Linden Hills Littles Events Calendar
Looking to keep your kids busy? Here are activities in Linden Hills that are still enrolling or don’t require pre-registration. For events for all ages, check out our Linden Hills All Ages Calendar. Email additional suggestions to newsletter@lindenhills.org.
WEEKLY
Mondays: Ballet, Tap and Creative Movement at the Linden Hills Recreation Center on Mondays at 5:45p. Current session runs from 1/6 to 2/24; next session runs from 3/10 to 4/21. Ages 5-9, registration required, $72 for residents.
Tuesdays: Weekly Story Time with Wild Rumpus on Tuesdays at 10:30a. Primarily geared towards toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Thursdays: Drop-in Discovery at Linden Hills Park on Thursdays from 4:15-5:15p through 12/19. Explore nature topics, investigate curiosities, and engage in art or experimentation. All ages, no registration needed, just stop on by for free naturalist-guided exploration.
Thursdays: Family Ceramics: Open Studio at the Linden Hills Recreation Center on Thursdays from 4:30-6p. Current session runs from 1/9 to 2/6; next session runs from 2/20 to 3/20. Ages 6+, registration required, $40 for residents.
Fridays: Family Indoor Playground at the Linden Hills Recreation Center on Fridays from 10-11:30a, from 1/10 to 3/28. This is an unsupervised activity; parents or a guardian must accompany their child(ren). Note that a Neighborhood Naturalist will have a drop-in nature corner set up from 10-11a. Free for kids under 6, register online.
FEBRUARY
February 1: Fulton’s Lunar New Year Celebration at Pershing Park Rec Center on Saturday 2/1 from 11a-2p. Event promotes cultural awareness and diversity through community building and educational activities. Offering food demonstrations, how to play Mahjong, arts & crafts, inclusive children’s story time in English/Chinese, photo booth station, scavenger hunt, make your own marble fan, and food trucks (Hana Bistro). All ages, free, register here to help the organizers plan for attendance.
February 1 & 2: Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet on Saturdays and Sundays from 10a-4p from 1/18 to 2/9. See this year’s program of performances and art actions.
February 3: Baby Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Monday, 2/3 at 10 & 11a. For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.
February 5: Family Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Wednesday, 2/5 at 10 & 11a. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
February 5: Valentine Card Making at the Linden Hills Rec Center on Wednesday, 2/5 from 6-8p. Ages 6+, $10 for residents, register online.
February 7: Dinner and a Movie at the Linden Hills Rec Center on Friday, 2/7 from 6-8p. Take a break, kick your feet up and catch a flick with fellow movie fans. Reserve your spot for a pizza dinner and the latest movie. Ages 5-10, $10 for residents, registration required.
February 8: Give Linden Hills Kids a Smile. Linden Hills Dentistry would like to continue to extend the opportunity for disadvantaged children in our neighborhood to receive complimentary dental care on Saturday, 2/8 from 8a-1p. Please help spread the word! Contact Linden Hills Dentistry at 612-922-6164 as soon as possible to reserve your appointment.
February 8: Shannon Gibney We Miss You, George Floyd Story Time at Wild Rumpus on Saturday, 2/8 from 10:30-11:15a. Join Shannon for a reading, discussion, and she will also have her traveling art kit along, to allow for anyone who might want to process their feelings through tactiles and visual art rather than words to do so.
February 8 & 9: Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet on Saturdays and Sundays from 10a-4p from 1/18 to 2/9. See this year’s program of performances and art actions.
February 9: Booker T’s Teen Book Club with Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 2/9 from 5:30-7p. Calling all readers around the ages of 13-17! Join Booker T’s Teens to read and talk about TERRIFIC young adult books and graphic novels! We meet one Sunday a month in person at the bookstore. To join, email book club leader Tori at tori@wildrumpusbooks.com.
February 10: Baby Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Monday, 2/10 at 10 & 11a. For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.
February 10-14: Drop-in Valentine’s Day Craft at the Linden Hills Library: Heart Garland! Free and open to all visitors.
February 12: Family Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Wednesday, 2/12 at 10 & 11a. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
February 15: Katherine Jumbe Night: A Children’s Fable Story Time at Wild Rumpus on Saturday, 2/15 form 10:30-11:15a. Seating will be available on a first-come first-served basis.
February 16: Wild Things Book Club with Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 2/16 from 5:30-6:30p. Calling all new and emerging readers around the ages of 6-9! We meet one Sunday a month at 5:30p on Zoom. To join, email book club leader Bo at bo@wildrumpusbooks.com.
February 19: Family Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Wednesday, 2/19 at 10 & 11a. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
February 20: Preschool Magic Wool Festival at Heartfelt on Thursday, 2/20 from 10:30a-12p. sort colored bits of fleece, then felt into organic shapes with soap and water. Adults will make a simple wool gnome while the children snack and play. Space is limited; please register in advance by calling 612-877-8090; $28 for each child with an adult, $14 for each additional child per family. For children aged 2.5+ with an adult.
