Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a piece of smiley toast with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a taco with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a swirl lollipop with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a sushi roll with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a stack of pancakes with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a squirrel with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a s'more with just a bit of polymer clay!

Bend, stretch, and mold a pumpkin out of polymer clay.

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a slice of pizza with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make peas in a pod with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make an ice cream cone with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a hot dog with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a mug of hot chocolate with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a hippo with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a hen with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a hamburger with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a bunch of grapes with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a goldfish cracker with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a giraffe with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make an elephant with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a fried egg with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a dumpling with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a drumstick with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a donut with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a cupcake with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make an ear of corn with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a banana with just a bit of polymer clay!

Have you ever heard the sound of a steel tongue drum? Detroit musician Demetrius Thomas demonstrates this beautiful instrument which he uses to explore otherworldly and unplugged sonic environments.

Learn sign language right at home.

Architects Brian and Jess team up with kids to find the "heart of the city," the center that cities grow around. Visit the streets of old Detroit to learn how cities change over time, and use maps and landmarks to find the heart of your city.

Animals are masters of building homes that fit in with the natural environment. We humans can learn a lot from them! Visit a green building in Ann Arbor and look for environmentally friendly features in the buildings you see every day.

Architects Brian and Jess team up with kids to find the "heart of the city," the center that cities grow around. Visit the streets of old Detroit to learn how cities change over time, and use maps and landmarks to find the heart of your city.

Animals are masters of building homes that fit in with the natural environment. We humans can learn a lot from them! Visit a green building in Ann Arbor and look for environmentally friendly features in the buildings you see every day.

Help answer the question: What is special about Michigan? Then work on compound words and read some facts about Michigan, and RACE to write an informational text.

Learn about compound words, read about Michigan, and write an informational text.

What is special about Michigan? Learn about the re- and un- prefixes, read a hybrid text about a Michigan turtle, and work on some informational writing.

Learn more about the prefixes re- and un-, and work on some informational writing.

Help answer the big question: what makes you a Michigan kid? Learn about the -ful and -less suffixes and practice narrative, writing.

Learn how base words change when we add a prefix or a suffix, and work on some narrative writing.

Answer the big question: what is special about my community? Learn about the -able and -er suffixes, read a text about a powwow, and practice narrative writing.

Practice narrative writing, learn more about how base words change when we add a prefix or suffix, and read more about a powwow.

Learn about the over- and mis- prefixes, read a text about a special name, and work on some narrative writing.

Learn more about the prefixes over- and mis-, and work on narrative writing.

Learn the fore- and trans- prefixes, read about trout, and learn about narrative writing.

Learn the fore- and trans- prefixes and learn more about narrative writing.

Learn about the -ous and -en suffixes, read a nonfiction text about salmon, and brainstorm ideas for narrative writing.

Read stories and try hands-on STEM projects at Traverse City's historic Opera House.

Take a virtual trip outside with your Metroparks. This time on the trail we found a sign from a skunk that has ventured through Willow Metropark.

As we go along the trail in Oakwoods Metropark, we are looking for signs of animals. If we’re lucky we might see something like a beaver chew!

This time on the trail we found a sign from a deer that has ventured through Oakwoods Metropark.