After living in the Twin Cities for over a decade—five of those as a parent and many before as a teacher—I’ve explored a lot of kid-friendly spots. From cozy coffee shops with play areas to massive playgrounds and hands-on museums, this area is packe...
They have a play room for kids
Homepage | Sovereign Grounds
We love the Paw Patrol area - Adventure Bay
Tickets – Nickelodeon Universe
Adorable free play cafe. Their prices are super affordable!
Rebe's Play Cafe
Such a great children's museum!!!
Minnesota Children's Museum
Really fun indoor playground
Eagles Nest Indoor Playground
Impressive indoor playground
Edinborough Park | Edina, MN
Chutes and ladders!
Hyland Play Area
Love that they have a playground out back!
Lakeville Brewing Company
This free zoo is amazing! There's a little amusement park next door.
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
Our favorite zoo - we are members!
Minnesota Zoo
Fave local bookshop for kids
Red Balloon Bookshop
This is such a charming park!
Vivie’s Park
The giant book stack is so adorable!
PK's Place | Minnesota United FC - MNUFC
Such a cool place to see children's book manuscripts and such 😍 schedule a visit!!!
Children's Literature Rese…
Great brewery to visit with kids as it's huge - lots of room to sprawl our
Bauhaus Brew Labs
Really cool museum!
The Works Museum
Small but mighty museum!
The Bakken Museum
Big spacious tent out back makes this a great place to eat out with kids in the winter. Not super busy then!!
Menus - Heathers coffee shop
This place is legit! In central MN. But it has a free indoor and outdoor playground for kids, big open gyms, and a library kids can play in and borrow books from (no check out)
Community Center - Sartell, Minnesota
Super cool! Find its location and visit with your kids!!
