# Winter Fire Building and Hot Cocoa at Lowry Nature Center > Event for families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area (MN / WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Where: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Nature Center Drive, Victoria, MN 55386 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free (registration requested) - Organizer: Three Rivers Park District - Official page: https://go.threeriversparks.org/ThreeRiversWeb/Activities/Details.aspx?session_id=3379 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/winter-fire-building-and-hot-cocoa-at-lowry-nature-center--listing-88f819775c31c6cdcea5c728 ## About Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria offers a free two-hour winter afternoon for families on Saturday, December 12. A Three Rivers Park District naturalist teaches the basics of starting a fire in winter, trying out a variety of fire-starting techniques, and then everyone warms up around a cozy campfire with a cup of hot cocoa. The program is open to all ages, so it works for families with younger children as well as older kids who want to learn a real outdoor skill. 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