Beaches and Wading Pools
Bunker Beach
Bunker Beach is
8.5 acres of fun! We are Minnesota's largest outdoor waterpark!Address: Bunker Hills Regional Park 701 County Road A, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-767-2895 InfoLine
763-767-2895 Group Reservations
Bunker Beach is open daily, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., from the first Saturday in June, through Labor Day.
Regular Admission
Guest over 48" - $15 per day
Guest under 48" or Senior Citizen (age 62 and over) - $12 per day
Under 1 year of age - free
http://www.bunkerbeach.com/default.htm
Como Regional Park Pool
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25-Yard, Six-Lane
Lap Pool
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Equipment for Lap Swim and
Water Aerobics
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Lifejackets available to rent
for free
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Two Basketball Hoops
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Children's Activity Pool with
Family Slide
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One-Meter Diving Board
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Two Diving Platforms
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Aquatic Climbing Wall
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Aquatic Zip Line
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400-Foot Lazy River
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Men's, Women's and Family
Locker Rooms
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Concession Stand
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Fees
$2.00-$12.00
Emerald Park
Address: 3925 Macalaster Dr.
Playground equipment, recreational ice skating, hockey rink, soccer field, splash deck, picnic area, baseball and softball fields and 1/2 basketball court.
Elm Creek Park Reserve
Address: 12400 James Deane Parkway
Maple Grove, MN 55369 Hours: 5:00 AM–10:00 PM Phone: 763.694.7894 (Elm Creek Chalet) At 4,900 acres, Elm Creek Park Reserve is the largest of Three Rivers' parks. This park features amenities for almost every outdoor activity, including the Winter Recreation Area, Eastman Nature Center, miles of hiking and biking trails, a swimming pond, and much more. Elm Creek is also home to a variety of wildlife such as eagles, sandhill cranes, deer, bluebirds, beavers, loons, Trumpeter Swans and hawks. |
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Highland Park Aquatic Center
Address: 1840 Edgcumbe Rd.Saint Paul, MN 55116
(651) 695-3773
Amenities
and Features
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50-Meter, Eight-Lane
Lap Pool
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Equipment available
for Lap Swim & Water Aerobics
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Lifejackets available
to rent for free
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Children's Activity
Pool with Age-Appropriate Features
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Whale Bone Splash Pad
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Aquatic Climbing Wall
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One-Meter Diving
Boards (2)
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Drop Slides (2)
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Large Two-Story Water
Slide (1)
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Family, Men's &
Women's Locker Rooms
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Concessions
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Designated Eating
Areas
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Fees
$2.00-$12.00
Jackson Square Park
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This Northeast Minneapolis Park is a
community hub that has been revitalized in recent years with a new wading
pool, play equipment and resurfaced basketball court. The park also includes
a softball diamond, a sand volleyball court, full-size basketball court,
wading pool with water features, two shade structures and picnic amenities.
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Kid Friendly Museums
The Bakken Museum Address: 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416 Phone: 612-926-3878Phone: 612-927-6508A one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world. Inspiring a passion for science and its potential for social good by helping people explore the history and nature of electricity and magnetism. That’s right! Free admission to the museum and plenty of fun, science-related programming all for no charge every second Saturday!! Free Super Science Second Saturdays for all of 2013!
Bell Museum of Natural History
Address: 10 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612-624-9050
Minnesota's place for families and friends to get close to the wild in our hands-on Touch and See Room and wildlife dioramas. Discover the natural world through exhibits, programs, and more. Guided tours available upon request.
Admission: Members free, Adults: $6, Youths age 3-16, students & seniors $4. Children under
3 & U of M students/staff/faculty: free. http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/
Free admission for all visitors on Sundays.
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Address: 10
West Seventh Street, St Paul651-225-6000
Admission: age 1-101 $9.50; children under one and members are free. Free admission on Target Free 3rd Sundays from 9am-5pm.
Play to learn. Learn to play! Crawl through a giant anthill, take the stage in a TV and music studio, operate a big crane, and more!
