Minnesota’s Creepiest Legends
There’s nothing better than a good ghost story to set the mood for Halloween. You don’t have to search far, as Minnesota is no stranger to the weird and mysterious. Gather your...
Top 10 Parks in (and around) the Twin Cities
We don't have long to get out and enjoy the beautiful bounty nature has to offer during the summer months in Minnesota. The more important piece, however, is that we do have such a...
5 places to take your kids for swimming lessons
Kids have so many opportunities these days to explore extracurricular activities, sports, music, and arts. Some they may love and stick with for years to come, others they may hate or lose interest in...
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
What's fat-soluble, naturally present in only a few foods, and is triggered by ultraviolet B (UVB) rays from the sun? If you answered "Vitamin D," you are correct.
Vitamin...
The 10 best children’s books for kids 10 and under
The ABCs of the Top 10 Children’s Books? Adventurous. Bewitching. Creative. Whether it’s an adventure through uncharted territories or through the jungles of the mind, it has to keep our young readers intrigued and always...
Top 10 Toy and Game Stores around the Twin Cities
Over the last few years, toys and games have become more and more overshadowed by screens and apps. Let’s all put away those devices, if only for a few hours, and play a strategic,...
MCM goes on a ‘Wild Kratts’ adventure
A new experience and exhibit, a collaboration between the Minnesota Children's Museum (MCM) and the creators of the PBS Kids series Wild Kratts, will be premiering in January of 2019.
While this seems like a ways...
A Safe and Healthy Day at the Lake
We don't have a lot to worry about in the waters here in Minnesota: No sharks, no piranhas, no eels, or other things in the water looking to take a bite out...
Blame it on my youth: The struggles of a coming generation
Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2015, now outnumber Millennials and have become the single largest population segment in the United States.
We described a positive outlook for the coming generation a few months...
