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How many times have you been out later than expected and come home to a dark house? Have you ever worried that you left the iron on? I am always forgetting to leave the lights on, especially in winter when it gets dark early especially now that my daughter is involved in more after-school activities. […]
No More Coming Home to a Dark House – My Favorite Christmas Present Read More »
Yesterday we visited the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center in Detroit. We had a great time at the show. Since our cars are both 2004 model years, we are going to be replacing both of our vehicles in several years. NAIAS gives us a chance to evaluate the features and
NAIAS 2014 Review – A Fun Family Afternoon Read More »
This year we are doing a Christmas Countdown where we are making sure to do one Christmas activity a day. Right now my daughter is really loving the Origami Yoda series of books that include directions to make Origami characters, so I knew that Christmas origami would be a big hit. Christmas Origami Instructions A quick
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Do you know that each Sunday in December the Michigan Theater is running the Holiday Film Classics Series. Films are shown FREE of charge in the main theater. Yesterday they were playing Miracle on 34th Street which is one of my favorite classic Christmas movies, so I decided to take my almost 8 year old
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My daughter was thrilled when I suggested that we make Candy Cane bead ornaments for our second day of Christmas activity. We had made these several times when she was younger. I love making bead ornaments, in part because I remember making them when I was a child. As a matter of fact, when I
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This post was originally posted on my Fun With Your Kid site. I have consolidated the content into Ann Arbor with Kids. In August we spent a weekend in Toronto followed by three nights in Niagara Falls, ON. In Niagara Falls, you will find a variety of activities – Falls related activities, “tourist-trap kitsch”, Fallsview
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This post was originally published on my Fun with Your Kid Blog in 2013. I have consolidated the content onto Ann Arbor with Kids. In August, we spent three nights in Niagara Falls. When we were planning our trip, one of my friends mentioned they had stayed at the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark. I knew that
Fallsview Indoor Water Park & Falls Avenue Resorts Read More »
One of the things that I love about living in Ann Arbor is the wide variety of activities and entertainment that are available. This weekend, my daughter and I were invited by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra to attend Beethoven Lives Upstairs, the first concert in their 2013-2014 Family Concert Series which was held at
Fun Day at Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Family Concert Series Read More »
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. My daughter loves reading and is a fairly advanced reader for her age (2nd grade). When I was presented with the opportunity to participate in a campaign for an adventure/travel series of books,
Kids Book Series Review: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Read More »
The following is a guest post by Alice, a mother of four with three special needs children, about contributing to Ann Arbor with Kids focusing on topics of interest to special needs families. I will periodically be sharing her thoughts on activities and events from the perspective of a parent of a child with special
Guest Post: Caring Santa at Briarwood Mall Read More »
