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8th Annual Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering
8th Annual Unschoolers’ Waterpark Gathering! UWG 2015 May 17-22, 2015. Kalahari Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. The purpose of the Unschoolers’ Waterpark Gathering is to facilitate and inspire a sense of unity, connection, support and community in an environment that is safe, nurturing, and fun. Ohio’s Kalahari Waterpark Resort, in Sandusky, is the largest indoor waterpark in the USA and is Ohio’s largest private convention center. The resort has over 880 rooms (Ohio’s largest hotel), 4 restaurants, a night club, a full service spa, gift shops, a large game room, putt-putt, and more. The indoor waterpark includes everything from a lazy river ride, a wave pool, giant water slides and…
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Bricks & Minifigs Homeschool Mondays
Bricks & Minifigs Homeschool Mondays Mondays, 11:00am Free Homeschool get-togethers at Bricks & Minifigs Lego store on Hayes, just north of 21 Mile Rd. https://www.facebook.com/bammactown Call 586 580-3180 to reserve your spot. They only allows 12 or so kids. It is free, the kids each get to build & keep a free minifig. They can build & race cars on a track & they have Lego video games to play in the party room. They will only keep having the get-togethers if there is an interest. They buy, sell & trade anything Lego.
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DIA Detroit Institute of Arts Homeschool Programming Development
The DIA is in the process of developing programming that serves the needs of homeschools, and they invite parents and homeschool representatives to share information on the types of resources they are seeking. If you would like to contribute your thoughts, please email educatorinfo@dia.org If you would like to arrange a visit to DIA, please submit an application for a self-guided visit, and they will work with you to schedule a visit that meets your needs within available DIA resources.
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Homeschooling Works Spring Book Fair
Homeschooling Works Spring Book Fair is March 17, 2012, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm at William Costic Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336. Admission is $10 per person. Registration at the door. Lunch is available to purchase in the gym. Due to safety and security standards, strollers, portable shopping carts, crates and wheeled carts of any other description will not be permitted in the vendor hall or used book room. Visit their website to find vendor and workshop information and more.
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Joe Rogers Raptor Biologist in Oxford Nov 14
Joe Rogers, a raptor biologist will be at Kingsbury Country Day School in Oxford, MI on Sunday, November 14, 2010. He will bring his eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, and other raptors and teach about their habits, history, and more. This program is open to the public and is Free. The Kingsbury Country Day School is inviting the neighboring home school groups to attend. This program will be held at the Kingsbury Country Day School which holds lecture series and activities that are open to the public. For more infomation, please see the attached flyer they have sent. Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 1:00pm Location: Kingsbury Country Day School, JAS Center…
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Glassblowing Demonstration
November 14 & 15 Pine Lake Glassworks is offering a free glassblowing demonstration and a wonderful display of artwork from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. 1040 South Coats Road Oxford, MI 48371 248-425-9887
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Open House & Earth Day Celebration at Fill in the Blanks
This Wednesday, April 22, Fill in the Blanks is inviting everyone who’s interested to its Earth Day Open House. Come and help them celebrate Earth Day by spending the day at Fill in the Blanks as their guest. If you would like to see if Fill in the Blanks would be a good fit for you and your children for the fall, joining them for their workshops focusing on Earth Day would be a great opportunity to do so. Fill in the Blanks is a nonprofit organization created to address the complete development of homeschooled gifted children. They offer workshops targeting students’ asynchronous development, emotional intensity, and moral compass. While…
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Clothing Swap – Sterling Heights
Clothes Swap – April 16, 2009 – Thursday – Sterling Heights “WHAT’S A CLOTHES SWAP?” This is a totally FREE event, with NO obligation to bring anything or take anything. It’s called a “swap” because so many people bring clothes they no longer need, and take what they DO want. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: At home, sort and fold CLEAN clothes (clothes you wouldn’t mind putting on your family to go out in public) by size into boxes or bags. THEN, when you get to the swap, sort the clothes by size onto marked tables. Next comes the fun part. Go to the tables with the size clothes you are…
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Teen Clothing Swap
“What is a clothing swap?” This is a FREE event where you take your clean and unwanted clothes (Clothes you would not mind wearing in public) and drop them off at a designated time at a designated place. Next comes the fun part. Once you arrive on the day of the clothing swap you go to the tables with the size clothes you are looking for and “shop” for “new” clothes that other Teens are giving away! Free of charge. No strings attached. There are no minimums or maximums. It’s like shopping for free! Where at: Grace Chapel: 27996 Halsted, Farmington Hills, MI Date and Time: *Clothing swap: April 27th…
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Noodles & Co & Toys for Tots
Join Noodles & Company as they help the U.S. Marine Corps collect new, unwrapped toys to distribute to needy children in and around Troy. Toys will be collected 11/28-12/22. Help Noodles & Co give back this holiday season. When you donate 2 toys at either Troy location, receive a Noodles & Company coupon! Crooks & Big Beaver or Rochester Rd & South Blvd 248-879-9900