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When I first heard about Tree Runner Adventure Park opening in West Bloomfield last summer I was intrigued. I thought it sounded great, but didn’t know how my daughter would feel about it. This year, her Girl Scout troop decided to use their cookie money to plan a trip there to go zip lining. My […]
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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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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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Today I’m making my Mexican Shredded Chicken – both for dinner and to restock my freezer stash. I’ve shared the recipe before: I have always done the shredding by hand which is a time consuming process. However, I have read several recommendations to use a Kitchen-Aid mixer to shred the chicken. There are numerous pins on Pinterest about
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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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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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Is brushing your child’s long hair a nightmare that results in tears and frustration for both of you? If so, you need to check out The Wet Brush. I had a few friends raving about it this fall for their daughters. My daughter got a Wet Brush a couple of months ago and she agrees that it is awesome. While the name
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My daughter had a Star Wars Birthday party last year when she turned 8. We had her birthday party at home. In addition to Star Wars themed activities and cake, we wanted to theme her birthday lunch to Star Wars. When I think of Star Wars food perhaps the most iconic image is Princess Leia’s “cinnamon
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Last year, my daughter asked for a Star Wars birthday party. Even though she likes brownies and not cake, she always wants a themed cake as well as her brownies. I will often purchase the cake, but last year all of the cakes that I found in the stores were Clone Wars themed which she did
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