How does your family like to celebrate Independence Day? We typically enjoy a barbecue with my extended family and sometimes shoot off fireworks from the driveway or over the pond once the sun goes down.
If you don’t have plans yet, here are three fun local ideas to consider for your family’s Fourth:
Easter is coming!! This is one of my favorite holidays for so many reasons, but a big one is that it’s like a celebration of spring for the whole community! There are so many fun events that are popping up—or should I say, HOPPING up—right now, that I just had to share some of them with you.
Check out the list below for your chance to hunt some eggs or meet the Easter Bunny.
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Sunday, March 11
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
at St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Rogers
Sunday, March 11 8:30am–12:30pm
Bring your camera and grab a photo of your family as you enjoy a breakfast with the Easter Bunny! (Cost: Freewill offering benefiting Mary Queen of Peace Faith Formation)
More info: stmamom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mqop-easter-breakfast.jpg
Saturday, March 17
Breakfast with the Bunny
at Monticello Community Center
Saturday, March 17 8am–noon
Enjoy a waffle breakfast with the Easter Bunny to benefit the Wright County Crisis Nursery. Activities include crafts, tattoos, door prizes, and more. (Cost: Adults $7, Kids $5, under 2 free) Hosted by Swan River Montessori School
More info: facebook.com/events/145430786249016
Valentine’s Day is here! I love this holiday because, not only do we need a bright spot here in the middle of winter, there’s such a fun energy that comes along with all the card swapping, sweet treats, and pinkness. Also, my preschooler loves it, and it’s pretty hard for me not to love what she loves. 😉
Here are some activities that you and your kids can be a part of this week to celebrate:
Library Storytime: “Valentines”
Monday, February 12 Toddlers 10am / Preschool 11am | St. Michael Library
More info: griver.org/events
Make & Take Craft: Valentine’s Cards
February 12 & 13 | St. Michael Library
Kids are invited to make fun Valentine’s Day cards to take home. During open hours, while supplies last.
More info: facebook.com/stmamom/photos
Leading up to the Christmas season, my daughter kept asking and and asking, When would she get to play with her nativity set? Now that it’s out of the box and on display, I love watching her play out the story of Jesus’ birth, especially as she discovers more about its significance each year.
One really great way to share the story of the first Christmas with kids is to take them to see a “live nativity”—a depiction of the story of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and their visitors using live actors and sometimes even animals. If you’re interested in sharing that experience with your kids—we are!—here are a few opportunities you’ll find in our area this Christmas: