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Top Things to do with KIDS in Metro Detroit this Week
Looking for daily inspiration and ideas for things to do with kids this week? From at-home family fun, to winter festivities around town – here are our top picks for fun things to do with kids in Metro Detroit this week!
Events Happening This Week
Tune in to America’s Thanksgiving Parade Thursday morning on WDIV Channel 4!
- Monday – Thursday: Tree Farm Family Photo Sessions @ Blake’s (Armada)
- Tuesday-Sunday: FREE Admission at Ford House (Grosse Pointe)
- Tuesday-Thursday: FREE Admission at Huron-Clinton Metroparks (13 locations)
- Tuesday + Sunday: Holiday Markets @ Eastern Market (Detroit)
- Thursday: FREE Admission @ Oakland County Parks
- Friday-Sunday: Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- Friday-Sunday: Musical Express Train @ Spicer Orchard (Fenton)
- Friday -Sunday: Blizzard of Oz @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Friday-Sunday: Wild Lights @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Friday-Sunday: Light Up Bean Park @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Friday-Sunday: Fantasy of Lights @ Scofield Park (Howell)
Drive-Thru Light Events
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Big Bright Light Show (Rochester)
- Christmas at Crossroads (Flint)
- Lights On The Lake (Lake Orion)
- Bostick Family Light Show (Garden City)
Visit The Playground
- Scarlet’s Playground (Commerce)
- Booth Park (Birmingham)
- Shepherd Park (Oak Park)
- Summit Gardens (Howell)
- Spencer Park (Rochester)
Go On A Nature Walk
- Find fairy doors hidden on Belle Isle State Park
- Admission is FREE for kids at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
- Cranbrook Gardens are open to the public and beautiful to explore
- Feel like you’re out West with a trip to Fox Science Preserve
- Visit North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton
Find Santa
Get your socially distant photo with Santa this season at your local mall. Here’s your Santa Finder: Mall Guide
- Santa at Cabela’s (multiple locations)
- Santa’s Mailbox (Livonia)
- Santa Letters (Canton)
- Ho! Ho! Ho! Video Chat with Santa (virtual experience)
- Dear Santa (virtual experience)
Plan A Family Field Trip
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)
- Charles H Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills)
- Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- MARVEL: Universe of Superheroes @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
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About Carrie Budzinski
Carrie Budzinski is the Vice President of LittleGuide Detroit. She grew up in Livonia and Detroit and continues to live life in both cities. Carrie loves exploring the city and finding hidden gems in the suburbs..
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