826 Michigan is a non-profit tutoring and writing center that hosts free writing workshops on everything from writing college entrance essays to poetry and developing fictional characters. The organization also provides drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-school tutoring, and help for those learning English.

Utilizing fun classes, imaginative teachers, and creative materials, Abrakadoodle inspires the artist in every child. The program meets both the National and State Standards for visual arts education. Classes are developmentally appropriate and introduce kids to color, texture, shape, and creativity.

Classes are held at various locations throughout greater Ann Arbor - in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, South Lyon, and Whitmore Lake. Call for current pricing and class locations.

Birthday Party packages are available, and include a visit from Splat, the Abrakadoodle stuffed toy mascot, arty gift bags for all the children, a special arty gift for the birthday child, and a Remarkable Art Activity Abrakadoodle-style that lasts about one hour. At the end, artwork is framed for each child to take home as a treasured keepsake.

Utilizing fun classes, imaginative teachers, and creative materials, Abrakadoodle inspires the artist in every child. The program meets both the National and State Standards for visual arts education. Classes are developmentally appropriate and introduce kids to color, texture, shape, and creativity.

Classes are held at various locations throughout greater Ann Arbor - in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, South Lyon, and Whitmore Lake. Call for current pricing and class locations.

Birthday Party packages are available, and include a visit from Splat, the Abrakadoodle stuffed toy mascot, arty gift bags for all the children, a special arty gift for the birthday child, and a Remarkable Art Activity Abrakadoodle-style that lasts about one hour. At the end, artwork is framed for each child to take home as a treasured keepsake.

Utilizing fun classes, imaginative teachers, and creative materials, Abrakadoodle inspires the artist in every child. The program meets both the National and State Standards for visual arts education. Classes are developmentally appropriate and introduce kids to color, texture, shape, and creativity.

Classes are held at various locations throughout Wayne County - in Canton, Northville, Plymouth, Wayne, Westland, Garden City, Livonia, Belleville, and Van Buren Township. Call for current pricing and class locations.

Birthday Party packages are available, and include a visit from Splat, the Abrakadoodle stuffed toy mascot, arty gift bags for all the children, a special arty gift for the birthday child, and a Remarkable Art Activity Abrakadoodle-style that lasts about one hour. At the end, artwork is framed for each child to take home as a treasured keepsake.

Utilizing fun classes, imaginative teachers, and creative materials, Abrakadoodle inspires the artist in every child. The program meets both the National and State Standards for visual arts education. Classes are developmentally appropriate and introduce kids to color, texture, shape, and creativity.

Classes are held at various locations throughout Wayne County - in Canton, Northville, Plymouth, Wayne, Westland, Garden City, Livonia, Belleville, and Van Buren Township. Call for current pricing and class locations.

Birthday Party packages are available, and include a visit from Splat, the Abrakadoodle stuffed toy mascot, arty gift bags for all the children, a special arty gift for the birthday child, and a Remarkable Art Activity Abrakadoodle-style that lasts about one hour. At the end, artwork is framed for each child to take home as a treasured keepsake.

The Ann Arbor Art Center offers year-round opportunities for hands-on art instruction and appreciation classes, lectures and workshops, monthly exhibitions, gallery tours, and special events.

An exhibition gallery showcases the talents of different Michigan artists each month in individual and group exhibits and themed competitions.

Youth classes for ages two to 17 run year-round in six-week-long sessions meant to introduce art media, build skills, and awaken the young artist within.

Creativity Camp is a fun-filled art camp for kids from four to 12.

Have fun and get creative at this pottery painting and bead studio. Artfully Yours offers workshops and classes, kids camps, and special programs for scouts.

The studio welcomes birthday parties, field trips, and bridal showers.

Arts & Scraps is a nonprofit organization that recycles industrial scraps to provide children with affordable and creative arts and crafts learning experiences. In addition to public shopping times, the organization also provides programs for scouts and does birthday parties.

The ScrapMobile, a 26-foot bus loaded with recycled materials and activities, comes to your location. Call or check the website for details.

