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UPDATE – Pump It Up in Canton has closed. There is no longer a location close to Ann Arbor. Wixom is the closest location Find summer camps in our comprehensive guide: Today my daughter and a friend attended Jump-N-Art Camp at Pump It Up in Canton. I had purchased a Groupon for two sessions for […]
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A couple of weeks ago we went to Science Day at the Toledo Zoo. The event was held in Nature’s Neighborhood and we had a great time. My daughter has been very into science experiments this summer so this was a great match for her The first set of experiments we went to were Kitchen
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This summer the Detroit Zoo again has Dinosauria which started on Memorial Day and continues through Labor Day. We visited earlier this month, our first visit to the Detroit Zoo with a friend. As Toledo Zoo members, we received half price admission. Dinosauria is an additional admission charge ($4/person, children under 2 are free). There
I am planning a major redesign of this blog and probably a new title/web location so I can expand the age focus and would like your help. I started what is now Ann Arbor Area Events & Activities for Preschoolers about 2.5 years ago. At the time, my daughter was just turning 3 and I
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We’re having fun with science experiments this week. My daughter has discovered Bill Nye Science Guy Episodes on DVD from the library and has asked to repeat some of his experiments. She recently found a science kit at the store and wanted me to buy it. But, since I am a chemical engineer and my
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For the last week I have been blogging about the Ann Arbor Airport Pancake Breakfast which we attended in both 2009 and 2010. We attended again today and were quite disappointed. We arrived at 10:15 and they were out of pancakes (the event ran 8a-noon). They had sent someone to Sam’s Club to get more
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We had quite a successful day downtown for the Dexter-Ann Arbor Race and Taste of Ann Arbor. My father ran the 10k and my sister ran the half-marathon. We made it in time to see my father finish and also saw my sister finish. We then had lunch at Taste of Ann Arbor. The two
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Tonight we took advantage of the beginning of the university’s mid-winter break and had dinner at Five Guys Burgers and Fries which opened last month on State St. My daughter was not with us tonight, but there were many families there. This was not our first experience with Five Guys as there was one near my parents old
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Greenfield Village hosts Holiday Nights on several nights through December. This year we attended on December 23 which was a great way to kick off the holiday weekend. On the pre-Christmas dates, they offer Supper with Santa before the event at an added cost. You can also read my review of the Supper with Santa.
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This year we attended Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village. Holiday Nights runs from 6-10p on select nights in December. Saturday nights sell out quickly, so if you want to attend next year, plan to book early. See my review of Holiday Nights. They also offer a Supper with Santa before the start of Holiday Nights. The dinner
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