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Discover Nature Festival

Riverbend Park 799 SW Columbia St, Bend, OR, United States

Presented by the Children's Forest of Central Oregon, Discover Nature Festival offers over 30 outdoor activities for the whole family to enjoy!  This free event is on Sunday, September 9, 2018 from 11am-3pm at Riverbend Park in Bend.  The event is presented in partnership with Bend Park and Recreation District and Deschutes National Forest. Activities […]

Free

Tiny Explorers: Dance Like the Trees

Shevlin Park NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend, OR, United States

Join us for our spring Tiny Explorers series in Bend, offered on Thursdays in September and October from 10-11am.  Tiny Explorers encourages new parents to kickstart a healthy life enjoying the outdoors by getting their little ones outdoors starting at a young age.  The program is targeted at new families with infants and toddlers, from birth to 3 […]

Free

Deschutes Land Trust – Fairy Houses

Metolious Preserve OR, United States

Let your little one's imagination run wild! Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Martha Lussenhop at the Metolius Preserve to build your own fairy house. Use materials found in the forest, create your own small fairy abode and imagine the fairies that might come visit. Build confidence exploring and enjoying nature. Perfect for kids ages […]

Free

Tiny Explorers: Shapes

Rockridge Park NE 18th Street and Egypt Drive, Bend, OR, United States

Join us for our spring Tiny Explorers series in Bend, offered on Thursdays in September and October from 10-11am.  Tiny Explorers encourages new parents to kickstart a healthy life enjoying the outdoors by getting their little ones outdoors starting at a young age.  The program is targeted at new families with infants and toddlers, from birth to 3 […]

Free

Tiny Explorers: Journey Sticks

Sawyer Park 62999 O. B. Riley Rd, Bend, OR, United States

Join us for our spring Tiny Explorers series in Bend, offered on Thursdays in September and October from 10-11am.  Tiny Explorers encourages new parents to kickstart a healthy life enjoying the outdoors by getting their little ones outdoors starting at a young age.  The program is targeted at new families with infants and toddlers, from birth to 3 […]

Free

Tiny Explorers: Maze Building

Hillside Park NW Hillside Park Drive, Bend, United States

Join us for our spring Tiny Explorers series in Bend, offered on Thursdays in September and October from 10-11am.  Tiny Explorers encourages new parents to kickstart a healthy life enjoying the outdoors by getting their little ones outdoors starting at a young age.  The program is targeted at new families with infants and toddlers, from birth to 3 […]

Free

Deschutes Land Trust – Kids’ Falling for Nature

Metolious Preserve OR, United States

Bring the kids and join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Yanalcanlin of East Cascades Audubon Society for a fall nature exploration! Explore the pine forests of the Metolius Preserve and search for woodpeckers and the obvious signs they leave behind. Discover why birds are harder to find at this time of year and enjoy […]

Free

Puddlestompers: Signs of Fall

Rimrock Park 843 S Main St, Prineville, OR, United States

Spark a sense of wonder for nature through imaginative play, exploration, songs and stories with our partners at The High Desert Museum. Ages 3-5 with family Free!

Free

Tiny Explorers: Forest Mobile

Shevlin Park NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend, OR, United States

Join us for our spring Tiny Explorers series in Bend, offered on Thursdays in September and October from 10-11am.  Tiny Explorers encourages new parents to kickstart a healthy life enjoying the outdoors by getting their little ones outdoors starting at a young age.  The program is targeted at new families with infants and toddlers, from birth to 3 […]

Free

Discover Nature Days: River Heroes

Shevlin Park NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend, OR, United States

Join the Children's Forest of Central Oregon and Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to explore the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of Tumalo Creek and it's River Heroes. Ages 4-10 with family. Free!

Free