Date(s): Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Rd
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Explore, discover, and build a love of the outdoors as you engage with supplies at sensory play areas near the garden.
Designed for kids ages 2-7 and their families.
Weekly activities include:
- Jun 12: Fairy Clothes Wash Try out a washboard, wash clothes, and then hang them on the line to dry.
- Jun 19: Mermaids Sensory play with shells, pearls, glitter, and mermaid magic.
- Jun 26: Worms Play with real worms, make worm crafts and enjoy the sunshine.
- Jul 3: Mud Kitchen Pizzeria Make pizzas on tree slices with mud sauce, then go on a pizza herb hunt.
- Jul 10: Nature Play on the Way Join staff from the Gaffield Children’s Garden at UM’s Matthaei Botanical Garden for nature play.
- Jul 17: Outdoor Sensory Adventure Travel a texture footpath and explore a variety of interesting substances you can touch and feel.
- Jul 24: Clay Play Strengthen little hands by squishing, cutting, and marking clay.
- Jul 31: Car Wash Muddy fun as you get cars dirty, drive them around, then make them clean again.
- Aug 7: Waterworks Pour and scoop water and Orbeez at the water table and water wall.
- Aug 14: Free Play Play with all our large outdoor toys, including slides, jungle gym, and water table.
- Date(s): Friday, July 24, 2026
- Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
- Cost: Free
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- Organizer: Ypsilanti District Library
- Organizer Phone: Not Provided
- Organizer Email: Not Provided
Venue: Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Rd
Address: 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti
Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.
