Here are Macaroni KID Salem's picks for the seven things to do in the Salem/Keizer area with kids this week.
👉🏽Click on the heading links for all the event details including location!
💧Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt
For World Water Day on March 22, Mid Willamette Outreach Group is hosting Scavenger Hunts at 3 local parks: Keizer Rapids Park, Bush's Pasture Park, and Ankeny Hill Nature Center. This is a self-guided scavenger hunt that will get you out and exploring local parks.
FREE. Friday, March 20 to Monday, March 31 during park hours in Salem and Keizer
🌳Winter Wildlife Field Day: "Monarchs and Milkweeds" Presentation
Winter Wildlife Field Days are here! The theme for 2025 is "Habitat is Home". This is a bilingual, accessible nature adventure happening throughout the month of March and throughout the Central Willamette Valley! This event will teach you about how to attract monarch butterflies to your yard! Pick up some milkweed seeds, as well!
FREE. Sunday, March 23 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Ankeny Hill Nature Center in Jefferson
🌸Cherry Blossom Parasol Program
Artists in Action have decorated Japanese parasols and placed them in business locations throughout downtown Salem. Wander through downtown locations at your own leisure to view the parasols at over 15 locations around Salem!
FREE. Available until the end of March during store hours in Downtown Salem
Start Spring Break with a free kids bouncy castle day! Bouncy castles will be set up inside, lunch will be provided, and different activities available for kids Pre-K through 5th Grade.
FREE. Monday, March 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Free Church in Salem
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The Gilbert House will host this Gabby's Dollhouse-themed Scavenger Hunt the week of Spring Break throughout the museum.
$14 general museum admission. Kids under 1 FREE. Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28 at the Gilbert House in Salem
👨🏽👩🏽👧🏽Families Together at the Library!
Bring your family to Keizer City Hall to enjoy board games, activities, and quality time together. There will also be a special reading!
FREE. Wednesday, March 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Keizer City Hall
Bring your friends and family and gather for a FREE nondenominational dinner hosted by a variety of businesses or groups from Keizer. Sit at any table and make a new friend. This event is all about engaging with other members of the community in a non-formal setting.
FREE. Wednesday, March 26 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
BONUS:🕺🏽Bollywood Family Dance Party with DJ Prashant
Join the 15th Annual Keizer Community Center Cleanup! Come be a part of a team picking up trimmings, removing weeds, and dumping the foliage into a drop box. If you can, please bring any yard work tools or materials that you have. Treats like juice, hot cocoa, and cookies will be available as well as access to restrooms!
FREE. Thursday, March 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Salem Public Library
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