Community Corner
Grab & Go: Kids Activity Planner
From family story-times to snowshoeing on the Chain of Lakes, this is your weekly activity planner for Southwest Minneapolis.
Family Valentine Art Party
Where/When: , 3100 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Why Go: Instructor Joanne Peters will lead an evening of making homemade valentines at the Linden Hills Recreation Center. Please register on-line with Minneapolis Parks.
Price: Resident $8, Non-resident $12
Where/When: Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, 55419
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m.
Why Go: Share books, stories, and rhymes with your children at this weekly event.
Baby Storytime
Where/When: Linden Hills Library, 2900 W. 43rd St.. Minneapolis, 55410
952-847-2825
Saturday, Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m.
Why Go: For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's
senses with books and music. Build brain power. Call to register
Price: Free
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Where/When: 2720 W 43rd St., Minneapolis, MN 55410
Saturday, Feb. 12, 1 p.m.
Why Go: The author of young adult books including Godless, Invisible, Rash, and How to Steal a Car visits the Wild Rumpus to introduce his new book, The Big Crunch.
Price: Free
Tail Time
Where/When: , 2720 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, 10:30 a.m.
Why Go: Take your tots (babies to preschool age) over to the Wild Rumpus for Tail Time, a storytime "guaranteed Not to put you to sleep!"
Price: Free
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Sunset Snowshoe Hike on the Chain of Lakes
Where/When: 3000 E Calhoun Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Feb. 14, 2011, 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Why Go: You will meet at the Lake Calhoun North Beach parking lot, receive a pair of snowshoes and be taken on a guided snowshoe hike through the Chain of Lakes, going through wildlife areas that are not accessible in the summer.
Price: $15