February 21: Dinner and a Movie at the Linden Hills Rec Center on Friday, 2/21 from 6-8p. Take a break, kick your feet up and catch a flick with fellow movie fans. Reserve your spot for a pizza dinner and the latest movie. Ages 5-10, $10 for residents, registration required.
February 22: Keenan Jones Saturday Morning at the ‘Shop Story Time at Wild Rumpus on Saturday, 2/22 from 10:30-11:15a. Spend Saturday morning at the barbershop in this upbeat picture book celebration of the spaces and places that bring communities together. Seating will be available on a first-come first-served basis.
February 23: Purple Door Book Club at Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 2/23 from 5:30-6:30p. Calling all readers around the ages of 8-12! Join The Purple Door Book Club once a month to talk about AMAZING middle grade books! We meet one Sunday a month at 5:30p on Zoom. To join, email book club leader Beth at beth@wildrumpusbooks.com.
February 23: Booker T’s Teen Book Club with Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 2/23 from 5:30-7p. Calling all readers around the ages of 13-17! Join Booker T’s Teens to read and talk about TERRIFIC young adult books and graphic novels! We meet one Sunday a month in person at the bookstore. To join, email book club leader Tori at tori@wildrumpusbooks.com.
February 24: Baby Storytime at Linden Hills Library on Monday, 2/24 at 10 & 11a. For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.
February 27: PJ Story Time with Valarie Kaur at Wild Rumpus on Thursday, 2/27 from 6-6:45p. Show up in your PJs (adults and kids alike!) with your teddy in tow, grab a bedtime snack, and join us in the heart of Wild Rumpus for some cozy bedtime stories!
MARCH
March 1: Smash Burger Day at the Lake Harriet Masonic Hall on Saturday, 3/1 from 11a-1p. Open to the public! We serve fresh beef smashed burgers with all the fixings, plus a bag of chips and pop for just $10. All-beef hotdogs and hand-scooped shakes are also available.
March 7: Dinner and a Movie at the Linden Hills Rec Center on Friday, 3/7 from 6-8p. Take a break, kick your feet up and catch a flick with fellow movie fans. Reserve your spot for a pizza dinner and the latest movie. Ages 5-10, $10 for residents, registration required.
March 8: Story Theatre: Mo Willems at the Linden Hills Library on Saturday, 3/8 from 10:15-11a. Ages 3-6 and their caregivers. Learn how to bring storybook characters to life using beginning theatrical skills through imaginative play, collaborative storytelling, active games, and family engagement. Free, registration required.
March 9: Booker T’s Teen Book Club with Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 3/9 from 5:30-7p. Calling all readers around the ages of 13-17! Join Booker T’s Teens to read and talk about TERRIFIC young adult books and graphic novels! We meet one Sunday a month in person at the bookstore. To join, email book club leader Tori at tori@wildrumpusbooks.com.
March 16: Wild Things Book Club with Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 3/16 from 5:30-6:30p. Calling all new and emerging readers around the ages of 6-9! We meet one Sunday a month at 5:30p on Zoom. To join, email book club leader Bo at bo@wildrumpusbooks.com.
March 17: Hunger Games Midnight Release Party at Wild Rumpus on Monday, 3/17 at 10p. It’s a classic midnight release party! We are so excited for the upcoming fifth book in the Hunger Games series, Sunrise on the Reaping, and decided to throw a party about it! Tickets required, due to limited space capacity.
March 20: Preschool Spring Festival at Heartfelt on Thursday, 3/20 from 10:30a-12p. Celebrate the coming of our long-awaited spring while planting little dish gardens with grass seeds for the children to tend. Adults will learn to make a beeswax animal to live in the garden. Space is limited; please register in advance by calling 612-877-8090; $28 for each child with an adult, $14 for each additional child per family. For children aged 2.5+ with an adult.
March 21: Dinner and a Movie at the Linden Hills Rec Center on Friday, 3/21 from 6-8p. Take a break, kick your feet up and catch a flick with fellow movie fans. Reserve your spot for a pizza dinner and the latest movie. Ages 5-10, $10 for residents, registration required.
March 24: Jonathan Stroud Author Appearance at Wild Rumpus on Monday, 3/24 from 6-7:30p. He is coming back to the United States to tour the grand finale title of his Scarlett & Browne series, The Legendary Scarlett & Browne. Tickets required, due to limited space capacity.
March 30: Purple Door Book Club at Wild Rumpus on Sunday, 3/30 from 5:30-6:30p. Calling all readers around the ages of 8-12! Join The Purple Door Book Club once a month to talk about AMAZING middle grade books! We meet one Sunday a month at 5:30p on Zoom. To join, email book club leader Beth at beth@wildrumpusbooks.com.
