Get Your Ya-Ya's Out!

We all know the importance of exercise for children, and, well, for all of us.  The health benefits, the self-esteem, the brain building.  But in my family, the focus has always been on what we call "getting the ya-ya's out."  A couch-potato child is a naughty-pants, poorly sleeping, handful of a child (at least in my house).  So for me, getting my delightful 3 year old out for a good, sweaty run each day is not just conscientious parenting, but sanity-saving as well.  And in March, when we've emptied every mud puddle, it can be nice to find a warm, dry place to play.

This week, the Salem area offers several exciting indoor activities to get your kids' ya-ya's out.  Monday morning is Motion Monday at the Stayton Public Library.  So come out and dance, laugh, and shake a tail feather at the library!  Tuesday evening, everyone 8 years and older, don't miss the Set & Ceili Irish Social Dancing class put on by Ceili of the Valley at the Salem VFW.  Friday, NW Kids Club is having a special open house for those interested in enrolling in their exciting pre-school program.  Admission to the club is free for the Open House and your kids can try out all the fun equipment and play space.

Don't miss this week's Kid Pick For Fun: Super Bounce!  With giant slides, an obstacle course, and a ton of bouncing fun, your children will come home tired and happy.  Then it's dinner, bath, bed and parents pat on the back for getting those ya-ya's out today.

I hope you have fun out there this week.  Send me pictures and spread the word about Mid-Valley Kid Calendar.  If you have any events you'd like listed, just email me here.

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013

ALL DAY

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MORNING

• 10:15-10:45 Motion Monday, Stayton Public Library, Free

AFTERNOON

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EVENING

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TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013

ALL DAY

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MORNING

• 10:30 Salem Library, Preschool Storytime, Ages 3-6
• 11:15-11:45 Infant & Toddler Story Time, Dallas Library, Ages 0-3, Free

AFTERNOON

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EVENING

• 6:30-8:30  Set & Ceili Irish Social Dancing Class, Ceili of the Valley, Ages 8+, $5
• 7:00 Salem Library, Family Bedtime Storytime, All Ages

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013

ALL DAY

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MORNING

• 10:15 and 11:00 Salem Library, Lapsit Storytime, infants and toddlers
• 10:30-11:30 Family Story Time, Independence Library, Preschoolers, Free

AFTERNOON

• 1:30 Salem Library, Brainy Babies - Bebes Super-Inteligentes bilingual storytime, infants and toddlers

EVENING

• 6:30 Salem Library, Cuentos en Espanol (Spanish Family Storytime), All Ages

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013

ALL DAY

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MORNING

• 10:00-12:00 Little Friends First Thursday: Exploring Eggs, Gilbert Discovery Village, age 3-5, Free with admission
• 10:00-11:00 Morning Story Time, Stayton Library
• 10:30 Salem Library, Preschool Storytime, Ages 3-6

AFTERNOON

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EVENING

• 6:00-7:00 Open House, NW Kids Club, Ages 2-7, Free