Twin Cities Northwest Metro Family Events This Week

Fun things to do in the Twin Cities Northwest Metro on Monday, April 20, 2026

Tot Time Open Gyms on Monday

Let them bounce off someone else’s walls! Our list covers open gyms for tots across the Twin Cities Northwest Metro where they can work their wiggles off during cooler weather either FREE or at a low cost to you. SEE OUR FULL LIST OF TWIN CITIES TOT TIME OPEN GYMS THIS SPRING!

ANDOVER Tot Time Open Gym

15200 Hanson Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304
Heads up! Special tot time for kids 5 & under this week also features a craft included in admission of $5 per child. April 20, 2026, 9:30-11:30am.

MAPLE GROVE Parent/Tot Time

12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN 55369
During this open-ended play time kids will find a variety of age-appropriate toys to play with under parent supervision. April 20, 2026, 10am-12pm. $4.25/child.

OTSEGO Open Play

8899 Nashua Avenue NE, Otsego, MN, 55330
For kids ages 5 & under, activities will include crafts, games, and stories as well as room for them to jump and play. April 20, 2026, 10-11:30am, $3/child.

PLYMOUTH Preschool Open Gym

14800 34th Avenue N, Plymouth, MN 55447
A safe place for active preschool play and exploration with equipment including small basketball hoops, soft balls, building blocks. April 20, 2026, 1:30-3:30pm. $6/residents; $8/nonresidents. Drop in and pay at the door.

ROGERS Fieldhouse Tot Time 

14160 James Road, Rogers, MN 55374
Best for preschoolers ages 2-5, open play time at the city’s new fieldhouse and indoor playground is offered twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays. April 20, 2026, 9-11am, $5-$7.

Twin Cities Northwest Metro library storytimes 

ANOKA Rum River Family Storytime

4201 6th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Best for preschoolers ages 2-5 and designed to promote school readiness, kids will focus on singing, speaking, writing and playing together. April 20, 2026, 4:30-5pm. FREE.

BROOKLYN PARK Family Storytime with ECFE

8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Storytime for children of all ages and their caregivers. Get ready to sing, read, write and play together through books, stories, rhymes, music and movement. April 20, 2026, 10:30-11am. FREE.

COON RAPIDS Crooked Lake Baby Storytime

11440 Crooked Lake Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
You and your baby can enjoy books, songs, and play at Crooked Lake Library in Coon Rapids. Please register for baby storytime – one registration per child is good for the entire season. April 20, 2026, 11:30am. FREE.

More family fun ideas for Monday: Climb & slide

PLYMOUTH K.U.B.E Indoor Playground – Plymouth Community Center

14800 34th Ave. N, Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
One of the newest, shiniest indoor playgrounds in the Twin Cities, K.U.B.E (Kids Ultimate Backyard Experience) tries to create an outdoors feeling inside the Plymouth Community Center. Fun features include a 28-foot climbing tower with a spiral slide, spinners and swings, and special tot area for kids ages 2 to 5. Come check it while the weather’s still iffy. $6-$8/per kid. 

What else can I do nearby in Plymouth?

• If the weather works out, climb the nets outdoors at FRENCH REGIONAL PARK‘s huge play area. 
• Teens might enjoy testing their physical limits at the NORTHWEST GREENWAY CHALLENGE COURSE. Located on the east side of Peony Lane, south of 54th Ave. N, Plymouth.
• MONDAY NIGHT DINNER IDEA – KIDS EAT FREE! Broadway Pizza in Plymouth features a Family Monday Night Dinner Buffet from 5-7:30pm: One free child’s buffet with each adult buffet purchased, includes pizza, pasta, hoagies, salad and dessert. Plus a magician to entertain. 13705 27th Avenue North, Plymouth.