The Thingery

Bring bowling fun to your backyard, patio, or living room with this lightweight hollow plastic set. This kit includes 10 pins measuring 17 inches, 2 hollow plastic balls measuring 7 inches, and a storage bag.

Enjoy a classic game of checkers on a grand scale, perfect for indoor or outdoor play. This set includes 24 foam checkers measuring 7 inches across, a 5 x 5-foot fabric mat, and a carrying bag.

Challenge friends and family to a super-sized game of strategy with chess pieces measuring up to 12 inches tall. This set includes 32 oversized pieces, a 5 x 5-foot foldable fabric mat, and a carrying bag.

Line up four in a row with this giant Connect 4 set featuring a hollow plastic frame standing 4 feet tall when assembled. This 20-pound set includes oversized colored coins and a carrying bag measuring 45 x 14 x 18 inches.

Test your steady hand with this super-sized Jenga set that stacks over 4 feet high during play. This set includes 54 wooden blocks measuring 6 x 2 x 1.25 inches each.

Turn any table into a ping pong arena with this portable table tennis set that clamps onto tables up to 2 inches thick. It includes a retractable net, 2 paddles, and balls.

Start exploring the night sky with this easy-to-use tabletop telescope, perfect for beginning astronomers of all ages. This kit includes a StarBlast 4.5-inch Astro Altazimuth reflector telescope with 17mm lens, additional 6mm lens, moon filter, star chart, and a sky atlas.

The Today I Feel… kit is a great way to teach kids about emotions and feelings. The kit includes a Big Feelings Pineapple that allows kids to make a variety of faces on both sides, the Feelings & Dealings family card game, a large flipbook that helps kids identify feelings and make positive choices, and the book “I Want To Be Mad For a While!” by Barney Saltzberg.

Tonie figurines work with a Toniebox audio player to bring stories and songs to life. Each colorful character holds its own content—just place a Tonie on top of the Toniebox to start listening, and swap it out to change stories. Our collection includes classic picture books, chapter books, and educational content about dinosaurs and sea creatures. Check out our full collection in the library catalog!

The Toniebox is a screen-free audio player that brings stories, songs, and educational content to life for kids ages 3 and up. Its soft, padded design is perfect for little hands—kids can tap the sides to adjust volume or skip forward and backward. Simply place any Tonie character on top to start playing! Check out our full collection in the library catalog!

Trace and draw with precision using this thin, lightweight light box that provides a bright, evenly lit surface. This kit includes an LED tracing pad perfect for budding artists working on detailed projects.

Turing Tumble is a revolutionary new game where players build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. Turing Tumble offers students the opportunity to peek under the hood of computers and discover how they work.

Strum your way into a new hobby with this beginner-friendly 4-string soprano ukulele you can check out and take home. It includes a ukulele, a tuner, and a carrying case.

Bump, set, and spike with a standard sized volleyball available for same-day checkout at the library. This item must be checked out and returned to the Circulation Desk before the library closes the same day.

The Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum preserves and shares the diverse histories of Waukesha County through a collection of over 18,000 artifacts, 250,000 images, and millions of archival materials spanning thousands of years.

101 W. Main St., Waukesha, WI 53186 | (262) 521-2859

WhaZoodles are screen-free audio players that make learning fun for kids ages 5 and up. Each device features stories, activities, games, guided meditation, and nature sounds that get kids moving and thinking. Simply press play to start an interactive adventure! Check out our full collection in the library catalog!

The Wisconsin Historical Society operates a network of 12 historic sites and museums throughout the state, bringing Wisconsin's history to life through immersive experiences at locations ranging from Old World Wisconsin to Circus World.

Convert your 8mm and Super 8 film reels into digital MP4 files and share them via SD card, USB, or TV connection (sound not supported). It includes a Wolverine MovieMaker Pro, power adapter, 5-inch and 7-inch reels, and all necessary cables.