Name: Sensory Friendly Mornings | Como Zoo and Conservatory
Start: 2025-10-04T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-04T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Como Zoo

Read, Talk, Sing!

Twin Cities FamilyJuly 20, 2016June 20, 2024

by Twin Cities FamilyJuly 20, 2016June 20, 2024

Parents are often awestruck by how much their baby learns and grows in that first year of life. A baby actually starts developing communication skills from the moment they’re born....

5 Non-Parenting Books for New Parents

Daci PlattJune 22, 2016June 20, 2024

by Daci PlattJune 22, 2016June 20, 2024

Ah, summer: the time of year to buy a new book, throw it in your beach bag, and promptly forget about it while you follow your children around the beach, reapplying...

A Lazy Mom’s Guide to Kindergarten Readiness

Maureen ZhaoMarch 31, 2016May 31, 2024

by Maureen ZhaoMarch 31, 2016May 31, 2024

I used to be a good teacher. Until I got my own kid. I also used to be really good at telling parents what they should and shouldn’t do to...

Relax. Recover. Regroup.

Lauren JerleMarch 29, 2016May 31, 2024

by Lauren JerleMarch 29, 2016May 31, 2024

Aside from a few weekend getaways, my husband and I have never taken an extended vacation together in the seven years we’ve been together. I am pretty content at home...

One of Those Weeks

AnnieOctober 1, 2015May 28, 2024

by AnnieOctober 1, 2015May 28, 2024

It’s been one of those weeks. I have an equal number of clean, unfolded clothes in laundry baskets as dirty. My floors have more dirt, dust, food and dog hair...

Roger the Rabbit and the Power to Put Your Kid to Sleep

KimSeptember 18, 2015May 28, 2024

by KimSeptember 18, 2015May 28, 2024

Have you heard of this new book yet? It’s called The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, a...

Quiet Times

Cari DuganSeptember 14, 2015May 28, 2024

by Cari DuganSeptember 14, 2015May 28, 2024

I would say that for the most part I am a pretty relaxed mom. Even when the kids were little and other moms were fretting over dirty pacifiers, unexplained rashes,...

Thanks, But No Thanks

Leah PihlajaSeptember 11, 2015May 28, 2024

by Leah PihlajaSeptember 11, 2015May 28, 2024

A recent article on 6 Baby Items You Don’t Need was posted where Ami mentioned nixing the diaper genie (yes, the heaven-sent diaper genie that leaves fumes lingering in your house...

Oh the Places He’ll Go: First Born Kindergarten Prep

Leah PihlajaAugust 31, 2015May 28, 2024

by Leah PihlajaAugust 31, 2015May 28, 2024

The end of summer is coming! I see memes and GIFS flow throughout my social media threads of parents jumping for joy…It’s time for the kids to go back to...

7 Tools for Writing Moms

Ashley AbramsonJune 9, 2015May 25, 2024

by Ashley AbramsonJune 9, 2015May 25, 2024

I am mom. And I am a writer. Yes, I write for TCMB, and sometimes people are crazy enough to even pay me to write things. But those things are...

What They Say vs. What We Do: How Real Moms Interpret Common Advice

Kristin P.May 4, 2015May 25, 2024

by Kristin P.May 4, 2015May 25, 2024

Being a mommy is hard. Following all the advice a mommy gets is even harder. From how to sleep train to whether or not to nag about nose picking, it...

Local Treasure: 13 Secrets of the Library

Twin Cities FamilyApril 13, 2015May 25, 2024

by Twin Cities FamilyApril 13, 2015May 25, 2024

I wish I could tell you that, while visiting the public library, I pulled out my newest vampire lit obsession and a secret passageway appeared. I’d really like to tell...

Preparing Your Child For A New Baby: 4 Tips

NealyFebruary 12, 2015May 21, 2024

by NealyFebruary 12, 2015May 21, 2024

When we found out we were expecting our second child, so many fears and questions entered my mind. How on earth will I be able to handle caring for more than one child? Will...

8:00 AM

September 28 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

September 28 @ 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Vikings vs. Steelers Watch Party | Luce Line Brewing

Luce Line Brewing 12901 16th Ave N, Plymouth

Free

9:00 AM

September 28 @ 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Shakopee

Minnesota Renaissance Festival 3525 145th Street W, Shakopee

September 28 @ 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Twin City Cat Fanciers CFA Cat Show | St Paul River Center

Saint Paul RiverCentre 175 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul

$15

September 28 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Drop- in Discovery Booths | MN Landscape Arboretum

MN Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska

10:00 AM

September 28 @ 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Fall Activities | Fresh Acres Fall Festival

Fresh Acres Fall Festival 8102 72nd ST NE, Monticello

$12

Sunday Family Skate | Twin Cities Skater Studio

September 28 @ 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

+ 18 More

8:00 AM

September 29 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

9:00 AM

September 29 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Joyful Dancing | Tapestry Folkdance Center

Tapestry Folkdance Center 3748 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis

10:00 AM

September 29 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | Oakdale Library

