I attended Little Boo on Thursday morning; I was somewhat disappointed with the event. A flyer for directions to the treat stations is a nice idea if you aren’t hauling 2 kids in a wagon. They needed more signage. Also, the line for trick-or treating were long even though we arrived right when the zoo opened. The candy was sparse and what was handed out wasn’t even appropriate for toddlers (nerds & snickers???) Also, to get from one treat station to another you had to cut through the auditorium which was blocked by a sound stage, vendors, and a muscian. It was very crowded. They also didn’t have the goats open which is my son’s favorite part of the zoo. It was a real bummer.

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Glad to see you finally made it to the zoo!! 🙂 The weather was gorgeous this week. I can’t wait to go and see the new cub sometime this summer. So cute!

Laura – if you’re close enough you could walk – It is $2/person, but might be worth a few extra $$ over the $5 parking to walk home. Thanks for the compliment on the blog.

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I work for Bagger Dave’s and just wanted to apologize for the service issues and the food goof.

We are indeed having a Thomas the Train event on Sunday, October 3rd. Our kids meals for kids 12 and under will be 1/2 off, plus we will have Thomas the Train-themed goodie bags, a coloring contest, a costume contest, and free face painting. Our electric train will be transformed into an authentic Thomas the Train too!

I can send you the flyer for the event, please e-mail me at [email protected].

Target has great bib style snow pants for kids for $12!

Thanks for the recommendations. As it turns out she is super skinny so her 3T pants are still fitting on maximum shoulder height. Not the greatest match, but they’re already paid for.

also I called the downtown Broders to check to see if they had the 100pm storytime on Wednesdays currently running, and the person on the phone said no, there is no 100 Wednesday sotrytime there. The ideas for events are great on your weekly calendar, but please make sure they are correct before entering them on the weekly calender for parents to follow for events for their preschoolers. I hope someone read this and updates the events to current ones. Thank You!

In my search for preschools, my only issue with this school was that it did not offer a 5-day program.

Amanda – you could potentially place a 4 year old in a 5 day afternoon program at the Saline Coop. The school offers a MWF afternoon program for 4’s and a TTh afternoon program for 3&4 year olds. You could sign up for both. I would encourage you to come to our open house on Feb. 15th and speak with Ms. Bonnie as to how she would work with a child in that situation. Here is our web site for more information: http://www.salinecoop.org/. Thank you for your comment; it is a great idea!

We are going to see the show this Saturday.:)

My son attended, too! He was in room 10. He had a great time but I absolutely agree with the parking and Fri. schedule.

Congrats on your new everything 🙂

I do not know how my comment got to here instead of the Shutterfly post. Sorry, will try again.

I feel full day is better. More time for learning, less disconnect on days with specials, and more social interaction opportunities. If you were not aware, full day was reqiured some years ago, and schools that needed time to restructure had a grace period, but that expired a few years ago and schools not in compliance have had to pay a hefty fine, which means less money for students and salaries. My child was fortunate to go to full day and adjusted very quickly.

Is this the same kiosk as the one at Touch-a-Truck? If so, they did a pretty nice job with the cute (free) photos. Probably took about 15 minutes to get through it and te volunteer employees were super friendly.

Jeff also dislikes cooked apples. But that Dutch Apple sounds delicious to me!

Thank you for this. I am new in town, plus from Florida (no snow knowledge), and have a starting kindergarten-er. I am very anxious! : )

I’ve heard this is the best water park in our area but haven’t had a chance to try this one yet.

I would love to try the zip coaster.

My son and step son have never been to a resort or waterpark…this would make one amazing vacation!!

No, but i would love to go!

Love to try the kid area!

Our favorite is brocolli. My kids can’t get enough

Thank you for the review. We decided to go to Kerrytown after thinking the mall would be too busy. Kerrytown celebration was outdoors which made the crafts difficult to do. They did send home bags with crafts to do later. They did do a marshmallow roast which my kids 9 and 5 did enjoy. We did not stay for long as it was just too chilly. We ended up going to the Tea Haus which is always a good time.