Arts & Scraps is always looking for volunteers. Children as young as age six can come in with a parent and help pack kits and prepare materials or families can check the website for other volunteer opportunities throughout the metro area.

Sells art supplies, including a full line of children's art equipment and activity projects, and offers a variety of art classes for all ages.

Some of the more unique offerings include homeschool classes, anime cartooning, and holiday workshops.

Sells art supplies, including a full line of children's art equipment and activity projects, and offers a variety of art classes for all ages.

Some of the more unique offerings include homeschool classes, anime cartooning, and holiday workshops.

Sells art supplies, including a full line of children's art equipment and activity projects, and offers a variety of art classes for all ages.

Some of the more unique offerings include homeschool classes, anime cartooning, and holiday workshops.

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center offers more than 500 classes to children ages three and up and adults. The center has four exhibition galleries and a gallery gift shop. Art camps are offered every spring and summer.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Offers a community swimming pool, boxing, basketball, open gym, a game room, and arts and crafts.

Casa de Unidad is an Hispanic/Latino cultural and arts education center located in southwest Detroit.

Offers art exhibits, films, dance classes, and workshops. Holds a summer Latino arts program for children ages eight to 11.

Casa de Unidad is an Hispanic/Latino cultural and arts education center located in southwest Detroit.

Offers art exhibits, films, dance classes, and workshops. Holds a summer Latino arts program for children ages eight to 11.

Casa de Unidad is an Hispanic/Latino cultural and arts education center located in southwest Detroit.

Offers art exhibits, films, dance classes, and workshops. Holds a summer Latino arts program for children ages eight to 11.

This is a paint-your-own-pottery studio on the far east side of metro Detroit. Let your creative juices run wild and select from more than 500 ceramic items and some 100 colors of paint. Your pieces will be fired and ready to be picked up 7-10 days later.

Classes: Colors in Clay offers kids under the age of five and their parents a special "Paint a Story Time" class every Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm and Thu 10:30am-11:30am. Advance registration and a $5 deposit is required.

Parties: For $6/person plus the cost of ceramic piece ($6 and up), have a birthday party, scout gathering, shower, or other group celebration at Colors in Clay. Cakes, beverages, and paper products may be brought in. Minimum 10 people. $50 nonrefundable deposit required. The facility's private party room holds 20-25 people; the entire studio, which fits up to 60 people, can be rented.

There are numerous opportunities for scouts as well. Call or check the web site for class info and prices.

This is a paint-your-own-pottery studio on the far east side of metro Detroit. Let your creative juices run wild and select from more than 500 ceramic items and some 100 colors of paint. Your pieces will be fired and ready to be picked up 7-10 days later.

Classes: Colors in Clay offers kids under the age of five and their parents a special "Paint a Story Time" class every Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm and Thu 10:30am-11:30am. Advance registration and a $5 deposit is required.

Parties: For $6/person plus the cost of ceramic piece ($6 and up), have a birthday party, scout gathering, shower, or other group celebration at Colors in Clay. Cakes, beverages, and paper products may be brought in. Minimum 10 people. $50 nonrefundable deposit required. The facility's private party room holds 20-25 people; the entire studio, which fits up to 60 people, can be rented.

There are numerous opportunities for scouts as well. Call or check the web site for class info and prices.

The Costick Center is a great facility that offers families from Farmington Hills/Farmington and surrounding communities a wide variety of social, recreational, and cultural activities, events, programs, and services. The facility features an indoor swimming pool, a multipurpose gymnasium, three soccer fields, and meeting rooms.

Loads of classes for adults and kids are offered, in subjects that include drawing, dancing, painting, and music.

Parties: A good number of birthday party packages are available, ranging in price from $175 to $225 for up to 20 people. Families can choose from a supervised pool party, craft party, sports party, or classic party (featuring traditional party games).

