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FREE & Frugal Family Fun June 13 - 18

All listings are free unless price is noted. Be sure to read the Disclaimer before you go to these events. Friday, June 13 Stone Arch Bridge Festival Sand Castle Day, Round Lake Park, Eden Prairie, ages 6 and under, 10 AM – 2 PM Father’s Day Card Craft, American Girl, 5 PM, ages 8+ Canoe When the Moon is Full, Hyland Park Reserve , 8 – 10 PM, $8 Ramsey After Dark: Victorian Superstitions , 8:30 PM, $7 - $10 The Princess Bride , Lake Harriet Bandshell, 15 minutes after sunset Saturday, June 14 National Get Outdoors Day , FREE admission to all Minnesota State Parks Stone Arch Bridge Festival Deutsche Tage Weekend Celebration , St. Paul National Outdoor Day Hike: From Fish Creek to Prairie , ages 8+, 9:30 – 11:30 AM Family Flicks , Theatres of Mall of America, 10 AM, Hugo My Preschooler & Me: Outdoor Adventurers – Fishing Fun , 10 – 11:30 AM, $5 Minnesota PlayCleanGo, Richardson Nature Center, 11 AM – 3 PM Canoe and Kayak ...

Q is for Q. Cumbers

We're kicking off our 4th Alphabet Summer next week and we're starting with one of the toughest letters of the alphabet - the letter Q!   Starting at 6 PM on Monday, June 9, the Alphabet Adventures gang and I will be selling Free & Frugal Family Fun books for $10 at Q. Cumbers in Edina and providing a fun and easy craft for kids Q.Cumbers is one of the 53 restaurants with 113 locations listed in the book that has kids eat cheap or free nights.   Every Monday from 4 PM to close up to two children ages 12 and under eat for 99 ¢ with one adult meal.  Q. Cumbers is one of the best buffet style restaurants in the Twin Cities with the biggest and best salad bar.   10% of book sales are donated to Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Association of Minnesota .  Q. Cumbers is located at 7465 France Avenue South in Edina. If the weather is good, make it a family night with a stroll around Centennial Lakes, a paddle boat ride, or a little...

FREE! & Frugal Family Fun June 6 - 12

All listings are free unless price is noted. Be sure to read the Disclaimer before you go to these events. Friday, June 6 Kiddywampus Open Studio , Hopkins, 10 AM – 4:30 PM, $8, ages 18 months – 10 Edina Art Fair , 10 AM – 7 PM Gammalgarden Museum Tours , Scandia, 1 & 2:30 PM, $7 adults, kids free ExploraDome Show , Bell Natural History Museum, Minneapolis, 2 – 3 PM, $4 - 6 Saturday, June 7 Birding by Ear , Carl Kroening Interpretive Center, Minneapolis, 7 – 9 AM, $5, ages 12+ Home Depot Free Kids Workshops , Build a Riding Lawnmower, 9 AM – 12 PM Family Flicks, Theatres of Mall of America, 10 AM, Enchanted Twin City Model Railroad Museum and Toy Train Division , St. Paul, 10 AM – 3 PM, $6 Edina Art Fair , 10 AM – 7 PM Snakes Alive and Dad’s Day Ties , Eastman Nature Center, Dayton, 10:30 AM – 12 PM, $7 Raptors in the Amphitheater , Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, 11 AM – 12 PM Crafts for Kids, Lakeshore Learning , Maplewood and St....