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For 2021, we have updated our list of Drive Thru Christmas events that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own car to include outdoor walking events. Many of these holiday events are free and if they have a cost, it usually covers the entire car with a few exceptions. We note all this information in the entry.

Christmas

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May is National Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Month. This important topic impacts all families. Every adult who supervises children needs to know basic information on how to keep kids safer in and around water.
Small Towns in Minnesota are worth looking into. Here's why! #minnesota #familytravel #TMOM #traveltips
See the best of the Midwest United States with this bucket list full of the best things to do in Illinois, things to do in Indiana, things to do in Iowa, things to do in Michigan, things to do in Minnesota, things to do in Missouri, things to do in Ohio, and things to do in Wisconsin. #Midwest #USA #Michigan #Indiana #Illinois #Iowa #Minnesota #Missouri #Ohio #Wisconsin #BucketList #travel #wanderlust

Spring

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Delicious camping foil packets that will please your whole family on your next camping trip!

Summer

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There are approximately 10 weeks left before spring. These dark and cold days of winter can be hard to get through in the best of times, but in stir-crazy 2021, we can use some fun ways to get motivated. We’ve found our favorite family challenges from around the Twin Cities and the internet. Pick your families favorites
So maybe you've been there done that and built enough snowmen. Take some inspiration from the Bartz brothers and go big!

Snow

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Planning a staycation? Here are some fun ways to spend time with the kiddos during the fall break.
 

Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/
 

Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/

Fall - Seasonal Family Fun

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Apples In The Parks | Family Fun Twin Cities
Minnesota Pick Your  Own Farms
Twin Cities Apple Orchards– Southeastern Fun | Family Fun Twin Cities

Apple Season!! - Other

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Swimming at these Twin Cities indoor waterparks and pools can be a wonderful way to squeeze in a workout during the frigid winter months in Minnesota, not to mention it’s guaranteed to wear out your most stir-crazy child! We’ve rounded up a list of indoor facilities around the Twin Cities where you can splash, slide and swim away the cold weather blues. Most of them offer swimming lessons as well:
Just in time for January, another list of indoor Waterparks!
Family Fun Idea: Best Twin Cities Splash Pad & Thursday Rockin' Lunch Hour at Nicollet Commons Park

