The Thingery

The Thingery is a “library of things” offering experience passes and equipment that provide opportunities for lifelong learning, creativity, and exploration.

Overdue fines: $1 per day for most items, $50 per day for passes.


 

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Aircraft Engineer

game set featuring colored plastic pieces and photo pamphlet

Engineering for preschoolers! Beautifully written storybook-like manuals guide children on an educational and fun engineering adventure. With 73 colorful and chunky building pieces that are perfect for little hands.

Basketball

green and black wilson basketball

A standard basketball for casual play, practice, or pick-up games. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use and great for all ages. Must be returned to the Mukwonago Community Library Circulation Desk before close on the day of check out.

BattlePutt

three men playing battleputt outdoors

BattlePutt combines mini golf, pool, and strategy into one fun game. Players take turns putting golf balls on a felt mat, aiming to knock opponents’ balls into pockets. Easy to learn, competitive, and great for all ages.

Betty Brinn Children’s Museum

betty brinn children's museum explore pass

The Betty Brinn Children's Museum offers hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to inspire creativity and learning in children through play-based experiences.

929 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202 | (414) 390-5437

Bingo

bingo set with cards, markers, and calling pieces

Bring classic game-night fun home with this Bingo set. Includes cards, markers, and calling pieces for easy play. Simple to learn and great for groups of all ages, Bingo is perfect for parties, family gatherings, or community events.

Bocce Ball

4 green and 4 red bocce balls

The object of the game is to toss the pallino, a small white ball, and then toss or "bowl" the bocce balls to stop as close as possible to the pallino without touching it.

Book Binding Machine

book binding machine

Create your own school, work, or personal comb bound book with this manual punching and binding operation with only two steps. This comb binding machine is suitable for letter size (19 holes), A4 size (21 holes), and A5 size (15 holes). Enhanced accuracy edge guide from 3mm to 5mm for pinpoint punching.

Bookworm Gardens

bookworm gardens explore pass

Bookworm Gardens is a non-profit botanic garden inspired by children's literature that features over 75 books represented throughout the grounds, each with a corresponding laminated book to read and enjoy. 

1415 Campus Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081 | (920) 287-7895

Botley 2.0

coding robot on top of a gridded mat with playing pieces

Botley 2.0 introduces kids to screen-free coding through hands-on play. Program movement, loops, and logic using the remote control and activity pieces—no tablet or app required. Great for ages 5+.

Bubble Machine

bubble machine with bubbles floating out

This bubble machine pumps out a ton of bubbles. It’s lightweight and portable. It holds 1½ bottles of bubble liquid which is included in the kit. Power adapter included.

Busy Fingers

six sets of activity boards

The Busy Fingers Backpack includes six different sensory boards, outfitted with three straps with buckle closures, a laced-up activity, an elongated zipper, three snap closures, a tying activity, and three buttons to help develop your child’s fine motor skills. It also includes the board book: I Can Dress Myself by Rachael McLean.

Camcorder

black camcorder

Capture your most precious memories with the Canon Vixia HF R800 camcorder. Easy to use and bring with you.

Candy Land Giant Edition

giant candy land game box

Step into a life-sized world of sweet adventure with CANDY LAND™ Giant Edition! Players move across a 64" x 64" vinyl gameboard, spin the lollipop spinner, collect cards from colorful neighborhoods, and race up Rainbow Road. First to reach King Kandy’s Castle wins—and wears the foam crown!

Canner Kit

canner with wire rack and utensils

1 canner, lid, jar rack, funnel, jar lifter : black enamel, stainless steel, plastic ; 21.5 quart + 1 home canning guide and user guidelines in binder. The canner holds 7 quart jars, 9 pint jars or 12 half pint jars.

Cassette MP3 Converter

cassette mp3 converter

The Reshow Portable Cassette Player converts those old tape cassettes to MP3 files.

Code & Go Mouse Activity Set

set with plastic robot mouse and game pieces with playing cards

Helps young children develop skills in problem-solving, self-correcting errors, critical and analytical thinking, if-then logic, and distance and spatial concepts. Introduces basic coding and programming concepts in a fun way.

Cornhole

blue and red cornhole nets

Cornhole is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing 16 ounce bags of corn kernels at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. A bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the board scores 1 point. Play continues until a team or player reaches or exceeds the score of 21

Counting Money

game board with play money and books

The Counting Money Kit gives parents all the tools needed to teach their kids how to accurately count money. The kit includes a pouch of play money, money flashcards, Rock n’ Learn Money & Making Change DVD, a Crazy Coin Counting game, and a book, “A Dollar, a Penny: How Much and How Many,” by Brian P. Cleary.