Education & Community

(ADULTS, FAMILIES, MIN. AGE 5)

AT MAPLEWOOD NATURE CENTER, 2659 E 7TH ST., MAPLEWOOD, MN 55119.

Friday JANUARY 17, 6:30PM-8:00PM

Snowshoe (need 6 inches) or hike along our luminary trail. If the weather conditions allow; we’ll check out some holes in the ice, and try your hand at making a new one. Win an Ice Globe luminary kit to take home!

Fee: $5 per person, register online by Sunday, January 16 at www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button,or call 6519249-2170. Activity #16629 Read more about Luminary Hike

(ADULTS, FAMILIES, MIN. AGE 5)

AT MAPLEWOOD NATURE CENTER, 2659 E 7TH ST., MAPLEWOOD, MN 55119.

Friday JANUARY 17, 6:30PM-8:00PM

Snowshoe (need 6 inches) or hike along our luminary trail. If the weather conditions allow; we’ll check out some holes in the ice, and try your hand at making a new one. Win an Ice Globe luminary kit to take home!

Fee: $5 per person, register online by Sunday, January 16 at www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button,or call 6519249-2170. Activity #16629 Read more about Luminary Workshop

(ALL AGES)

Crafts! Science! Nature! Cut and create beautiful snowflakes for your windows, and other snowflake crafts from simple to highly complex. Learn how snowflakes are formed in the sky, and peer at beautiful preserved snowflake crystals up close on the microcam. Make a snowflake catcher to take home so you can identify different kinds of snowflakes all winter! Fee: $5 per person, register online by Thursday, January 2, or call 651-249-2170. Activity #16627 Read more about Snowflake Wonders

Brains On!, the widely popular podcast for curious kids and their grownups from American Public Media, is hitting the big stage with an all new science-themed show. Co-hosts Molly Bloom, Marc Sanchez and Sanden Totten will show audiences how the human brain can take a handful of signals from the eyes and ears and turn them into vibrant pictures of the world.  There will be magic tricks, dance moves, out-of-body experiences and even a game show. Read more about Brains On! LIVE: Your Brain is Magic

Everyone is invited to the annual Fall Festival at King of Kings Lutheran Church to take place on Friday, October 25. Dinner will be served from 5:30–7:00 p.m. with the Children’s Party from 6:30–8:00 p.m. Read more about Family Fall Festival at King of Kings

Celebrate our Grand Opening at Growing Explorers Learning Center! Saturday Sept. 28th from 10am - 1pm. This event is free and open to all families in the community!

Join us for face painting, games, food, prizes, a bouncy house, a visit with Paw Patrol and MORE! We can't wait to see you there!

158 Jade Trail N. Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Read more about Grand Opening Party at Growing Explorers

You’re Invited: Launch Day 

On Sunday 22nd September River Valley Church Woodbury is moving to our new, permanent location! We have renovated a facility at 7805 Hudson Road, right off I-94 and Radio Drive, featuring a state of the art kids environment built with families in mind! We have two services - 9.30am and 11am- and  we will be launching in style, with a bounce house for the kids and free refreshments. Come along and check out our new facility, we would love to welcome you! 

 If you can’t make Sunday, then we have another opportunity to visit us!  Read more about River Valley Church Woodbury Launch

Feline Rescue, Inc. volunteers are offering free nail clippings for cats and kittens from 11:00 PM - 12:30 PM at the Woodbury Chuck & Don's.  For their safety, all cats and kittens should be transported in carriers.  Donations are very much appreciated for the care of Feline Rescue shelter and foster cats. Read more about Feline Rescue Cat Claw Clipping Clinics

Aris Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic is opening a second Woodbury site to address care shortages for youth ages 5 to 18 in the five-county metro area and western Wisconsin. All are welcome to attend the free grand opening of Aris Clinic - Woodwinds, 4 - 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 (ribbon cutting is at 4:30) at the newly constructed building at 2040 Woodwinds Drive, Woodbury. Enjoy refreshments, tours, and information about Aris Clinics' outpatient services for youth, as well as families and adults. Learn more at Aris-clinic.com. Read more about Grand Opening of New Aris Clinic

Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf (CCEFS) hosts its annual Connecting Community Breakfast this month. A $25 ticket includes breakfast and a seat at the table to watch keynote speaker Mark Scharenbroich, an Emmy winner who will share his story, “Nice Bike,” an inspiring tale about connecting with others (a fitting theme for an event that’s all about supporting neighbors, especially over a meal). Read more about Connecting Community Breakfast