Base Camp

11/30/2025

We LOVE our library system in Central Oregon!

Saturday STORY TIME Roll Call! Join Miranda and Moo Saturdays (10:30 a.m.) at Larkspur Community Center for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social-emotional awareness, and family engagement.

❄️📚 DPL story times goes on winter break December 14-January 4. Check our online calendar for the most up-to-date offerings at dpl.pub/calendar

11/29/2025

11/22/2025

📖 📕 It’s officially library season for this group of outdoor lovers 📕 📖

Have you heard?! There’s space for one full time friend or two part time friends over two years old! See previous post for more info.

11/21/2025

📣 CALLING ALL ADVENTURERS 📣

One group of wildly adventurous children seeking similar to join us on all of our Central Oregon adventures.
We enjoy bundled up days in the forest, rolling in fresh snow, smiling back at the bobcat at the museum, digging in the mud and running barefoot through all of the parks.
If you enjoy these things too and your parents don’t mind messy clothes, hammock naps and playing in the rain then come meet us!
We’re based in Bend and we’ve got room for friends over 24 months old (or almost) to join the fun Monday through Friday from 7am-5:30pm.

*State licensed provider
*Small group setting
*Gear, snacks and meals provided
*Competitive rates
*ERDC welcome

11/19/2025

Check this out! Shannon is wonderful and so is collaborative problem solving!

11/16/2025

11/06/2025

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Nature Play at Home is a joint project of the National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Learning Initiative, dedicated to creating tools and resources that restore nature to children’s everyday outdoor play and learning environments.

In this free resource, you will find tips, guidance, and activities for engaging young children in nature, right at home!

Access the full resource today or anytime at bit.ly/NWF-NaturePlayAtHome

10/31/2025

Central Oregon’s selection of parks and public natural spaces never disappoints. Except that there’s no bathrooms or water at most during the winter—if you’re reading this BPRD 😉

Check out the newest addition and how much these Halloween adventurers enjoyed the chilly morning!

10/30/2025

The temps are dropping but that doesn’t mean they need to stay inside. The benefits of outdoor time for early development are plentiful. We’re so lucky to live in a place that provides endless outdoor spaces and opportunities for adventure. Helpful article in comments.

**Providers** make getting outside easier for your group by having kids arrive with their base layer already on. A base layer can be a simple as a pair of pajamas.

10/29/2025

🍁 Oh my fall colors! 🍂

Some of the convos during play:

What planet do you live on? I live on Planet Arlo

What planet do we live on? We live on planet Earth

Why are the leaves falling when I throw them?

Why are the leaves wet?

Bury me!

10/26/2025

Throwing it all the way back to TWO whole years ago with these little guys at the pumpkin patch. Such a joy to watch them grow!