Apple Charlie’s in New Boston is a favorite for us! It’s near Detroit Metro Airport, about 25 minutes from Ann Arbor. Parking and admission are FREE. The offer U-Pick apples, cider and donuts, pre-picked pumpkin patch (with a beautiful barn in the background. Great for photos!) large market with other goodies, and a petting farm. I grew up visiting Apple Charlie’s and highly recommend it! http://www.applecharlie.com/

I’m not sold on the new Ninja Turtles movie. Before you tar and feather me, let me tell you a short story.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has to be the most successful parody in American culture. If you’re interested enough to read this, you probably already know that TMNT was originally conceived by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman as a single-issue spoof of popular 1980’s comics like Daredevil

http://www.nrdfeed.com

I’d love to chat with you sometime about your blog. I started KZOOkids.com with the help of Melody from grkids.com and am always looking for other local friends to connect with.

Have a super day!

Jill Piwko

Hello,

My name is Nadine Hariri and I am the editor of the local publication, Ann Arbor Family. I am subscribed to your blog and always look forward to the seeing the fun events you are posting about. We’d love to include a link to your blog on our website as an expert in AA events for parents. Please let me know if you’re interested!

Thank you,

Nadine Hariri

Looks like a ton of fun and super yummy!

My Bizarro name is BERNIE-SPIN-ZARRO-DROID. Thanks for the giveaway. It looks like a fun movie.

We had so much fun when we went but I’m slightly bummed their wands just sit in the boxes. How was the weather?

Hey Anna Mae, I work with Kim McIntire from Pittsfield Parks and Recreation. We are trying to get a hold of you but your email doesn’t seem to be working. We keep getting the email kicked back to us. We would love to talk about some of the sponsored posts!

Looks like you got a great variety of Marvel products in your package and what a great giveaway for your readers. Them snacks look pretty yummy too!

Super cute! I definitely entered the contest too since I don’t own The Avengers. I’m seeing it next Tues in Livonia, very excited for it.

PS: I like the new blog design!

PPS: when I tried to pin the pic, it said “blocked because it may lead to spam’ … no idea why. :-/ also your tweet thing doesn’t have a link to this post.

My husband has been collecting Captain America stuff since he was in diapers. He would love everything you have!

VERY cool! I’m glad everything isn’t just re-painted pink like so many manufacturers have a tendency to do. Rock on, girls who love Avengers!

Thats a girl with some good taste! My husband is a Captain America fan since he was probably still in the womb thanks to his dad. He has a man cave thats red and blue and full of CA collectibles. Kiddo enjoys it because her dad does so we have fun with it.

How fun! We have a large comic book store in our neighborhood that goes all out. We enjoy Star wars day every year.

The dip looks so good. My cheat meal is tomorrow. Chocolate, junk food, here I come!

My daughters like the origami Yoda books, too. Great ideas, have fun celebrating.

We have If You Give A Pig A Pancake. It’s very cute! I’d love to take my 4-year-old daughter to this!

My kids love these books! I entered the contest! Good luck to everyone who threw their name into the hat.

Good luck to all participants. Looks like a great event that kids and adults will surely love!

I’m all about the classics – so the Give a Mouse a Cookie is the best, but I also liked the Moose and muffin one 🙂

My daughter would have a blast at this performance! Fun!

I didn’t know that Ken Jennings wrote books. That’s pretty cool!

Do you happen to know how much tickets are? Is it per plate or per family pricing? Their website doesn’t’ seem to give much info.

Also Hy 5 Wheel and Merry Go Round are there for a total of 18 rides.

Looking forward to a fun evening! Hope lots of families come out to try all the experiments … a fun way to get kids in the “school mode” … which is never easy!

I am coming to your tailgating party!! How fun! #client

love your blog!!! Thank you!

I think the time for this event is off: Should be 1-2:30. Also ages are 10-15. http://www.flyartcenter.org/event-2038900

Thanks for the mention! Preschoolers love parties in Kids Town – our special gallery just for those 2-5!

Such cute ideas! I love the table setup. I also have family from Ann Arbor too! 🙂 #client

Apple picking is a great weekend activity for the kids, and having a corn maze is just an added bonus!