The Creative Arts Studio is a do-it-yourself art workshop where families can paint pottery or glass, create clay items (it has state-of-the-art potter's wheels), build a beautiful piece with mosaics or beading, or stuff animals with Create a Bear. It's great fun for kids of all ages, even the littlest ones, who can make handprints and footprints on plates. All of the paints are lead-free and nontoxic.

No experience is necessary - the studio offers instruction and has many tools. Original artwork, accessories, and art kits are also for sale in the front of the store.

Parties: This is a unique place to celebrate any occasion, from birthdays to bridal showers. The studio has a 300-square-foot party room. There is an eight-person minimum, and special arrangements can be made for groups larger than 30. Food can be brought in, and there is a refrigerator, freezer, and microwave on site. All art supplies and paper products are supplied, and a party hostess helps out for one hour. A personalized handprint birthday plate for kids' parties is provided.

Classes: Programs are available for kids of all ages - "Mommy (or Daddy) and Me," painting pottery, making mosaics, beading, wheel throwing, and glass fusing. The studio also customizes classes for Scout groups. Jump on the website for full details.

Art Camps for kids ages six to 14 are offered during school breaks. Check the website or call for an upcoming schedule.

New moms are invited to come in and make a print of their newborn's feet on a complimentary 4-inch tile.

The Creative Arts Studio is a do-it-yourself art workshop where families can paint pottery or glass, create clay items (it has state-of-the-art potter's wheels), build a beautiful piece with mosaics or beading, or stuff animals with Create a Bear. It's great fun for kids of all ages, even the littlest ones, who can make handprints and footprints on plates. All of the paints are lead-free and nontoxic.

No experience is necessary - the studio offers instruction and has many tools. Original artwork, accessories, and art kits are also for sale in the front of the store.

Parties: This is a unique place to celebrate any occasion, from birthdays to bridal showers. The studio has a 300-square-foot party room. There is an eight-person minimum, and special arrangements can be made for groups larger than 30. Food can be brought in, and there is a refrigerator, freezer, and microwave on site. All art supplies and paper products are supplied, and a party hostess helps out for one hour. A personalized handprint birthday plate for kids' parties is provided.

Classes: Programs are available for kids of all ages - "Mommy (or Daddy) and Me," painting pottery, making mosaics, beading, wheel throwing, and glass fusing. The studio also customizes classes for Scout groups. Jump on the website for full details.

Art Camps for kids ages six to 14 are offered during school breaks. Check the website or call for an upcoming schedule.

New moms are invited to come in and make a print of their newborn's feet on a complimentary 4-inch tile.

Creatopia Paint-it-Yourself Pottery is an all-ages paint-your-own-pottery shop. Choose from mugs, plates, platters, bowls, vases, tiles, and more.

Painted pieces are fired and ready to be picked up the following week. Once they're finished, you can eat off them, wash them, cook in them, or give them as gifts.

Nobody minds if you make a mess - Oasis cleans up after you, and you can use as many colors as you want. The studio welcomes birthday parties, ladies' outings, and scout groups.

Offers youth classes in arts and crafts, boxing, basketball, modern dance, track, and volleyball. The center also has a game room.

Offers youth classes in arts and crafts, boxing, basketball, modern dance, track, and volleyball. The center also has a game room.

Detroit's Young Artists Market was founded during the Great Depression to provide a source of income to young artists. The group was renamed the Detroit Artists Market and today is one of the most important art galleries in metro Detroit.

The Detroit Artists Market holds exhibition openings and special events such as fashion shows, film screenings, and lectures, and rents out its space for public and private events.

Run by the Detroit Board of Education, the Detroit Children's Museum features hands-on galleries that focus on art, history, science, and world cultures. It runs classes and workshops mostly catering to school groups and families.

Detroit Impact is a youth center that provides academic support, computer training, and classes in photography, video production, creative writing, and the spoken word.

The organization has afterschool and mentorship character building programs, and it partners with other groups for organized sports activities.

The Detroit Impact's Saturday Adventure Kids' Club is all about fun and games for children ages six to 12.

