If you and your sweetie—or even you and your girlfriends!—are looking for a way to celebrate Valentine’s Day kid-free, check out these THREE great drop-off events taking place at local indoor play centers in Monticello and Otsego:
Valentine’s Parent Date Night at 321 Jump
Saturday, February 10 5–9pm | 321 Jump, Monticello
Drop your children off for up to 4 hours while you spend the evening with your special someone. Kids will enjoy pizza, games, movies, and lots of jumping!
Cost: 1st child $20, add’l children $15 each | Call 952-210-1135 to register
More info: facebook.com/events/291328991393067
Valentine’s Date Night at Jump City
Wednesday, February 14 5–9pm | Jump City, Otsego
Your kids will love this evening of games, movies, and inflatables, while you enjoy some time away with YOUR love! Includes hot dog, chips, and a drink
Cost: $10/child | Call 763-777-9444 to register
More info: facebook.com/inflatablebouncehouse/posts/1879177882152328
Date Night Drop-off at PLAYSpace
Friday, February 16 5–9pm | PLAYSpace, Monticello
Drop off the kids while you go out kid free! Kids will enjoy a story and activity, then curl up with a snack and watch a kid-approved movie.
Cost: 1st child $40, add’l children $10 each | Call 763-314-0202 to register
More info: playspacemn.com/events
Click here to submit your event to the calendar!
FYCC Family Bingo
Thursday, February 1 6:30–7:30pm | Albertville City Hall
Enjoy a family night out, and win some great prizes!
(Cost: $10/family if pre-registered online, $15 at the door)
Info & Register: myfycc.com/event-registration/?ee=293
Ladies’ Health & Hobby Night
Friday, February 2 5–7pm | HealthSource, Albertville
An event celebrating women, benefiting the Family First Crisis Nursery. Shopping, giveaways, massages, and live demonstrations. (Cost: $10)
More info: facebook.com/events/1773792102925444
Saturday Cinema: “Balto”
Saturday, February 3 10:15am | Monticello Library
Bring a pillow and blanket, we’ll provide the popcorn!
More info: griver.org/events
ISD 728 ECFE Valentine’s Carnival
Saturday, February 3 11am–2pm | Handke Center, Elk River
Games, prizes, and activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners to enjoy. There will also be food to purchase, a basket raffle and a book fair! (Cost: Free, but please pre-register)
Info & Register: events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg
FYCC’s popular Father-Daughter Winter Wonderland Dance is coming up soon! And this year, the event has been moved to Fieldstone Elementary to accommodate even more families.
The dance itself is 6–8 p.m., with doors opening at 5:45. Beverages and a treat will be provided. The cost is $20 per father/daughter. (additional daughters just $5 each)
Portillo’s is bringing a little bit of Chicago to the northwest Twin Cities with the opening of its new location in Maple Grove, coming January 23.
Portillo’s, which started as a single hot dog stand in 1963, now has locations across the country, with buildings and themes as diverse as the people who eat there! (Read more about the history here.) The theme of the Maple Grove location is 1930’s Prohibition, and you can see it reflected in the art and memorabilia covering the walls inside. The menu includes a wide variety of hot sandwiches, as well as burgers, pasta, salads, and of course—hot dogs!
Get $10 off your first purchase with Walmart’s FREE grocery pickup!
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As a long-time resident of Minnesota, I’ve pretty much made my peace with winter. I don’t love it, but I can tolerate it. Since becoming a mom, however, I’ve discovered a whole new disdain for the cold and snowy months that revolves around… grocery shopping.
I’m not sure which is worse—pushing a cart full of groceries through the snow, or dragging kids and and out of stores when the temps are below zero. And when BOTH snow and sub-zero temps arrived on my typical grocery shopping day this week, I figured it was time to give Walmart’s free grocery pickup a try. 🙂 And let me tell you, ladies, I may never go back!