Due to the number of visitors on Target Free 3rd Sundays, we suggest leaving strollers at home or in the car.
http://www.mcm.org/
Free of charge, every third Sunday of each month, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Minnesota History Center
Address: 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St Paul
888-727-8386
Home to an interactive museum, state archives and a major library.
Major Exhibits
• Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: the Depression, the War, the Boom
• Weather Permitting – Experience Minnesota Weather. Don't miss the tornado!
• Open House: If These Walls Could Talk - Meet 50 families who lived in the same St. Paul house over the last century.
• The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 - A new exhibit about the war, how it shaped our state and how its bitter consequences are still felt today.
• Temporary exhibits on a wide range of Minnesota and U.S. topics.
Fees: $11 adults, $9 seniors (65+) and college students, and $6 for children ages 6-17. Children 5 and under and members admitted free.
Museum admission is free Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m.
Minnesota Transportation Museum
Address:
Jackson Street Roundhouse193 Pennsylvania Ave. E.
Saint Paul, Minn. 55130
Hours: Wed. and Sat., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.mtmuseum.org/
A former steam engine maintenance facility, the Jackson Street Roundhouse is one of the surviving buildings from a bygone area of The Great Northern Railway. Visitors can view exhibits about the local rail industry and watch a still-operational roundhouse turntable in action. But perhaps the coolest part of a visit to the roundhouse is looking inside restored passenger train cars. If your little ones are all about trains after a visit, take them to Choo Choo Bob’s Train Store at 2050 Marshall Ave. in Saint Paul for even more train fun.
Cost: $5-$10
Walker Art Center
Address: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
For kids ages 3–5 What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate, featuring programs for adults and youngsters ages 3 to 5. Join us each month for creative activities and art projects that spark creativity.
Website: http://www.walkerart.org/visit
Free gallery admission and programs to the Walker Art Center from 5PM to 9PM on Thursday nights. You can take in an exhibition, make art, and much more.
Free gallery admission and family fun for all on the first Saturday of each month. Activities designed for kids ages 6 to 12 are offered from 10 am to 3 pm.
The Works Museum
Address: 9740 Grand Avenue, Bloomington, MN 55420
(952) 888-4262
Where kids explore how things work. Bring your curious kids in for a fun, mind-expanding visit today! Schedule
- Monday
- 10 am - 2 pm
- Tuesday
- closed
- Wednesday
- closed
- Thursday
- 10 am - 2 pm
- Friday
- 10 am - 5 pm
- Saturday
- 10 am - 5 pm
- Sunday
- 12 pm - 5 pm
Address: 400 10th St. NW
St. Paul, Minn.
Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Sun., 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B12AE7B32-840E-4AD2-A9AA-F1285B4B6A01%7D
Combine a ball pit, eight-foot climbing wall, a triple slide and many other foam-friendly structures and you’ve got a toddler’s play paradise. There is even an area for little ones under the age of three and a reading corner.
Cost: Children $5, free for adults
Chaska, MN
Hours: Mon., 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Tues.-Thurs., 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Fri., 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.yourgolfzone.com/
Think GolfZone is the only all-season year-around golf center in Minnesota. Indoor 18-hole mini golf is available, along with 40 heated stalls with full-length range. There’s an indoor practice green, and you can even have your child’s winter birthday party in the GolfZone party room, complete with mini golf and pizza.
Cost: Driving range, $9.90-$13.80 half hour, Mini golf, Adults $7.50, Kids $6.50
SkyZone Sports
Address: 13310 Industrial Park Blvd., Ste. 160
Plymouth, MN
Hours: Tues.-Thurs., 3:00-8:00 p.m., Fri., 12:00-9:00 p.m.,
Sat., 10:00 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun., 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Website http://www.skyzone.com/
Just jump! The SkyZone Sports indoor trampoline park is a great way to burn off energy while creating a lot of laughs. There is a special area for jumpers age 5 or younger, and private court rentals are available for larger groups. Check the SkyZone website for special SkyMania nights and more information about SkyRobics 4Kids, a special five week fitness program for children and teens.
