Belle Isle with Kids: Nature Center, Beach Days and Playground Picnics
When Detroit families need room to run, they cross the bridge to Belle Isle. The 982-acre island park is a greatest-hits album for kids: the...
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Build, Tinker, Play: Hands-On Fun for Kids at Henry Ford Museum
Some museums say ‘don’t touch.’ Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation hands kids the tools. In Dearborn, young visitors can climb into historic vehicles, experiment...
A Toddler’s Perfect Morning at the Detroit Zoo
Taking a two-year-old to a 125-acre zoo sounds ambitious — until you know the tricks. At the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, the front of...
Greenfield Village with Toddlers: Slow Days, Big Wheels and Carousel Rides
Greenfield Village with a toddler is a different — and in some ways better — museum. Skip the lectures and follow the wheels: the Weiser...
Skate Season Returns: Family Ice Skating at Campus Martius Park
The surest sign that winter is coming to Detroit? The ice is back at Campus Martius. The Rink at Campus Martius Park typically opens in...
Free Art Adventures: Family Fun at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Here’s one of metro Detroit’s best family deals: kids can explore one of America’s greatest art museums for free. Residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb...
Detroit Zoo Family Guide: Penguins, Polar Bears and 125 Acres of Wild Fun
Few family outings in metro Detroit deliver more than a day at the Detroit Zoo. The 125-acre park in Royal Oak is home to more...
A Family Day at Greenfield Village: Trains, Model Ts and 300 Years of History
There is no open-air museum in America quite like Greenfield Village. Spread across more than 80 acres in Dearborn, The Henry Ford’s living-history village gathers...
Spooky Spectacular! DSO’s Family Halloween Concert Returns October 31
Orchestra Hall gets delightfully spooky on Halloween morning. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents Spooky Spectacular! Halloween at Orchestra Hall on Saturday, October 31 at 11...
Artemis Adventure with LEGO Bricks Blasts Off at The Henry Ford October 18
Space exploration meets serious play at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation this fall. Artemis Adventure with LEGO® Bricks, a traveling hands-on exhibition about NASA’s...
