Find the best art classes for kids near me with this Metro Detroit Visual Arts Guide! 🎨 From painting and pottery to digital art and sculpture, discover top art studios, workshops, and classes for all ages.
Giving a gift to your child’s favorite private school teacher is something that you may want to do to show your gratitude for their efforts in your child’s educational development. Picking the right gift can be a challenge, however, especially if you don’t know the teacher well enough. With that said, here are some simple gifts you can get for…
The Farmington Hills Police Department, in celebration of National Police Week May 9-15, is kicking of FHPD ROCKS a fun community wide scavenger hunt! In several parks throughout Farmington Hills, the department has hidden rocks painted with images of police cars, K-9 Officer Dozer, police badges and more. If you find a painted rock, you can turn it in to…
Many parents think that planning fun crafts for their children is going to cost a lot of money and time. In fact, 26% of home buyers believe that paying down debt is the top reason many Americans struggle to purchase their first home. However, there are several ways to make DIY projects fun, simple, and cheap. You may even have…
Arts & Scraps is a community space for creating that uses recycled industrial scraps to help people of all ages and abilities think, create and learn.
With the holidays around the corner and more time being spent at home, there are several ways to pass the time. Whether your kids enjoy sledding at your local park, going hiking in the woods behind your house, or building a snowman, there are many activities to burn some energy outside. However, when it comes to being inside for hours…
Four nonprofits join to provide the community with STEAM Summer Camp in a Bag, free online classes and educational materials for Detroit families!
Feeling creative? Have kids that like to create? Want a keepsake? The place to go is The Painted Pot in downtown Rochester, Michigan. The Painted Pot is a ceramic studio where you can paint or create pottery. Our family visited the ” Paint it” portion of the studio and had a great time! First, check-in to the counter and let…
I love crafting even though most of my crafty creations turn into epic fails. The DIY Halloween Jars are so simple that you can craft them with your kids and the jars will turn out festive and cute. This project is a budget-friendly craft to spruce up your home for Halloween. This project is one where I don’t want you…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and although meant for couples, I like to celebrate with the entire family. This year, we are getting the Lovefest started early with this fun DIY Minnie Mouse Valentine’s Day Box craft. If your child will be collecting Valentines at school this year, this is a super cute (and cost-effective) way to collect…
I was recently put on Decor Duty, along with a few other parents, for my 1st grader’s choir concert at school. I decided that, with it being the first week of Spring, a Spring-themed backdrop would be entirely appropriate. I decided to create these fun and vibrant DIY Giant Paper Flowers to add to the scenery. Check out the details…
Do you have a Shopkins lover at home? Don’t know what to do with all of those Shopkins you keep stepping on in the living room? Well, here is a fun solution! Recreate this super cute, and vibrant, DIY Shopkins Hanging Storage. Check out the details below! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate…
Ah yes, Another holiday, another project. There are cards to create, treats to make, and gifts that let kids know how much we love them…hopefully for under $10. We started The Robot Garage when our three daughters were young, but with two now in college and one almost there, the pressure is off. They’re lucky if they get a card…
If you are looking for a simple piece of DIY decor, this is definitely it. See how I used just 3 items to create this Dollar Tree St. Patrick’s Day Wreath.
Anyone who has ever undertaken a major remodeling or construction project knows that there is always more to the project than what meets the eye. What may seem like a simple remodel is often derailed by imperfect construction timelines, unexpected structural complications, and pesky code violations. While you may not be able to anticipate every obstacle that crops up during…
