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Last night, as my three kids were eating popsicles after dinner, I filled them in on this little bit of Minnesota trivia:

“At the State Fair, all the food is on sticks,” I told them.

They, having never actually been to the State Fair (yeah, yeah… I know), were wide-eyed and in disbelief.

My seven-year-old saw an opportunity: “Mom! Raise your hand if you want to plan a Mini State Fair!” Dude knows I like a good party planning challenge — and here we are.

All of this may seem like over-indulgent parenting, and it is. But my kids have been amazing through this pandemic. They wear masks without complaints. They didn’t cry when I told them they wouldn’t be going to school this fall. They understand and don’t question that there are some things we just can’t do right now. The least I can do is give them a “Mini Get-Together” during the summer of the 

They don’t know this yet, but there will be a bounce house (surprisingly less expensive than I thought). And when I put the question out to Twitter for what else I should include, one of the 

 was to rent a mini petting zoo. So that’s 

Here are some other amazing ideas that came through on Twitter about how you can plan your own (socially distant) Mini State Fair. And if you do, share your pictures with us. Tag your photos on social media with #MiniStateFair, or email them to us at 

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Here are some amazing ideas that came through on Twitter about how you can plan your own (socially distant) Mini State Fair.

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Missing the Great Get-Together? Here are ideas to host a Mini State Fair

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