Ring in the New Year at Minnesota Children’s Museum! And save on tickets! This year, Sparklerama is back at the Minnesota Children’s Museum on Tuesday, December 30th from 6:00 – 9:00pm! (Yes, it’s not on New Year’s Eve but is the night before!) It’s the Minnesota Children’s Museum’s night-before-new-years-eve celebration! At the Sparklerama party, your […]
*Gone* Free Passes for The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants Dec. 13th
Get FREE PASSES for The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants! Have your kids been counting down to the next SpongeBob adventure? Well, here’s your chance to see it before anyone else! Last month I had free passes to an early screening of THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS and now I have another opportunity for you […]
Just Between Friends Holiday & Winter Kids Sale! Dec 11-14 in Maplewood
It’s time for another amazing Just Between Friends Kids Resale event — and this time it’s the Holiday Sale! Everyone is shopping for deals right now, and you can get toys and other gifts for less at the Holiday Sale happening December 11–14 in Maplewood! If you’ve shopped JBF before, you know it feels like […]
Free Printable Winter Scavenger Hunt
It’s winter in Minnesota, and winter activities like skiing and sledding are in full swing! And I have this exclusive NEW Free Printable Winter Scavenger Hunt to help you and your kids have fun outside! Search for these wintery things around your house and neighborhood. Even with all the snow, there’s a lot you can […]
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Schedule in Minnesota 2025
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is coming back to Minnesota again! It’s rolling through Minnesota December 12th – 17th, and will be stopping in various cities for entertainment and to collect food donations. In fact, it has collected over 4.5 million pounds of food since 1999. It’s North America’s longest rolling food bank fundraiser and […]
20 Tips for a Festive & Frugal Christmas (and Free Printable Gift Coupons!)
Christmas can be such a busy and expensive time, but it doesn’t have to be. What I remember most about Christmas as a kid were the simple traditions – singing Christmas songs, driving around looking at holiday lights, baking cookies. Presents were fun of course but not everything. Yet it seems like they’re everything in […]
A Winter Respite Retreat in North Iowa for Special-Needs Women Caregivers
A Winter Respite Retreat for Special-Needs Women Caregivers: A Gift of Rest Just a Short Drive from the Twin Cities I wanted to share something that might be helpful for any moms out there who are full-time caregivers—especially those raising kids with special needs. If that’s you, or someone you love, you know how heavy […]
Target Gift Cards 10% Off Sale: December 6 – 7, 2025
It’s back! Save 10% Off Target Gift Cards Dec 6th to 7th! This weekend only – Saturday, December 6th & Sunday, December 7th, 2025, Target is offering Target Circle members their ONCE-A-YEAR deal of 10% off all Target gift cards! It’s for a one-time purchase, and be sure to read the details and exclusions. You […]
Free Printable Elf on the Shelf Ideas List & Calendar (Over 30 Ideas!)
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Wondering what to do with it during Christmastime? Here is a FREE printable list of ideas, plus a blank calendar you can use to plan! There are over 30 ideas on this list. You can print the PDF at the end of this post. The ideas include […]
Free Live Nativity Events in the Twin Cities 2025
One of the most special and unique experiences your family can have during the Christmas season is to visit a live nativity event. When I grew up in Duluth we would go to one in our neighborhood and it was always a popular and fun event. It’s exciting for kids to see the Christmas story […]
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