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: Aurora @ Glenlore Trails (Commerce)
• Daily: The Rink @ Campus Martius (Detroit)
• Daily: New York International Children’s Film Festival @ DIA (Online)
• Monday – Thursday: Tree Farm Family Photo Sessions @ Blake’s (Armada)
• Thursday: Menorah In The D (virutal)
• Thursday: Tinkering with Tots @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
• Thursday: FREE Admission @ Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills)
• Friday: Milk and Cookies with Santa (Rochester)
• Friday-Sunday: Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
• Friday-Sunday: Winter at Valade Park (Detroit)
• Friday-Sunday: The Grouch @ Oakland Mall (Troy)
• 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: Cocoa & Crafts with Santa @ Troy Historic Village (Troy)
• Saturday: Drive-Thru Santa @ Veteran Memorial Park (St. Clair Shores)
• Saturday: Chanukah of Gratitude @ Huntington Woods Library and Cultural Center
• Sunday: Outdoor Menorah Lighting @ Chabad Jewish Center (Commerce)
• Sunday: Drive-In Menorah Lighting @ Downtown Royal Oak
• Sunday: Drive-In Menorah Lighting @ Chabad Troy
• Sunday: Donuts in the Dark @ Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit (Detroit)

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)
• 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) 
• 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

• Beverly Park (Beverly Hills)
• Scarlet’s Playground (Commerce)
• Booth Park (Birmingham)
• Shepherd Park (Oak Park)
• Summit Gardens (Howell)
• Spencer Park (Rochester)

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) 

Photo credit: Joe Maroon Photography

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