For Parents

Heartside Health Center, a community benefit ministry of Mercy Health, will open its doors to the neighborhood and community partners for a day of information, food and fun, Saturday, August 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There's still a lot of summer ahead to celebrate and you can be sure that's exactly what kids (and adults) will be doing in Sparta with the splash pad that just opened today!

Are you looking for fun things to do in Grand Rapids, but you're on a tight budget? Well, I have an answer. How about FREE, or at least CHEAP, fun things to do. Believe me, there are a lot, and they're right in your own back yard.

There is a great website, Grand Rapids Kids, that covers all things, well, kids. One of the best things they cover is how, or where, to feed your kids for FREE, or at least cheap.

The West Michigan Chalk Art Festival is drawing hundreds of spectators to Byron Township this weekend. Take a look at some of the chalk art before, during and after completion.

Every parent has been there. The school bus is minutes from arrival and something that should be routine turns into an emergency and a last-second scramble to avoid missing the bus. One mother was forced to take the traditional last-day-of-school photo without her child in the frame due to circumstances every parent has seen before.

The 2017 West Michigan Chalk Art Festival is Friday and Saturday in Byron Center.

A new playground is set to be built on the west side of Grand Rapids on June 16. The playground is coming to the site of the former Pulaski Park. Volunteers are needed to help build the park and donations are needed to build a trail.

Driving can be a challenge for new drivers and sometimes that challenge includes getting pulled over. A program in Michigan allows parents to be notified any time their vehicle is pulled over with a driver under the age of 21.

Make this Mother's Day a delicious one with our guide to Mother's Day brunch in Grand Rapids! Check out the best brunches in Grand Rapids and enjoy Mother's Day!

It's not really spring in West Michigan until Tulip Time begins in Holland. Tulip Time runs May 6 - May 14. We have everything you need to know to enjoy all three parades at Tulip Time this year!

Fidget spinners are the hottest toy right now which makes them nearly impossible to find in stores. Here's a look at which stores have them and which stores are getting them in West Michigan.