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Come With Us…We’ve Moved!

March 2, 2012
General

Kids on the Grand has always been the companion blog of grkids.com…and now we’re happy to say that grkids.com’s new website has built a new home for us.  Same content, same bloggers, just living under a different domain. Visit us …Read the Rest

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A Guide to LaughFest for Kids and Families 2012

February 29, 2012
General

Looking to head to LaughFest with the Family?  Here are the best bets for Families from grkids.com.  Before you go, read our Tips for Families headed to LaughFest enter our ticket giveaways for Laurie Berkner, the Verve Pipe and More! …Read the Rest

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WIN! $50 in JBF Bucks for Consignment Sale Shopping & PreSale Pass!

February 29, 2012
Contests

WIN $50 in JBF BUCKS! A gift Certficate to shop the largest Children’s & Maternity Consignment Sales Event in West Michigan: – Just Between Friends – Choose from a selection of New and Like New items already marked 50% -90% …Read the Rest

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Win! Semester of Music Together from the Academy of Music in GR!

February 29, 2012
Contests

To celebrate Sing With Your Child Month 2012, the Academy of Music in Grand Rapids would like to find out what songs have been meaningful to you. Is there a particular lullaby or folksong you will always associate with your …Read the Rest

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3 Tips for Families Headed to LaughFest

3 Tips for Families Headed to LaughFest
February 25, 2012
Event

I didn’t go to LaughFest last year.   I wasn’t  sure that there was much for kids to do at LaughFest and in my book, comedians and kids don’t often go together.  My opinions started changing after a friend went …Read the Rest

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Let’s Make it a Mom Cash Mob! Your Nominations Please!

February 23, 2012
Event

Cash Mobs.  The latest incarnation of the flash mob, these are starting to pop up where locals are interested in investing in their community.  I love the idea.  Getting people back into local stores helps our community on so many …Read the Rest

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Who’s Free When and Why at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids

February 23, 2012
Local Business

A grkids.com mom, Kathryn Breuninger, set off for the Public Museum this past Monday to see the Facing Mars exhibit only to find out that the Museum was closed.  There was some speculation on the grkids.com facebook page if the closure …Read the Rest

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Our Story: Why Jen Rees is My Hero

Our Story: Why Jen Rees is My Hero
February 23, 2012
Melody

From my previous posts on grkids.com, you know that I kind of stumbled into this job.  And in my fumbling around I bumped into a woman who had been compiling lists of things for families to do long before I …Read the Rest

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WIN! LaughFest Tickets – Family Events!

WIN! LaughFest Tickets – Family Events!
February 22, 2012
Contests

LaughFest is back for its second season!  From March 8 – 18, 2012, Greater Grand Rapids will be brimming with laugh-inducing events and personalities for all ages.  Gilda’s club pioneered LaughFest last year as a way to support their local …Read the Rest

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reClaim your Funny

reClaim your Funny
February 22, 2012
Event

Some time ago we started a series about reClaiming things we set aside when we become parents.  We touched on reclaiming your mind and your fun money and your laundry room, among other things, but one thing we have yet …Read the Rest

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Our Story: We’re Having a Birthday Party!

February 21, 2012
Event

You know how time goes faster and faster as you get older?  How you look in the mirror and wonder, where did those lines on my forehead come from?  Or, how did my kids get so big?!  We’ll apparently these …Read the Rest

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GRkids Go Out: Facing Mars at the GR Public Museum

GRkids Go Out: Facing Mars at the GR Public Museum
February 16, 2012
Excursions

When I was asked to come review the new Facing Mars exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum I penciled an hour into my planner.  My family had been to the Museum not that long ago and I planned for …Read the Rest

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Looking Up: Kerri Johnson of Girls on the Run

Looking Up: Kerri Johnson of Girls on the Run
February 15, 2012
General

As we’ve mentioned, grkids.com has chosen a Cause to Champion this year, and it is Girls on the Run (GOTR).  What better way to get to know the organization than through the eyes of one of GOTR’s most loyal volunteers?  …Read the Rest

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Guide to 2012 Spring Consignment, Mom2Mom, Rummage Sales & More!

Guide to 2012 Spring Consignment, Mom2Mom, Rummage Sales & More!
February 14, 2012
Guides

This grkids.com guide sponsored by the great Just Between Friends consignment sale – in Grand Rapids March 15-17! Grab some large shopping bags and get ready…it’s consignment sale season!  We’ve compiled a great list of sales that will take you …Read the Rest

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Win! Tickets to Disney Live’s Three Classic Fairy Tales {featuring Princesses!}

Win! Tickets to Disney Live’s Three Classic Fairy Tales {featuring Princesses!}
February 13, 2012
Contests

This contest is closed. Jennifer ‘Lillie’ Spica has won 4 tickets to the Sunday performance.  Enjoy! The darlings of Disney are dropping into Grand Rapids for a one-day only visit later this month.  On Sunday, February 26, Cinderella, Belle, and …Read the Rest

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Kent County Girls on the Run

Kent County Girls on the Run
February 9, 2012
Melody

Why is Grand Rapids great?  Yes, we have Pure Michigan summers and ArtPrize and LaughFest.  But over and over again we see that it’s the people that live in our community that make GR great.  We’re a bunch that doesn’t …Read the Rest