Detroit Impact is a youth center that provides academic support, computer training, and classes in photography, video production, creative writing, and the spoken word.

The organization has afterschool and mentorship character building programs, and it partners with other groups for organized sports activities.

The Detroit Impact's Saturday Adventure Kids' Club is all about fun and games for children ages six to 12.

The Detroit Repertory Theatre is a nonprofit neighborhood-based professional theater that produces four major productions each year.

The Repertory Arts in Education Program offers afterschool and summer programs for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Purchase tickets online through Ticketmaster.

The Downriver Family YMCA in Southgate offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, and gymnasium with climbing wall. This branch of the Y also has a childcare program.

Classes are offered in such areas as art, drama, aerobics, aquatics, basketball, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, and the Spanish language.

Farwell Recreation Center has a weight room, pool tables, and lots of table games.

Housed at the Franklin Athletic Club, the Franklin Kids Club is a fitness center and licensed day care with a preschool program.

Two large gyms with moonwalks, a rope swing, slides, and colorful mats will keep your children plenty busy. For the older kids, there's foosball, air hockey, Nintendo, basketball, and floor hockey. Open gym times are available six days of the week.

Classes are offered in gymnastics, karate, arts and crafts, and more. Special programs include prenatal "Fit for Moms" and post-natal "Mommy and Baby Bootcamp" classes.

Day camps are offered on school vacation days and weekends, and there is also a latchkey program. The licensed pre-school accepts kids 2 1/2 to 5 years old (they must be toilet trained).

Parties: Franklin Kids Club offers two fitness-focused parties that come with a coach, a party host, invitations, and paper products. The Weesports party, for ages 1-4, runs 90 minutes and costs $215; and the Kidsports party, for ages 5-10, runs two hours and costs $265. For an additional $110, you'll get pizza, cake, party bags, and beverages. All prices are based on 15 kids.

Other neat party ideas include the club's Mess Makers (art-based), Mad Science (science-based), and Gym and Swim birthday parties. Check online for details.

Franklin Kids Club has some great programs for scouts and youth groups, too, including fitness challenges and sleepovers.

Housed at the Franklin Athletic Club, the Franklin Kids Club is a fitness center and licensed day care with a preschool program.

Two large gyms with moonwalks, a rope swing, slides, and colorful mats will keep your children plenty busy. For the older kids, there's foosball, air hockey, Nintendo, basketball, and floor hockey. Open gym times are available six days of the week.

Classes are offered in gymnastics, karate, arts and crafts, and more. Special programs include prenatal "Fit for Moms" and post-natal "Mommy and Baby Bootcamp" classes.

Day camps are offered on school vacation days and weekends, and there is also a latchkey program. The licensed pre-school accepts kids 2 1/2 to 5 years old (they must be toilet trained).

Parties: Franklin Kids Club offers two fitness-focused parties that come with a coach, a party host, invitations, and paper products. The Weesports party, for ages 1-4, runs 90 minutes and costs $215; and the Kidsports party, for ages 5-10, runs two hours and costs $265. For an additional $110, you'll get pizza, cake, party bags, and beverages. All prices are based on 15 kids.

Other neat party ideas include the club's Mess Makers (art-based), Mad Science (science-based), and Gym and Swim birthday parties. Check online for details.

Franklin Kids Club has some great programs for scouts and youth groups, too, including fitness challenges and sleepovers.

The building is the former home of the Russell Alger family. Built in 1910 in the Italian Renaissance style, it was called "The Moorings." In the 1930s, the building was used as a branch of the Detroit Institute of Arts. In 1949, it was donated to the community to serve as a perpetual memorial to veterans and as a continuing center for educational and charitable activities of the Grosse Pointe community.

Today the Grosse Pointe War Memorial is home to enrichment classes, cultural festivals, and dozens of weddings and banquets each year. Children's offerings include summer theater and science camps, babysitter courses, ballet workshops, and much more. The venue houses a large ballroom, auditorium, arts and communication center, and has absolutely spectacular views of Lake St. Clair.