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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- Experience Canterbury Village’s Holiday Stroll – LittleGuide Discount!
- Give Back This Holiday Season and Support Families at Children’s Hospital of Michigan
- Find Your Holiday Favorites At Indian Creek Zoo
- GIVEAWAY: Win $250 Gift Card to Great Lakes Crossings
- GIVEAWAY: Drive-Thru Magic of Lights
- Check out the NEW LittleGuide Detroit Holiday Magazine
Featured Events
- Nature Open Hours @ Activities Center (West Bloomfield)
- Bike Through The Lights @ Merriman Hollow Park (Westland)
- Storytime @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Park)
- Open Family Swim @ Aqua-Tots Swim School (multiple locations)
- Toddler Time @ SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- Move and Groove Storytime with Elmo @ Flint Children’s Museum (Flint)
- Jurassic World Live Tour @ Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)
- Cocomelon Live @ Fox Theatre (Detroit)
- Princess Tea Party @ Longacre House (Farmington Hills)– SOLD OUT
- LIttle Cub and Explorers Club @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
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Holiday Events – find more events happening this week here
- Holiday Kick-Off Event @ Great Lakes Crossings (Auburn Hills)
- Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Toledo Zoo (Toledo)
- Tree Lighting Ceremony (Detroit)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Blake’s Holiday Extravaganza (Armada)
- Christmas Parade (Wyandotte)
- Brighton’s Holiday Glow (Brighton)
- Wild Lights @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Santa Magic @ Great Lakes Crossings (Auburn Hills)
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 Insittute 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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Photo credit: Jurassic World Live Tour