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What to Do With Kids in Stillwater, Minnesota

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Stillwater, Minnesota. It’s one of our favorite places to “get away” without really getting away. For years, our family has visited Stillwater throughout the year for day trips, afternoon trips, evening adventures.  It’s a beautiful, quaint city along the St. Croix river, right at the easternmost border of Minnesota. It’s only about 30 minutes from […]

Driving Through the Saint Paul Winter Carnival in 2021 (Our Review)

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Our family experienced the Saint Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru on opening day, January 28, 2021, and here’s what we loved and what you can expect! I posted about this unique event a few weeks ago. The Saint Paul Winter Carnival of course isn’t new (far from it!), but the drive-thru experience is new this year, […]

Stillwater’s Ice Palace Maze is Cool Winter Family Fun!

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This week our family visited the new Ice Palace Maze in Stillwater, Minnesota, and it was a perfect winter family outing! It’s a winter playground and it’s outside the Zephyr Theatre in downtown Stillwater. The Ice Palace Maze is a half-mile long, has 8-foot-tall walls, and there are fun things to discover throughout like sculptures […]

Sever’s Holiday Lights in Shakopee are Magical and Fun

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On Sunday my kids, mom and I all went to Sever’s Holiday Lights Drive-Thru Event in Shakopee, and we all agreed – it was magical and fun! We have attended the Sever’s Fall Festival in previous years, and even went to their Stories, Riddles & Rhymes drive-thru event this year which was cute and whimsical. […]

Christmas in Color at Valleyfair is a DeLIGHTful Drive-Thru Experience (Review & Discount)

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We went to Christmas in Color at Valleyfair on opening night, and had a great time!   We were there 30 minutes total. Our ticket time was for 5:30pm – 6:00pm but we arrived around 5:15pm. There was already a line of cars but they were already going in so we didn’t have much of […]

Relax at Cobblestone Hotel & Suites in Austin, Minnesota

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We recently headed to Austin, Minnesota for a much-needed weekend getaway, and oh my gosh, we had such a fun, relaxing visit! (See my full review here!) Have you ever been to Austin, Minnesota? It’s about 90 minutes south of the Twin Cities, and it is home of Hormel Foods and the SPAM Museum. We […]

Scheels in Eden Prairie is a Shopping & Entertainment Wonderland for Families

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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)

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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 […]

Dinosaur Adventure Drive Thru Review (& 25 Things to Do in Your Car While in Line 2 Hours)

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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 […]