Top Things To Do with Kids in Northwest Michigan This Week
Updated: Jan 31

Local events, top indoor and outdoor activities, playgroups, classes and more! Browse the top things to do with kids in Northwest Michigan this week!
Events
Yoga Fun for the Family (0-2 year olds) at Leelanau County Governmental Center (Thursday, Feb. 2 from 9-10am)
Yoga Fun for the Family (2-6 year olds) at Leelanau County Governmental Center (Thursday, Feb.2 from 10-10:45am)
Snow Kite Jam in Cadillac (Friday, Feb. 3 - Sunday, Feb. 5)
Lake City Winterfest (Friday, Feb. 3 - Sunday, Feb. 5)
First Fridays in Downtown Charlevoix (Friday, Feb. 3 from 4-8pm)
Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 7am-3pm)
Open Studio at Crooked Tree Arts Center Petoskey (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10am-1pm)
Pete the Cat Pizza Party at Petoskey District Library (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11am-12pm)
Free Youth Art Lab at Charlevoix Circle of Arts (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1-3pm)
Ice Age Mysteries (Grades 2-12) at Traverse City Main Library (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1-2:30pm)
Sledding and S’more 2023 Dates at Kiwanis Park in Harbor Springs (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 5-8pm)
Snow Ball: Fantasy Cosplay Event at Cadillac Wexford Library (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 6-9pm)
Lunar New Year Tea Ceremony for Kids at Charlevoix Circle of Arts (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11am-12pm)
Kids' Matinee at The State Theatre in Traverse City (Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10am)
Open Studio at Crooked Tree Arts Center Petoskey (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10am-1pm)
Indoor Activities
Raven Hill Discovery Center (East Jordan)
COGNiTiON (Beulah)
Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark (Boyne Falls)
Elev8 Climbing and Fitness (Traverse City)
Handz on Art (Traverse City)
The Den at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (Traverse City)
Incredible Mo's (Grawn)
The Music House Museum (Williamsburg)
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Outdoor Activities
Snowshoe Hike at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1-4pm)
Ice skating at local ice rinks
Hit the slopes at a nearby ski resort
Bundle up and find a hill for sledding or snow tubing
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Playgroups
Glen Lake Community Reform Church Play Group (Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 10-11am)
WRCNM Community Playgroup at Charlevoix Public Library (Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10-11:30am)
Playgroup at Northport Public School (Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10-11am)
5toOne Playgroup Benzonia (Thursday, Feb. 2 from 10-11:30am)
5toOne Playgroup Buckley (Friday, Feb. 3 from 10-11:30am)
Turf Tots at GritShop TC (Friday, Feb. 3 from 10-11:30am)
5toOne Playgroup Kalkaska (Friday, Feb. 3 10:30am-12pm)
5toOne Playgroup Thompsonville (Friday, Feb. 3 from 10-11:45am)
Classes
Preschool Adventures in Art at Crooked Tree Arts Center Traverse City (Monday, Jan. 30 from 9:30-10:15am)
Peepers Program at Boardman River Nature Center (Tuesdays from 10-11am)
Mommy & Me Pottery at the Leelanau Pottery Company (Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 2:30-4:30pm)
Homeschool Program at Boardman River Nature Center (Thursday, Feb. 2 from 1-3pm)
Mindful and Musical - Little Bird (ages 8 and under) at GT Circuit (Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11am)
$10 Make and Take at Hang Workshop (Saturday, Feb. 4 from 3:30-5:30pm)
Creative Movement at the Studio TC (Wednesdays at 10:30am)
Mini Movers at TC Wolf Wellness (Thursdays 10:30-11:15am)
Creative Movement for Toddlers at Charlevoix Circle of Arts (Fridays, 10:30-11am)
Just Bee Kids Yoga January Sessions at Dharamsala TC
Even More Things To Do!
Storytimes, clubs, classes, playgroups and more - visit our event calendar for even more kids activities happening in Northwest Michigan this week.