Weekend Events Round-Up: April 14 & 15

Rainy days and Monday's always get me down, but they don't prevent the kids from whining "I'm bored!" What are your weekend plans? Have any specific events you are heading to? There's a UM football game and the Passport 2 Pittsfield event today, then throughout the weekend families can find the free dinosaur tours and plenty of story time programs happening, but what do you do in Ann Arbor with kids when the rain is coming down?

Check out Pittsfield Township on Saturday during their Passport event!

We'll be attending a couple of birthday parties and otherwise busy, but that's nothing new for this household. Not sure what events I'll be getting out to in town! Here's the weekend events round-up, for your planning pleasure....


Saturday, April 16:

• 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Take the family to check out a free movie! See Cats & Dogs during the free movie weekends.
• 10:00 a.m.-noon. Celebrate Earth Day early while taking the kids to the Little Seedlings program at the Matthai Botanical Gardens (1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor). Discover heirloom varieties seeds that have been passed down from grandparents to grandchildren. Kids will learn to create a small garden and plant seeds to take home to grow into seedlings for the Gaffield Children’s Garden. This event is free. 
• Kids and teens have a couple of opportunities to learn about amigurumi. At 11:00, join the teen amigurumi club at the Ypsilanti District Library or take the kids, older than 6, to an Ann Arbor District Library (333 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor) program at 1:00-4:00 p.m. The free AADL event will even give participants the supplies while teaching individuals how to make a little stuffed snail toy. 
• 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kids and teens can learn to create their own hard cover book at the Ypsilanti District library (8975 MacArthur Blvd., Superior Township). This is a free event for kids and.
• 1:00-3:00 p.m. Teens in grades 6-12, can check out Lego Robot Wrestling at the Ann Arbor District library (343 S. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor).  Two robots enter the ring, only one leaves victorious! There will be prizes are for the champions too! 
• 3:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the pituitary gland in a hands-on way at the UM Natural History Museum (1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor).  Participants will use a microscope and stain your own slide to take home as you explore cutting-edge University of Michigan research into the genetics and development of the pituitary gland. Kids will spend 30 minutes exploring how the body, the brain, and the pituitary gland communicate with each other to regulate metabolism, growth, and other functions. This is a free event for kids and adults over the age of 5, however donations are encouraged. 
• Head out to Chelsea for a Night With Amphibians at 8:00 p.m.

Rainy weekends are a good time to check out the movies.
This weekend see Cats & Dogs during free movie weekends.

Sunday, April 15:

• 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Take the family to check out a free movie! See Cats & Dogs during the free movie weekends.
• 1:00 p.m. Do you have a child that is interested in chess? Be sure to check out Chesstastic at the Ann Arbor District Library (3090 E. Eisenhower Pky. AND 3333 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor). 
• 2:00-3:30 p.m. Want to learn to make your own paper?  Try papermaking from pulp at the Ann Arbor District Library (2359 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor)  This program is free for teens in grades 6 and up. 
• 3:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the pituitary gland in a hands-on way at the UM Natural History Museum (1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor).  Participants will use a microscope and stain your own slide to take home as you explore cutting-edge University of Michigan research into the genetics and development of the pituitary gland. Kids will spend 30 minutes exploring how the body, the brain, and the pituitary gland communicate with each other to regulate metabolism, growth, and other functions. This is a free event for kids and adults over the age of 5, however donations are encouraged.