Hi,
I am interessted in your ‘mommy and me ‘ Class. Do you have a differnent time Or maybe differnent Place to do that?
Monday in to late for me.
Thank you!

WOW! Thanks for writing about this. I had no idea about the aquarium!

We hope to see as many of you as possible for our Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Event today!

Here is a link to our website if you want any info on repair prices, hours, etc.

http://www.geniusphonerepair.com/ann-arbor-eisenhower-parkway.php

Thanks and see you there!

Just a quick question: If you were to estimate how long the concert typically lasts, what would be your best guess? Trying to gauge length for bringing a younger child. Thanks!

We were here today with kids (boys and girls) from 3 yo up to 8 yo and everyone of them had a LOT of fun. They were busy with all different entertained areas and finally showed us small performance on the stage. Great clean place. Open concept – enough space for kids to play and for parents to sit on coach or chair and observing. Very friendly and helpful customer service. Convenient location (on the right side from 94 Highway toward Costco). Big enough parking lot. We were able to bring our own snack.There is clean restroom. Kids were able to be in their street shoes, but I I would advise to have shoes/slippers to use inside. Definitely, on my top of list for snowy/rainy/too hot day to do.

Awesome!

This has been cancelled for this week due to the busyness of UM Graduations.

Thanks for the review, Anna Mae! I try to go once per summer with friends. I’m glad they have red straps for larger guests, too – I’m a little bigger than I usually am (trying to lose weight, currently) and some of the older rides are hard to squeeze into; Gatekeeper, which I love, was hard as well last summer.

I don’t think I’ve ever been on a dive coaster either. Looking forward to trying Valravn out!

I’m fairly new to Ann Arbor, and just heard about this event.
I was just wondering where we can park when we go…?
I haven’t really been to the Ann Arbor Airport, but whenever I pass by, I don’t see any parking sign.
Does anyone know of anything?

Thanks!

enjoy going here with my kids c

I’d try the Pad Thai – I’m curious to know how the new recipe tastes!

FYI: The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is moving to the below address on 6/30/2016.

35 Research Drive, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Do you remember how late the concert went last year? Trying to decide if it’s worth it after a late fireworks night, for my 3-year-old.

We will be offering free admission for children ages 1 and under!

We were just at the UM Museum of Natural History last week and I wanted to point out that it is not air-conditioned. It wasn’t too bad in there because they have large fans setup, but only the planetarium has A/C.

Impressive. Glad you compiled this info. Thanks.

We are having a Story Time featuring an experienced teacher at Ten thousand Villages on August 22 at 10:30am featuring our unique recycled products with a story that relates to the product or country. We hope to make this a regular event in our store on Monday mornings beginning in September. We hope the Ann Arbor Kids followers will support our kick off event!

How big are the people that fit into the red strap…. I am still thinking that I might be too big, I have a 48 inch waist but my butt is bigger…. (I am hippy) let me know I go on Friday.

I haven’t introduced AG to my kids yet, but my favorite was always Molly. But I read them ALL and loved every single one. *I* can’t wait to read these books, and maybe I will share them too 😉

I’m wondering, do you have info on Pittsfield?

I would like to join your mailing list!

I liked the look of it from the trailer, but a lot of those jokes are in the first ten minutes…it’s a shame, really. My fault for watching trailers! Actually the adventure stuff isn’t terrible, it’s just that it hits that note from about 15 minutes and stays on it to 1 hr 20 or so. But kids like it, and there are some good moments therein.

Halloween Science Fun Day for youth 4-10 years of age, Sunday, October 16 and 23 (will be canceled, if raining), starting at the Botanical Gardens and with clues, a road trip will bring around the area, integrating math/science, Halloween Fun, and prizes.

RSVP required for directions

Free

Write [email protected] for details, to offer in-kind donation or volunteer

Sounds like fun – it looks like it’s better to attend early in the season, then, so it’s less cold out! I’m not an ice skater either – I tried in my UM days but was always bad at it, lol.

I love Annie and all the songs but one of my favorites is “Maybe”. 🙂