Safe Fun in the Water
Kids laughing, playing and swimming in the water. Parents relaxing nearby in the sun, confident the children are safe…there’s nothing better. Knowing your child has great swimming skills will help ease the mind but don’t assume that they will be out of harm’s way.
Here are some tips to keep your kids safe this summer while playing in or near the water.
Recipes Around the Campfire
Whether it’s s’mores, popcorn, hot dogs, or corn on the cob, the campfire has no limits. Grab your ingredients and your must-haves; aluminum foil, roasting sticks and start timing!
choconana
Cut a banana in half lengthwise (so you have two half-moons), sprinkle shaved milk chocolate over the banana. Wrap in tin foil and place on the fire/coals.
Land of 10,000 Adventures
Does the length of the drive determine how adventurous you are? Are you a one-hour drive from the Twin Cities? Two-hour? Please don’t tell me you are a three-hour drive adventurer! Whatever level of adventure you have in mind, there is a place for you to visit in the good ol’ state of Minnesota. The land of 10,000 lakes.
Home Alone (and I don’t mean the movie)
Here we go! The vision of what life should be for me included kids laughing (mostly), dinner altogether, cooking, activities, driving carpool, going to dance recitals, band concerts, reading and rereading papers and of course those weekly spelling words (those actually made me nuts). This vision was my (our) reality for the last 18 years.
So, the next question is not only a question, but a chapter; a chapter that has some blank pages with questions that only I can answer.
Fireworks
BLAINE
July 4th at 10pm–National Sports Center.
CHANHASSEN
July 4th at 10pm–Lake Ann Park.
DULUTH
July 4th at 10pm–Bayfront Festival Park.
DELANO
July 4th at 10:30pm–Central Park.
EAGAN
July 4th at 10pm–Central Park.
EDINA
July 4th at dusk–Rosland Park.
EXCELSIOR
July 4th at dusk–Commons Park.
MAPLE GROVE
July 14th at dusk–West Arbor Lake.
MINNEAPOLIS
July 4th at 10pm–Downtown Mpls Riverfront.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aquatennial
July 21st at 10pm–Downtown Mpls Riverfront.