Weekend family fun: Rockin' the Children's Museum

May 19, 2016 at 4:07PM
Kids paint on a piano inside the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.] BRIDGET BENNETT SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE • bridget.bennett@startibune.com 89.3 the Current's annual event Rock the Cradle at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on Sunday, April 12, 2015. The event had storytelling by the radio's djs, arts and craft activities, and live performances form kids-music performers like Koo Koo Kanga Roo and the Okee Dokees.
Kids paint on a piano inside the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.] BRIDGET BENNETT SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE • bridget.bennett@startibune.com 89.3 the Current's annual event Rock the Cradle at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on Sunday, April 12, 2015. The event had storytelling by the radio's djs, arts and craft activities, and live performances form kids-music performers like Koo Koo Kanga Roo and the Okee Dokees. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kids Rock

The Current brings a Rock the Cradle pop-up event to the Children's Museum on Saturday. Small children can break out some moves on the disco dance floor with museum mascot Twinkle and DJs Mark Wheat and Sean McPherson. Roaming musicians include Gabriel Douglas and Aric Bieganek. For a bonus, the museum's admission price is reduced by half for the exhibits with added activities for the day. (9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. $5. Minnesota Children's Museum, 10 W. 7th St., St. Paul. 651-225-6000. mcm.org.)

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