# Things to do with kids in West St. Paul, MN

> 8 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in West St. Paul, MN (Dakota County, MN), in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Full Moon Forest Bathing](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/full-moon-forest-bathing--listing-88928285c285d59e0a8f8574) — Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Main Property, Farm Entrance, West St. Paul · From $30 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Join Silvae Spiritus Nature & Forest Therapy, certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, for a guided forest bathing experience! Forest…
- [Nature Tots (Thursday Morning Series)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/nature-tots-thursday-morning-series--listing-14d3be8cfd3f32b7a54d5019) — Thu, Oct 29 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Main Property, Farm Entrance, West St. Paul · From $150 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Registration for this program is closed. Visit the Activities Calendar for more upcoming programs. Join Dodge Nature Preschool teacher Melissa Tobias, M. Ed., for a six-week fall…
- [Nature Tots (Friday Morning Series)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/nature-tots-friday-morning-series--listing-77b672af494b801913f03b7e) — Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Main Property, Farm Entrance, West St. Paul · From $150 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Registration for this program is closed. Visit the Activities Calendar for more upcoming programs. Join Dodge Nature Preschool teacher Melissa Tobias, M. Ed., for a six-week fall…
- [Outdoor Learning Day at Dodge Nature Center (Grades 1-4)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/outdoor-learning-day-at-dodge-nature-center-grades-1-4--listing-e615d54995e6f18114f2d223) — Mon, Nov 2 · 8:15 AM – 3:15 PM · Dodge Nature Center, Main Property (Main Office Entrance), West St. Paul · From $75 · checked Oct 20. A full-day, screens-off nature day camp at Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul on Monday, Nov. 2. Two age groups run side by side from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Grades 1-2 explore…
- [Pride Outside at Dodge Nature Center (grades 5-12)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/pride-outside-at-dodge-nature-center-grades-5-12--listing-3736fb635cd18f95e70fe9c2) — Thu, Nov 12 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Dodge Nature Center, Main Property (Main Office Entrance), West St. Paul · Free · checked Oct 20. A free after-school nature program at Dodge Nature Center for 5th-12th grade youth of any sexual or gender identity and LGBTQIA+ allies. Participants explore the changing seasons…
- [Trails by Lantern Light at Thompson County Park](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trails-by-lantern-light-at-thompson-county-park--listing-c308a5b0fe3b219810101034) — Nov 20 – Nov 29 · 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Thompson County Park, West St. Paul · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Dakota County Parks lights hundreds of lanterns along a paved route through Thompson County Park and the adjoining greenway in West St. Paul for ten evenings around Thanksgiving…
- [Chemists in the Library at Wentworth Library](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/chemists-in-the-library-at-wentworth-library--listing-7359bdc54e1fb583da5618e7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Wentworth Library (Wentworth Large Meeting Room #130), West St. Paul · Ages 6+ · checked Oct 20. Volunteers from the Minnesota section of the American Chemical Society run a two-hour drop-in of hands-on chemistry activities at Wentworth Library in West St. Paul. Kids move…
- [Winter Solstice Bonfire at Dodge Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/winter-solstice-bonfire-at-dodge-nature-center--listing-eadd43a1ceff654fefdb85e4) — Mon, Dec 21 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Dodge Nature Center, Main Property (Farm Entrance), West St. Paul · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 13. Celebrate the shortest day of the year outdoors at Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul. Enjoy a guided hike with naturalists through the wintry woods, then warm up around a…

## Recently ended

- [Nature Tots (Friday Morning Series)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/nature-tots-friday-morning-series--listing-96c85c6cb79673b16ece6471) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Nature Tots (Thursday Morning Series)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/nature-tots-thursday-morning-series--listing-1a3c55fe878fbad6a95418b7) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia (self-guided)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia-self-guided--listing-a7fa8ed0c7fed41343da9336) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-e29fc5fff5a11cb6a1d2e903) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-a50b3a977e826451eff5f700) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Wild Cocktails](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/wild-cocktails--listing-1bff5a46455eb9b8802d6954) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-7e0be305bc4ffc23b11ff332) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-c598e0abfbf4dd3c43192d05) — ended Mon, Oct 19
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-effa04950b322f90e7e27ad2) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Trivia on the Trails: Owl Trivia!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/trivia-on-the-trails-owl-trivia--listing-d297647f491755099db915a5) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Fall Break Camp: Animal Adventures (Grades K-1)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/fall-break-camp-animal-adventures-grades-k-1--listing-046accfddd19d97d08df139f) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Fall Break Camp: Farm Foods (Grades 2-4)](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/fall-break-camp-farm-foods-grades-2-4--listing-4cf750661d2a15babbb7798d) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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