Map Your Way to 92 Days of Summer Fun in West Michigan

One event for each day of June, July and August equals 92 Days of Summer Fun! Follow our schedule or Mix and Match for the your custom fun menu. Happy Summer, West Michigan Families! Also, don’t forget to see our list of Summer Camps and Summer Essentials. Coming soon, VBS Guide and Summer Reading Program Roundup. Oh, and we have a Beach Guide! Interactive Map Details on each location below. Events and Activities June 1: Construction Truck Petting Zoo – Grand Rapids Public Library parking lot. June 2: Spoonlickers – Warning: it’s addictive! Locally owned frozen yogurt shop with three locations. Flavors change regularly. Toppings made by hand. Sold by the ounce. Ada Location – 400 Ada Dr (616-682-5784), Knapp Location – 1971 East Beltline, Eastown Location – 1551 Wealthy SE. June 3: Frog Hollow Park – Playground great for
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  • Music Spotlight

    Looking for Music Lessons in greater Grand Rapids?                       Also, many Community Education or Parks and Rec Departments offer Music
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  • Kids Eat Free or Cheap in Grand Rapids

    As of October 2012, these are restaurants around West Michigan (that we know of) with special Kids’ Nights.  Due to the ever-changing nature of these deals, it’s your responsibility to
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The New Downtown Market in Grand Rapids is Waiting for You!

I was out of town when the Downtown Market opened, but I was lucky enough to squeeze in a visit the following Tuesday with my sweet little toddler. The Downtown
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Ideas for Your West MI Weekend – 5.16.13

Great Options for families in Grand Rapids and around West Michigan…   FOR PRESCHOOLERS Free Music Together Class Saturday, May 18 at Academy of Music in Grand Rapids Music Together
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WIN A $50 Gift Card to the West Michigan Whitecaps

On average, kids lose learning over the summer. Call it summer learning loss or summer brain drain. The real truth is that unless the brain exercises what it learned last
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15 Things No Mom Would Ever Say

West Michigan Moms have a great sense of humor! We captured that by making a graphic of 15 Things you told us no mom would ever say. Do you have
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Disclaimer

We do our best at Grand Rapids Kids to provide accurate, useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from user submissions, press releases, local newspapers, signs around town and word of mouth. We do our best to confirm details before they are posted here. Sometimes details change or we are given inaccurate information. Whenever possible, we link our write-ups to the source in which our information came from and strongly urge you to confirm details before you go. Grand Rapids Kids is in no way responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on the site, in the newsletter or on facebook.