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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
- Daily: Outdoor Ice Skating @ Blake’s (Armada)
- Daily: Aurora @ Glenlore Trails (Commerce)
- Daily: The Rink @ Campus Martius (Detroit)
- Daily: Magical Musical Drive-Thru Holiday Light Experience (Flint)
- Monday: Art Menorah (Beverly Hills)
- Thursday: Nature Story Time @ Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)
- Thursday: FREE Admission @ Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills)
- Thursday-Sunday: Holiday Lights On The Farm (Novi)
- Thursday-Sunday: Holly Dazzle: A Renaissance Christmas (Holly)
- Friday: Wimee’s Words Live @ DIA (Virtual)
- Friday & Saturday: Bicentennial Park Drive-Thru Lights (Grand Blanc)
- Friday-Sunday: Santa Trolley @ Warstler Farm (Oxford)
- Friday-Sunday: Holiday Stroll @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township)
- Friday-Sunday: Holiday Nights @ Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- Friday-Sunday: Musical Express Train @ Spicer Orchard (Fenton)
- Friday -Sunday: Blizzard of Oz @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Friday-Sunday: Wild Lights @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Saturday: Live Reindeer, Hot Cocoa & Santa (Birmingham)
- Saturday: My Little Luminary @ Bear Creek Nature Park (Rochester)
- Saturday & Sunday: Night of Lights @ Greenmead (Livonia)
Drive-Thru Light Events
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Christmas at Crossroads (Flint)
- Lights On The Lake (Lake Orion)
- Bostick Family Light Show (Garden City)
- Northville Symphony of Lights (Northville)
Bright Spot For A Photo Op
- Light Up Beacon Park @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Highland Festival of Trees (Highland)
- Gingerbread House Show (Chelsea)
- Fantasy of Lights (Howell)Â
- Celebration of Light (Troy)
Find Santa
- Three Cedars Farm (Northville)
- The Village of Rochester Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Night of Lights (Livonia)
- Santa at Cabela’s (multiple locations)
- Blizzard of Oz @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
Get your socially distant photo with Santa at your local mall. Here’s your Santa Finder: Mall Guide
Visit The Playground
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)
- MARVEL: Universe of Superheroes @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)Â
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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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