Snow Day Activities For Kids in Metro Detroit

Let it snow! When we need an excuse to slowdown, there’s nothing like a ‘snow’ day. Here are some of our favorite ‘Snow Day’ activities in Metro Detroit!

Go sledding

Bundle up, grab the flexible flyers and wear the kids out on the snowy hills of metro Detroit. Find a complete guide here and check out our favorites below:

• Beverly Hills Village Park (Beverly Hills)
• Snowy Ridge Sledding Hill (Commerce)
• Valade Park (Detroit)
• Heritage Park Sled Hill (Farmington)
• Ambassador Alley Sledding Hill (Howell)
• Cass Benton Park (Northville)
• Bloomer Park Sled Hill (Rochester)
• Marshbank Park (West Bloomfield)
• Hines Drive Sledding Hill (Westland)
• Rolling Hills Park (Ypsilanti)

Get On The Ice

Strap on some skates and enjoy the ice when it feels like a snowglobe. We have a full list of rinks here, with highlights below.

• Blake Farms (Armada)
• Campus Martius (Detroit)
• Riley Park (Farmington Hills)
• Bear Creek Nature Park (Rochester)
• The Rink (Royal Oak)
• Dodge Park (Sterling Heights)

Hit The Slopes

Make the most of the snow and hit the hills for the bunny hills or big ones.

• Pine Knob (Clarkston)
• Alpine Valley (White Lake)
• Mt Brighton (Brighton)
• Mt Holly (Holly)

Visit A Museum

Learn something new and have hands-on fun at a local museum.

• The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
• Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
• Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
• Ann Arbor Hands On Museum
• Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)

Check Out A Nature Center

Enjoy ‘outdoor’ fun, inside at a nature center. Bonus: many have FREE admission!

• Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
• Belle Isle Nature Center  (Detroit)
• Farmington Hills Nature Center 
• Nankin Mills Interpretive Center (Westland)
• Stage Nature Center (Troy)

‘Relax’ at an Indoor Playground

Get a coffee or a smoothie and let the kids have fun while you relax and chat with other parents.

• LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills) <— LittleGuide readers get a discount!
• Kidcadia (Dearborn)
• Stemville (Northville)
• Kid Empire (Farmington Hill & Sterling Heights)
• Castaway Play (Howell)
• Rev’d Up Fun (Woodhaven)
• Yoyo’s Fun Center (Clinton Township & Westland)

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