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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Free Family Fun Day: Bees and Wasps. See what the buzz is about.
Sometime around preschool, my boy developed a freakishly large fear of bees. He’s mellowed out a bit since then, but from time to time I still have to remind him, “Bees are our friends!” Maybe North Mississippi Regional Park‘s Free Family … Continue reading
Posted in budget, k-5, preschool, summer
Tagged bees, free family fun, kids, minnesota, north mississippi park, twin cities, wasps
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Preschool Parent/Child Art Class at St. Paul Parks: Ready, set, mess!
What’s a wee one to do without big bro/sis around to annoy play with once school starts? Answer: Make a big ol’ mess! At Messy Fingers & Toes Parent/Child Art Class from St. Paul Parks and Rec. In this class, you … Continue reading
Posted in classes, fall, preschool
Tagged Art, battle creek, classes, dayton's bluff, edgcumbe, hill crest, kids, langford, messy, rice, st. paul park and rec. preschool, twin cities
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Museum Adventure Pass: The final week of big free fun.
Somebody get me a tissue. It’s time to bid a sad farewell to the Museum Adventure Pass. The popular 6-year program that has been granting families free admission to places like Minnesota Zoo, Walker Art Center and The Works, is … Continue reading
Posted in all ages, arts & culture, budget, summer
Tagged free admission, kids, Macy's, museum adventure pass, public library, twin cities
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Tamarack Nature Center Discovery Hollow and Garden: Their muddy buddy.
I grew up right next to a ravine where we’d enjoy all sorts of outdoorsy fun: fort building, bug collecting, stream crossing by fallen tree…(sigh) Alas, our home in NE did not come with a wooded playground. Lucky for us there’s Tamarack … Continue reading
Posted in all ages, budget, fall, spring, summer
Tagged climb cliffs, discovery hollow and garden, hiking trails, kids, play in mud, stream, tamarack nature center, twin cities, white bear
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Slot Car Racing at Scale Model Supplies: License for high-speed fun.
(At Lollipopolis we love the Earth. That’s why 100% of this blog post comes from recycled content. Brand spankin’ new content up in about a week or so.) Sometimes when the husband and little dude want to sneak in a … Continue reading
Posted in birthday parties, fall, grade 6-8, k-5, ongoing, rainy day, retail, spring, summer, winter
Tagged fun stuff, hobby shop, rent slot cars, scale model supplies, slot car racing, st. paul, twin cities, what to do with kids
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A St. Paul Saints game always scores big smiles.
(At Lollipopolis we love the Earth. That’s why 100% of this blog post comes from recycled content. Brand spankin’ new content up in about a week or so.) Friday we obeyed the popular song and took the fam out to … Continue reading
Posted in all ages, ongoing, spring, summer
Tagged baseball, kids, midway stadium, play date, st paul saints, twin cities
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Big Stone Mini Golf: Big beauty with a side of putting frustration.
(At Lollipopolis we love the Earth. That’s why 100% of this blog post comes from recycled content. Brand spankin’ new content up in about a week or so.) I put off posting about Big Stone Mini Golf for two simple … Continue reading
Saturday Mornings on the Farm: The Cliff Notes version (do they still make Cliff Notes?)
Can’t type…must sleep…zzzzz. But before I do, here’s something you can do tomorrow (and every Saturday morning). In fact, you may as well check out all of the fun things going down on Gale Woods Farm. It’s totally moo-velous. (See? … Continue reading
Posted in all ages, fall, ongoing, spring, summer, winter
Tagged gale woods farm, kids, saturday mornings, twin cities
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