Family Fun Exhibits to Visit at local museums this winter in SE Michigan. Cabin Fever cures! There are a lot of family-friendly and kid-friendly fun exhibits happening across Metro Detroit.
See our reviews and pics of Galileo at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Mazes and Brain Games Exhibit at the Sloan Museum in Flint, and Paw Patrol Adventure Play at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn. All of these exhibits are fun, education, and entertaining for children of most ages and adults of most ages.
Click on the respective links for full reviews, many more pics, video, and more info!
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Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids
Paw Patrol Adventure Exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum / FULL REVIEW & PICS
WHERE – The Henry Ford Museum -20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124, 313-982-6001, www.thehenryford.org
WHEN – Daily Through April 28 (Closed March 11)
WHO – Kids Ages Preschool through Early Elementary School Ages
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play will have your preschoolers and kindergartners on a roll! Watch their faces light up as they see their PAW Patrol friends, participate in pretend rescues, and enjoy hands-on activities that build self-confidence, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. You can even snap a photo with your kids’ favorite heroic pup.
Families will see Marshall, Zuma, Rocky, and Skye and the scaled Sea Patroller in a bay and town environment and assist them as they help Mayor Goodway and keep the Bay safe for all the people and animals that live in Adventure Bay. Plus many more adventures.
COST / TICKETS INFO – $30 adults (ages 12-61), $27 seniors 62+, $22.50 youth (ages 5-11), kids under 4 FREE. Purchase tickets here.
Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids and Adults
Mazes and Brain Games Exhibit at the Sloan Museum / FULL REVIEW & PICS
WHERE – The Sloan Museum – 1221 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503, 810-237-3450, sloanlongway.org/sloan
WHEN – Daily Through May 19 (Closed Mondays)
WHO – Kids & Adults of All Ages
This hands-on attraction is designed for multi-generations of families to enjoy together. Mazes & Brain Games winds its way through more than 5,000 square feet of space and houses more than 60 puzzling experiences than inspire exploration and ingenuity. The exhibit features thought provoking mazes, illusions, games, 3-D puzzles, and more fun experiences.
COST / TICKETS INFO – $19 adults (ages 12+), $16 seniors 60+, $14 youth (ages 2-11), kids under 2 FREE. Purchase tickets here.
Science Related Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids
Galileo: Scientist, Astronomer, Visionary
WHERE – Cranbrook Institute of Science – 9221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801, 1-877-462-7262 science.cranbrook.edu
WHEN – Daily Through June 2, 2024 (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
WHO – Middle Elementary School Age Through Adult
This family-friendly experience features dozens of hands-on activities and interactives that explores the life and times of Galileo using fun STEAM concepts, levers, scales, gears, pulleys, the pendulum, and laws of motion. See Galileo’s Telescope and participate in many fun demonstrations of planes & geometry by testing the laws of physics and gravity.
COST / TICKETS INFO – $8 for adults who are non-members and $6 for all Institute of Science Standard Members. Children 2-12 and individuals 65+ are $5 each. Enhanced members and children under 2 are free. Non-members must also pay general museum admission. (museum hrs & admission info)
I enjoy that fact that our museums in SE Michigan are catering more and more to kid-friendly and family-friendly activities. Sloan Museum in Flint hosts 2-3 travelling exhibits per year that children find delightfully entertaining (and sometimes a bit educational too).
This page is intended to be used as a guide. Oakland County Moms does not endorse these events. Oakland County Moms is not responsible for changes to event descriptions, event times or details being altered without notice or cancellations.
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We’re looking forward to updating this Family Fun Exhibits to visit page soon with more exhibits to check out.
