Upcoming Events
Open Play
Parents and kids enjoy Wonder for up to an hour and a half! We have two sessions: 9am-10:30am and 10:30am-12pm. Kids can enjoy fun activities like themed sensory bins, playdough, coloring, imaginative play, and more!
Register here.
Pop Up Spray Tans
Beach Haven will be popping up at Work & Wonder for Airbrush Tans just in time for our Mom & Me mini photoshoot!
We’ll be offering custom airbrush spray tans with your choice of Original or Rapid rinse solutions.
Original Tan: rinse after 8 hours | $45
Rapid Deluxe Tan: rinse in 2–6 hours | $55
Our solutions are formulated with violet and olive undertones to counteract orange hues, so your tan fades evenly and looks natural, no orange guaranteed.
Child watch can be added on for $5 per child, making this an easy, stress-free appointment for parents.
More details on our airbrush tan process can be found here:
bookbeachhaven.com/pages/airbrush-tans
Appointments are limited, booking ahead is recommended!
Register here!
MOM & ME
Get ready for a fun, feel-good morning filled with photos, mimosas, and sweet moments with your kids (and Kelly and Caroline)! Each family will enjoy a 20-minute professional photo session in a beautiful, naturally lit space designed to capture this everchanging stage of life. Your session includes 10 edited digital images with the ability to add-on the full gallery. While you’re here, sip a mimosa, snack on bagels and fresh fruit, relax and play.
Option to add a Pampered Session: This booking includes an extra glow! Included you will put your kids in child-watch and get pampered (professional hair and makeup) for $150 (paid day of). The booking time is for your photos. Hair, makeup, and child-watch will be for the hour before your booking time slot (ie: you booked our 12pm slot, you will arrive at 11 to begin your pampering). Your spouse is welcome in child-watch, too, if they want to be around!
Photoshoot only is $149 and includes:
20-minute professional photo session
10 edited digital photos
Mimosas + bagels/fruit
Open play before/after your photos
Pampered session is $319 ($169 deposit and $150 balance paid day of) and Includes:
20-minute professional photo session
10 edited digital photos
Mimosas + bagels/fruit
1 - hour of child watch while you get pampered
Professional hair and make up done
Open play after your photos
Whine & Wonder (The Wandering Fable)
Our April Whine & Wonder is one for the book lovers.
Join us for a cozy and sparkly girls’ night featuring a pop-up from The Wandering Fable! Your ticket includes a book from the mobile bookstore and everything you need to bedazzle your new read into the main character it was always meant to be.
Think:
✨ books
✨ rhinestones
✨ whine & cheese
✨ girls’ night
📍 Work & Wonder
📅 Thursday, April 23rd | 5:30 PM
🎟️Your $40 ticket includes a new book, bedazzling supplies, snacks and drinks, and good vibes. Child-watch available for an add-on.
Register here.
Member Social: Kentucky Derby Party
This event is free and for members only! More information coming soon.
Pop Up Facials with Grounded Glow
Grounded Glow is popping up at Work & Wonder on May 6th! Madison is offering mini lymphatic facials (45 min) and we cannot waittttt.
Experience a glimpse into Grounded Glow’s signature lymphatic drainage experience. This glow and go treatment includes lymphatic focused facial massage, Gua Sha, and facial cupping to help reduce puffiness, release facial tension, soften the appearance of fine lines, and boost healthy circulation in the skin.
Advanced techniques are used throughout the treatment to encourage deep relaxation and help guide the body into a calm, zen state.
For more information on Madison, check out her Instagram @groundedglowesthetics
45 minute service; cost: $85
Sign up here.
Massages during Work & Play
Alyssa from Embody Quantum will be joining us for 30 minute massages during Work & Play sessions. Once you book your Work & Play AM, you can add on a massage by signing up here. Massages are a $40 add-on.
Dough Moms Drop
Pre-order your favs from the Dough Moms and pick up at Work & Wonder on Tuesday, March 24th! Pre-order here.
You do not need to have a booked session to order & pick up!
Pregnancy Meet Up
A drop-in evening for pregnant women to turn their “WTF is happening” thoughts into “thank gosh I’m not the only one”. These meet ups offer a welcoming space to meet other local pregnant women, share experiences, and explore what this transition feels like in real life.
This event will include dinner from Pitaway and as always, child-watch is available!
Register here.
Brew & Wonder
During Brew & Wonder our space will be open to the public- with or without kids. Our friends from @hatchcoffeellc are popping up on the Work side. At Wonder we'll have open play where parents stay & play. Walk-ins are welcome until we are full - we will post on social media letting you know! If you're interested in a tour, stop by, grab a coffee and we will show you around!
Register here.
BLS General Education Session
A General Education session on Basic Life Support, led by 2 RNs who are certified BLS instructors through the American Heart Assoc. This course includes:
Adult, child, & infant CPR
Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Relief of choking
Rescue breathing techniques
Following the session, participants will have the option to engage in hands-on practice to reinforce key skills.
Disclaimer: This course is intended for general education purposes only. It does not provide official certification.
Therapy Dog Visit during Work & Play
Riley is a 4 year old Golden Doodle. She is a certified therapy dog, which means that her job is to share love and make people smile! Therapy dogs help to improve emotional well being in a variety of ways and places. Riley currently “works” at the hospital and nursing homes. When we visit, we encourage lots of petting and love!
Riley will come and play with parents and kids, then we will have a story time about a Dog with a similar job! We will have a special puppy chow snack for our human friends.
Register for Work & Play Friday AM session to join us!
Pregnancy Meet Up
A drop-in evening for pregnant women to turn their “WTF is happening” thoughts into “thank gosh I’m not the only one”. These meet ups offer a welcoming space to meet other local pregnant women, share experiences, and explore what this transition feels like in real life. This first meet up is free and will help us plan out what future meet ups will look like!
