Outdoor Sensory Play

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Date(s): Friday, July 3, 2026
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Rd
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Event Description

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.
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Event Details
  • Date(s): Friday, July 3, 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

   
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