🎨 Free Art Making 🐟 Northwest Sportshow 1/2 Price Tickets πŸ–ΌοΈ Walker Show & Tell ⭐ + Lots of Freebies & Deals!


Welcome to the Wednesday Newsletter. That warm and sunny day yesterday was so nice, but this fog isn't so fun! At least we're just about 1/2 way through the week.

A lot of new people are joining our newsletter this week and I want to say HI and WELCOME! If you ever have a question or want to share a fun event or MN deal you think we should know about, just hit reply to the newsletter email.

If you missed Monday's newsletter you can still see it here for our BIG Easter Egg Hunt list, Owl Festival this weekend, free craft classes and more.

I'm sorry that today's newsletter is SO late today, but I got really caught up general updates and especially in the freebies and deals section below because there is a LOT of new stuff to start out March. Stay tuned for even more.

I'll talk to you again for the Friday newsletter. In the meantime you can keep up with us on Facebook or the website! Thank you for reading. I DO appreciate it!


First Friday Art at the Eagan Art House

If you have an artistic flair or just love to get crafty, there’s FREE art making every first Friday of the month at the Eagan Art House!

One of these events is coming up in just 2 days on Friday, March 6th, and the theme will be Playing with Pattern = Shibori Inspired Bandanas.

Hannah checked out a class in this new building in January and though it was super fun. The new building is a great space with more classrooms, ample space for ceramics, an area for a rotating art display and more.


Northwest Sportshow Half Price Tickets

The 2026 Northwest Sportshow Show is happening this week, March 5-8, and you can save with half price tickets!

This BIG show at the Minneapolis Convention Center gives you access to the best in boating, fishing, RVs, motorized vehicles, apparel and other gear from hundreds of exhibitors to inspire endless adventures to come.

Plus there are lots of fun ways for the whole family to be entertained AND to learn about fishing and boating! Check out the 5,000-gallon aquarium stocked with native Minnesota fish species where you can learn some of the ins and outs of fishing, do some catch and release fishing in the trout pond, attend educational seminars and lots more.

We've also got a discount ticket link and coupon code to save 50% on your ticket purchase. Kids 12 and younger get in for free!


Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids at The Walker

The Walker Art Center has a brand new exhibit that's especially for kids!

Even toddlers will enjoy experiencing art with Show & Tell, an exhibition for kids. It's designed with five exploratory zonesβ€”Play, Make, Find, Read, and Watch– and kids are literally encouraged to interact, touch, play with the art all around them.

The Walker always offers free admission for kids under 18 and only adults need to buy tickets. You can make the outing entirely free if you visit for Free First Saturday coming up this Saturday, March 7th and the Walker is always free during Free Thursday Nights from 5-9pm every Thursday.


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Get the details for these deals and more on the Current Great Deals Page.

It's a GREAT day for freebies and deals! Here is everything new that was added today plus there are more that will be added to the Current Great Deals Page later, but I just had to stop to get the newsletter sent out before it's too super late.

Starting with freebies, we have two new food deals including a FREE Mini Irish Soda Bread today only at Breadsmith (Minnetonka, St. Paul and Edina). The other is a GREAT one from Holiday where you can get a free food/drink item or car wash every day for the next week and some of these are big freebies like a breakfast sandwich.

There are new free samples too including Patday Extra Strength Eye Allergy Itch Relief Eye Drops, Temptations Lickable Spoon Cat Treats and IAMS Wet Food Pouches for dogs.

If you're an early bird, the first 60 guests at participating Target stores on 3/7 receive a FREE Roller Rabbit shopping bag. Check the event details to see if your store is included.

There are some good shopping deals too including 20 Jack Link's Beef Sticks under $10 ULTA has Sweet & Shimmer minis 5 for $10 - regularly $4.99 each, Hasbro Guess Who? card game for $2.39 (think Easter baskets for these last two!) and Old Navy has 50% off all shoes for the family with prices starting as low as $2.49.

To celebrate National Craft Month, get a FULL YEAR of Craftsy for only $.75! This includes 2,000+ classes with world-class instructors offering step-by-step tutorials across sewing, baking, quilting, art, cooking, knitting & more.

Check out the deals page for more deals and freebies!


Click on any photo to see where we found it!

(You can also see them all HERE.)


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