It’s too soon to tell what 2021 has in store but no matter what we’ll have kids with energy to burn and hours of desired entertainment. Save time wracking your brain on the weekend and make your way through this list of activities.

Visit Animals

Kids are enamored by animals and from farm visits to wild adventures, there are options for every kind of animal fan.

• Domino Farms (Ann Arbor)
• The Creature Conservancy (Ann Arbor)
• SEALIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
• Bowers School Farm (Bloomfield Hills)
• Calder Dairy & Farm (Carleton)
• Howell Nature Center (Howell)
• Kensington Farm Center (Milford)
• Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
• The Reptarium (Utica)
• Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)

Explore A Nature Center

Nature Centers offer great winter fun. From beautiful hiking trails, to animal sightings and special programming, each offers unique amenities and activities.

• Leslie Science & Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
• Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)
• Farmington Hills Nature Center (Farmington Hills)
• Lake St. Clair Nature Center (Harrison Township)
• Red Oaks Nature Center (Madison Heights)
• Kensington Nature Center (Milford)
• Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (Rochester)
• Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center (Shelby Township)
• Stony Creek Nature Center (Shelby Township)
• Sterling Heights Nature Center (Sterling Heights)
• Indian Springs Environmental Discovery Center (White Lake)

Outdoor Adventures

Clock in #1000HoursOutside at these nature trails and playgrounds.

• County Farm Park (Ann Arbor)
• Booth Park (Birmingham)
• George George Memorial Park (Clinton Township) 
• Valade Park (Detroit)
• Heritage Park (Farmington)
• Crosswinds Marsh (New Boston)
• Maybury State Park (Northville)
• McClumpha Park (Plymouth)
• Bauervic Woods Park (Southfield)
• International Wildlife Refuge (Trenton)
• Waterford Oaks (Waterford)
• West Bloomfield Nature Reserve (West Bloomfield)

Hit The Ice

Bundle up and learn to skate at a rink or on a lake, it’s a winter sports for kids of all ages.

• Buhr Park (Ann Arbor)
• Blake Farms (Armada)
• Beverly Park (Beverly Hills)
• Barnum Park (Birmingham)
• Campus Martius (Detroit)
• Riley Park (Farmington Hills)
• Lake St. Clair Metropark (Harrison Township)
• Rosie’s Park (Madison Heights)
• Bear Creek Nature Park (Rochester)
• Spencer Park (Rochester Hills)
• Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Township)
• Dodge Park (Sterling Heights)
• City Square Ice Rink (Warren)

Find A Ski Resort

From bunny hills to big ones, here are the place to ski or snowboard in metro Detroit.

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

Go Sledding

The best thing about snow days are sledding hills. Here are ones to try around town!

1. Beverly Hills Village Park (Beverly Hills)
2. Lincoln Hills Golf Course (Birmingham)
3. Civic Center Sled Hill (Clinton Township)
4. Balduck Park (Detroit)
5. Shiawassee Park (Farmington)
6. Vernier Hill (Grosse Pointe)
7. Greenmead Historical Park (Livonia)
8. Civic Center Park  (Madison Heights)
9. Maynard “Red” Aurand Memorial Park (New Baltimore)
10. Cass Benton Park (Northville)
11. Shepherd Park/Hamilton Hill (Oak Park)
12. Lost Lake Nature Park (Oakland)
13. Jesse Decker Park Sled Hill (Orion)
14. Bloomer Park Sled Hill (Rochester)
15. Borden Park (Rochester Hills)
16. Marshbank Park (West Bloomfield)
17. Hines Drive Sledding Hill (Westland)

Get Creative With The Arts

Explore the galleries, get creative at the studio or at home and enjoy the arts.

• Ann Arbor Art Center (Ann Arbor)
• Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (Birmingham)
• Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills)
• Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)
• Arts & Scraps (Detroit)
• African Bead Museum (Detroit)
• The Bee’s Knees Pottery (Northville)
• Art Attic (Plymouth)
• Creatopia (Plymouth)
• Creative Arts Studio (Royal Oak)

Let Them Play

When you need to stay warm and need to get out the house, let them run around a play center.

• Peppa Pig World of Play (Auburn Hills)
• Legoland Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
• Jungle Java (Canton)
• Jungle Java (Clinton Township)
• Ganbaru Ninja Gym (Detroit)
• Dinoland (Dearborn)
• Kidcadia (Dearborn)
• Jungle Java (Farmington Hills)
• Urban Air Adventure Park (Oxford)
• Rochester Play (Rochester)
• Urban Air Adventure Park (Sterling Heights)
• Under the Sea Playground (Troy)
• Yoyos Fun Center (Westland)
• Rev’d Up Fun (Woodhaven)

Learn Something New

Family field trips are full of fun. Visit a museum and learn something new.

• Yankee Air Museum (Belleville)
• Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
• The Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn)
• Dossin Great Lakes Museum (Detroit)
• Charles H Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit)

Go For A Swim

Make a splash inside and pretend that summer has arrived early at an indoor pool.

• Boll Family YMCA (Detroit)
• Dearborn Ford Center
• Livonia Recreation Center
• Macomb Township Aquatics Center
• Carls Family YMCA (Milford)
• Romulus Aquatics Center
• Downriver Family YMCA (Southgate)
• Troy Community Center
• Troy Gymnastics
• Warren Community Center

BONUS: Hit the road and head to Grand Rapids for the World of Winter Ice Festival!

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