Pools, Splashpads and Beaches

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How to spend your MEA weekend around the Twin Cities
Planning a staycation? Here are some fun ways to spend time with the kiddos during the fall break.
We All Scream for...
WINTER FAMILY FUN
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Volunteering with Kids: Giving Opportunities for Families with Children
6. START TO CARE ABOUT MORE THAN MYSELF
GoodKids Store Front, White Bear Lake, Minnesota: Best Minnesota Toy Stores: GoodKids Toys, Minnesota, Kids, Toy Store, Toy, Store, Shopping
Best Minnesota Toy Stores for Every Family
Family-owned toy stores offer a unique shopping experience. Here is a list of the best toy stores in the Twin Cities area for shoppers.
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Great Lakes Aquarium
For 2021, we have updated our list of Drive Thru Christmas events that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own car to include outdoor walking events. Many of these holiday events are free and if they have a cost, it usually covers the entire car with a few exceptions. We note all this information in the entry. Tours, Christmas, Christmas Events, Holiday Lights, Christmas Light Displays, Christmas Lights, A Christmas Story, Holiday Fun, Holidays And Events
2021 Twin Cities Drive Thru Christmas Events and Walking Tours
For 2021, we have updated our list of Drive Thru Christmas events that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own car to include outdoor walking events. Many of these holiday events are free and if they have a cost, it usually covers the entire car with a few exceptions. We note all this information in the entry.
It's Apple Picking Time.  Pick an Orchard from our Mapped List.  Don't forget to bring:
 • Camera for so many great memories
 • Bug spray. Bees can be irritating.
 • Sun screen. You'll be exposed when picking.
 • Water bottles.
 • Cheese Sticks and/or Peanut Butter. Both go really good with apples and add a little protein to a snack.
 • Cash. Sometimes activities cost extra.
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 • Burnsville, City Family, Eagan, Great Memories, Apple
APPLES!!!
It's Apple Picking Time. Pick an Orchard from our Mapped List. Don't forget to bring: • Camera for so many great memories • Bug spray. Bees can be irritating. • Sun screen. You'll be exposed when picking. • Water bottles. • Cheese Sticks and/or Peanut Butter. Both go really good with apples and add a little protein to a snack. • Cash. Sometimes activities cost extra. • •
It's Apple Picking Time.  Pick an Orchard from our Mapped List.  Don't forget to bring:
 • Camera for so many great memories
 • Bug spray. Bees can be irritating.
 • Sun screen. You'll be exposed when picking.
 • Water bottles.
 • Cheese Sticks and/or Peanut Butter. Both go really good with apples and add a little protein to a snack.
 • Cash. Sometimes activities cost extra.
 • 
 •
APPLES!!!
It's Apple Picking Time. Pick an Orchard from our Mapped List. Don't forget to bring: • Camera for so many great memories • Bug spray. Bees can be irritating. • Sun screen. You'll be exposed when picking. • Water bottles. • Cheese Sticks and/or Peanut Butter. Both go really good with apples and add a little protein to a snack. • Cash. Sometimes activities cost extra. • •
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Sever's 2021 Maze
Find all the details for the 2021 corn maze and fall festival in our directory.
Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/ Outdoor, Décor, Home Décor, Decor, Home Decor, Outdoor Decor
2021 Corn Mazes
Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/
Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/
2021 Corn Mazes
Pack your good walking shoes, a sweater to layer over a tee, water bottles, sun screen and cash for extra fun. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/maze-ing-10-twin-cities-corn-mazes-families/
FFTC’S GUIDE TO LOCAL PARADES IN THE TWIN CITIES
FFTC’S GUIDE TO LOCAL PARADES IN THE TWIN CITIES
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May is Water Safety Month
May is National Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Month. This important topic impacts all families. Every adult who supervises children needs to know basic information on how to keep kids safer in and around water.
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6 Fun Family Challenges to Motivate You Through Winter
There are approximately 10 weeks left before spring. These dark and cold days of winter can be hard to get through in the best of times, but in stir-crazy 2021, we can use some fun ways to get motivated. We’ve found our favorite family challenges from around the Twin Cities and the internet. Pick your families favorites
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Indoor Waterparks and Pools - Best Places to Swim in the Twin Cities, MN
Swimming at these Twin Cities indoor waterparks and pools can be a wonderful way to squeeze in a workout during the frigid winter months in Minnesota, not to mention it’s guaranteed to wear out your most stir-crazy child! We’ve rounded up a list of indoor facilities around the Twin Cities where you can splash, slide and swim away the cold weather blues. Most of them offer swimming lessons as well:
Austin, Trevor, and Connor Bartz in front of the snow shark they desinged in 2013. Snowman, Snow, Inspiration, Snowmen, Snow Sculptures, Trevor
Bartz Brothers Snow Sculpture 2015: Austin, Trevor, and Connor Bartz
So maybe you've been there done that and built enough snowmen. Take some inspiration from the Bartz brothers and go big!
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These Tubing Hills Will Make Your Family Forget the Cold!
Sure the temperatures could go subzero at any time and sure we can barely move in all our layers, but we’re Minnesotans. We love all kinds of weather! Let’s get busy snow tubing on Twin Cities hills!
Pleasure skaters at an outdoor rink in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro of Minnesota. Ice Rink, City, Skate, Skates
Outdoor Ice Rinks - Where to Skate in the Twin Cities MN
Mid-December means opening weekend for many of the Twin Cities-area outdoor ice rinks and we’re sure, as hardy Minnesotans ourselves, that you’re dying to strap on your skates and hustle the kids out to the rinks! That’s why we’ve rounded up this list of local places to skate –and, as nearly all are located in city parks, there’s no charge for the skating.
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Twin Cities Guide to the Best Sledding Hills - Family Fun Twin Cities
Sledding is my favorite winter outdoor activity and Twin Cities-area sledding hills can’t be beat. They are free and abundant, and they come in all shapes and sizes. This is a growing list of recommended sledding hills around the metro. If you know of a hill not on this list, let us know and we’ll add it:
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Walk-Ins
Grand Slam in Burnsville -> Batting Cages + Trampolines + Bumper Cars = Indoor Fun
With fall just around the corner, now is the perfect time to read about Johnny Appleseed. Discover printables and hands-on activities to do with your kids. Pre K, Humour, Johnny Appleseed Activities, Apple Preschool, Apple Activities, Childhood Education, Book Activities, Autumn Activities, Literacy Activities
Johnny Appleseed
With fall just around the corner, now is the perfect time to read about Johnny Appleseed. Discover printables and hands-on activities to do with your kids.
The Twin Cities is perfect for a crisp fall day that begs for a family trip to the apple orchard. It’s an autumn tradition that our team’s families – including 12 children – would not miss. We hope you’re able to use our Twin Cities Apple Orchards Guide to find details on an old favorite or a new destination Minnesota Twins, Apple Orchard, Orchard, Cabin Fever
Twin Cities Apple Orchards - Best Family-Friendly Apple Orchards
The Twin Cities is perfect for a crisp fall day that begs for a family trip to the apple orchard. It’s an autumn tradition that our team’s families – including 12 children – would not miss. We hope you’re able to use our Twin Cities Apple Orchards Guide to find details on an old favorite or a new destination
Fall Family Photos in a corn maze. Plus ideas for what to wear for fall pictures. www.capturing-joy.com Bonito, Thanksgiving, Family Pictures, Autumn Family Photos, Family Photos, Fall Family Pictures, Fall Family Photos, Fall Family Photo Outfits, Fall Family
Fall Family Photos in a Corn Field--Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
Fall Family Photos in a corn maze. Plus ideas for what to wear for fall pictures. www.capturing-joy.com
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How to grow giant pumpkins from seeds helps you create a huge pumpkin! Halloween, Growing Vegetables, Ideas, Grow Pumpkins From Seeds, Planting Pumpkins, Pumpkin Growing, Pumpkin Garden, Pumpkin Seeds
How To Grow Giant Pumpkins From Seeds
How to grow giant pumpkins from seeds helps you create a huge pumpkin!
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How to germinate and grow a giant pumpkin
How to germinate and grow a giant pumpkin
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20 Fun Alternative Ideas for Halloween
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Some of us here at FFTC have recently learned the hard way not to let our minis out of our sight in the local corn maze. Learning, Nice, 10 Things, Minnesota Nice, Family Members
Top 10 A-maze-ing Corn Mazes for Twin Cities Families
Some of us here at FFTC have recently learned the hard way not to let our minis out of our sight in the local corn maze.
MEA Weekend is Thursday & Friday October 17-18, 2019.  Family Fun Twin Cities has compiled a list for this fabulous, fall four-day weekend. 4 Day Weekend, Four Day Weekend, List, Fabulous Fall, Cities, Spending
MEA Weekend: 12 Ways to Spend Your 4-Day Weekend With The Kids
MEA Weekend is Thursday & Friday October 17-18, 2019. Family Fun Twin Cities has compiled a list for this fabulous, fall four-day weekend.