They have an awesome display of Lego collectible figures, but the prices are out of this world…read more Some routinely go for $40, some much, much higher, too, while the average price per figure for ones that I can get anywhere else is about $15. Even the cheapest ones, which are sold in huge quantities everywhere you can buy Lego mini figures, sell for almost $10 at the Robot Garage. I can and do buy those same ones at places like the drug store, Five Below and even Toys R Us for a couple of bucks. Do they have a large, even quite impressive, selection? Yes, but they are overrated and overpriced. They do have in-demand pieces and ones that have been retired or only were produced in limited quantities, but they are not so rare that the prices are justified on everything they sell. Come on, a lot of those figures I can and have gotten for $3 each and there is no need to spend that much on a little hobby. I was last here a the weekend after Thanksgiving. The customer service was so lacking that I'm tempted to not even give them a three star review because based on that one particular experience, although I've been here many times, was so downright horrible that I wouldn't even give them a one star except that I couldn't give lower. The guy that was supposed to be waiting on me basically walked off chatting on his phone and ignored every customer in there. It was near closing time, but there were a bunch of people waiting for assistance and he just walked off to take a personal call on his phone while staring right back at the line at the counter. Some nice girl that didn't really know what she was doing was forced to come to the front and take care of everything herself and mumbled apologies at us, but it wasn't her place to apologize, it was his. He disappeared and we never saw him again as we left the store. I'm still surprised that I bought the pieces I wanted, but they were ones that I was missing and I did want them. I do admit to having a little buyer's remorse over purchasing them with that guy's attitude. The store does have nice Lego displays for children and a huge selection, so that's what brings people through the door. It certainly isn't the customer service that is lacking in all areas.

We've been using The Robot Garage lego subscription kits and their in-person classes over the two…read moreyears and absolutely love them! Their friendly teachers, amazing staff, and fun learning environment make their classes for kids the best. They make learning engineering fun for kids! Convenient parking, too which is always a plus as a parent.

This hidden gem tucked amongst residential homes boasts a paved walking trial through mature forest…read moreand wetlands. A hotspot for spring migration and a wonderful place to explore nature year-round. Nature Center: Admire the water feature, watch birds coming to the feeders, meet the animal residents, hands-on activities/exploration, birthday parties, and register for one of their programs/events. Story Book Trail: Quick loop near the nature center with stories that change every season. 10/10 Family Friendly!

I only come here to walk the paths. Nice meandering paved walkway surrounded by nature. I've seen a…read moreton of squirrels, some rabbits and a deer while on my walks. It's about 1.5 miles round trip if you do the whole thing.

We had so much fun at LEGOLAND. We made a family-fun day out of it and spent the day at Great Lakes…read moreCrossing. I loved all of the Detroit landmarks that were created with Legos. Such a cool experience.

I like this place. It's kind of a shame that you must have a child with you to enter. Aside from…read morethat, I was able to check out the LEGO store. That's a positive, there.

We had so much fun at the Easter egg hunt/jump. The timed event wasn't overly crowded and priced…read morejust right. We had open jump time and access to both bounce rooms. They also provided tattoos, a visit from the Easter bunny, refreshments, cake, a meat and cheese platter and fruit. The Easter egg hunt was fun with trinkets and tattoos inside the eggs (no candy). We will definitely go back next year!

My kids and I came here for a small party. We were in a party room that had two sections. Both…read moresections had the same exact bounce houses. When we walked in there was a bounce house only for crawlers. Bext they have one bounce house for walkers. In the pack theybhave a mega blow up slide. They have one obstacle course but I feel like that is more for older kids because my kids are almost 2 and they couldnt use that one. They also had thing little bowling pit thing in the back. Overall the kids did have fun. Make sure you have socks for yourself too. I made the mistake of not wearing and had to pay but it is super cheap anyway. They do have some balls and little tikes cars too.

My visit to PuppetArt was the first in a series of circumstantial events that made me learn to love…read moreDetroit. A Chi-town friend asked me if I'd like to go to see a Russian puppet show. It's not like there are Russian puppet theatres in every city, so we had to go all the way to Detroit. I said yes, of course. This was back in 2009, some ten Detroit vacations ago. Honestly I'm really not that into puppets, even Russian ones, but I can attest that the show I saw was remarkable in its ability to captivate and soothe a house full of hyperactive children. This is a low-key spot, and they have sort of a puppet museum in the lobby. It really seems like the perfect place to bring kids. I had less luck paying attention from my seat, sandwiched between a four year old in front and his mother in back. "I GOT A EYE VIEW," the mother whispered through her teeth and at her child. "KEEP QUIET OR I'LL HIT YOU WITH MY STICK!" For the next 45 minutes, all I could think about was how I'd better behave.

