North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Playgroups

MULTIPLE COUNTIES

Hike it Baby; Multiple counties. A non-profit with a mission created to get families outside and hiking with birth to school age kids, connecting families to each other and to the outdoors.

BUTTE COUNTY

Chico Mothers’ Club. Weekly playgroups grouped by age, monthly craft project, play date outings and activities for kids and parents. Low annual membership fee. chicomothersclub.org.

SHASTA COUNTY

Little Explorers; Redding. Weekly activities for ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Thurs, 10am. Free with admission to Turtle Bay. Caregivers free with child admission. Turtle Bay Exploration Park. turtlebay.org/little-explorers. 844 Sundial Bridge Dr. (530)243-8850.

SISKIYOU COUNTY

North County Play Group and Storytime; Yreka. Free. Best for children 6 and under. An engaging and warm learning environment. Learners expand their creativity through nature-based crafts and are introduced to literacy through animated story times as a group. Each child receives an age-appropriate book weekly. Wednesdays 11am-12pm, Siskiyou County Library, 719 4th Street, Yreka.

South County Play Group and Story Time; Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta. Free. Best for children 6 and under. Filled with interactive and hands-on activities, sensory and messy play, art, stories and cooperative games. Each child will receive an age-appropriate book weekly. (530)918-7222.

  • Dunsmuir: Wednesdays 10-11:30am, Dunsmuir Library, 5714 Dunsmuir Ave.
  • Mount Shasta: Mondays 10-11:30am, Regenerative Arts Learning Center, 1124 Pine Grove Drive.

Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative Parent Participation and Playgroups. Bring your child ages 0-6 for a fun, creative and special time together.

  • Dunsmuir Community Resource Center: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am
  • Family & Community Resource Center of Weed: Fridays 10:30am-12pm.
  • Mount Shasta Community Resource Center: Thursdays 10:30am-12pm.
  • McCloud Community Resource Center with Early HeadStart: Mondays 10:30am-12pm.
  • Montague California Library: Wednesdays 10:30am-12pm.
  • Yreka Community Resource Center: Mondays 10:30am-12pm.
This page was last updated Mar-21-2025. For updates/corrections send us an email at frg@northstateparent.com and mention Playgroups in the subject line.