Gear and Gadgets

Children's kits

1. Children's gardening tools (forks, trowels, weeder for little hands)
2. Fisher-Price Code-a-Pillar toy (teaches curiosity, coding,  and problem solving through play)
3. Insects Nature Backpack (includes everything you need to catch and identify bugs)
4. Launchpads (handheld smart tablets full of games and brain teasers; no internet required)
5. Make and Play to Go Kits (each backpack contains a toy, 3 stories, and a booklet of early literacy activities)
6. Physical literacy activity backpacks (includes balls, frisbees, a skipping rope, and more)

Health and wellness kits

1. Children's gardening tools (forks, trowels, weeder for little hands)
2. Disc golf kit (two sets of discs, allowing you and a partner to play this popular sport)
3. Ergonomic hand gardening tools (ergonomic cultivator, trowel, and transplanter)

4. FitBit One activity trackers (monitor how many steps you take)

5. FitBit wristband trackers (online tracking of your steps, heart rate, and more)

6. Park passes: borrow a day-pass (no overnight stays) for Grand River Conservation Authority Parks or for Ontario Provincial Parks!

7. Physical literacy activity backpacks (includes balls, frisbees, a skipping rope, and more)

8. SADD lamps (borrow a portable LED light therapy kit)

Maker kits

1. Bookmark Molds (kit includes 4 molds of various sizes to create your own resin bookmarks) 

2. Paper punches (search "paper punch") (create cards and other paper crafts with ease)

3. Rubber stamp kits (search "rubber stamps") (includes stamps for paper and cloth crafting)

4. Serger machine in a traveling suitcase
5. Sewing machines: Brother sewing machine or Janome sewing machine in traveling suitcases
6. Soldering iron kits (includes soldering iron, holder, solder, and more)
7. Spinning wheel kit (lendrum spinning wheel turns wool into yarn)

8. Stamp mat and paper piercer (includes tools for safely using paper craft techniques)

9. Tracer projector (enlarge flat artwork and small 3D objects onto any vertical surface)
10. Wood burning kits (use this pen-like device to burn designs into wood pieces)

Musical instruments

1. Acoustic guitar (teach yourself to play the guitar)

2. Soprano ukulele (purchased thanks to a generous donation from the Well Read Women of the Road book club)

Outdoor nature backpacks

Provided in partnership with Brant Ventures in Nature.

1. Birdwatching (includes binoculars, bird guides, and more)
2. Gardening (tools to start your first garden)
3. Fishing (includes children's fishing poles, and more)

4. Hiking (includes hiking poles, trail guides, and more)

5. Insects (includes everything you need to catch and identify bugs)

6. Letterboxing (includes everything you need to make your own letterbox)

7. Snowshoeing (includes 4 sets of snowshoes)
8. Stargazing (includes a telescope, binoculars, and more)

Technology kits

1. BBC micro:bit basic starter kit (learn computer coding basics with this fun and easy LED kit; no internet required)

2. Fisher-Price Code-a-Pillar toy (teaches curiosity, coding,  and problem solving through play)

3. GoPro Hero 7 camera and adventure kit
4. GoPro Hero 7 camera kit with sports accessories

5. Launchpads (handheld smart tablets full of games and brain teasers; no internet required)

6. Makey Makey kits (learn computer coding and turn any object into a computer keyboard; no internet required)

7. Osmo starter kit (teaches logic and coding skills)

8. Osmo starter kit with iPad 2 (expand your coding knowledge with fun games)

9. Ozobot (learn computer coding by programming tiny golf-ball sized robots)

Tools and other gadgets

1. Children's gardening tools (forks, trowels, weeder for little hands)
2. Digital radon detector (protect your family from dangerous radon levels)
3. Ergonomic hand gardening tools (ergonomic cultivator, trowel, and transplanter)
4. Handyman's toolbox (includes the basics like hammers, screwdrivers, and more)
5. Metal detector (locate invisible coins, keys, etc.)
6. Multimeters (measure electrical currents and voltage)
7. Power drill & accessories (includes drill, bits, and more)