Cost: 30 minutes $8, 60 minutes $12, 90 minutes $16, 120 minutes $20
Large Muscle Outdoor Activities
Skating Centennial Lakes Park
Address: 7499 France Ave. S, Edina, MN 55435
Edina’s Centennial Lakes Park boasts a big, beautiful outdoor ice-skating rink, and come summer the space is a one-stop wonderland sporting paddleboats, lawn bowling, golf (with both mini and putting courses), outdoor concerts, and movies.
Website: centenniallakespark.com
Please call 952-833-9586 for updates.
Concessions stand and skate rental hours are 4 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 9:30 p.m. Sundays and most school holidays. Please note that although concessions and rentals do not open until 4 p.m. on weekdays, the skating rink does open at noon to accommodate those with their own skates.
The rink is typically open from mid-December through mid-February, depending upon the weather.
Website: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/dnrkids/index.html
Indoor Water Parks
Edinborough Park
Address: 7700 York Ave in Edina
Phone (952) 832-6790
Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am - 9 pm, Sun 9 am - 6 pm
http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=edinborough-park
The completely enclosed, one-acre park features a junior-Olympic size swimming pool, a running track and fitness area, a huge indoor playground and a multi-purpose play area, all connected by meandering pathways through the densely landscaped interior.
Daily Admission: $7.00 Adults are admitted to the play park free with a paid child's admission. Children younger than Age 1 are also free
Water Park of America
Radisson Hotel Bloomington by Mall
of America
Address: 1700 E. American Blvd.
Bloomington, MN
952-854-8700
Address: 1700 E. American Blvd.
Bloomington, MN
Hours: 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.waterparkofamerica.com/
Sometimes you don’t need to go far away from home to experience summer during the winter months. Billed as America’s biggest indoor water park, the Water Park of America is located at the Radisson Hotel directly across the street from Mall of America. The entire family can don swimsuits for a day and splash away in 300,000 gallons of water that fill the entire park. There are 12 slides, including the Eagles Nest, which travels
Cost: $24.95-$34.95 all day, $19.95-$27.95 half day, pricing based on time of year
Theater
The
Children’s Theater CompanyAddress: 2400 Third Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
Hours: Vary by show
Call ticket office 612-874-044
Cost: Vary by show
Website : http://www.childrenstheatre.org/
The mission of the Children’s Theater Company is to create extraordinary theater experiences and to advance theater as a means of educating, challenging and inspiring young people. This mission can be easily seen through the theater’s history, which has produced plays from the humorous to the classics.
$10 Ticket Program we offer at least ten, $10 tickets for every performance in our regular theatre season. Those tickets go on sale every Sunday at noon for that week's performances. There is a limit of four, $10 tickets per person, per week. Please be aware: this promotion is extremely popular and our phone lines sometimes jam on Sundays. Please continue trying your call until you get through, or consider coming down in person to purchase your tickets
612-721-2535
Saturday Puppet Shows for Kids run from October through March
All Shows at 10 am & noon in HOBT’s Avalon Theater lobby
Come for the show and stay for the “Make-n-Take” workshop based on that day’s puppet show theme. Workshops are a family activity offered in our classroom at 11:00 a.m. each Saturday morning. Admission is $5/person. $2 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Corcoran, Phillips or Powderhorn neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $4 donation is requested.
Make-n-Take workshops: 11 am – Admission is $5 for children and $3 for accompanying adults.
Season runs October – March
No reservations are necessary but seating for the shows and workshops is limited.
After the Show Saturday Puppet Workshops
Come for the show and stay for the “Make-n-Take” workshop based on that day’s puppet show theme. Workshops are a family activity offered in our classroom at 11 am each Saturday morning.
Admission is $5/child and $3/accompanying adult.
Registration for workshops is recommended and can be made in advance at the 10am show or by calling 612-721-2535 the previous week.
Roseville Puppet Wagon
651-792-7006
Kids, visit your local park and enjoy free puppet wagon presentations. The Roseville Puppet Wagon will present 15 minute shows on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at local parks. New shows offer fun and surprises each week beginning June 18 until August 8. Puppet shows provide laughs and a chance for kids to make new friends. No regularly scheduled show July 4.