Oakdale Library 1010 Heron Ave N, Oakdale

Free

September 29 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storytime with Engineer Paul | Choo Choo Bobs

Choo Choo Bob's Union Depot - Head House Level 1, 214 4th Street East, St Paul

September 29 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Baby Storytime | R.H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

September 29 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | Wildwood Library

Wildwood Library 763 Stillwater Rd, Mahtomedi

Free

September 29 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Baby Storytime | R. H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

+ 9 More

8:00 AM

September 30 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

9:00 AM

September 30 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Baby Storytime | Nokomis Library

Nokomis Library 5100 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis

Free

September 30 @ 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Family Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Maple Grove Library 8001 Main St. N., Maple Grove

Free

10:00 AM

September 30 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Storytime | Hardwood Creek Library

Hardwood Creek Library 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake

Free

September 30 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Playful Polliwogs | Springbrook Nature Center

Springbrook Nature Center 100 85th Ave NW, Fridley

September 30 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | R. H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

September 30 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storytime & Art Cart | Park Grove Library

Park Grove Library 7900 Hemingway Ave S, Cottage Grove

Free

September 30 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | R. H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

September 30 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Preschool Storytime | Highland Park Library

Highland Park Library 1974 Ford Pkwy, St Paul

+ 12 More

8:00 AM

October 1 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

October 1 @ 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Community Bird Club | Wood Lake Nature Center

Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield

Free

9:00 AM

October 1 @ 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Family Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Maple Grove Library 8001 Main St. N., Maple Grove

Free

10:00 AM

October 1 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tots and Trains | Minnesota Transportation Museum

Minnesota Transportation Museum 193 Pennsylvania Ave. E. Saint Paul, MN, 55130, Saint Paul

October 1 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Storytime | Kiddywampus- St. Louis Park

Kiddywampus St Louis Park 1665 West End Blvd, St Louis Park

Free

October 1 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | R. H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

+ 7 More

8:00 AM

October 2 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

9:00 AM

October 2 @ 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Baby Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Maple Grove Library 8001 Main St. N., Maple Grove

Free

10:00 AM

October 2 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Garden Storytime | Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden 1 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis

October 2 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Storytime | Hardwood Creek Library

Hardwood Creek Library 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake

Free

Little Explorers Thursday | Como Zoo and Conservatory

October 2 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

October 2 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | R. H. Stafford Library

R. H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury

Free

October 2 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Baby Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Maple Grove Library 8001 Main St. N., Maple Grove

Free

October 2 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | Kiddywampus- Chanhassen

Kiddywampus Chanhassen 860 W. 78th St., Chanhassen

Free

+ 13 More

8:00 AM

October 3 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Baby Play Date | Hardwood Creek Library

Hardwood Creek Library 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake

Free

October 3 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

10:00 AM

October 3 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Library Book Sale | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

October 3 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storytime with Engineer Paul | Choo Choo Bobs

Choo Choo Bob's Union Depot - Head House Level 1, 214 4th Street East, St Paul

October 3 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Storytime | Lake Elmo Library

Lake Elmo Library 3537 Lake Elmo Ave N, Lake Elmo

Free

11:00 AM

October 3 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sensory Friendly Fridays | Fresh Acres Fall Festival

Fresh Acres Fall Festival 8102 72nd ST NE, Monticello

$10

October 3 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

October 3 @ 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Fall Festival | Anoka County Fairgrounds

Anoka County Fair Grounds 3200 St. Francis Blvd NW, Anoka

+ 16 More

8:00 AM

October 4 @ 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

9:00 AM

In Store Kids Workshops | The Home Depot- All Locations

October 4 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

October 4 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Community Buckthorn Pull | Lowry Nature Center

Lowry Nature Center 7025 Victoria Dr, Victoria

10:00 AM

St Paul Farmers Market X Pilates | St Paul Farmers Market

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Viking Fest MN | Dakota County Fairgrounds

Dakota County Fairgrounds 4008 220th Street W, Farmington

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Open Farm | Wild Pyle Acres

Wild Pyle Acres LLC 32225 Kolshorn Rd, Red Wing

$2 – $20

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fall Fest | 50th & France

50th & France

Free

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Library Book Sale | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Free – $20

Flame Facts and Fire Fun | Dodge Nature Center- Cottage Grove

October 4 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Sun 28

Mon 29

Tue 30

Wed 1

Thu 2

Fri 3

Sat 4

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Vikings vs. Steelers Watch Party | Luce Line Brewing

Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Shakopee

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Joyful Dancing | Tapestry Folkdance Center

Storytime | Oakdale Library

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Baby Storytime | Nokomis Library

Family Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Community Bird Club | Wood Lake Nature Center

Family Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Baby Storytime | Maple Grove Library

Garden Storytime | Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Baby Play Date | Hardwood Creek Library

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

Library Book Sale | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Scarecrows in the Garden | MN Landscapes Arboretum

In Store Kids Workshops | The Home Depot- All Locations

Sensory Friendly Mornings | Como Zoo and Conservatory