It’s summertime in Minnesota and 10 year-old Spinner and his best friend, Bobber, are spending their days biking, swimming, and fishing around White Bear Lake. The boys...
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»Mainstream Boutique, a women’s clothing and accessories franchise, has opened...
»Creative Kidstuff’s CK Baby Shop, located inside its Grand Avenue location,...
»Intergenerational daycare at TowerLight on Wooddale, a senior living complex in...
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»Out & About
Tuesday, May 28
When: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Cost: FREE with gallery admission; Walker members and kids ages 12 and under are always free.
Info: walkerart.org
Friday, May 31
When: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park
Cost: FREE
“Starting solids” is one of the bigger milestones during your baby’s first year. After months of only breast- or bottle-feeding your little one, the day will finally arrive when you pop her into a...
Q1: I have not vaccinated my son. He's now two and she's been just fine. If all of the other children have been vaccinated, why should I concern myself about vaccinating mine?Unfortunately, there is...
My husband and I reached another parenting milestone this spring when we allowed our 17-year-old daughter to stay home overnight by herself. We left her with the family dog, important phone numbers,...
What do you get when you add rising home prices, still-low interest rates and insufficient inventory? Blooming consumer confidence and a growing interest in buying and selling homes, that’s what....
Man, do I have advice about personal safety. For biking, climbing, and tornado aversion protocol—I’m your guy.Take water, for example. My wife Edna’s family has a cabin on the St. Croix river not far...
Book Shelf
Seven hours pass. Not one fish. Has anyone seen a fish? One Frozen Lake tells the story of a grandfather and grandchild on several ice fishing adventures. Will...
For 15 year-old Matt and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in 1900, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. After a tragic mining...
Insects are everywhere and easy to find—if you know where to look. Minnesota Bug Hunt puts you on the trail for insects big and small, fierce and friendly....
The Twin Cities region of Minnesota has long been recognized as a hub of history, culture, commerce, and education. Now you can visit the celebrated state capitol building...
Hot Stuff
Blackout Buddy from the American Red Cross is an emergency LED blackout flashlight that doubles...
Cost: about $13
Where:
dailygrommet.com or etoncorp.com 
Children’s sunglasses are not fashion accessories, but necessities that protect the eyes from...
Cost: about $15 and up
Where:
Realkidsshades.com 
SafetyTat are temporary tattoos that read ‘If Lost, Please Call’ and list a parent or guardian's...
Cost: about $10
Where:
safetytat.com
Current Print Edition
From the Editor
May 01, 2013
There are times when I wish I could turn back the clock, and look at my beautiful daughter as a baby again, or a toddler. Hold her in my arms, have her lean against me, and coo over her unmarred skin. I’d love to be able to look at her as she was then, and see how she is now, and marvel in the changes time has brought.
I can trace the mishaps, accidents, and life events I have by the trail of scars across my body and the occasional aches within my limbs. I don’t worry much about any of them, but the first time my toddler fell on a sidewalk in Uptown and skinned her knee—it really affected me. Her perfect skin, so unblemished, was now bleeding mightily. That was the first of many mishaps and accidents she’d have in her life and in fact, her scars have surpassed mine in spades. That kid has a knack for being in the wrong place at the right time.
Keeping children safe...
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