If you have a sports-loving kid and live in the Rochester Hills area, chances are you have been to Borden Park. If you don’t live in the area, the 143-acre Borden Park – at John R and Hamlin roads, 1400 E. Hamlin Road to be exact – is well worth the drive for parents with elementary aged children, tweens and… Read More »Sports-loving kids? Take them to Borden Park!
Even though we are called Metro Detroit Mommy, we love our amazing dads and want to celebrate them this Father’s Day. After all, he does so much for the family; he deserves a super fun day in and around Detroit, right? On this Father’s Day, we are sharing several ways for you to honor and celebrate Dear Old Dad. Some… Read More »Five Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day in Metro Detroit
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (ha!), you’ve probably heard about the new fad of painting and hiding rocks. This fun and family-friendly craze is spreading across the U.S. and Metro Detroit Mommy wants to bring it to this area – just in time for spring and summer. Across the country, groups that paint and hide these rocks are… Read More »Hide – and Find – Decorated Rocks with Metro Detroit Mommy!
On a recent visit to the Kensington Metropark, we enjoyed seeing the baby animals and taking a hay ride at the Farm Center. But this part of the park offers a few hidden treasures as well. If you walk down the hill, you will find a labyrinth, a thatched roof cottage, a seasonal grass maze and a wooden tractor. For… Read More »Hidden treasures at Kensington Metropark
Countless workouts. Two big setbacks. Twenty pounds lost. Two new pairs of jeans. That is the result of my three months at Starting Line Health and Fitness. They agreed to give me three months of classes in exchange for sharing my experience with Metro Detroit Mommy’s readers. At the start of this, I really didn’t believe I could finish. I… Read More »My health and fitness journey: Three months and 20 pounds gone!
The New Year is upon us and lots of moms are probably thinking about health or healthy resolutions. An easy way to get your family to eat healthier is to start the tradition of “Meatless Monday.” Luckily, there are lots of family friendly ideas to get even the pickiest eater on board (and if your kids are like my kid,… Read More »Meatless Monday: Family Dinner Ideas
If you have a kid with food allergies, or if you just don’t want a bunch of junky candy around the house during the holiday season, we get it. We don’t either! Your kids will probably get plenty of sugar and treats in December with all the parties and special events, so why not do a food-free holiday stocking? If… Read More »Food-Free Stocking Stuffer Ideas
It’s been a month since I started working out at StartingLine Health and Fitness in Rochester Hills. They are giving me three months of LYFT workouts in exchange for me sharing my experience with Metro Detroit Mommy! I wish I could tell you how many pounds I have lost but…I stopped weighing myself. It was frustrating and distracting me from… Read More »One Month Update: Starting Line Health and Fitness LYFT class
Trick-or-Treat is over and if your kid is like my kid, you now have a massive pile of candy in your house. And if your kid is also like my kid, they will lose interest in said pile in a day or two. After the Halloween sugar hangover, you might be wondering what to do with all the extra candy… Read More »Halloween Hangover: Six things to do with leftover candy
If you’ve seen teal pumpkins out and about, you might be wondering what they mean. Simply put, they are a reminder for food allergy awareness and they denote homes that have non-food treats for children with life-threatening food allergies. My son is one of the 1 in 13 children in this country with life-threatening food allergies and this will be… Read More »Teal Pumpkin Project: Ten Fun Allergy Friendly Treats
