sledding

Embrace the winter wonderland of Grand Rapids, Michigan, by sledding at beloved hills like those near East Leonard Elementary School and Charlie's Dump.

With Christmas vacation coming up, you might be looking for ways to get outside and get active with the kiddos. Well, Grand Rapids parks are a great place to do that!

The snowflakes are going to keep flying in West Michigan, so why not make the best of it?

This looks so freaking fun.

Even though the wintertime is coming, there is plenty to do throughout the entire winter season right here in Grand Rapids.

Just because people ski on hills doesn't mean it's a mountain.

The several inches of snow dumped on us this week has downsides, for sure - BUT there's also a silver lining: fun outdoor activities at Grand Rapids parks!

It's time to start thinking about winter activities. You can take advantage of winter weather by hitting one of West Michigan’s best sledding hills! Here are some of the free, favorite sledding hills around West Michigan:

Kids can borrow and use sleds for free at some Muskegon parks!

This may look like a regular garden-variety unassuming plastic sled but I can assure you that it is far more than that. From snowbanks to sand dunes, happy customers have found so many inventive ways to use this little plastic powerhouse way beyond winter.

Just know, you have to climb the dunes yourself, with your sled... but it's fun!

This is the most adorable thing we have seen in a while. It's of 90-year-old Claude Bratcher taking a wild sled ride documented on his grandson-in-law's go-pro. Bratcher is being pulled on the sled by his son on his four-wheeler. Bratcher's grandson-in-law Anthony Smith told ABC News today: "It was Claude's idea, he'd been watching us sled for about an hour...