'F' is for Free & Frugal Family Fun: Week of June 18

Free and Frugal Family Fun will be posted every two weeks during the summer.

MALL of AMERICA EVENTS
Space Jam -  Sat, June 23; The Goonies - Sat, June 30, 10 AM, Free Family Flicks at the Mall of America, first-come, first-served, as seating is limited to the theater capacity. FREE! Click here for future showings

Toddler Tuesdays: Wonder Pets! Circus Party, Tues, June 19, 10 AM - noon, Rotunda

Midwest Regional Yo-Yo Championships, Saturday, June 23, 10 AM - 4:30 PM, Rotunda

Toddler Tuesdays: Kiddie Karnival, Tuesday, June 26, 10 AM - 12 noon, Rotunda

Junie B. Jones Stupid Smelly Bus Tour, Friday, June 29, 11 AM, Rotunda

American Girl Doll Store Events - all events FREE and open to the public!
McKenna "Take the Challenge" Scavenger Hunt, June 20 and 27 (1 - 5 PM) American Girl Historical Character Scavenger Hunt, June 19, 29 (2 - 6 PM)
Innerstar University Spirit Scrunchie Craft, June 26 (4 - 6 PM)American Girl Historical Character Scavenger Hunt, June 19, 29 (2 - 6 PM)

EXHIBITS, MOVIE, & THEATRE EVENTS
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MacPhail Center for Music FREE Family Music Seies

MN Children's Museum's Let Your Imagination Go Bananas with Curious George, May 26- Oct 7

Arty Pants at Walker, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, 11 AM - 1 PM, ages 2-5 with adult

Target Free Family Concerts at Orchestra Hall schedule

Real Pirates Exhibition: Science Museum of Minnesota, now through Sept. 3.

NATURE EVENTS
Wood Lake Nature Center, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation and Three Rivers Park District offer a wide variety of fun activities and events for all ages including preschoolers. Three Rivers also has Free Family Fun Days.

Richardson Nature Center Events 
My Preschooler & Me: Owls & Owlets - Totally Turtle, Thurs, June 21 and Sat, June 23, 10 AM
Family Fun Night, Fri, June 22, 6:30 PM
Critters Close Up, Sun, June 24, 3 PM
Click here for upcoming Richardson Nature Center events

Como Zoo Events
Parent/Child Preschool Programs - Parent/Child Preschool Classes are for preschool children ages 4-5, accompanied by an adult, Fee: $15/child
Monkey Business, June 20 or 22
Think Pink, June 25, 29 
Programs for 3-Year-Olds, cost: $15 per child ($13.50 per child for Como Friends members) Fancy Feet for 3s, June 27
Click here for more Como Zoo events.

Minnesota Zoo Events
Dinosaurs- Summer 2012
The most exciting pre-historic adventure awaits Minnesota Zoo guests in 2012 when Dinosaurs! roars back to the Zoo, May 26 – September 3.
Family Zoo Adventures (4-8 years), 1-3 PM, $37 for child/adult members, $50 non-members
Dolphin Magic, Jun 23
See a Great Clips IMAX Theatre film up to three weeks after your class with a $3 discount coupon from the instructor.
Toddler Time (2-3 years), 9:30 - 10:30 AM or 11 AM - 12 noon, members $18, non-members $22
Penguin Encounters - Jun 24, $75
Click here for more Minnesota Zoo events.

CRAFTS
Call 612-877-8090 to register for classes at Heartfelt in Linden Hills
Preschool Classes - ages 2 1/2 and older with a grown up, $10, $5 for each additional child per family
All Age Ice Cream Social, Wed, June 27 or Thurs, June 28, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Fairy Tree House, June 20, 27, 2 - 4 PM, ages 6 & 7 with a grown up helper, $44
Summer Solstice PJ Party, Tues, June 19, 7 - 9 PM, all ages, FREE!
Boat Making, Thursday, June 21, 1:30 - 3:30 PM, ages 6 and up, $15
Fairy House with Yard, Sat, June 23, 10:30 - 12 noon, $28
Needle Felted Animals, Sat, June 23, 1 - 4 PM, ages 9 to adult, $32
Super Safe Needle Felting, Tues, June 26, 1:30 - 3:30 PM, ages 7 and up, $15
Branch Weaving, Thursday, June 28, 1:30 - 3:30 PM, ages 8 and up, ages 5 to 7 with an adult, $15
Sand Table Play, June 30, FREE!
Click here for upcoming Heartfelt classes

Fairy Gardening, Little Enchantments in Edina, Sat, June 23, July 28, Aug 25, 1 - 4 PM, $25-$40, call 612.746.4040 for reservations 

Hennepin County Library Events - Click here for this week's library events schedule

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