Weekend family fun: Rock the Cradle, Farm Babies

April 9, 2015 at 4:10PM
A group of kids gathered at the kids's disco during the Rock the Cradle event at the Children's Theatre Company and the Minneapolis Institute of Art Sunday March, 24, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN. The event was hosted by The Current. ] JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.com
A group of kids gathered at the kids's disco during the Rock the Cradle event at the Children's Theatre Company and the Minneapolis Institute of Art Sunday March, 24, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN. The event was hosted by The Current. ] JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.com (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ROCK THE CRADLE

Kids and their grown-ups can groove together at this musical family event. DJs and bands will play tunes for all ages. Take a stroll through the museum, participate in activities and view pop-up performances. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Free. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls. 612-870-3000. www.thecurrent.org/feature/2015/02/05/rock-the-cradle.)

FARM BABIES

Spring brings new life to the plant and animal kingdoms. Visit with the newest members of the Minnesota Zoo family, see cow milkings and other activities. Weekends include enrichment events with snow monkeys, brown bears and other animals. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. $12-$18. 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. 952-431-9200. www.minnesotazoo.org.

MELISSA WALKER

This little piglet was one of nine born to a sow in the pig barn at the Farm Babies exhibit, part of Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN, Friday, April 6, 2012. Eleven thousand six hunred people took in the zoo between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.] DAVID JOLES * djoles@startribune.com - Springtime in Minnesota includes the Farm Babies exhibit at the Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo.
This little piglet was one of nine born to a sow in the pig barn at the Farm Babies exhibit, part of Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN, Friday, April 6, 2012. Eleven thousand six hunred people took in the zoo between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.] DAVID JOLES * djoles@startribune.com - Springtime in Minnesota includes the Farm Babies exhibit at the Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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