Homeward Hills Park in Eden Prairie has family-friendly amenities that include a playground, bike trails, sports courts and fields, and space for picnicking with an outdoor grill. In the winter, the city maintains an ice rink. This park has restrooms available. This park is one of six Eden Prairie parks that hosts a Little Free Library (“LFL”). This box is meant for youth books in particular. According to LFL’s website, local Girl Scouts created this box with some help from volunteers from the local Senior Center. Learn more on LFL’s website. This is Charter #35602. Kids can borrow books or thin thin their own library by donating the books they no longer need. The city maintains an outdoor rink and warming house at this location when weather permits. Bring your own skates; there are no rentals at this location. The warming house is staffed and the rink is lit on weekdays between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and on weekends from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In the center of the park, a heated and air-conditioned, two-level barn is available for Eden Prairie residents to rent for birthday parties and other private events. Not an Eden Prairie resident? We have more Twin Cities Birthday Party ideas here. April through October, the park’s hockey rink is turned into an off-leash dog park. Note that Eden Prairie dog parks are only open to dogs with an Eden Prairie license. Children under six are not allowed in the off-leash area. However, depending on your own comfort level, you could situate yourself in the dog area so that you could keep an eye on the playground. 
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