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Anyone ages 4 through adults who have wanted to try tennis but just haven't picked up that racket are invited to USTA events throughout southeast Michigan. Locations and ages vary by event, but no racket or equipment is required. Tennis activities, games and play will be offered in a...
LAFCU’s April reading event for Michigan kids ages 0-12 celebrates two of spring’s winged wonders: butterflies and bees. The featured story is “Teachers Smell Like Butterflies,” read by its author, Elaine Hardy, of East Lansing. Viewers will get a peek into the Butterfly House at MSU’s Michigan 4-H Children's Garden,...
Kids ages 7 and older with moms are invited to paint a unicorn masterpiece together. All participants will also receive an individual wrapped Sweet Cupcake Treat. Face masks and temperature checks will be required and disposable aprons are provided.
Event Cost: $32 per person, registration required
Event Times: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Kids ages 5-12 will make a craft to take home for mom. Masks are required and dress to get messy.
Event Cost: $3, Free residents; registration required
Event Times: 9:30-11 a.m.
Kids ages 3-6 can listen to a story in the Newburg Schoolhouse. A craft is included, and masks and social distancing are required.
Event Cost: Free, registration required
Event Times: 10:30 a.m. May 15 & July 17
Kids ages 3-6 can listen to a story in the Newburg Schoolhouse. A craft is included, and masks and social distancing are required.
Event Cost: Free, registration required
Event Times: 10:30 a.m. May 15 & July 17
To celebrate Earth Day, learn about restoration efforts and some simple strategies for green living. Families can take home a craft to keep thinking of going green.
Event Cost: $5
Event Times: 3-4 p.m.
Bring the kids out for a day of service cleaning up the park. Volunteers will help clean-up along the picnic areas and shoreline of the park. Individuals, families and groups are all welcome to participate. Volunteers will be assigned to different areas of the park at check-in. All necessary...
Register in advance and help clean up the park for spring. Face masks and social distancing will be enforced. Groups organized by hour.
Event Cost: Free, registration required
Event Times: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Families can learn about the top artifacts at each museum – Michigan Science Center & Grand Rapids Public Museum – while the presidents of both "battle" for best artifact in five categories.
The Yorkshire Museum, located in England, launched a weekly #CuratorBattle competition on Twitter to challenge other museums to...
Families are invited to join Bailey Park NDC and Eastside Community Network for an afternoon of environmentally friendly fun. There will be games, activities and information about how to be a citizen of the planet. Masks and social distancing are required.
Event Cost: Free, registration required
Event Times:
This event makes the perfect complement to the Dream Cruise with a chance to experience all the best hot rods, muscle cars, customs and cruisers on the planet — past, present and future. Families can see many of those iconic machines only found in books and movies.
Hand sanitizing stations...
