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)
- Little Critters @ Lake St. Clair Nature Center (Harrison Township)
- Winter Solstice @ Recreation Activities Center (West Bloomfield)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live On Stage @ FIM Whiring Auditorium (Flint)
- FREE Third Thursday @ Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- Winter Solstice @ Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)
- Third Thursdays @ The Wright (Detroit)
Holiday Events – find a complete list of this week’s events here
- The Music of The Nutcracker @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Holly Jolly Christmas Party @ Castaway Play (Howell)
- Elf In Concert @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Detroit)
- Hot Chocolate with Elf On The Shelf @ United Skates (Lincoln Park)
- Breakfast with The Grinch @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township)
- Winterfest Stroll @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Wild Lights (Ana, Elsa and Kristoff on Saturday) @Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Wayne County Lightfest @ Merriman Hallow Park (Westland)
Take a road trip – Check out the Christkindl Market, a European Christmas market, 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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