How to Spend a Day Indoors with Kids in Saginaw
The kids are so excited! Your family has arrived for a weekend getaway and everyone is giddy to get going! But — it’s unexpectedly freezing, downright downpouring — it’s a blustery snowstorm outside! Now what, parents?
When you planned on clear skies & sunshine, but Mother Nature has something different in mind — look to this guide for weatherproof ways to spend the day indoors as a family in Saginaw!
MMCM | @mmcmadventures
Breakfast: Step out of the elements and into a cozy neighborhood bakery, The Bread Gal, for artisan breads, pastries, and more. (Kids will love the Chocolate Croissant and "big kids" can savor a delicious Cardamom Bun or seasonal danish.)
Or, head into Fuzzy’s for homemade iced cinnamon bread, available grilled as Cinnamon French Toast (and to-go as a tasty snack for the trip home).
Mid-Morning: Spend quality time together inside the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum and prepare for hands-on exploring! Crawl into a larger-than-life mouth, build & play at the Tinker Track — this museum is 16,000 square feet of interactive galleries, from “Insides Out” to “Water, Water Everywhere," and an indoor place where infinite fun is found!
Lunch: Your kiddos won’t mind the weather once you step inside SVRC Marketplace, where everyone can pick their own place to eat! Try Honey's Tasty Potatoes or Makin' Bacon for bacon-covered-everything! Don't leave without treats for later from Delicious Sweets Bakeshop, Krav'n Cookies, Kakes the Great Popcorn Co., and more!
Airborne Adventure Park | @shineonsunfish
Dine right in the comfort of your car at Old Town Drive-In, a 1950s-style car-hop restaurant with Coney dogs and cold draft root beer. Or, sink your teeth into a slice of deliciousness at Old World Pizzeria. The kids will love The Pepperoni Slice, and parents? You simply have to try a specialty flavor combo (think: pistachio, red onion & rosemary, or burrata & basil)!
Mid-Afternoon: Leave behind your weather woes while playing arcade games & laser tag inside Fun Way Amusement Park. Or, bounce, fly, and defy gravity inside Airborne Adventure Park or Urban Air Adventure Park — and experience a whole new level of indoor recreation together on wall-to-wall trampolines!
Spend time shopping at nearby Birch Run Premium Outlets and find something for everyone at more than 100 designer and name-brand outlet stores. Take a break between shops at The Comet Classic Diner & Creamery for burgers & milkshakes or Tony's I-75 Restaurant for classic comfort foods & huge portions, like their famous one-pound BLT or towering Tony's Super Sundaes!
The Comet Classic Diner & Creamery | @travismckellar
Dinner: Back in Saginaw, make your way to SVRC Marketplace to cozy in at Goose Tooth Co. for a comforting, casual meal. Pick from a robust menu of artisan fire-roasted pizzas, or build your own one-of-a-kind pie with gourmet toppings, drizzles, and spices.
Evening: Step into Stardust to bowl for strikes and welcome your family into more than 60 arcade games, four escape rooms, two-story laser tag, and indoor bumper cars — and The Taproom on-site with 41 rotating craft beer handles, parents!
Check listings to see if your trip’s timed just right to catch a family-friendly performance at The Dow Event Center or The Temple Theatre — and consider it a day well-spent together indoors in Saginaw!
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With hands-on, interactive museums, zoos & petting farms where your hearts will melt, and opportunities to bounce sky-high or squeal with excitement aboard a choo-choo train — Saginaw is a kid-friendly spot that adults will love, too!
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Jen W. O'Deay + Go Great Lakes Bay
By: Jen W. O'Deay | Updates: Go Great Lakes Bay | Jen is a Saginaw native and owner of Feel These Words, an independent copywriting studio & home to the free "5 Day Website MiniBoost". Jen specializes in writing that connects, delivered through website copy, branded content articles, and WingWoman writing services. You'll find Jen camping with her family, laughing, and at feelthesewords.com
