March 2017 - EASTERN OREGON PARENT - 11
What to do for spring break? PP&R has it covered
By CASEY BROWN
Parents, are you looking for
ways to keep your children active
over spring break (March 27-31)?
Pendleton Parks and Recreation is
hosting a Spring Break Stay-cation
with three boredom-busting events.
Throughout the week, kindergar-
teners through fourth graders can
“Xplore Pendleton,” 7- to 15-year-
olds can catch a ride and catch air
on the “Get Air Tri-Cities Road Trip,”
and families with kids of all ages will
enjoy the free movie night screen-
ing of “Moana.” Each event provides
entertainment and activity to make
spring break happier and healthier
for the whole family.
“Xplore Pendleton” will be a fun
and exciting multi-day event taking
kids on a downtown adventure to
three locations where they can take
part in hands-on activities: Pendle-
ton Rec Center, Pendleton Center for
the Arts and the Children’s Museum
of Eastern Oregon. The cost is $40
for three half-days of activity on
March 28, 29 and 30 from 8 a.m. to
noon each day.
The first group (kindergarten and
first-graders) begins at the Children’s
Museum to create art, play music,
experiment with science, cook and
garden. This station provides op-
portunities for concentrated play,
which gives children an outlet to
focus their energy on. These activi-
ties teach children how to plan and
design, and what steps are involved
to making something from nothing.
HEATHER A. BACON, PH.D. &
JENNIFER K. COOPER, PSY.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologists
Helping parents discover new ways to shape
behavior and reconnect with children.
Currently accepting new patients.
Most insurance and private pay accepted.
860 W. Elm Ave., Suite 204, Hermiston, OR 97838
541-289-7777 • hermistonpsych.com
Next stop is the Pend-
leton Center for the Arts
to work with clay, papier
maché and painting. It’s
another opportunity to
create new projects and
interact with peers for
laughter, group learning
and sharing.
At the last station,
kids can burn off lots of
energy at the Pendleton
Recreation Center. They
can rip and roar across
the gymnasium to play a
variety of games such as
dodgeball, pickleball and
ping pong. An obstacle
course will also be set up
for children to hop, duck
and shimmy through,
helping children develop
agility and improve con-
centration and focus.
The second group (second to
fourth graders) will do the same
activities at each location but begin
instead at the Pendleton Center for
the Arts. Children of all ages will be
dropped off at their respective start-
ing points and picked up from their
respective end points.
For children age 7 to 15, the “Get
Air Tri-Cities Road Trip” provides an
adventure to Kennewick’s Get Air
trampoline park. Children can get
out of town for a few hours and may
make new friends on the bus ride.
Then they’ll get lots of opportunity
for physical activity between various
styles of trampolines, the foam pit
and dodgeball. The group, limited to
the first 14 to register, departs from
the Pendleton Rec Center’s parking
lot at noon on March 27. The $20
registration fee includes transporta-
tion and one hour of jump time.
A night of fun for the whole fam-
ily, the spring break movie this year
will be Disney’s animated hit, “Mo-
ana” – the tale of a girl in ancient
Polynesia who must defend her
island against a terrible curse. Some
concessions will be available for pur-
chase at this free movie event.
On Friday, March 31, Vert Audito-
rium opens its doors at 6:15 and the
movie starts at 7 p.m.
Between these three events, the
goal at Pendleton Parks & Recreation
is to provide fun, entertainment and
a safe place for kids during their stay-
cation. For more information and to
register, contact Pendleton Parks &
Rec at 541-276-8100 or visit www.
pendletonparksandrec.com.
________
Casey Brown is Special Projects
Coordinator for Pendleton Parks &
Recreation.