The Thingery

From your head to your toes, the My Amazing Body kit is an introduction to anatomy and explains the important parts of your body. The hands-on manipulatives for the heart, brain, and skeleton will provide children an in-depth look into the human body and create an appreciation for everything their bodies can do.

This kit is a comprehensive collection of activities and hands-on tools designed to spark curiosity while learning age appropriate subjects. Each component will help develop problem solving and fine motor skills disguised as fun.

Play pickleball with this set of two paddles and balls available for same-day checkout. This item must be checked out and returned to the Circulation Desk before the library closes the same day.

Enjoy fast-paced outdoor fun with this complete badminton set that is easy to set up on any flat surface. This set includes rackets, shuttlecocks, and a freestanding net that requires no poles or ground stakes.

Learn to play keyboard with this beginner-friendly 61-key Casiotone featuring 400 tones and 75 built-in rhythms, measuring 37 inches long. It includes a music rest and a power cable.

Ocean-themed floor puzzle includes 48 pieces that display a beautiful ocean life scene. It measures 4 feet long. After completing the puzzle, use the picture key on the enclosed puzzle picture to find all 78 Search & Find sea animals.

This dinosaur-themed floor puzzle stretches 4 feet long and brings prehistoric scenes to life through hands-on, oversized puzzle fun.

The 48-piece Solar System floor puzzle for kids features beautiful original artwork that replicates a realistic space scene with planets, stars, the sun, and meteors. When fully assembled it measures 2 x 3 feet.

The Racine Art Museum maintains a nationally recognized collection of over 14,000 works, including the largest collection of contemporary craft in North America, with award-winning architecture and innovative exhibitions in downtown Racine.

441 Main St., Racine, WI 53403 | (262) 638-8300

Riveredge Nature Center is a 485-acre nature sanctuary offering over 10 miles of scenic trails, Milwaukee River paddling, wildlife viewing, and year-round opportunities to explore forests, prairies, ponds, and rare habitats. 

4458 County Hwy Y, Saukville, WI 53080 | (262) 375-2715

This 53-piece science kit combined with the beautifully illustrated storybook, provides an engaging way to teach simple engineering concepts and skills to preschool-age kids.

Polish everyday rocks into dazzling gemstones. Enhance your rock collection, or, start a new one! The National Geographic professional rock tumbler makes all rocks look like professionally polished stones. Note: Due to the length of time required to complete a polishing project, this kit checks out for 2 weeks with the possibility of 1 renewal.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center offers six miles of trails through 185 acres of forests, wetlands, prairies, and Lake Michigan shoreline, featuring a visitor center with art gallery, observation tower, and interactive nature exhibits, open year-round.

1111 E. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217 | (414) 352-2880

Experiment and discover basic simple machines by first building the five models and then changing the variables to learn how machines make work and effort easier.

This interactive globe comes with 3 activity panels, including a local map, and explores the world through 19 learning activities. Learn about topics ranging from continents, countries, and capitals, to population and currency.

Introduces children to the concept of length by measuring toy snakes and other objects. The backpack includes two books; a Melissa and Doug sack of 6 plastic snakes; 1 jumbo tape measure; 1 Unifix ladder; 100 Unifix snap cubes; and an activity guide with recommendations for using the kit.

Build more than 100 exciting projects! All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Just follow the colorful pictures in the manual and build many exciting projects and enjoy hours of educational fun.

Elenco®’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build over 175 exciting projects. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease.