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The Snowflake Treasure Hunt in Happy Valley

Happy Valley Park 13770 SE Ridgecresst Rd., Happy Valley, OR

The hunt is on this January, and it’s your chance to put your treasure-hunting skills to the test with an exciting winter challenge in Happy Valley! Each week, a replica snowflake will be hidden in one of the city’s beautiful public parks. Clues to its location will be shared every Monday starting 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 6𝒕𝒉 on […]

Free
Event Series Music with Mr. Ben

Music with Mr. Ben

Wonderwood Springs 7410 N Chicago Ave, Portland, OR

Music with Mr. Ben is back at Wonderwood Springs this Sunday (and every Sunday). Enjoy a morning of live music! Perfect for kids and adults alike!

Community Kid Book Swap📚

Literacy Kid Lounge 2200 SE Oak Grove Blvd, Oak Grove, OR, United States

👋 Ready to refresh your little one's bookshelf? Join us for a cozy morning of book swapping fun! Bring those beloved books your kiddos have outgrown and discover new-to-you treasures to take home. It's like a treasure hunt for stories! ✨ 🗓️Friday, January 12th ⏱️ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 📍Literacy Kid Lounge 🌟Important Details […]

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O-Shogatsu Festival, Japanese New Year

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

O-Shogatsu is a time of celebration for the start of a new year and hopes of happiness and prosperity to come. At Portland Japanese Garden, we are celebrating Japan’s most important holiday throughout the beginning of January with special events, demonstrations, and performances all culminating in the return of our beloved and free (with daily […]

$21.95

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAIN SHOW Ridgefield, WA

Clark County Event Center

Play area for kids with hands on trains to play with, train videos to watch and a‍‍ ‍Thomas the Tank Engine Riding Train for kids!!‍ Show Features‍ ‍The Expo Center is packed full of Tables of Trains for Sale 200+ Tables of Trains Dealers from across the country with merchandise for sale, including: Engines, Rolling Stock, DVD's, Hats, […]

$11 – $13
Event Series Winter Village @ Orenco Station

Winter Village @ Orenco Station

Jerry Willey Plaza at Orenco Station Plaza 943 NE Orenco Station Loop, Hillsboro

Find holiday cheer at this outdoor ice-skating rink. Winter Village is a beloved Hillsboro holiday event that is back for the first time since the pandemic. Bring your friends and family to a skate session or rent the rink for your private event. Check out special theme Fridays. Wednesday – Sunday: 10 am to 8 pm Private […]

$3 – $19

Portland Puppet Museum’s The Nutcracker Cracked – all ages

Portland Puppet Museum

This Holiday Season the Portland Puppet Museum will present The Nutcracker Cracked, a holiday comedy rod puppet show by the Olde World Puppet Theatre. It’s Christmas Eve and Clara’s 13th birthday. Mayhem and enchantment soon take over as her Uncle Drosselmeyer brings a magical gift awaking her fondest dreams. Join Clara and her little brother Fritz […]

$3 – $15

Southwest Preschool Fair – Adult Info Event

Southwest Portland Martial Arts 6309 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR

The 2025 SW Preschool Fair will take place on 1/12/25 this year, at Southwest Portland Martial Arts & CrossFit Hillsdale, 6309 SW Capitol Highway 97239. This free info event gives adults a chance to visit with various school reps to determine a "best fit" school program for the children in their care, and possibly schedule […]

Free

The Snowflake Treasure Hunt in Happy Valley

Happy Valley Park 13770 SE Ridgecresst Rd., Happy Valley, OR

The hunt is on this January, and it’s your chance to put your treasure-hunting skills to the test with an exciting winter challenge in Happy Valley! Each week, a replica snowflake will be hidden in one of the city’s beautiful public parks. Clues to its location will be shared every Monday starting 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 6𝒕𝒉 on […]

Free

Donate Books for The Children’s Book Bank at SMART

The Children’s Book Bank at SMART Reading accepts donations of new and gently used children’s books Mondays through Thursdays 9 am – 5 pm at our location in NE Portland (1915 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97212). If you’d like to drop off books outside of those days and hours, please email bookbank@smartreading.org or call us at 503-616-3981. We are […]

Music and Movement with Miss Hattie: Infant/Toddler Enrichment Class and Playgroup

 Dive into a World of Color with Your Little One!   Date: Monday, January 13th Time: 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Location: SE Portland Our theme this week is "Colors"! Get ready to explore the rainbow with exciting songs, stories, and activities bursting with color!  *Sing a colorful Spanish song together*Dance with rainbow wands at our rainbow dance […]

