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BendNest Calendar Spring 2025
Events for the kids this spring!
Tuesdays Kids Yoga Teacher Training YOGA – Join Namaspa’s lead children’s yoga trainer, Deven Sisler, to become a certified children’s yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She has developed a comprehensive 95-hour teacher training online that is perfect for parents or educators who want to share the benefits of yoga and mindfulness with children. Namaspa Yoga […]
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BendNest Bookshelf Spring 2025
A Treasure of Measures By Mike Downs | Illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz How would you measure the time it takes to read a good book with your brother or sister? Or to splash in a puddle? Do you mark your inches of growth on the wall? Author Mike Downs takes an imaginative look at the […]
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Central Oregon Locavore Nourishes from Birth with Breast Milk, Infant Formula and Feeding Supplies Local nonprofit, Central Oregon Locavore, is making “local” accessible for all ages, even the newest members of the community. Centrally located in Bend, Locavore is now the distribution site for donor breast milk. Working in collaboration with the Northwest Mothers Milk […]
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Health Expert Q&A with Jenny Anderson Birth & Postpartum Doula
Q: I had a lot of trouble breastfeeding my son and eventually abandoned nursing for the bottle. I would like things to go differently with the baby I’m presently expecting. Do you have any tips for me this time around? A: Breastfeeding is hard! The best resource is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. There are […]
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Best of the Nest 2021
We present to you the 2021 Best of the Nest winners
We heard your voice! Thank you sincerely for showing up in record numbers to cast your votes. The results are in and NOW (drumroll, please)…we present to you the 2021 Best of the Nest winners. Best Dining Best Parents’ Date Night 1st – Ariana Restaurant 2nd – Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails Best Grocery Store 1st – […]
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Spring Calendar
Spring Calendar
Tuesdays Online Story Time READ — Help develop your child’s vocabulary with fun! Join community librarians for songs, rhymes and stories that prepare your young one for learning and loving to read. 10am Online | Free deschuteslibrary.org/kids/programs Tuesdays & Thursdays Mommy & Me: Breastfeeding Support Group MOM FRIENDLY — This weekly support group invites all […]
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Winter Calendar
Winter Calendar
January-March Junior Snow Ranger Program OUTSIDE – This outdoor winter event is open to children of all ages. The Bend Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor present this hands-on fun learning experience for youth. A great chance for kids to learn about snowshoeing, winter safety and the science behind […]
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Little Feet on the Street
We asked these kids at Minds Outside: If you could have one wish for your community, what would it be?
Miles Wiater “Happiness. For everyone to be happy and be nice to everybody around them.” [page] Bram Crocker “To stop going out in big groups because it’s not helping!” [page] Serafina Trask “To not have plastic.” [page] Rex Wadsworth “If I had one wish to help the community, it would probably be to end the […]
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November-December Technology for Time Travel ARTS AND CRAFTS – A course developed by Don Carter that takes students on a tour of the major historical eras and the pertinent innovations from different places across the globe. The class starts in the Stone Age, then moves through the Bronze Age and Industrial Age, and ends in […]