Hi there,

Happy almost weekend 😎 We have another sun-and-activity filled couple of days ahead of us, so let’s jump right in!

In this weekends Loop:

—Megan

Here’s what’s happening this weekend!

💃 Zumbini
🕙 10am 📍Family Resource Center ⭐️ Ages 0-4
Move and groove with your little one in this music and movement class! This parent-child class is free (or pay what you want) and is a great opportunity to dance, sing, and be silly together! → More info

🎨 Storytime Art
🕐 1pm 📍Two Suns Art Studio ⭐️ Ages 3-5
Learn about the artistic style of Frida Kahlo through stories and creating self portraits in this week’s Storytime Art class. → More info & register

❄️ Snowflakes & Storytime
🕟 4:30pm 📍Skyliner Lodge ⭐️ Ages 5-10
Learn about how our local wildlife adapts to winter while exploring the area around Skyliner Lodge on snowshoes (which are provided!). Then head inside to warm up with soup & hot cocoa and a shadow puppet performance in front of the fire. → Register here

🖼️ Caldera High School Art Show
🕔 5-8pm 📍The Open Arts Center ⭐️ Family-friendly
Enjoy light refreshments as you support our local teen artists. The show features 2D visual arts, drawings & paintings, and 3D ceramics created by Caldera High School students. → More info

🎥 Friday Night Lights, Camera, Stop-Motion Animation!
🕠 5:30pm 📍Stellar Jay Creative Learning ⭐️ Ages 7-14
Have a budding filmmaker who is interested in stop-motion animation? Drop them off for a Friday night of learning the technique and making a short film with all the equipment and guidance they need from the folks at Stellar Jay Creative! → More info & register

🏫 Central Oregon Children's Mobile Museum
🕘 9am–3pm 📍Deschutes County Expo Center ⭐️ All ages
Experience the full Central Oregon Children's Mobile Museum with all exhibits open to little explorers! COCM provides opportunities for lots of purposeful play and informal STEAM learning. This event is pay-what-you-wish to make it accessible to all families. → More info

🛠️ Kids Workshop
🕘 10am–1pm 📍Lowe’s ⭐️ All ages
Build a washing machine coin bank that spins with every deposit! This is a fun project that will teach both building and money skills. → Register

📚 Storytime with Sloth
🕙 10am 📍Paulina Springs Books (Sisters) ⭐️ All ages
Enjoy and hour long storytime with books, songs, and coloring! → More info

🫖 Mad Tea Party
🕥 10:30am 📍Sunriver Library ⭐️ Ages 3-10
This free event combines building and moving through an obstacle course with an Alice in Wonderland inspired cozy tea party at the end! → More info

⛷️ Kids Après Helmet Decorating
🕛 12-2pm 📍Mt. Bachelor ⭐️ All ages
Warm up with helmet decorating at the West Village Lodge. Kids can add a personal touch to their helmets (BYO) with stickers, decorations, and art supplies provided. → More info

🧘 Parent and Child Yoga & Sound Bath
🕝 2:30pm 📍Namaspa Yoga Community ⭐️ Ages 5-9
Spend an afternoon connecting with your child in this yoga & sound workshop lead by certified yoga and Montessori teacher. Explore healing-sound instruments, move through a yoga flow, and then rest or explore watercolors while experiencing a sound bath together. → More info & register

⛷️ Mt. Bachelor Nordic Luminaria
🕔 5-8pm 📍Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center ⭐️ Family friendly
Spend a magical evening snowshoeing or skiing along a candle-lit trail together. Perfect for families with kids who can independently ski/snowshoe, or for those who have the ability to carry little riders in a backpack or pull-behind ski trailer. Rentals will be avalible on site. → More info

🏓 Family Rec Night
🕖 7-10pm 📍Rally Recreation ⭐️ Family friendly
Bring the whole fam for a night of ping pong, pool, foosball, shuffleboard, air hockey and more! Face off kids vs. parents or meet other families for some friendly competition! → More info

🏫 Central Oregon Children's Mobile Museum
🕘 9am–3pm 📍Deschutes County Expo Center ⭐️ All ages
Day two of the full full Central Oregon Children's Mobile Museum experience! COCM will have all their exhibits set up for lots of purposeful play and informal STEAM learning. This event is pay-what-you-wish to make it accessible to all families. → More info

🎨 Fun With Clay: Tiny Homes
🕚 11am 📍Harmon Park Clay Studio ⭐️ Ages 5+
Learn hand-building skills and techniques as you and your child create tiny homes, then paint and glaze your pieces with designs and color. → More info & register

⛷️ Kids Après Helmet Decorating
🕛 12-2pm 📍Mt. Bachelor ⭐️ All ages
Let the kids get creative and add a personal touch to their helmets (BYO) with stickers, decorations, and art supplies provided. → More info

⛸️ $8 Family Skate
🕧 12:30-2:30pm 📍The Pavilion ⭐️ All ages
Lace up your skates and enjoy a discounted family-friendly ice skating session. It’s only $8 per person and includes rentals (kids under 3 are free!).

🐴 Sisters Farm School Play Day
🕑 2-3:30pm 📍Sisters Farm School ⭐️ Ages 3-6
Get to know the farm animals, experience a short pony ride lesson, and have fun with outdoor play and arts & crafts on the farm! → More info

❄️ Kids Snowshoe Tour
🕞 3:30pm 📍Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center ⭐️ Ages 6-12
A guided twilight snowshoe walk lead by Mt. Bachelor Nordic and NatureConnect will take kids on a tour to learn about wildlife, animal track identification, and snowshoeing skills. This happens at the same time as the adult-only Sunset Snowshoe Tour, so you can have a little adventure, too! → More info

Opportunities for you get a little time without the kids (hello, date night!).

🎨 Kids Night Out: Fun With Clay
🗓️ Friday 🕕 6-8pm 📍Harmon Clay Studio ⭐️ Ages 7-12
Kids spend the evening getting creative with clay while you get to enjoy a night off. → More info & register

🤸 Kids Night Out: Cosmic Jump
🗓️ Friday 🕕 6-9pm 📍Mountain Air ⭐️ Ages 4-12
Drop the kids off for a night of glow lights, jumping, games, and staff-led activities while you get to take a break or enjoy a date night! 🍕 Pizza included. → More info

🤸 Ninja Night (Parent’s Night Out)
🗓️ Saturday 🕠 5:30-8:30pm 📍Free Spirit ⭐️ Ages 6-13
Free Spirit coaches lead an evening of obstacle course races, team-building games, and ninja challenges. → Register

🍻 Mom-Friend Speed Dating
🗓️ Saturday 🕓 4pm 📍Bevel Brewing
The key to surviving… (gestures wildly at my toddler-ransacked house-slash-life) all this… is friendships with other moms who are IN IT, am I right? If you’re looking to connect with other moms, this “speed dating” event is meant to be a fun, low-pressure way to do just that. → More info & sign up

🏃🏼‍♀️ CORK Mom's Squad Run
🗓️ Saturday 🕘 9am 📍Miller’s Landing Park
Join a supportive group of moms for a run (or walk!) with route options that go off pavement or are stroller friendly. This group is welcoming of moms in all stages of motherhood and running abilities. → More info

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