German Websites for Kids

• Haus der kleinen Forscher – Die Initiative “Haus der kleinen Forscher” fördert spielerisch die Begeisterung der drei- bis sechsjährigen Mädchen und Jungen an naturwissenschaftlichen und technischen Phänomenen.
• Blinde Kuh – Die erste deutschsprachige Suchmaschine für Kinder – gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend.

Buy German Books in the US

• Alphabet Garden – Lots of good German books for kids, teachers and adults.
  Shipment is from NJ, so they provide moderate prices and short shipping times.
• ABC Kinderladen - Offers a wide selection of popular German children’s books, music CDs, DVDs, learning software, toys, games more products imported from Germany
• World of Reading - World of Reading for Foreign Language and ESL software, Audio Tapes, CDs, Foreign Movies on Video and DVD
• Bücher Stube – A small family business offering a great selection of imported German books and music.

Selected Links

• Sanne’s German Works

Local (Ann Arbor) Shops with German Products

• World Market (international groceries) – [map]
• Copernicus European Delicatessen (polish groceries) – [map]
• Palumba (wooden toys Waldorf-style and “German” stationary) – [map]
• Lexi’s Toy Box (natural toys) – [map]
• Little Seedling (natural toys) – [map]
• Tea House Ann Arbor (Teegeschwender, tea by the leaf) – [map]
• Once upon a child – [map] offers parents a fun and convenient way to buy and sell gently used kids stuff
• Childrens Orchard – [map] offers the highest quality slightly used clothing for a fraction of the cost of traditional retail and department stores.

Local (Ann Arbor) German Restaurants
 Things to do in and around Ann Arbor

• Ann Arbor City Guide
• Hands on Museum – [map]

• Jungle Java – [map]
• Jump City – [map]
• Rentschler Farm – [map]
• Cobblestone Farm – [map]
• Kempf House Center for Local History
• Waterloo Farm Museum – [map]
• Fire House Museum – [map]
• Washtenaw County Historical Society Museum – [map] –
• Waterloo Historical Society Farm Museum
• Ypsilanti Historical Museum
• Saline Depot Museum
• Henry Ford Museum – [map] Outdoor:
• Spring Valley Trout Farm – [map]
• Greenfield Village – [map] Zoos around Ann Arbor:
• Detroit Zoo – [map]
• Potter Park Zoo – [map]
• Toledo Zoo – [map] University of Michigan:
• U of M Exhibit Museum of Natural History and Planetarium – [map]
• U of M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
• U of M Museum of Art