$20.00

Preview Bookworm Buddies Experience

Literacy Kid Lounge 2200 SE Oak Grove Blvd, Oak Grove, OR, United States

Join us for a look into the Bookworm Buddies Experience at the Literacy Kid Lounge! This will be an actual class to experience and see if you might be a fit to join a regular weekly playgroup! We celebrate storytime, music & movement and art, with play in the Literacy Kid Lounge included. Hope to […]

Free
Event Series Monday Tree Time! Preschool Walks

Monday Tree Time! Preschool Walks

Hoyt Arboretum Visitor’s Center

Tree Time! preschool walks are a safe and fun way to get outside with your little one.  Come join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. We will use all of our senses to explore the natural surroundings and maybe even get our hands dirty! Staff and trained Arboretum […]

$5 – $8

Music Quest: A Music & Movement Adventure

Hammer + Jacks Toy Store 6406 SE Foster Rd., Portland, OR, United States

Come join me on the 2nd MONDAY of each month at The REC ROOM in Hammer+Jacks, 10:30 AM-11:15 AM with music and laughter on a Music Quest! Let me take you on a music and movement adventure. Songs, dancing, and a joke or two. Pirates, Cluster Flies, and a Riggabamboo!!! Family fun for everyone. The […]

Free

Late In The Day Open Play @ SWPMA PLAY! Ages 0-4

SWPMA PLAY! 6315 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, United States

Join longtime educator/state-certified teacher and movement arts instructor Lara Jones in the padded play space of SWPMA PLAY! at 5315 SW Capitol Highway in Hillsdale Town Center, for pop-up afternoon and evening meetups in January for littles ages 0-4.  Families asked, and so we're trying out pilot PM playtimes...to help with late in the day […]

$1 – $10

The Snowflake Treasure Hunt in Happy Valley

Happy Valley Park 13770 SE Ridgecresst Rd., Happy Valley, OR

The hunt is on this January, and it’s your chance to put your treasure-hunting skills to the test with an exciting winter challenge in Happy Valley! Each week, a replica snowflake will be hidden in one of the city’s beautiful public parks. Clues to its location will be shared every Monday starting 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 6𝒕𝒉 on […]

Free

Sing, Sign and Play @ SWPMA PLAY!

SWPMA PLAY! 6315 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, United States

Join longtime educators Lara and Wally Jones in the padded play space of SWPMA PLAY! every Tuesday and Thursday for weekly meetups for littles ages 0-4. *No class on Jan 28th. This is a calm, clean and welcoming space, where people take the time to visit and play. People can come in as early as […]

$1 – $10

Preview Bookworm Buddies Experience

Literacy Kid Lounge 2200 SE Oak Grove Blvd, Oak Grove, OR, United States

Join us for a look into the Bookworm Buddies Experience at the Literacy Kid Lounge! This will be an actual class to experience and see if you might be a fit to join a regular weekly playgroup! We celebrate storytime, music & movement and art, with play in the Literacy Kid Lounge included. Hope to […]

Free

Preschool Skate at Oaks Park

Oaks Amusement Park 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, OR

Preschool Skate is back! Tuesday & Wednesday mornings it's a special skating session just for kids 6 and younger and their families. It includes a 15-minute group lesson, snack time, and a visit from Chipper the Squirrel. One free adult per child. Shoes and Strollers are welcome on the skating floor during Preschool skate.

$13

Indoor Play Park

Cedar Hill Recreation Center

Bring your children and play indoors out of the weather.  Families with children 6 and under are welcome to gather and interact developing motor and social skills during indoor play. Adult supervision is required.

$5.75 – $7.75

Bookworm Baby Playgroup

Literacy Kid Lounge 2200 SE Oak Grove Blvd, Oak Grove, OR, United States

We kick things off with circle time, where stories come to life with movement and songs. We end circle time with bubbles, of course! Connect with other fantastic families and build lasting friendships in this Literacy Baby Playgroup! There is also a lot of crawling over each other and interactive play with toys and books. […]

$10 – $20

January Open House

Portland Forest School 2800 SE Harrison St, Portland, O, United States

Experience the benefits of a nature-based education at our private K-8 school in SE Portland, where academics come alive through daily outdoor immersion. Our small class sizes and a curriculum focus on curiosity, creativity, and resilience, our students thrive in an environment that nurtures their brain development, emotional well-being, and physical growth. Our nature-first approach […]

Portland Forest School K-8 Open House

Portland Forest School 2800 SE Harrison St, Portland, O, United States

Discover our private elementary and middle school for Kindergarten-8th grade, located in the heart of Portland, OR, where students explore outdoor forest settings daily. Our nature-first approach to education, with small class sizes, fosters curiosity, creativity, resilience, and a lifelong love of learning. Visit us to see how our unique program nurtures growth for students […]

Free
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