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99 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

January 27, 2009

1. Go ice skating at Campus Martius 2. Do the giant slide at Belle Isle 3. Play on the playscape at Belle Isle 4. Have a picnic at Belle Isle 5. Go on a nature walk through the neighborhood 6. Have a two-park day -- go to one in the morning and one in the afternoon 7. Meet friends at Jungle Java 8. Go to storytime at Ladel's Books 9. Go to storytime at the Southfield Public Library in the space  Read more...

Tuesday Top Five: Favorite Posts of the Year

December 30, 2008

Wow, I can't believe 2008 is almost over! It quite frankly has not been the best one ever here in Detroit, but one of the highlights of my year is taking on this Savvy Source job. It's been so much fun learning more about this city I have called home for almost my entire life, and getting to know and connect with all of you. Here's a Top Five posts of the year for me -- just a simple  Read more...

Tuesday Reviews-day, V.2!

December 02, 2008

As the Christmas shopping frenzy dawns, we'll be presenting toy reviews and book reviews for the next few weeks. Here are some toys reviewed elsewhere on Savvy I thought you'd like! Let's Play Measure and Cook : I'll admit we don't own these yet, but they are going on the Christmas list. My daughter loves to cook and it looks like the kind of thing my son will love soon too. Cooking is a fun  Read more...

In The Garden at Home and Away

July 30, 2008

As I have written about before, I love garden activities with my kids. Well, just my daughter so far, my son is just discovering he has toes, but preschoolers love digging in the dirt, watering plants, and especially eating the results. We haven't done a lot this year since I gave myself a one-year break from gardening what with the three-year-old and the infant, but my daughter got the bug  Read more...

How to Grow a Green (And Tiny) Detroit Thumb

May 22, 2008

For the first time in years, we're having an actual spring, instead of temperatures shooting right from the 50 to 90s with no lovely transition in between to remind us why we don't throw ourselves in front of a snowplow during our long winters. So for many of us, it's been awfully hard to restrain ourselves from getting our mitts in the garden. And gardening, far from being yet another thing  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in detroit

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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