pm-6pm • Ages 13+ • Free • Register
📍Open Arts Center (999 NE 2nd St)

Teens bring their ideas and materials to these collaborative Trash Fashion Design Workshops, hosted in partnership with Rubbish Renewed, with sewing machines, creative supplies, and expert support on hand to help bring their one-of-a-kind garments to life ahead of the May 9th Fashion Show

🏒 With a Child: Pick Up Hockey
5:15pm-6:15pm • Ages 5+ • Register
📍The Pavilion (1001 Southwest Bradbury Way)

Kids and parents hit the ice together for a fun pick-up hockey game! Full gear required for players under 18, with helmets and gloves at minimum for adults. Helmet pennies provided and teams self-selected.

🤠 Kids Line Dance Lessons
5pm-6pm • Family friendly • Free • More info
📍The Coyote (910 NW Harriman St)

Kids hit the dance floor for a free line dancing lesson, learning easy moves to upbeat music that gets the whole group on their feet!"

✨ Moms Rising Mothers’ Circle
6:30pm-8pm • Parent Event • Register
📍Ready Set Moms

A supportive gathering for moms who need a reset, with expert-led exercises for clarity, real connection with other mothers, and a welcoming space to be heard and supported.

🤸 Toddler Time Storytime & Crafts
11am–12pm • Ages 0-5 • More info
📍Mountain Air (20495 Murray Rd. #150)

An hour long storytime and craft during toddler jump time. Get some energy out starting at 9am, then put on those listening ears for interactive stories and creativity with Ms. Meredith.

🤸 Toddler Open Play w/ Bubble Party
9am–12pm • Ages 10mo–5 years • More info
📍Free Spirit (320 SW Powerhouse Dr. Ste 150)

Climb, jump, and slide during this open play time with obstacle courses, climbing walls, and chasing bubbles!

⛸️ With a Child Skate (Last of the Season!)
9:30am-11:15am • Ages 0–18
📍The Pavilion (1001 Southwest Bradbury Way)

Lace up and hit the ice with your kiddo Open skating is $8 per person including rentals, with kids under 3 skating free.

🧑‍🍳 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!

🌸 Sensory-Friendly Spring
4:30pm-6pm • Family friendly • Register
📍Redmond Library (827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond)

A sensory-friendly spring celebration for neurodivergent and autistic children and their families, offering a calm, welcoming alternative to the noise and overstimulation of typical family events.

💙 Understanding Grief in Children and Teens
5:30pm-6:30pm • Parent Event • Free • More info
📍Redmond Library (827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond)

Kat Crawford of Clearpath Healthcare shares insight on how youth cope with grief, available local resources, and Camp Sunrise, a local grief camp for kids and teens, followed by Q&A.

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