Summer is wrapping up, and school is starting one way or another. And if you are like our family, you are trying to figure out how eek in the last days of summer. Last night I was at my church's community garden playing with some of the kids. One little girl who was two was crawling through a tunnel. I leaned over and called into the tunnel, "Good job! You can do it."
And then I realized that I sounded like I was talking to my dog.
Good thing they are both super cute.
Here are five ways to enjoy these last few days of summertime and prepare for the year ahead.
- This podcast: This is my kids' favorite new "audiobook." In 6 minute chunks, my kids are drawn into a story that captures them completely. They have spent hours with their Amazon Echo in their room playing with LEGO and listening to the story. I don't know how they found it, but I'm here
for it.
- This instagram post: A new local bakery. Peanut Butter cookies.....mmmmmmm
- This YouTube: Let's get ready for school with our kids
- This quote: Be YOU! You are worth it!
- What's on my heart? I volunteer at Storehouse Grocers in Dayton's Bluff and they are currently fundraising to open a new Community Center just down the
street.
This is their vision: We desire to see a cultural space where black and brown communities can cultivate innovation and creativity. The mission of the cultural center is demonstrate redemptive relational building between neighbors while cultivating restorative justice in Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood.
Don't feel like you need to donate, but if you are interested in helping out you can click on the link.
This August Twin Cities Family Weekend Guide covers August 28-29, 2021. To find our most recent guide, click here. For more inspiration on spending family time together this weekend, check our Family Fun Calendar.
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No arm-twisting is necessary to get our kids out the door to the park or to pick up a book (and coincidentally, we’ve had a peaceful, satisfying summer!) So here’s what I find so cool about the StoryWalk program, which unites these classic indoor-outdoor summer activities: it turns us on to new (to us) authors and takes us to parks not normally on our
radar.
Kids love collecting things. They love searching for these things they collect. There are endless ways to indulge this passion. While we are out on these quests, maybe we can create a happy family memory and learn something new.
Quick Guide to Summer Resources
Use our Minnesota State Fair Guide to help plan your best visit ever in 2021.
Hope we can be of some help and inspiration!
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Everything under the sun you need to know about family fun this summer is packed into our 2021 Twin Cities Ultimate Guide to Summer. Beat boredom and fill your long school break days exploring the best the Twin Cities has to offer in the way of parks, swimming spots, bike trails, community events and summer festivals (they’re back!)
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