651-792-7006
Kids, visit your local park and enjoy free puppet wagon presentations. The Roseville Puppet Wagon will present 15 minute shows on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at local parks. New shows offer fun and surprises each week beginning June 18 until August 8. Puppet shows provide laughs and a chance for kids to make new friends. No regularly scheduled show July 4.
Day
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Location
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Tuesdays
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9:30 am
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Pioneer Park
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10:30 am
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Rosebrook Park
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11:30 am
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Autumn Grove
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Wednesdays
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9:30 am
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Acorn Park
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10:30 am
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CP Victoria West
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11:30 am
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Lexington Park
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Thursdays
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9:30 am
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Owasso Hills
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10:30 am
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Evergreen Park
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11:30 am
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Lauderdale Park
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Address: 55 Victoria Street North, Saint Paul, MN 5510
651-225-9265,
Website: steppingstonetheatre.org
SteppingStone Theatre’s mission is “to develop the whole child by using educational theatre programs, and fully staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community while celebrating diversity in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere.”
Our programs foster creativity, self-expression and self-confidence; teach children and youth about history, diverse cultures, literature and the arts while making learning engaging and entertaining; and help to create in youth a lifelong appreciation for the art
Prices: Adults: $15.00
Children/Seniors: $12.00
Groups of 6–19: $10.00
Groups of 20–99 / 100+ (Available by Phone Only): $7.50 / $6.50
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Mall
of America
Tour the Mall of America. The mega mall has everything from a
movie theater to an underwater aquarium. Website: http://www.mallofamerica.com/events/feature/toddler-tuesdays
Free: Toddler Tuesdays, where you can bring your toddler in on Tuesdays from 10AM to 12PM for free activities. For the adults, check out the Rotunda for free events. Everything from free musical concerts to celebrity sightings and autograph sessions.
Workshops
Home DepotOn the first Saturday of each month, Home Depot’s FREE Kids Workshops offer fun and useful projects like building toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, birdhouses, Mother’s Day gifts, or any number of other cool projects.
The workshops are
great for 5- to 12-year-olds, and they teach children do-it-yourself skills and
tool safety and at the same time they help to instill a sense of
accomplishment. If your little builder is under 5, that’s fine, too, but you’ll
need to provide a little more supervision.
They start at 9:00
am, and last until about noon. Please register ahead of time online
to make sure we have enough kits and aprons for the participants. The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops are FREE and are held on the
first Saturday of every month at every Home Depot store.
Zoos
Como Park and Conservatory Address: 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Hours: Open every day of the year.
Summer hours (April – September)
10am – 6pm
Winter hours (October – March)
10am – 4pm
24-hour Information: 651-487-8200
Customer Service: 651-487-8201
Website: http://www.comozooconservatory.org/
Free. A voluntary donation of $3 for an adult and $2 for a child to help us care for our plants and animals is appreciated. You are always welcome whether or not you choose to make a donation.
952-431-9200
500-acre Minnesota Zoo, located in the spacious southern Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Apple Valley. The vast land allows the zoo to offer various spacious regional landscapes. Highlights include six themed areas, three long walking trails and plenty of indoor exhibits for the winter months. Unlike most zoos, the seasonal Wells Fargo Family Farm introduces visitors to farm animals and includes a petting zoo. If you're around in April be sure to stop in for the annual "Farm Babies" event which features the newest zoo editions.
Website: http://www.mnzoo.org/
Cost: $12.00-$18.00 additional costs for parking
Movies
and Dinner
New Hope Cinema
GrillAddress: 2749 Winnetka Ave N, New Hope · (763) 417-0017
The New Hope Cinema Grill is full service restaurant with 3 showrooms offering a variety of entertainment including movies, live standup comedy and sporting events! They offer an extensive menu including entrees, pizza, kids meals, desserts, candy, popcorn, gluten free options, and a bar stocking a wide variety of beer, wine and liquor!
Website: https://www.newhopecinemagrill.com/
Tuesday: $2 Tuesdays
$2 admission to any show (all ages)
$2.50 slices of pizza
$2.50 large bucket of popcorn
$2.50 glass of domestic beer
$2.50 rail pours
$2.50 slushies
$1.50 sodas
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