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Last August my husband was invited to a conference in Toronto. Even though we had been to Toronto the previous year, we decided to meet him there for a little extra end of summer fun. On our first family trip in 2013, we took a general bus tour of the city to see the highlights and get […]
The 64th Ann Arbor Jaycees Carnival started tonight at Pioneer High School. My daughter and I visited the carnival tonight. Since tomorrow night’s weather forecast is not promising and the ride wristbands were less expensive on Wednesday and Thursday ($22) than on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. My daughter had a ton of fun at the Carnival.
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Yesterday was National Donut Day, so on Thursday night I asked readers for their favorite Ann Arbor Donut Destinations. As part of my new series on Ann Arbor with Kids Readers Recommend, I am sharing the readers recommendations. Ann Arbor Donut Destinations: Tomorrow (Friday) is National Donut Day. What is your favorite place in the area
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Periodically I ask questions on the Ann Arbor with Kids Facebook Page. I’ve decided to start a new section of the blog that gathers these answers and preserves them in an easier to find format than scrolling through old Facebook posts. Ann Arbor Pediatrician Yesterday on the Ann Arbor with Kids Facebook Page, I posted a
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On Saturday, my family spent most of the day at the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad at Pioneer High School. Science Olympiad is a program for students in grades 2-5 where they compete for their school in a variety of events. Participating schools include public schools, charter schools, and private schools from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter,
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Today is National Hamburger Day! Last summer my daughter discovered a love of Hamburgers. Unfortunately I hadn’t realized it was Hamburger Day until today and we have leftovers that we need to eat after eating out last night. Our 6 Favorite Ann Arbor Burger Joints Here are a few of our favorite burger joints around Ann Arbor:
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Last year my daughter and I attended the Saline Celtic Festival with my parents for the first time. I created the following video from our visit. Event Highlights We had a great time at the Saline Celtic Festival. We started by watching the jousting tournament. Then we moved on to the Wee Folks Island where my daughter
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Update: The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History has moved to a new location. Check out our article on their new location. This is a review of their old location. The museum was closed for 2018 and opened in stages in 2019. We have kept this article as a historical glimpse of the old
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Last night my family attended the Young People’s Theater production of Mary Poppins. This was the third YPT show that my daughter and I have attended, but a first for my husband. My daughter and I had seen the Broadway tour of Mary Poppins at the Detroit Opera House in December 2010. Since we had seen Mary Poppins in
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With summer and summer reading fast approaching I thought it was time to do a what are your kids reading post. When I started writing this, I planned to include all reading levels in one post. Then I asked for reader recommendations and received so many great recommendations that the post was getting long. I decided to
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