This Saturday we went to Toylend USA’s Playlend, their indoor playplace that you can rent for private parties and events! They had an open house and we had a blast! I previously introduced you to Dr. Elizabeth Wilcox, the owner and founder of Toylend USA, a local business that rents toys and baby gear. She […]
Gigi’s Cupcakes – New Gluten-Free Cupcakes & a GIVEAWAY!
Gigi’s Cupcakes, America’s largest cupcake franchise, is introducing gluten-free versions of its award-winning gourmet cupcakes, and I was invited to try them out! In the Twin Cities, Gigi’s Cupcakes is located at 7722 Olson Memorial Highway in Golden Valley. I stopped by there with my family to try out some cupcakes – both regular and […]
Ice Castles in Eden Prairie’s Miller Park
The Ice Castles are here! In Eden Prairie, that is. For the second time in Minnesota, Brent Christensen & his crew built an ice castle made of thousands of icicles created by hand. In 2013, after spending several years building ice castles around the country, California native Brent built one of his creations at the […]
Santa and Savings at Southdale Center in Edina
Can you believe Christmas is next week already?!?!?!? This whole Christmas season has been flying by so fast that I suddenly realized this week that our kids haven’t even seen Santa yet!!!
Play from Scratch YOXO Toy Factory Tour in St. Paul
My kids and I, along with some other mom bloggers in the area, got a super fun and unique opportunity to visit the Play from Scratch YOXO toy factory in St. Paul this week. Play from Scratch YOXO is a local company that makes products – TOYS – that encourage creative open-ended play. They had […]
French Park in Plymouth
If you haven’t visited French Park in Plymouth, I highly recommend checking it out sometime – while it’s still fun to be outside and the s-word (the white stuff from the sky) isn’t flying yet (quick – think warm, sunny thoughts again now). I’ve taken my kids here a couple times and the pics here […]
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park Birthday Party Review (+ a 10% Discount!)
Our son Thor just had his 4th birthday party at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park in Minneapolis, and it was a blast! A quick video from the party: Previously I shared my fun experiences with my kids at Sky Zone in both Minneapolis (Plymouth) and St. Paul (Oakdale). It’s such a great place for all […]
Afton Apple Orchard in Hastings, MN
Our family visited Afton Apple Orchard in Hastings, MN with some friends a couple of weeks ago and we had so much fun! It was our first time here so everything was new for us. Where is Afton Apple Orchard? Afton Apple Orchard is about 30 minutes southeast of the Twin Cities. It’s on 190+ […]
Minnesota Lice Lady Review
HOW IT ALL BEGAN It all started at about 3:00pm on Friday, September 5th when I was working at my church and my 3-year-old son was at daycare down the hall from me. The phone rang and it was one of the daycare staff. “Um, Lisa. You know your son’s head-scratching that we noticed earlier […]
PHOTOS: Chipotle Cultivate Festival in Loring Park in Minneapolis on August 23rd
I took my kids to the Chipotle Cultivate Festival this past Saturday, August 23rd in Loring Park in Minneapolis and we had SUCH a fun time! Going through all the pictures I took and thinking about all the unique, interactive and educational activities there were, plus the many free samples we got, I’m genuinely bummed […]