4 Tucson things to do on Black Friday instead of shopping

Plant succulents and drink mimosas

Pallet-making class at Green Things — Succulents are popular subjects for classes at Green Things.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Get some post-Thanksgiving zen by planting succulent bowls while drinking mimosas at Green Things, 3384 E. River Road. Instruction is free, but you have to pay for supplies. Click here to sign up.

Thanksgiving family circus

Jasmine Romanov, 17-year-old senior, climbs an aerial silk at the Circus Academy of Tucson Thursday, April 6. Ten Green Fields School students from the 6th to 12th grades learned circus skills including aerial silks, trapeze, globewalking, tightwire, juggling and stilts as part of their Interim, a 45-year-old tradition. For this out-of-classroom activity students choose activity to participate in and prepare 8-minute presentation of their experiences to share at an all-school assembly.
Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star

Be active and have fun trying a variety of circus arts like juggling, globe, tight wire and more with the whole family.

The event is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at The Circus Academy of Tucson, 400 W. Speedway. The cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of four or more.

Wee Winter Wonderland

Giving back — The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, will offer free admission this summer to active-duty military and their families.
Greg Bryan / Arizona Daily Star 2011

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is decorated for the season, including 15 miniatures that depict holiday celebrations around the world through time. The museum is located at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults; $6 for kids ages 4-17 and free for kids ages 3 and under.

Go for a hike

Crested saguaro in Pima Canyon — A rare crested saguaro stands on a slope above the Pima Canyon Trail.
Doug Kreutz/Arizona Daily Star

With weather like this, it would be a crime NOT to go outside. Even if it's a walk through your neighborhood.

We like hiking. And there are lots of places to go here.

The Pima Canyon Trail is a good one to take the family on. Well, for about three miles. After that it gets a little harder. You'll see desert vegetation and maybe flowing water.

To get there from West Ina and North Oracle roads, go east on Ina to Christie Drive. Take that north to Magee and turn east. You'll come to a parking lot at the trail head.