Easter Weekend!

This weekend, whether you are celebrating the rebirth of the world or just rejoicing in the world's beauty, family activities abound in the Mid-Willamette Valley.

For kids on a mission for the perfect Easter egg, Egg Hunts all over Salem, both Saturday and Sunday, promise prizes, candy, giggles, and tons of fun.  All those little children out on the damp lawn scrambling around for that coveted egg!  What a great way to celebrate the holiday and to get the little ones' ya-yas out.

Tulip Fest! starts this weekend at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm.  Take the whole family, decked in Easter finery, of course, for some amazing photo opportunities among the fields and fields of beautiful flowers.  Do keep in mind that it can get muddy, so if a romp through the mud is more your kids' style, ditch the Sunday best and bring your mud boots instead.

Want to get away from the crowds and experience Spring at its finest?  Head to Lincoln City to watch as gray whales make their annual journey north for the summer.  Obviously, the whales will be visible from many places on the Oregon coast.  But Lincoln City has established an event with naturalist guides available at popular whale-watching points to provide information and help with spotting the magnificent and amazing animals.

Have a wonderful weekend!  I'd love to hear stories of your hunt for the perfect egg or the elusive whale.  Let me know how it goes!  And pictures are always welcome.  If you have an event you'd like listed on Mid-Valley Kid Calendar, just email me here.  Hope to see you out there!

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013

ALL DAY

• Whale Watch Week, Lincoln City, All Ages, Free
• 9:00-6:00 Tulip Fest, Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, All Ages, $10/carload
• 9:00-1:00 Corvallis Winter Farmers Market at Benton County Fairgrounds
• 10:00-4:00 McMinnville Public Market
• 11:00-7:00 Easter Bunny Visits, Lancaster Mall, All Ages, Free

MORNING

• 10:00 Community Easter Egg Hunt, Kroc Center, all ages, free
• 10:00 and 1:00 Easter Egg Hunt, Bauman Farms, all ages, $25
• 10:30 Salem Library, Preschool Storytime, Ages 3-6
• 11:00 Underwater Easter Egg Hunt, Kroc Center, Ages 0-12, registration encouraged

AFTERNOON

• 1:00-4:00 Discovery Saturday: Egg Dyeing and Hunt, Gilbert Discovery Village, all ages, Free with Admission

EVENING

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SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2013
Easter

ALL DAY

• Whale Watch Week, Lincoln City, All Ages, Free
• 9:00-6:00 Tulip Fest, Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, All Ages, $10/carload

MORNING

• 10:45 Easter Egg Hunt for Kids, Keizer Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 0-11 year olds, Free, Event held either at Forest Ridge Elementary School Park or inside church, weather depending.

AFTERNOON

• 12:00 Family Walk, South Salem Neighborhood Assoc. Just Walk Campaign, 2-3 miles, Meet at LifeSource patio, All Ages, Free
• 1:00-4:00 Easter Egg Hunt, Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, All Ages, $5 suggested donation

EVENING

• 6:30-8:30 Square Dance Lessons, Salem Square Dance Center, Ages 10+, $5