Weekend Warriors: 11/30-12/2
Here’s the scoop for the weekend. For more ideas on what to do this weekend, check PDX Kids Calendar and the urbanMamas calendar page.
Celebrate the holiday season with Santa's Workshop at The Oregon Garden Friday through Sunday from 12 to 8. Visitors can hop aboard the Holiday Express and travel to the Rediscovery Forest, where they will find Santa's Workshop - complete with Santa and his live reindeer! Music, stories, photo ops, games, and crafts too. Free with garden admission - $11 adults, $9 seniors, $8 students 12-17, $5 ages 5-11.
The Providence Festival of Trees is this weekend at the Convention Center. Stroll through "village" streets and survey over 80,000 lights on more than 30 decorated trees. Santa, crafts, model trains, and more too. $4 kids, $6 adults. Friday from 10:30 to 4, with a special show for the 5 and under crowd from 10:30 to 12:30, and Saturday from 9 to 6.
Have you checked out a Rookie Rock class at its new location at the lovely Treehouse Boutique. Mo Phillips will be rocking out Friday at 10. $5/child.
The
Holiday Express gears up this weekend and the following two weekends.
Ride aboard a steam locomotive through Oaks Bottom. Santa will be on
board with candy canes. Check the website for available train
times. $11 kids ages 3-12, $17 adults.
The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is hosting a FIRST
Lego League tournament this Saturday and Sunday beginning at 9. Watch
teams construct robots out of Legos and compete. $5, which includes
admission to the Space Museum.
Celebrate the sights, sounds, tastes, and traditions of a Scandinavian
Christmas at ScanFair at the Memorial Coliseum. Traditional and
modern arts and crafts come together at this festival, complete with a room for
kids to make traditional Scandinavian crafts. $6 adults, 12 and under
free. Saturday from 10 to 5, Sunday from 10 to 4.
Join Nuestro Canto in singing traditional Latino songs while
learning about their meaning and origin. At the Troutdale Library on
Saturday from 1 to 2. Free!
The Annual
Sherwood Winter Festival is taking place on Saturday in Old Town
Sherwood. The festivities begin with a community parade at 4, followed by
tree lighting, music, Santa, kids activities, cookie decorating, and more
fun. Free!
Discounted $2 admission to
OMSI on Sunday from 9:30 to 5:30!
In honor of Elf month, create your own Picasso-inspired work
of Elfin art at Green Bean Books on Sunday from 11 to 4. Free!
Lots of other great kid-friendly holiday events from our friends at PDX Kids Calendar listed here.
Hope this gives you some ideas. Have fun out there! And don't forget to double-check event details by calling or checking the website of the venue, performer, or host organization.
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