{"id":223110,"date":"2024-04-14T23:03:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/?p=223110"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:32:59","slug":"top-things-to-do-with-kids-in-metro-detroit-this-week-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/top-things-to-do-with-kids-in-metro-detroit-this-week-80\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP THINGS TO DO WITH KIDS IN METRO DETROIT THIS WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Looking for daily inspiration and ideas for things to do with kids this week? From at-home family fun, to festivities around town \u2013 here are our top picks for fun things to do with kids in Metro Detroit this week!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NEW ON LITTLEGUIDE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/the-ymca-hosts-free-community-events-saturday-for-healthy-kids-day\/\">The YMCA Hosts FREE Community Events Saturday For Healthy Kids Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/earth-day-events-activities-for-kids\/\">Earth Day Events &amp; Activities For Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/5-kid-friendly-places-to-visit-in-flint-this-spring\/\">5 Kid-Friendly Places To Visit In Flint This Spring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/debucks-family-farm-hosts-inaugural-tulip-festival\/\">GIVEAWAY: Tulip Festival at DeBuck&#8217;s Family Farm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/goldfish-swim-school-offers-water-safety-tips-for-autism-acceptance-month-and-free-events\/\">Goldfish Swim School Offers Water Safety Tips For Autism Acceptance Month + FREE Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/where-to-find-affordable-food-and-shopping-deals-in-metro-detroit\/\">Where To Find Affordable Food and Shopping Deals In Metro Detroit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOW LIVE!<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/littleguidedetroit\/docs\/littleguide_detroit_2024_camp_magazine\">LITTLEGUIDE DETROIT FREE DIGITAL CAMP MAGAZINE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Featured Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/the-ymca-hosts-free-community-events-saturday-for-healthy-kids-day\/\">Healthy Kids Day @ The YMCA (multiple locations) &#8211; FREE events no membership required<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/free-third-thursday-at-cranbrook\/2024-04-18\/\">FREE Third Thursday @ Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/community-open-house\/\">Community Open House @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/night-hikes-on-the-farm\/2024-04-19\/\">Night Hikes On The Farm @ MSU Tollgate (Novi)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/detroit-historical-museum-free-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Free Admission @ Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1122548098769884\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free Admission @ Dossin Great Lakes Museum (Detroit)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/princess-party\/\">Princess Party @ Hart Community Center (Davisburg)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/pokemon-weekend\/2024-04-20\/\">Pokemon Weekend @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/toddler-time-2\/2024-02-27\/\">Toddler Time @ SEALIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/touch-a-truck-5\/\">Touch-A-Truck @ Southfield Municipal Complex (Southfield)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com\/michigan\/what-s-inside\/events\/toddler-time\/\">Toddler Time @ LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/360-allstars\/\">360 AllStars @ Macomb Center (Clinton Township)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/goldfish-swim-school-offers-water-safety-tips-for-autism-acceptance-month-and-free-events\/\">Sensory Friendly FREE Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (West Bloomfield)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Earth Day Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/earth-day-celebration\/\">Earth Day Celebration @ West Bloomfield Recreation Center (West Bloomifled)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/recycle-old-electronics-for-free-admission-to-detroit-zoo\/\">Greenfest @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science.cranbrook.edu\/explore\/programs\/events\"><strong>Earth Day Celebration @&nbsp;<\/strong>Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Township<strong>)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/event\/explorers-earth-day\/\">Explorers: Earth Day @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warmemorial.org\/eventcalendar11\/joereilly\">Earth Day Celebration \u2013 Mini Maestros Family Concert @ The War Memorial (Grosse Pointe Farms)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/belleislenaturecenter.detroitzoo.org\/events\/nature-center-events\/green-day-22\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Day @ Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wayneco.recpro-iframe.com\/CourseActivities.aspx?id=30\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Day Extravaganza @ Nankin Mills Interpretive Center (Westland)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/s\/earth-day-celebration\/321406220779782\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Earth Day @ Farmington Nature Center (Farmington Hills)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hands-On Museums<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sloanlongway.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverscienceandnature.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mi-sci.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan Science Center (Detroit)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/oac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/science.cranbrook.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cranbrook&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/science.cranbrook.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/science.cranbrook.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;of Science (Bloomfield Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehenryford.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Henry Ford (Dearborn)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indoor Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com\/michigan\/offers\/little-guide-detroit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/check-out-the-new-yoyos-fun-center-in-clinton-township\/\">Yoyo\u2019s Fun Center (Clinton Township)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/dinoland-opens-second-location-in-madison-heights\/\">Dinoland (Madison Heights)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/oac\/visit\" target=\"_blank\">Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/bounce-it-up-livonia-is-a-must-visit-for-metro-detroit-families\/\">Bounce It Up (Livonia)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/kidcadia-offers-indoor-oasis-for-kids-parents\/\">Kidcadia (Dearborn)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nature Centers + Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/littleguidedetroit.com\/explore-nature-at-indian-springs-metropark\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Springs Discovery Center (White Lake)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lesliesnc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/auburnhills.org\/departments\/parks_and_recreation\/recreational_programs\/all_ages.php\" target=\"_blank\">Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fhgov.com\/play,-explore-learn\/parks-facilities\/nature\" target=\"_blank\">Farmington Hills Nature Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howellnaturecenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Howell Nature Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oakgov.com\/parks\/Pages\/events.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Red Oaks Nature Center (Madison Heights)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/registration.sterling-heights.net\/CourseActivities.aspx?id=1011\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Heights Nature Center&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/registration.wbparks.org\/CourseActivities.aspx?id=4&amp;cat=5\" target=\"_blank\">West Bloomfield Nature &amp; Recreation Center&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit: The Henry Ford &#8211; KMSPhotography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for daily inspiration 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