Have you heard about Scheels? Scheels in Eden Prairie originally opened in 2006 as a 20,000 square-foot retail store specializing in sports products, fashion and footwear. This summer, they moved to a newly built 250,000 square-foot location in the Eden Prairie Center. It’s more than a shopping experience now, and has everything from a 65-foot […]
Sever’s Stories, Riddles, & Rhymes is Silly Fun for Families (Review)
This past month I shared that Sever’s in Shakopee is offering a safe, unique drive-thru event this fall! It’s called Sever’s Stories, Riddles, & Rhymes, and it’s a safe storytime adventure with magic, humor and visuals. This unique adventure includes a 3/4 mile magical trail where families will be able to enjoy humorous rhymes, riddles […]
Girls’ Day Out! Driving Bulldozers at Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, Minnesota
Two moms driving bulldozers together. Driving over dirt piles, pushing vans, flipping tires. Sounds like a perfect Saturday afternoon, right? Well, it is – my friend and I did this, and it was awesome! Until this year I had no idea a place existed where a girls’ day out – or any other day out […]
Dinosaur Adventure Drive Thru Review (& 25 Things to Do in Your Car While in Line 2 Hours)
Dinosaurs have arrived at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds! And you can see them in a safe drive-thru adventure called “Dinosaur Adventure Drive Thru.” It’s happening the weekends of July 31 – August 2 and August 7-9. Tickets are $40 for a regular car, truck or minivan that seats up to 7 people. We bought a […]
Our Visit to Wild Mountain Winery in Taylors Falls (& Wine & Cheese Plate Deal!)
Our Visit to Wild Mountain Winery in Taylors Falls (& Wine & Cheese Plate Deal!) My friend and I got together this past weekend to just have fun around the Twin Cities, and one of the places we had been wanting to go is a winery. I had checked out Groupon for deals and found […]
Our Front Row Experience at Extreme Sandbox’s “Heavy Metal Drive-Thru” in Hastings
In April I posted about a unique and FREE event for families in the Twin Cities area. It’s at a place called Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, MN, where you can operate real construction equipment. It’s family-owned and they even were on the popular show, Shark Tank! (Check it out – it turned out well!) Unfortunately, […]
Our Drive-Through Visit to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
After being closed for a couple of months, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum had opened its doors to drive-through visits only starting May 1st. We visited during May and below is my recap! However, I just learned that they are now in Phase 2 – which means they are open for walking on designated paths as […]
Device Pitstop is Open! Our Experience Selling and Buying Laptops (Maple Grove location)
In the past few years, our laptops have gotten slower and slower (zzzz), as technology tends to do! My kids each have one for schoolwork at home (and for some fun kid-friendly websites), and it was just time to replace them both. One had pretty much stopped working, and the other was just too painfully […]
What Groceries We Got for $20 at Ruby’s Pantry in Bloomington (Minnesota)
This month I finally had the opportunity to visit Ruby’s Pantry. Ruby’s Pantry is a community outreach program based in Minnesota, where basically you pick up food shares for a $20 donation. There are no income or residency requirements. There are many locations here in Minnesota and Wisconsin, though there are currently only a couple […]
Our Sneak Peek inside the Museum of Memories at the Mall of America (Opening March 6th)
On Friday, March 6th, 2020, a new pop-up exhibit will open inside the Mall of America, and you’ll definitely want to bring your smartphone! It’s called the “Museum of Memories” and it’s a fun and interactive walk-through trip down memory lane, inspired by childhood memories and imagination. We visited this past weekend for a preview […]
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