Looking for daily inspiration and ideas for things to do with kids this week? From at-home family fun, to festivities around town – here are our top picks for fun things to do with kids in Metro Detroit this week!
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Featured Events
- Open Family Swim @ Aqua-Tots Swim School (multiple locations)
- Sing-Along with Cocomelon at SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- Story Studio @ Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- Marshmallow Fly & Fry @ Heritage Park (Farmington Hills)
- Spray Day @ Heritage Park (Canton)
- Girl Scouts Journeys @ Stage Nature Center (Troy)
- Bike Safari @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Family Campout @ Stony Creek Astronomy (Shelby Township)
- Kids Day In The Park @ Clintonood Park (Clarkston)
- Jurasic Park Night @ Blue Sky Ice Cream (Romulus)
- Family Fun Campout @ Maybury State Park (Northville)
- Sensory Splash Time @ Blue Heron Splash Pad (Whitmore Lake)
- Good Moves, Good Grooves @ Cullen Plaza (Detroit)
Outdoor Movie
- Thursday, August 9th: Mulan @ Community Park (New Haven)
- Friday, August 11th: TBD @ City Hall Park (Dearborn)
- Friday, August 11th: Minon: The Ries of the Gru @ Brennan Pool (Detroit)
- Friday, August 11th: Despicable Me @ Booth Park (Birmingham)
- Friday, August 11th: TBD @ Macomb Corners (Macomb)
- Friday, August 11th: Minion @ Henne Field (Saline)
- Saturday, August 12th: Minons: The Rise of Gru @ Brennan Pool (Detroit)
Festivals & Fairs
- Blake’s Sunflower Festival: August 11th – 13th
- Dexter Daze Festival: August 11th & 12th
- Milford Memories: August 11th – 13th
- Sweetest Heart of Mary Perogi Festival: August 11th – 13th
- Maybury Farm County Fair: August 12th
- Thunder Over Michigan Air Show: August 12th & 13th
- Armada Fair: August 14th – 20th
Splash Pads
- Van Buren Park Beach (Belleville)
- Lyle C. VanHouten Spray Park (Dearborn Heights)
- The Sprayscape (Plymouth Township)
- Heritage Park Splash Pad (Farmington Hills)
- Dodge Park Splash Pad (Sterling Heights)
- Blue Heron Bay Spray Park (Hamburg)
Hands-On Museums
- Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
Indoor Fun
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Fun ZoneZ (Redford)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
- Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Stemville (Northville)
- Troy Gym Munchkin Ropes Course
Nature Centers + Classes
- Indian Springs Discovery Center (White Lake)
- Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)
- Farmington Hills Nature Center
- Howell Nature Center
- Red Oaks Nature Center (Madison Heights)
- Sterling Heights Nature Center
- West Bloomfield Nature & Recreation Center
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