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)
- Nature Play Pop-Up @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens (Ann Arbor)
- Fall of the Titans @ Cranbrook Insistute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Rink Opening (Royal Oak)
- Frozen The Musical @ Detroit Opera House (Detroit)
- First Friday Late Night @ Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- Drop-In Workshop: Printmaking Notecards @ DIA (Detroit)
- Ballet Folkorico de Detroit @ Bloomfield Township Library
- FREE Admission @ Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)
- Kids Night @ The Nature Center (Shelby Township)
FOR MOM & DAD: Broad Executive MBA Program Preview in Troy on Saturday from 10am to 1pm
Holiday Events – find a complete list of this week’s events here
- Holiday Tree Lighting (Madison Heights) – Monday
- Winter Wonderland Walk @ Heritage Park (Canton) – Wednesday & Thursday
- Winter Market & Tree Lighting (Birmingham) – Friday
- Cirque Dreams Holidaze @ Fox Theatre (Detroit)
- Lighted Christmas Parade (Lake Orion)
- The Nutcracker @ Music Hall Cetner (Detroit)
- Winter Wonder Light @Meadowbrook Hall (Rochester)
- Wild Lights @Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Wayne County Lightfest @ Merriman Hallow Park (Westland)
Take a road trip – Christkindl Market, a European Christmas market, debuts in downtown Grand Rapids
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)
- Dinoland (Madison Heights)
- Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Bounce It Up (Livonia)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
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: Detroit Historical Museum has FREE admission during Noel Night