BLS General Education Session
A General Education session on Basic Life Support, led by 2 RNs who are certified BLS instructors through the American Heart Assoc. This course includes:
Adult, child, & infant CPR
Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Relief of choking
Rescue breathing techniques
Following the session, participants will have the option to engage in hands-on practice to reinforce key skills.
Disclaimer: This course is intended for general education purposes only. It does not provide official certification.
Little Loves Music & Move
A Valentine's Day music class with our favorites from The Kids Therapy Co! This will be a movin' and groovin' good time. The event will include open play, a music class led by an SLP and two OTs, a Valentine's craft, and a yummy treat!
Music & Wonder
Music Class with Milford's famous Miss Mandy! Miss Mandy owns Music Time of Milford and is joining us at Work & Wonder for a special pop up event. Music Time classes are developmentally appropriate for children birth-age 8, and fun for the whole family. This class will start with open play and the 45 minute music class will start around 3pm. We will have more open play afterwards if you came later due to nap. Snacks will be included!
If you would like to stay on the Work-side during the class, you can select a Playguide to attend with your child. They will sit through the class with them, then play with them during open play, so you can check a few things off your to-do list.
Personality Pictures with MI Little Ones
One spot remaining at 11:10 AM!
For more information and registration, look here: https://kellyridenourphotography.pixieset.com/booking/work-wonder-mi-little-ones
Whine & Wonder
Our last Whine & Wonder event was such a hit, so we're doing it again! This time Whine & Wonder will be a strolling event with heavy apps including a grazing table. We are SO excited to have Palm Readings by Darlene join us! If you want a ten minute reading, it will be $10 at the door. No need to sign up in advance, although palm reading space will be limited to the first 15 people.
Any women are welcome to come and if you have kiddos, they can be of any age. The more the merrier. Grab a girlfriend and join us on Main Street!
Child-watch is available for an add-on. Members get 20% off using their discount code.
Dough Moms Drop
Order sourdough, bagels, or cookies from our friends, The Dough Moms! They will drop them all off at Work & Wonder on Wednesday, 2/4 making it easy for you to get fresh, organic, and delicious treats. Fill out this form to order.
Pregnancy Series
A six-week series for pregnant women to turn their “WTF is happening” thoughts into “thank gosh I’m not the only one”. Pregnancy comes with excitement, surprises, and more questions than answers—no matter what stage you’re in. These sessions offer a welcoming space to meet other local pregnant women, share experiences, and explore what this transition feels like in real life. Each week includes set topics, open conversation, and reflection on the physical, emotional, and relational changes of pregnancy– all without pressure, diagnosis, or therapy.
This series is led by Work & Wonder Founder, Caroline Landry, LMSW. Caroline has worked with and facilitated groups and supported perinatal women throughout her career working at University of Michigan School of Social Work. Caroline is a mom of three kids five and under.
This series will meet weekly on Tuesdays starting February 3rd (except for Week Four, that session will be Weds 25th). Come cozy and ready to have snacks, yap, and meet others experiencing the same thing you are!
We have fun guest speakers joining us: Mirjam Bezikofer is a local Doula (and W&W Playguide!), Emily Affeldt is a Certified Nurse Midwife at University of Michigan (Caroline saw her with her second two children and so many W&W moms see her, too!!), and local perinatal mental health practioners Erica Glidden, LMSW, (owner of North Star Psychological Services), Samantha Gumul, LMSW, and Rachel Brejcha, LPC.
Week One | Feb 3: So… This Is Happening
Week Two | Feb 10: What Support Can Look Like (Doula Speaker)
Week Three | Feb 17: Understanding your Birth Options (Midwife Speaker)
Week Four | Feb 25: The Emotional Side of Pregnancy (Perinatal MH Panel)
Week Five | March 3: People, Opinions, & Boundaries
Week Six | March 10: Looking Ahead (Without Rushing)
This series is $150/six weeks. Child-watch is available during the sessions for an additional fee. This is a closed series, so once we begin, we will close registration. This series is for any stage of pregnancy and first time through tenth time moms - all are welcome! Members get 20% off using their discount code.
Any questions, email us at hello@workandwonder.co.
Little Food Explorers: A Hands-On Toddler Nutrition Workshop
Join us for a fun, interactive toddler nutrition workshop designed for parents and their little ones! The workshop will be led by a pediatric registered dietitian & fellow toddler mom, Hannah Hargrove. This hands-on session will focus on engaging toddlers with food through all five senses—seeing, smelling, touching, tasting, and listening—to build positive experiences around eating.
Children will participate in playful activities such as:
Taste testing kid-friendly herbs
A “guess the smell” food game
Fine motor play
Parents will gain practical, realistic strategies to support healthy eating habits, reduce mealtime pressure, and encourage food exploration at home. Hannah will be available throughout the session to answer questions related to feeding babies and toddlers.
After the workshop, families will get to do open play for the remainder of the session!
Members get 20% off using their discount code.
Open Play
Open Play at Work & Wonder! Enjoy our space and play with sensory bins, play dough, open ended toys, or read stories with your kids. The play village and gym are a blast for kids to get their wiggles out and engage in imaginative play! Some open plays will have pop-up themes with special activities and guest readers.
TOX Pop Up w/ Beach Haven
Brittany Rose, a W&WCo. member and Registered Nurse is the owner of Beach Haven, a medical spa based in Ann Arbor. She specializes in natural-looking injectables with a big focus on prevention and subtle results.
Beach Haven will be hosting a Tox Pop-Up at Work & Wonder Co. on January 23rd from 9am–1pm, and it’s open to the public. She'll be offering Botox, Dysport, or Daxxify with $2 off per unit during the event.