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Yesterday afternoon I asked my daughter if she wanted to go apple picking or to a corn maze this weekend. She really wanted to go apple picking. Since the orchards tend to get crowded by mid-morning and afternoon, we knew we wanted to go first thing in the morning. We debated going today (Saturday) or tomorrow (Sunday). […]
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This past weekend I attended Bloggy Conference at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. My conference registration and hotel stay included tickets to Cedar Point for my family over the weekend. This was our second year visiting Cedar Point for Bloggy Conference and staying at Hotel Breakers which was renovated over the winter. This weekend also marked the first weekend
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My daughter loves Minecraft & STEM. When I suggested an After School activity of a Minecraft themed snack and a STEM Project – she was excited and invited a friend to join us.
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Last week on Facebook I shared a question from a reader who was looking for classes for their toddler or early preschooler. This is a great Reader Recommends topic since my daughter is far removed from the Toddler/Preschool Classes. My daughter is in 4th grade, so it has been 7 years since we considered toddler classes. Our readers have some great
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This morning my daughter and I joined her friend and his mom at the Toledo Zoo for a last summer excursion. Despite the heat, it was a perfect day at the zoo. It wasn’t too crowded since Ohio schools have already gone back to school. Our kids (4th graders) were definitely a lot bigger than many of the
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The Eastern Michigan University Community Music Academy offers Early Childhood Music classes for children from birth through 3 years and for 3-5 year olds with a parent. Classes offer a rich musical environment with singing, movement, and instruments. Classes run from September 26 through November 21 (no class October 10). Class options are Monday evening or Saturday morning. We
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Update 10/22/2018 – Pieology Ann Arbor has closed along with other Metro Detroit locations Before downtown Ann Arbor is completely invaded by returning students, my family decided to make our first excursion to Pieology. My daughter dressed for our outing in her “Pizza is Always a Good Idea” shirt from Justice. That definitely sums up her
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My daughter started using Khan Academy for math last school year. We have kept up with using it periodically over the summer and she has really shown progress in math. She has asked about other topics and also completed the Hour of Code module. Unfortunately, a lot of the other topics are too advanced for her – she’s
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Did you know that there are new food and shipping options opening at Briarwood Mall? I can’t wait to try out Freshii (although I can’t tell from the press release if it is replacing an existing good location). See the press release below for more details: ANN ARBOR SHOPPERS SEE NEW OPTIONS AS BRIARWOOD MALL
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Even though Grand Rapids is only 2 hours from Ann Arbor, we had never visited. Last month my sister’s family moved to the Grand Rapids area (while we were on vacation ourselves) giving us the perfect reason to visit the city. Getting to Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is roughly 2-2.5 hours from Ann Arbor (depending on your
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