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Student-Parent and Family Resources

Resources for Student-Parents and Families available at UNT Libraries including: Family-friendly spaces, Kids Activity Kits, Grab & Go's, Family Study Hours, and other library and campus resources.

Kids Activity Kits

We know that entertaining kids while on campus can be a challenge. If you're trying to find some time to study on campus and need to keep kids busy, try checking out a Kids Activity Kit at Willis Library or at Sycamore Library! Kits are located at the 1st floor Library Services Desk in each library, just bring your student ID!

Kits are currently offered for a 6-hour checkout, but we're happy to accommodate if you need them longer, just let us know! Please read below to see what comes in each kit and kit locations. 

Activity Kits for Ages 1-4

Includes:

  • One colorful LEGO-patterned backpack
  • One Dimpl Digits pop-it toy
  • One shape-sorter activity
  • Two books: "Chameleon's Colors" and "Little Learning Books" 10-picture book set

**This Kids Activity Kit is available at Sycamore Library. 

Includes:

  • One marine animals backpack
  • One plush rainbow die
  • One rainmaker toy
  • One Roll & Play game
  • One food shapes wooden toy
  • Two books: "Baby Loves Taste" and "Baby Loves Smell."

Includes:

  • One dog backpack
  • One Monkey Around game
  • One shapes and strings toy
  • Two books: "Jungle Dress-Up" and "My Busiest Book Ever!"

Activity Kits for Ages 3-6

Includes:

  • One dinosaur backpack
  • One dinosaur stacking game
  • 12 dinosaur toys
  • Two dinosaur books: "How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?" and "100 First Dinosaur Words."

Includes:

  • One farm animals backpack
  • One egg carton game
  • One Farm Smart game
  • One wooden cube puzzle
  • Two books: "Around the Farm" and "Big Red Barn."

Includes:

  • One rainbow elephant backpack
  • One Making Faces activity
  • One Expression Puzzle toy
  • Three books: "The Nice Book," "The Bad Seed," and "The Worrysaurus."

Includes:

  • One construction truck backpack
  • One train play set
  • Three books: "Poke-A-Dot!", "I Spy Vehicles," and "Construction Site Friends."

Activity Kits for Ages 4-9

Includes: 

  • One mushroom backpack
  • One Bloom dice game
  • One Wildcraft! game
  • One First Orchard activity 
  • Five books:  "Flower Alphabet," "Bug Alphabet," "How Does a Seed Sprout?" "Tree Full of Wonder," and "Senorita Mariposa." 

Includes:

  • One polka-dot backpack
  • One "power" toy
  • One anatomy activity
  • One Robot Turtles game
  • Five books: "Neural Networks," "Quantum Information," "Quantum Entanglement," "Quantum Computing," and "Ada Twist, Scientist."

Includes: 

  • One unicorn backpack
  • One The Magic Labyrinth game
  • One Little Red Riding Hood Smart Game
  • Three books: "There's a Dragon in Your Book," "Five Minute Stories," and "Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales."

**This Kids Activity Kit is available at Sycamore Library. 

Includes:

  • One outer space backpack
  • One Galaxy Rocketship activity 
  • One Qurious Space card game
  • One space kaleidoscope
  • One puzzle
  • Three books: "Super Cool Space Facts," "Baby's First Zodiac," and "Little Kids First Big Book of Space."