Look for the PioneerPlanet HotSite logo on select area Web sites. This site is an online resource for Twin Cities families that doesn't take a day and a half to load. It has a regularly updated list of Minnesota events, and kid-friendly tourist spots. The Minnesota Fastpitch web site provides information about schedules, tournaments and other opportunities. The Shoreview Parks and Recreation Department has assembled a colorful site with shots of its gargantuan community center, where kids frolic in the indoor water park.
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It's all about toys. Browse their online catalog or get directions to their Kellogg, Minn., store. He's posted his own drawings and lots of other stuff. Springbrook Nature Center Springbrook, a Fridley environmental-education center, offers weekly activities for adults, children and scout groups. Child care This St. Paul site focusing on child care is updated every Monday with a new article aimed at parents and child-care professionals.