AFTER SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS FOR KIDS!
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On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 8: AFTER SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS FOR KIDS! at Chaney Branch, Detroit. Good one for the kids.
Families
Things to do in Detroit with kids
44 dated listings for school-age kids in Detroit in the next 60 days — after-school, camps, courses and youth sports, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Kids life in Detroit — the short version
If you're raising kids in Detroit, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 8 and Nov 12, Detroit's feed lists 44 dated listings for this age — 19 different programs, covering after-school, camps, courses and youth sports. Most of it runs at Sherwood Forest Branch (12) and Conely Branch (10).
Everything here is a real listing from Detroit's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 5–12 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Children's Library.
Coming up for school-age kids in Detroit
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime!
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Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime! at Conely Branch, Detroit on Thursday, Oct 8.
Introduction to the Spanish Language: Workshop for Families with Kids
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Introduction to the Spanish Language: Workshop for Families with Kids is on Thursday, Oct 8 at Sherwood Forest Branch, Detroit. Good one for the kids.
Fall Kids' Clothing & Costume Swap
Mark Friday, Oct 9: Fall Kids' Clothing & Costume Swap at Nature's Playhouse, Ferndale, Detroit. Bring the kids along.
Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime!
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Saturday, Oct 10: Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime! at Conely Branch, Detroit.
Kids Creative Writing Workshop
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On the calendar for Saturday, Oct 10: Kids Creative Writing Workshop at Sherwood Forest Branch, Detroit. Worth bringing the whole family.
Busy Bodies Lego Club!
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Busy Bodies Lego Club! at Children's Library, Detroit on Monday, Oct 12. Family-friendly.
Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime!
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Mark Monday, Oct 12: Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime! at Conely Branch, Detroit.
Game On! Board Games for Kids!
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Mark Tuesday, Oct 13: Game On! Board Games for Kids! at Chaney Branch, Detroit. Bring the kids along.
Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime!
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Mark Tuesday, Oct 13: Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime! at Conely Branch, Detroit.
The regular rhythm
These are the programs that run week after week — the ones Detroit parents actually plan around.
Mondays — Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime! at Conely Branch · 14 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 10.
Mondays — Busy Bodies Lego Club! at Children's Library · 6 sessions in the feed, next Oct 12, then Oct 19.
Tuesdays — Game On! Board Games for Kids! at Chaney Branch · 4 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.
Thursdays — Introduction to the Spanish Language: Workshop for Families with Kids at Sherwood Forest Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Thursdays — After School Arts & Crafts for Kids! at Chaney Branch · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 29.
Saturdays — Kids Creative Writing Workshop at Sherwood Forest Branch · 6 sessions in the feed, next Oct 10, then Oct 17.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Detroit: 44 dated listings in the next 60 days; 25 run after school on a weekday and 10 land on a weekend; the busiest single venue is Sherwood Forest Branch with 12 of them.
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Detroit's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
Drop-in or sign up? The listings that call themselves drop-in: Gaming @ Conely - Open to Ages 7-17. Drop in Anytime!.
Keep exploring
Your next stage: kids grow out of this age band fast — the teens page for Detroit picks up where this one leaves off.
Never miss a registration in Detroit
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Common questions
What's on in Detroit for school-age kids right now?
The feed lists 44 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 8 to Nov 12 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for school-age kids in Detroit?
None of the current listings carries a free tag in the feed, so check each listing for its price — we don't mark anything free that the source doesn't.