Backpack Explorers: Snowology


  •  02.26.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  SNOWOLOGY, February 26 It (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Nature Lab


  •  02.19.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  NATURE LAB, February 19 What happens when you put a pinecone in water? Do some rocks float? We’ll get (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Pattern Pros


  •  02.12.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  PATTERN PROS, February 12 Patterns are everywhere around us! We’ll practice identifying patterns on objects and even animals around (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Warp! Weft! Weave!


  •  02.05.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  WARP! WEFT! WEAVE!, February 5 Learn about the wonderful art of weaving through tactile exploration and hands-on activities. $15 (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Burrowing Beasts


  •  01.29.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  BURROWING BEASTS, January 29 All sorts of creatures make their homes under our feet! We’ll learn how animals create (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Inch Worm Investigation


  •  01.22.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  INCH WORM INVESTIGATION, January 22 We’ll enjoy a read-aloud of Inch by Inch by Leo Leoni, then create our own inchworms (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Winter Impressions


  •  01.15.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  WINTER IMPRESSIONS, January 15 Winter in Central Oregon is a beautiful season, bringing all sorts of unique sights, sounds (more…)

Backpack Explorers: Micro-Explorers


  •  01.07.26
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers learn together through science, art and stories with fun, hands-on activities from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Thursdays (unless otherwise noted). Each week introduces a new theme.  MICRO-EXPLORERS, January 7 What can you see when you look a little closer? Use magnifying glasses and microscopes (more…)

Talk and Book Signing with Author Linda Meanus


  •  01.24.26
     1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Join us as My Name is LaMoosh author Linda Meanus shares stories from her life. She grew up with her grandma Flora Thompson and grandpa Chief Tommy Thompson near Celilo Falls and has persevered through life’s challenges to teach broad audiences about Indigenous ways of life and ongoing connections to the Columbia River. Learn more (more…)

Free Day


  •  02.28.26
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Everyone gets in free!  10:00 am to 4:00 pm Made possible by (more…)