Interest: Little Ones
Interest: Little Ones
Discovery Time: Spring 2022 Playlist
Published: April 2, 2022
Watch and listen to the original versions of some of our favorite Discovery Time songs from Spring 2022.
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Diversifying Play by Diversifying the Toy Box
Published: November 30, 2021
Today it is easier than ever to find toys that physically represent a wide range of human experience, from skin color to differences in mobility. Read on to find some of the resources and companies YDL staff use when choosing toys for kits and play spaces.
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Get Your Library Card This September
Published: September 1, 2021
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month
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Garden Gatherings: Nature Art
Published: July 21, 2021
Looking for an outdoor activity? Gather supplies and make a nature collage!
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Garden Gatherings: Backyard Jungle
Published: July 12, 2021
Looking for an outdoor activity? Measure off a square foot and explore.
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Garden Gatherings: Dendrochronology
Published: June 25, 2021
Pick up information at the YDL-Whittaker youth desk, then study our tree slices from Matthaei Botanical Garden, or use the resources in this post to learn more!
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Garden Gatherings: Birding
Published: June 19, 2021
If you missed our Birding Garden Gathering, hear the read aloud and find the activities you can do at home!
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Little Ones STEAM: Colors
Published: May 4, 2021
Talk about colors while you write, read, sing and play!
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School Readiness
School Readiness WHAT IS SCHOOL READINESS? There are many types of school readiness skills generally considered important for kids to master before they start kindergarten. 4-5 year olds develop at different rates, so your child might master some easily and not learn others before they start school. In general, being able to do the types of skills you’ll find on this page will help make your child’s transition to kindergarten more successful. A parent’s role in preparing a child for school is to create a healthy, safe, supportive, and engaging environment. Scroll down to find tips and fun activities to …
Footprints in the Snow
Published: February 25, 2021
Find fun activities to do inside and outside with your little one to learn about animal tracks!
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Magnet Magic
Published: February 10, 2021
Use magnets to discover what is magnetic and what is not.
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A2SO Virtual KinderConcerts
Published: January 28, 2021
Missing music time at the library with your children? Our friends with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra have KinderConcerts videos!
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Learn the ABCs
Published: January 19, 2021
Gather supplies around your house, then do some fun activities to help your child learn the ABCs!
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Constellations for Little Ones
Published: November 11, 2020
Learn about constellations with a read aloud of Zoo in the Sky and activity suggestions for little ones!
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Pumpkins
Published: October 28, 2020
PUMPKINS–THE ORANGE ICON OF FALL Pumpkins were one of the earliest cultivated foods of the Americas. Over 9,000 years ago the indigenous peoples of North America were growing pumpkins in Oaxaca, Mexico. Pumpkins spread north to the eastern region of the United States by 2700 BCE, where they were grown by the Pueblo tribes of the southwestern United States, as well as the Apaches, Hopi, Navajo, Havasupai, Papago, Pima and Yuman tribes. The pumpkin’s thick orange flesh was a staple food source for thousands of years, and the seeds can be eaten too. The Tohono O’Odham people ground pumpkin seeds …
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Shapes
Published: October 22, 2020
Learn all about shapes with fun activities you can do at home!
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