Novi / Detroit - Kid Friendly Breweries

Not sure about available toys anywhere, but you will run the risk of any brewery setting being busy when there is a Wings game. These are the handful of Breweries in Detroit I've been to with my kids, that aren't too far from the arena. I hope this helps!

Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria in Midtown seems to have families with kids in there every time I am there, and I have taken my kids there a few times with no issues. They even have a kids pizza menu. It does get busy, but if its just the two of you, getting a seat may not be difficult.

Traffic Jam and Snug is two doors down from Jolly Pumpkin and has its own parking lot. The food is good, it usually has a low-key vibe, and a kids menu with crayons and coloring. I will warn you that the beer is very hit and miss. Some decent beers, I've had some good beers, but also some very poor, if not sometimes infected brews, and they don't seem to realize it. It was Michigan's first brewpub, and they seem to boast about their brewing method being "dairy brewed", whatever that means. I take my kids there often when we are in Detroit, and risk the beer every time, to about a 50% success rate. If you're willing, give it a try.

Motor City Brewing is in Traffic Jam's parking lot. They have snacks and small brick oven pizzas, and the building is cramped. Not the best place for kids, but I have taken my son there once with another couple and their son, and it wasn't awful. Flagship beers are old-school American/European styling, but they have some more current on-trend styles as well.

In addition to a good variety of beers, Batch Brewing in Corktown has an assortment of board games and large rathskeller-style tables, but the food menu is a bit on the gourmet end. My picky kids likely wouldn't eat anything there. It is not too far from the Joe, either. It does get busy, and it can be a bit cramped, but with the weather report, they may have some outside seating opened up.

Good Luck!

 

Also, if you're in Novi, Ascension is worth a stop, I'm not too sure on how "kid-friendly" it is, but it is a restaurant/brewpub with decent food on the gourmet side, and very good beers. I've not taken my kids there.

 

I was thinking that it'd be tough to find kid-friendly breweries as well around there, but then again, I don't really consider a Wings game very kid-friendly either. Good luck with your 4.5 year old on this adventure! Hope you guys have a great time...don't expect much from the Wings though.