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Mini-Makers are take-home kits based in science, music, art, math, or technology. Kits combine physical objects, such as musical instruments and science equipment, with traditional library resources such as books and educational DVDs. They each contain the materials and information necessary to learn a new skill or activity.

 

Each kit has a 2-week checkout period.

Call the library at 608-868-7462 to place a kit on hold!

Ukulele

Build-a-Fort

Included:

 

  • My First Ukulele, by Ben Parker

  • Red Makala Dolphin Soprano Ukuele

  • Kala Soprano ukulele gig bag

  • clip-on tuner

  • Austin Bazaar instructional DVD

  • polishing cloth

 

Send video of you playing the ukuele to mpl@als.lib.wi.us or share to our Facebook page, Milton Public Library!

 

Included:

 

  • Playful: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids, by Merrilee Lidiar

  • Light duty blue tarp

  • LED flashlight

  • Cord

  • Eight (8) clamps

  • Eight (8) suction cups with hooks

  • Ten (10) clothes pins

 

Send pictures of your completed fort to mpl@als.lib.wi.us or share on our Facebook page, Milton Public Library!

 

Knitting and Crocheting

Included:

 

  • Finger Knitting Fun: 28 Clever and Creative Projects for Kids, by Vickie Howell

  • The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet, by Margaret Hubert

  • The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting, by Margaret Hubert

  • Crochet for Kids, by Franziska Heidenreich

  • Two (2) knitting needles for kids

  • Two (2) size 10.5 aluminum knitting needles

  • Susan Bates crochet hoot set | 6 crochet hooks and case

  • Yarn (replenished by the library)

Microscope

Telescope

Included:

 

  • Journey into the Invisible: The World from Under the Microscope, by Christine Schlitt

  • AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W Beginner Microscope Kit

  • AmScope PS25 Prepared Microscope Slide Set | 25 slides and wooden case

  • Microscope User Guide

  • 5 prepared glass slides and 7 blank glass slides with case

  • plastic tweezers

  • screwdriver

  • Two (2) AA batteries

Included:

 

  • A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky, by Michael Driscoll and Meredith Hamilton

 

  • Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ Telescope with tripod

    • Altitude locking knob, azimuth locking knob, finder scope, three (3) eyepieces, diagonal, Barlow lens, and accessory tray

 

  • The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Star Finder

Brain Teasers

Included:

 

  • The Big Book of Brain Games, by Ivan Moscovich

  • Rubik's Cub

  • Gravity Maze Falling Marble Logic Game

  • ThinkFun Rush Hour Game

 

Scrapbooking

Included:

 

  • Start Scrapbooking: Your Essential Guide to Recording Memories, by Wendy Smedley

  • EK Success Image Tree Wood Handle Rubber Stamp Set

  • ColorBox Archival Inkpad (Black)

  • X-ACTo X2009 Corner Rounder Punch

  • Four decorative scissors

  • Sixteen mini paper punches

  • Fiskars 12 inch portable scrapbooking trimmer

 

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