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Recipe Wednesday: Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches + Best Twin Cities Ice Cream Shops
While our agenda here at FFTC has typically been — and will continue to be — lending inspiration for family outings around the Twin Cities, we also recognize the value in simply spending quality time...
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Crafty Wednesday – From Big Ugly TV to Puppet Fun
As Anne mentioned last week, we are splitting up Wednesdays among us to expand on local outings with some family fun at home. I volunteered for crafts. It took me having kids to re-connect with my...
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Read Aloud Wednesday: Go on a Family Adventure Without Leaving Your House
It’s another installment of our new monthly series–Family Fun at Home–and we are calling Read Aloud Wednesday. I jumped at the idea of featuring reading out loud. Here is a way your family can...
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Crafty Wednesday – Treasure Art
My kids collect things. Weird things — buttons, bottle caps, broken jewelry, fabric cut from old clothes and, most recently, my old breast pump (to play mad scientist of course). I’m always a bit torn...
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Recipe Wednesday: Crock Pot Chicken Strips + 10 Free Air Conditioned Outings
In September, when the temp spikes again and you find yourself tempted to switch the AC back on, it’s nice to be reminded that crock pot recipes need not be reserved for comfort food in the dead of...
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Read Aloud Wednesday: ‘North Woods Girl’
Are you still not convinced that you can do voices? Then, I have a great recommendation for you today. It’s a new book from the Minnesota Historical Society Press: North Woods Girl. Written by...
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Recipe Wednesday: Strawberry Rhubarb Applesauce + Twin Cities Apple Orchard...
This week’s installment of Recipe Wednesday hopes that you’ve been able to make it out to one of the wonderful Twin Cities-area apple orchards (and if you haven’t, we’ve got a list of a few to try at...
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We Can Give Back Month is Almost HERE! And Announcing The Great Give Back...
Our Feed My Starving Children Crew November is around the corner which means “We Can Give Back Month” is almost here! Woohoo! Before the chaos of the holidays hits us or as we walk through the...
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Read Aloud Wednesday–‘A Dog is a Dog’ by Stephen Shaskan October 2015
Sometimes you want a quick and fun read with your kids. And this month’s suggestion is one of my favorites. This month’s Read Aloud Wednesday Book Recommendation is A Dog Is A Dog by Stephen...
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Recipe Wednesday: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Rice + 7 Ways to Give Back as a Family
Sick of pumpkins yet? Ready to move on? Or perhaps you’ve stockpiled a stash of seeds from all those jack-o-lanterns you carved last week and are wondering what to do with them. Well, Dining With...
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Read Aloud Wednesday–‘How Martha Saved Her Parents From Green Beans’
This month’s Read Aloud Wednesday is in honor of Thanksgiving. Knowing that many of you will have green beans on your table, your family will appreciate this book. How Martha Saved Her Parents From...
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Read Aloud Wednesday: Christmas Stories
At our house, we love reading Christmas stories. We suspend any reading we are already doing and open up our Christmas books. I’m just asking you to consider reading some great Christmas tales with...
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Introducing Megan Maynor, Author of ‘Ella and Penguin Stick Together’
Tomorrow, Ella and Penguin Stick Together is released. You don’t want to miss the fun events happening around town celebrating this adorable book. ‘Ella and Penguin Stick Together’ Storytime and...
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45+ Fun Indoor Games for Kids of All Ages
Rainy day and indoor games for kids of all ages! They are categorized into age appropriate groups, but as always, these indoor games can truly be enjoyed by anyone who is ready and willing to have...
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Crafts in the Cold: Two Activities to do at Home When You Don’t Want to Leave...
Family Fun Twin Cities was invited into the WCCO studio to suggest some fun crafts to do with the kids during this absolutely horrific cold weather. (I’m not complaining about the cold in Minnesota....
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Read Aloud Wednesday ‘Ella and Penguin Stick Together’ Inspired Book Suggestions
This month we have had a blast partnering with the author of Ella and Penguin Stick Together Megan Maynor. She knows and loves her children’s books, and she has some great suggestions for you to...
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Twin Cities Valentine’s Day Weekend Events
Spend a lovely weekend with your favorite sweethearts taking advantage of all the Valentine’s Day activities in the Twin Cities – many of them FREE. Here are 10 ideas to get you started: Home Depot...
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Introducing the NEW Family Fitness Plan
Written by Faith Goenner, Owner, Mama Gracie’s Pregnancy Shop & Spa According to statistics from First Lady Michelle Obama’s Presidential Let’s Move! Campaign. Over the past three decades obesity...
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Read Aloud Wednesday: Punk Skunks Recommend
This month for Read Aloud Wednesday, we asked our favorite Punk Skunks–Stephen Shaskan and Trisha Speed Shaskan–what some of their favorite picture books were. Check these out at your library and you...
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St. Patrick’s Day: Simple Family Fun at Home or Around Town
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but I love this “holiday.” It’s a fun one for me because there are no expectations. If we forget it, it’s okay–nobody is worse...
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