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Season Two

10/8/04 - Archery
Join us at the Jewish Community Center in Bloomfield Hills, where we'll learn about what's in your water and kayaking. Then, we're heading out to Camp Crawford in Myland to learn about archery.
10/22/04 - Yoga in the Park
Join us for some yoga in the park and for an outdoor performance by the MATRIX Theatre Company. Also, learn even more about healthy habits.
10/29/04 - Pumpkin Fest
Come see what we did at the Pumpkin Fest Monthly event! Kids and their families from all over southeast Michigan joined us going to a pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, pumpkin bowling and hayrides! We'll also learn more about healthy habits.
11/05/04 - Hawkfest
Join us as we go to Lake Erie Metropark for the annual Hawkfest. We'll learn about birds of prey - hawks, eagles, falcons, owls and vultures, and much more. We'll also learn more about healthy habits.
11/12/04 - Sheep and Wool Festival
We're going to the Sheep and Wool Festival at the Mt. Bruce Station in Romeo to learn all about sheep! We'll also learn more about healthy habits and visit the Detroit Science Center to do another excellent experiment!
11/19/04 - Cidermill
We visit Blake's Orchard and Cidermill in Armada to see how apple cider, and a few other delicious fall treats, are made. We'll also visit Livingston County's Jumping Allstars and do another Excellent Experiment at The New Detroit Science Center!
11/26/04 - The Parade Company
Visit The Parade Company to get a behind-the-scenes look at America's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We'll see some floats being built, go on a studio tour and much more!
12/17/04 - Wild Lights
We'll visit the Detroit Zoo to take a peak at their Wild Lights exhibit! We'll learn about tobogganing, how to make your own window greenhouse and we'll make some delicious stir-fry! We'll even do another Excellent Experiment at the Detroit Science Center!
01/07/05 - Webelofest
Visit Boy Scout Troop 179 at the D-Bar-A Scout Ranch in Metamora for the 16th Annual Webelofest. We'll also learn another healthy habit and incorporate it into a fun recipe that you can make at home!
01/14/05 - LEGO Robotics
We're going to the Sheep and Wool Festival at the Mt. Bruce Station in Romeo to learn all about sheep! We'll also learn more about healthy habits and visit the LEGO Robotics Competition in Melvindale.
01/21/05 - Girl Empowerment
We'll hear all about the Motown Winter Blast happening January 21st, 22nd and 23rd at Campus Martius, in Downtown Detroit. We'll hear from some kids about how they like to get outside and get active. We'll also talk about the importance of finding secret spaces for you to explore and enjoy.
01/28/05 - Biking
We learn more tips on biking while touring Detroit and hear all about the Greenways Initiative. We'll also learn more about healthy habits.
02/04/05 - The Fridge
Join Fred & Kelley at The Fridge Toboggan Run, learn about rabbits and find out where some wild animals go in the winter. For this week's Healthy Habit, make luscious lips out of fruit!
02/11/05 - Willow Metropark
We'll work up a sweat at Tracy's Karate and learn how to tap dance at Artistry in Motion Dance School. We'll visit Willow Metropark where we'll go ice fishing and snow shoeing! We'll learn more about Healthy Habits by making Road Rascals, and about the phases of the moon.
02/18/05 - Motown Winter Blast
We're bundling up and hanging out at the Motown Winter Blast, in Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit. We'll go skating, dog sledding, snow shoeing, riding on a Model T, and lots more! We'll also learn more about Healthy Habits and do another Excellent Experiment.
02/25/05 - Gymnastics
We're going to Mills Gymnastics USA, in Southgate, to learn about gymnastics! We'll also learn more about Healthy Habits.
03/25/05 - Maple Sugar Event
Join Fred and Kelley this week as they visit Kensington Metropark for our monthly event! It's Maple Sugar time!
04/01/05 - Buhr Park
We're going ice skating at Buhr Park, in Ann Arbor! We'll also learn about Care Choices and why it's important for kids to get outside and find their own secret spaces. We'll even do another Excellent Experiment at The New Detroit Science Center and learn another Healthy Habit as we make Mealtime Mice.
04/08/05 - Bat Zone Event
We'll learn all about bats as we visit the Cranbrook Institute of Science's Bat Zone! There will be a presentation with live bats where we learn all about where they live, what they eat and much more! We'll even learn how to make a bat house of our own! We'll also learn more about Healthy Habits by making some Terrific Trail Mix.
04/15/05 - Ice Hockey
We'll visit Jack Adams Memorial Arena in Detroit to learn about ice hockey. We'll also get ready for spring by learning all about gardening with Brother Rick.
04/22/05 - Cherry Pie
We'll visit Brother Rick and Growing Healthy Kids as they make berry pies. We'll learn more about Healthy Habits and drive our hunger away by making Veggie Vehicles. We'll also visit our friends at The New Detroit Science Center and do another Excellent Experiment.
04/29/05 - Babes in Backpacks
We'll visit Independence Oaks for their Babes in Backpacks program! We'll learn about some of the animals we may come across while hiking in Southeastern Michigan, and go on a hike, of course! We'll also learn another Healthy Choice with our friends from Care Choices!
05/06/05 - Electric Planes and Gliders
We'll meet up with some friends as they take to the skies high above Lyon Oaks Metropark! We'll learn a Healthy Habit, make a Healthy Choice, and we'll visit The New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment. We'll even learn about skateboarding at the Livonia Skate Park and about Rabbits from the Girl Scouts!
