Seasonal Interests	Science	Music	Dance	Theater	Art
Park & Nature Centers	Amusement Parks	History	Sledding	Skiing & Snowboarding	Swimming
Skating	Museums, Zoos & Conservatories	Sports	Libraries	Youth Organizations	Other Stuff

Community Activities

Seasonal Interests Sever's Corn Maze in Shakopee Minnesota Grown Directory St. Paul Farmers Market: 5th and Wall Streets, 6am-1pm Rush River Produce, Maiden Rock WI: pick your own blueberries, currents, gooseberries Science The Wildlife Science Center Physics Force Lilydale Park fossil hunting Mad Science The Bakken Library & Museum Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul MN The Works: A Technology Discovery Center, Edina MN St. Paul Planetarium Music St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis MN Children's Yamaha Music School Strike Up the Band!: home school band program through Schmitt Music Co. Dance MN Dance Theater Ballet Minnesota Theater The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre The Children's Theatre, Minneapolis MN Stages Theatre Co., Hopkins MN Stage Coach Schools: Dance, Drama, Singing The Art Academy : St. Paul, drawing & painting lessons Circus Juventas, St. Paul Hodge-Podge Theatre, St. Paul Rosetown Playhouse, St. Paul IMAX Movie Theater at the MN Zoo Art House of Balls in the North Minneapolis Warehouse District, stroll by the storefront window at night & see artist Allen Christian sculpt from bowling and pool balls, 212 3rd Ave. N. Minneapolis Institute of Arts Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Color Me Mine: pottery painting Bloomington Art Center Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis Friends School of MN Arts Etc!, St. Paul Lakeville Area Arts Center Parks & Nature Centers Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: Explore the River with Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpacks Edinborough Indoor Park in Edina, $5 to pool or park, 952-832-6790 Look Out Ridge Indoor Playground, Central Park in Woodbury, 651-735-7645 Three Rivers Park District Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings MN Dodge Nature Center Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Univ. of MN Raptor Center Gale Woods Farm, Minnetrista Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, Eagan MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Richfield MN Veteran's Memorial Park (at Portland & 66th St.): Adventure Gardens Mini-Golf, Pool & Waterslide, Adventure Wading Pool & water playground, Richfield Ice Arena, large picnic shelter Amusement Parks Como Town: next to Como Zoo, St. Paul The Park @ Mall of America Valleyfair! History Scott County Historical Society Eidem Homestead Historical Farm, Brooklyn Park Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Ft. Snelling Minnesota Historical Society Historic Murphy's Landing Dakota City, Farmington MN : a 1900 era village and museum TRACES Center for History and Culture Where to go Sledding Powderhorn Park: 3400 15th Ave. S., Mpls. (612-370-4960) Theodore Wirth Park: 1339 Theo Wirth Pkwy., Mpls. (612-230-6400) Riverside Regional Park: 400 S. 2nd St., St. Cloud (320-255-7216) Como Golf Course Ski Center: 1431 N. Lexington Pkwy., St. Paul (651-488-9673) Hyland Lake Park Reserve: 10145 Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington (763-694-7687) Lakefront Park, Prior Lake Ski/Snowboard Minnesota Afton Alps, Hastings Buck Hill, Burnsville Hyland Park, Bloomington Welch Village, Welch Three Rivers Park District Minneapolis Park & Rec: phone 612-230-6400 St. Paul Park & Rec: phone 651-266-6400 Swimming Black Dog Swim Club Foss Swim School Family Swim School in Eagan & Lakeville Grand Rios indoor water park, Brooklyn Park The Depot, Minneapolis - ice rink, water park Wise Swim School, Apple Valley Edinborough Indoor Park in Edina, $5 to pool or park, 952-832-6790 Skating Kids' Time at the Roller Garden, St. Louis Park, 952-922-RINK Skateville, Burnsville The Depot, Minneapolis - ice rink, water park Edinborough Indoor Park in Edina, $5 to pool or park, 952-832-6790 Sports Twin Cities YMCA Frisbee Golf Courses Crossfire Volleyball classes Golden Ridge Stables: horse riding lessons, Lakeville, grstable@aol.com Windem Rose Stables, Webster Circus Juventas, St. Paul Twins Baseball - Sundays are kids days with free kids admission Saint Paul Saints baseball TAGS Gymnastics : Apple Valley & Eden Prairie Museums, Zoos, & Conservatories Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum Como Zoo & Conservatory American Swedish Institute Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley Minnesota Children's Museum Historic Murphy's Landing Underwater Adventures Aquarium @ Mall of America Dakota City, Farmington MN : a 1900 era village and museum The Bell Museum of Natural History Great Lakes Aquarium, Duluth Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth Libraries Scott County Belle Plaine Library, 125 West Main, 56011, (952) 873-6767 Jordan Library, 230 South Broadway, 55352, (952) 492-2500 New Market Library, 50 Church St., 55054, (952) 461-3460 New Prague Library, 400 East Main St., 56071, (952) 758-2391 Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. SE, 55372, (952) 447-3375 Savage Library, 13090 Alabama Ave. S., 55378, (952) 707-1770 Shakopee Library, 235 South Lewis St., 55379, (952) 233-959 Dakota County Youth Organizations Minnesota 4-H Univ. of MN Extension Services American Heritage Girls Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Camp Fire Grandkids and Me Other Stuff Dakota County This Week Newspaper- online publication Explore Minnesota ISD 194 Community Education (Lakeville) ISD 719 Community Education (Prior Lake/Savage) Minnesota Parent Minnesota Grown produce and products (apples, pumpkins, berries etc.) Family Fun Field Trip Factory