Twin Cities Halloween 2021

  Here are a few fun events for Halloween fans of all ages.

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

North Loop Halloween Party
Oct. 30, 5 – 7:30 pm
Nordic Plaza, 729 Washington Ave. N.
Candy, costume contests (kids, adults and pets), and the movie “Hocus Pocus” at 6:15 pm

Minneapolis Halloween Race
Oct. 30, 8:30 am
Father Hennepin Park
5K, 10K and Half Marathon, finishing medals, awards for top finishers in age groups

Halloween at Midtown Global Market
Oct. 29, 5 – 7 pm
920 E. Lake St.
Trick-or-treating, storytelling, costume contest, Halloween crafts

Bike-O-Ween!
Oct. 30, 9 – 9:45 am
Lake Nokomis
Bike decorating kits, Halloween bike course, donuts, coffee and juice

EVENTS FOR ADULTS

Hewing Studio 54 Halloween
Oct. 30, 9 pm – 1 am
Hewing Hotel, 300 Washington Ave. N.
’70s disco party, cocktails, hearty appetizers, Candy Bar with retro treats, costume contest

The Sinful Table Culinary Cabaret
Oct. 31, 6:30 – 10 pm
The Copper Hen, 2515 Nicollet Ave.
4-course dinner and cabaret show

Flip Phone XXL: Halloween
Oct. 30, 9 pm
First Avenue, 701 1^st Ave. N.
Kylie Sonique Love (winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race) and costume contest

First Avenue’s Annual Halloween Party and Costume Contest
Oct. 31, 8 pm
First Avenue, 701 1^st Ave. N.
Music and DJ, cash prizes

Halloween Bar Crawl
Oct. 30, 4 pm – midnight
The Pourhouse, 10 S. 5^th St. (check-in)
No cover, drink specials, photographer, costume contest, after party

What do you put in Easter Eggs?

What do you put in Easter Eggs?

If you have kids - or participate in an Easter egg hunt of any kind - you know that there are a lot of creative ideas about what to put in the eggs.

Here are the ideas I have collected:

• Money (Coins)
• Jelly Beans
• Peanuts/Pistachios
• Erasers
• Trinkets
• Compliments
• Motivational quotes
• Clues to find the next egg or the Easter Basket
• Slips of paper that have reasonable rewards (skip a chore, lunch date with mom, pick a meal...) 
• Tickets for a drawing for the big prize
• Quiz questions to earn points and points=prizes
• Each egg has an exercise ( push ups, jumping jacks, etc.) they have to do before going to the next egg. Prize if they do the most or all the exercises.
• Use REAL eggs

Do you do an adult Easter egg hunt? What do you put in those eggs?


What does the bunny put in the eggs at your house?


Read about Easter: Luke 23:1-56, Luke 24:1-12


#Easterbunny #EasterEggs #EasterTreats #EasterEggHunt #eastereggsubstitutes #EasterEggs

Holidays celebrated around the year’s end:

Holidays celebrated around the year’s end:

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Pancha Ganapati, Mawlid, and Bodhi Day.

Christmas is an annual Christian festival on December 25th commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, which is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast.

Hanukkah, also called Chanukah, is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev.

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration that honors African heritage in African-American culture and is observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving.

Pancha Ganapati is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated from December 21 through 25 in honor of Ganesha.

Mawlid is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated in Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar

Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Shakyamuni), experienced enlightenment, also known as bodhi in Sanskrit and Pali.


Did I forget a year's end holiday that you celebrate in the USA? Please message me and I would be happy to add it here!

Furniture for Everyday Life

{PROMOTIONAL - I am not compensated for sharing this though I did find it helpful/interesting enough to share.}

Furniture.com

Over at Furniture.com, we not only create a one-stop-shopping experience for furniture across the country and offer a handy local sales finder, but we also have a Tips and Trends Blog. We have a variety of posts that talk about decorating for an active family and picking the best fabrics for your busy home. 

Life is hectic enough, so let us help your readers create spaces that work for their families:

https://www.furniture.com/tips-and-trends/kids-and-pets-designing-a-family-friendly-family-room

https://www.furniture.com/tips-and-trends/easy-to-clean-furniture

The site also features a collection of furniture perfect for anyone on a budget. All the pieces featured are available for under or around $100. You can find the Furniture Under $100 Collection here:

https://www.furniture.com/collections/furniture-under-100

Happy shopping!

Fun with Life Science

Life Science is So Interesting (and sometimes gross)!

Spring always makes me think of all the things coming back to life - particularly outdoors - and so I rounded up these awesome life science links for you!  And don't forget, April 22nd is Earth Day!

Fun Life Science Links!

• On-line Insect Database
• Welcome to the Monarch Watch!
• National Marine Fisheries Service
Science Museum of Virginia
• Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences
• The Sierra Club
• The Virtual Body - learn about the body with an interactive, 3-D map!
• The Heart: A Virtual Exploration
• Funology - The Science of Having Fun!
• Interactive Skeleton - Click The Bones You Wanna See.
• NYE LABS - From the Bill Nye TV show.
• Virtual Dissection Kit - This site is very cool! It allows you dissect many different animals on-line.
• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Would love to hear your favorite life science resources in the comments!

See more fun learning categories under the tag: KIDS