05/13/05 - Spring Stampede
We'll join Fred and Kelley at the Spring Stampede on Belle Isle! We'll learn about walking and why it's a great activity for you to do outside with your family and friends! We'll learn more about Healthy Habits and we'll do another Excellent Experiment at The New Detroit Science Center.
05/20/05 - Woodward Clean-up
We'll join some friends as they help clean-up historical Woodward Avenue! We'll make another Healthy Habit, do another Excellent Experiment at The New Detroit Science Center, and learn about bicycle safety!
05/27/05 - Water Tips
We'll head to Stoney Creek Metropark for some water tips. We'll satisfy our hunger with another Healthy Habit... Check out another Excellent Experiment from The New Detroit Science Center... and Get out your reel, 'cause we're going fishing ...
6/17/05 - School Exercise
What happens when an entire school gets up and gets get out to exercise... all at the same time? We'll find out when we visit our friends at Dickens Schools in Detroit. We'll watch kids visit a few kids as they make their kites and then fly them high over Lyon Oaks Park in Wixom. We'll check out another Healthy Habit and learn a Healthy Choice from Care Choices. We'll follow along in a yoga pose, and visit the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment.
6/24/05 -Girl Empowerment
We're getting Fit and Fab with Kimber and the girls from Girl Empowerment. We'll make a healthy snack and learn a Healthy Choice and we can all do another yoga pose.
7/1/05 - Willow Metropark
We're going to Willow Metropark to try our hands at a few rounds of golf with our friends from the First Tee of Michigan. We'll also learn another Healthy Habit and make some Healthy Choices. We'll follow along with our friends in a yoga pose, visit the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment and much more.
7/8/05 - Ponds Nature Center
We'll be at Ponds Nature Center in Dryden, Michigan...We'll take a walk in the woods and see what our animal friends are up to...Do a yoga pose... And we'll get some great health tips on a shopping trip.
7/15/05 - Kids Club Live
We're joining in on the fun at Kids Club Live at Freedom Hill. And then we're going to Clark Park in Detroit for some fun on the ball field. We'll also meet up with a few friends from Special Olympics who like running, jumping and having fun in Farmington. It's time for another Excellent Experiment and a few Healthy choices.
7/29/05 - Family Aquatic Center, Pistons/Shock Tour, and Mills Gymnastics
We're heading to Chandler Park in Detroit for summer fun at the Family Aquatic Center. We'll get a few health tips when we go shopping with Sylvia. We'll check out the Pistons-Shock Hoop City Tour. And we'll see what some kids are up to at Mills Gym in Southgate. Then we're off to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment.
8/26/05 - Michigan State Fair
We'll check out the flora, the fauna and join in on the fun at the Michigan State Fair. We'll head over to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment... Get some health tips when we go Shopping with Sylvia and see what our friends are up to at Seven Ponds Nature Center.
9/23/05 - Frisbee Golf
We're heading to the Kensington Metropark for a lesson in Disc Golf, more commonly known as Frisbee Golf. We'll celebrate the end of summer at the Waterford Oaks Water Park. Then we're off to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment ( Seltzer Rocket Pattern). And we'll get some nutritional advice from Dr. Ruth Stevens.
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9/30/05 - BMX
We're off to Waterford Oaks for some BMX racing. We'll head to the Mediterranean Market and Bakery in Farmington Hills for some Healthy Habits, international style. We'll review some bike safety, and do another Excellent Experiment at the New Detroit Science Center.
10/21/05 - Michigan Rocks!
We're going to be learning all about the geology of Michigan, which means we'll be finding out about a whole world of rocks and fossils that exists right under your feet! We'll also make a visit to the Black Family Festival in downtown Detroit and learn how you can always find fun events in your own backyard if you just know how to look. Then it's back to the New Detroit Science Center for another excellent experiment.
10/28/05 - Apples
It's apples, apples everywhere as we visit Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti. We'll also go back to the Mediterranean Market & Bakery in Farmington Hills for another international recipe for healthy eating you can do right at home. Then it's back to the New Detroit Science Center for another excellent experiment.
11/4/05 - Greenways Adventure
We're hitting the Clinton River Trail in Oakland County for a Greenways Adventure! We'll hunt for treasure and learn all about the things you can see out on the trail and learn how to make an adventure of your own. We'll learn about some of the other Greenways trails and events that are going on all over Southeast Michigan. Then we'll head over to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment.
Find the clues for your own Greenways Adventure!
11/11/05 - Petanque
It's time to play because we're going to be learning some new games. We'll be at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit with our new friends from the Detroit Petanque Club as we learn all about a funny little game called petanque. Then we'll learn how to play a cool game named "Four Square" in a new segment we like to call "GUGO Games." We'll go back to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment.
11/18/05 - Birds and Bees
There's a chill in the air as we enjoy the last few weeks of fall and get ready for winter. But we're not the only ones getting ready for winter. We'll visit the Belle Isle Nature Zoo to learn all about how you can identify and help feed some of our feathered friends as winter arrives. Then we'll visit the Capuchin Kitchen and see how you can harvest the honey that bees have been busy working on all year. We'll go back to the New Detroit Science Center for another Excellent Experiment. And while we're downtown we'll check in with our friends at the Parade Company because believe it or not, Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
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