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
- Winter at Hogwarts @ Howell Nature Center (Howell)
- Sensory Friendly Planetarium Show @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Storytime @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Park)
- Toddler Time @ SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- Disney’s Heroes & Villains @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Pre-School Skate @ Riverside Arena (Livonia)
- SUE: T. Rex Experience @ Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- Love of Learning Club @ District Library (Ypsilanti)
- Kids Night Out Yoga @ DownPup Yoga (Plymouth)
- FREE Admission @ Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)
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WeekDAY Holiday Events
- Holiday Walk @ Cultural Center (Flint)
- Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Canfield Community Center (Dearborn Heights)
- Holiday Lights Celebration @ Fire Department (Farmington Hills)
- Channel 95.5’s Jingle Ball @ Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)
- Deck The City Hall (Westland)
Weekend Holiday Events – find more events here
- FREE Holiday Party @ The YMCA (multiple locations)
- Royal Oak Jingle & Light Parade (Royal Oak)
- Holiday Hoopla and Tree Lighting (Waterford)
- Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- Jingle Bell Barn @ Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)
- Holiday Stroll @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township) – LGD discount
- Cosmic Christmas @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Lights Before Christmas (Toledo)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Wild Lights @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
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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Photo credit: Toledo Zoo