Have you seen the show "Dream Tigers" at the PuppetArt Theater??? We have! It has AWESOME…read morepuppets. They teach you about the 4 puppet families before the show starts. We were shocked that real people were in the puppet show. We thought it would be ONLY puppets. We really liked the character Nino. He was so funny, like an "animal trapped in a boy body"! The show was funny, but a little bit scary sometimes. It was EPIC. The witch scared us but we were okay. You need to go see it too! - Detroit 1st Graders (who went there on a field trip)

The pricing is reasonable, the different activities for all ages was plentiful! The facility was…read moregreat! My only issue was the front gate the locks was not working perfectly. If you loose track of a 3 year old they could push open the 1/2 door. Just freakishly concerned about child safety. We had 5 under 3 years old.

Employee is very rude EVERYTIME I go in! I try to be overly nice to get a better response, but nope!read more

We stopped by here in passing and are so happy we did! The place is one of the cleanest play areas…read morewe've been to. The kids had a blast and there's fun play area for littles and big kids alike. We loved the little driving course and slides. One thing the kids really liked was the games you could play when purchasing a card were "play till you win". So we came home with lots of stuffies and duckies! Highly recommend and we will be back!

Kids Empire is pricing themselves out of being a family friendly place for kids to enjoy. Compared…read moreto other indoor play facilities, Kids Empire is on the high end for cost, especially if you have multiple children. For my family of 3 kids, it's $60 for a day worth of entry and we typically only play a couple hours as my children are 3, 4 and 5 years old. Even when purchasing the punch card, entry is still $15.90 per child. We were able to see past the expense and still came to enjoy a few hours of occasional fun at Kids Empire. Just beware the price point and there are no family/ multiple children play pack options. My real frustration occurred today. I've had previous customer service unsatisfactory experiences here with staff but was able to reach out to upper management and they were able to work to resolve issues. Today, they were not!! I wanted to plan my daughter's birthday party at Kids Empire and the package cost was going to be $349 for 2.5 hrs of reserved space, up to 10 kids (we were going to have 6) and we were bringing in all of our own food and drink. I was originally told and quoted by an employee that is no longer there (but was last week) that all adults were included in the party package and no additional fees would be added. I went to book my party today and was told with the amount of adults, each (above the 10 limit allotment) would be $15 each. This was going to price my already $350 party to over $550 plus keep in mind, I still was going to bring in all food and beverage separately. I was flabbergasted and beyond frustrated for a $15 "adult fee," for what?!?! I reached out to Fadi and Jerry, upper management and Director of Operations to express my concerns of what the $15/ adult fee was going towards-- above the party package. I was told this is policy. This is a crazy policy, in my opinion, to charge adults to literally stand around, celebrating a 3-year-old's birthday to sing happy birthday and then leave. I understand completely and I'm totally fine with paying for each child and any additional food charges, but this is supposed to be a KID's Play facility and family friendly experience! The management team was not willing to waive these adult fees which priced my party to an unreasonable cost for a few hours, especially compared to other play facilities in the area. They were also willing to lose my business of $350 + dollars for a birthday event. I was told if they waived adult fees, there would be no Kids Empires in years to come because this is a business. I understand everyone is in a business to make money but this is supposed to be a KID's BUSINESS facility. My adults were not going to participate in playing in a kid's jungle gym. My opinion is save your money and go to a family friendly, more affordable place for birthday options. Most kid's places are willing to work with you and NOT lose out on opportunities to book your business. Kids Empire might not be in business in years to come because they are pricing families out of affordable options for an afternoon experience. It was evident today when I walked in and no customers were at the facility playing. Too expensive!!! Management not willing to work with their customer base!

I went on a weeknight and was pleasantly surprised at how clean and updated it appeared to be. The…read moregames were spaced out enough that you didn't feel on top of other guests. The price is great! We paid ~50 bucks for an hour of unlimited play and a pizza, although I was almost charged double so be mindful of that. Pizza was good/what you expect. You don't win any physical tickets/tokens. They are all put on a plastic card that you can redeem for prizes. The bathroom had an overpowering unpleasant smell of fake air freshener though. And you can't get the "sketch" photo taken if you're doing the 60 minutes unlimited play.

This location is quite large and they have a great selection of newer games. It also is quite clean…read moreas well as the restrooms. Parking has plenty of space. Went first thing on a Wednesday and it was pretty empty minus one birthday party. The reason for the three stars is solely that there was not enough staff. There were only the people working, one in the kitchen, one serving the birthday party and one handling the register. The poor lady had to try to handle the line as more people were coming in as well as to then run and let people in. It seems like nowadays most locations are understaffed. The facilities are nice and new and staff were friendly, just the wait can be long.

This was our first visit to the Toy Box and it was well worth the 30 minute drive. This is…read moredefinitely one of the best collections of toys, trinkets, puzzles, lego, dolls, stuffies, and games for children of all ages in metro Detroit. It's evident that this family-owned business takes great pride in curating a great inventory- providing a much better shopping experience than Ama$on.

no greets upon entering. owner looked unbothered doing his thing. other lady was alright, she did…read morethe checkout for us. lots of kid stuff, and very few adult gifts you can get for your adult friends and family. lots of plushies but unfortunately I didn't see any Jellycats (oh yes I know those too). overall, store was organized and clean.