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Category Archives: k-5
Big Ten Baseball at Target Field: Take me out to the ballgame (for le$$).
One step inside Target Field on a nice day and anyone can become a baseball fan for a few hours. Too bad tickets cost an arm and a leg (and a neck). But if you and the kiddos haven’t gotten … Continue reading
Posted in grade 6-8, high school, k-5, preschool, special event, spring
Tagged baseball, big ten tournament, blog, family, fun, kids, mn golden gophers, schedule, target field, tickets, twin cities
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Simply Jane Toddler Time: Messy fun minus the cleanup.
Wouldn’t it be cool if your little Picasso could unleash their creativity all over the place and little studio elves would clean up the mess? That’s essentially what happens during Toddler Time at Simply Jane Studio. Drop in anytime for … Continue reading
Posted in all ages, arts & culture, birthday parties, classes, k-5, ongoing, preschool, spring, summer, toddler
Tagged artable, blog, family, kids, open, painting, simply jane, studio time, summer camp, toddler time, twin cities
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Kids Against Hunger: An experience that does a world of good.
(Thanks to my pal Kathy for sharing her KAH experience with me.) Looking for a family experience with a little more substance? Volunteering for Kids Against Hunger might just be the mother of all teaching moments. Kids Against Hunger is … Continue reading
Posted in budget, fall, grade 6-8, high school, k-5, ongoing, rainy day, spring, summer, winter
Tagged families, kids, kids against hunger, pack food, twin cities, volunteer
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The Hot Wheels Be The World’s Best Driver Tour: Get their motors runnin’.
It’s fair to say Hot Wheels have always been toys I could get behind. They’re inexpensive, cool to look at, and have been known to inspire some pretty excellent imagination play at our house. If you’ve got a fan, you … Continue reading
Posted in budget, k-5, preschool, special event, spring
Tagged be the world's best driver tour, hot wheels, kids, kmart, life-sized, roadshow, st. paul, twin cities
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Joy of the People: Soccer with a side smiles.
In a time when uber-competitive and traveling sports are the annoying norm, it’s refreshing to know there’s a place like Joy of the People that focuses on what playing soccer should really be about: fun. (Weird, right?) The folks at Joy … Continue reading
Posted in budget, classes, fall, grade 6-8, high school, k-5, ongoing, rainy day, spring, summer
Tagged classes, free play, joy of the people, kids, pickup, soccer, st. paul, twin cities
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Rock the Cradle: Big music fun with 8 million of your closest hipster friends.
I’m not going to lie. I have never been to Rock the Cradle. That’s not because I don’t think it would be fun. Quite the opposite. I think it would be SO much fun that there’d be SO many people. … Continue reading
Posted in arts & culture, baby, budget, k-5, preschool, special event, winter
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The Bakken Museum: They’ll get a charge out of it.
Considering my little man’s love for science and all-things circuity, not sure why it took us this long to get to the Bakken Museum. But after hearing two eight-year-old boys giving it two enthusiastic thumbs up, I’m so glad we went. … Continue reading
Posted in fall, grade 6-8, k-5, rainy day, spring, summer, winter
Tagged bakken museum, ben franklin, circuits, electricity, family, kids, second saturdays, twin cities
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Kids Film Festival at Walker Art Center: A 2-D and 3-D D-light.
This just in: Kids do enjoy movies that aren’t made by Disney. Sadly, there are just fewer opportunities to see them on the big screen. That’s why you won’t want to miss the Free Kids Film Festival at Walker Art … Continue reading
Posted in budget, k-5, preschool, special event, winter
Tagged family, first saturday, free, kids, kids film festival, twin cities, walker art center
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US Bank Skyway Open 2013: A big hit with the whole family.
I like to include a lot of affordable activities on this site. But every once in a while, something special comes along that’s a little more spendy. Like the US Bank Skyway Open. We’re big mini-golfers in this family, so … Continue reading
Posted in grade 6-8, high school, k-5, preschool, special event, winter
Tagged boys and girls club, downtown, family, fun, kids, mini golf, minneapolis, putt putt, twin cities, us bank skyway open
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Then Now Wow at Minnesota History Center: Everything great about our state.
The MN History Center. Probably not the first place that comes to mind for kid-friendly fun. But right now, maybe it should be command a bigger portion of your fun-seeking brain. Because right you can see then now wow. Will they like it? … Continue reading
Posted in grade 6-8, high school, k-5, ongoing, rainy day, special event, winter
Tagged families, fun, kids, kids exhibit, minnesota history center, st. paul, then now wow, twin cities
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