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
- Toddler Time @ SEALIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- Ninjago Days @ LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Little Critters @ Lake St. Clair Nature Center (Harrison Twp)
- Dip It For Kids @ Dairy Queen (multiple locations)
- FREE Third Thursday @ Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- Mini Mozarts @ The HAWK (Farmington Hills)
- Drop-In Workshops @ Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)
- Family Fun Swim @ Boll Family YMCA (Detroit)
- Pirate Night Fun Friday @ Fairytale Fun Place (Clarkston)
- Lumberjack Pancake Fun Run @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Open Play Day @ The Linden Center (Northville)
- Solar Saturday @ Recreation Center (West Bloomfield)
- DogMan TakeOver (Royal Oak)
- Mudpuppypalooza @ Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)
- $1 Open Play @ Fascination Factory (Birmingham)
Easter Events – find a complete list here
- Egg Scramble @ Drakes Sports Park (West Bloomfield)
- Spring Egg Hunt @ Troy Historic Village (Troy)
- A Hopping Good Time @ Blake Farms (Armada)
- Farm Egg Scramble @ Wolcott Mills Farm Center (Ray)
- Easter Egg Hunt @ RARA (Rochester)
- Easter Visits @ Carousel Acres (South Lyon)
Maple Sugar Events
- Maple Sap To Syrup @ Hess-Hathaway Park (Waterford)
- Sugaring & Shearing @ Ella Sharp Museum (Jackson)
- Maple’s Sweet Story @ Kensington Metropark (Milford)
- Making Maple Syrup Tour @ Maybury Farm (Northville)
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)
- Yoyo’s Fun Center (Clinton Township)
- 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
Photo credit: Belle Isle Nature Center