What Kind of
Maker
Is Your Kid?
Monthly crates of circuits, botanicals, and kinetic sculpture — for kids who've outgrown slime but aren't ready for silence.
The Gallery
Every photo submitted by a real family. Every caption written by the kid who built it.
"It took me three tries but the gear finally spun!"
"I pressed 14 flowers from our backyard."
Pressing plants preserves them by removing moisture — the same technique botanists have used since the 1500s. Your kid is doing real science.
"My alarm goes off when my sister walks in. She hates it."
"Built a kinetic mobile — it moves in the breeze."
"My terrarium has three different mosses now."
Gear ratios are the same math used in bicycle design and clock mechanisms. Every Motion Lab project teaches mechanical advantage without a single worksheet.
"Programmed it to blink in Morse code. Sent my dad a message."
"The copper coil actually made a tiny motor!"
"I identified every plant in our neighborhood walk."
The microcontroller in the Code + Circuit crate is the same family of chip used in NASA's small satellite programs. Your kid is learning real embedded systems.
"Made a seed journal with watercolor labels."
Every crate is a
different kind of
adventure.
Ships once a month. Each crate is self-contained — no leftover pieces, no missing parts, no frustrated kids.
Motion Lab
For kids who want to see physics happen in their hands
Copper wire, miniature motors, gear sets, and a challenge card that dares them to build something that actually moves. Every crate ships with a different kinetic challenge.
What's inside
- Copper wire spool
- DC motor + magnets
- Gear set (5 sizes)
- Balsa wood frames
- Challenge instruction card
Botany Field Kit
Science and art in the same afternoon
Botanical press frames, terrarium soil mixes, seed collection envelopes, and a field journal with blank specimen pages.
What's inside
- Botanical press frame
- Terrarium soil mix
- Seed envelopes (8 varieties)
- Field journal
- Colored pencil set
Code + Circuit
For kids who ask "but how does it know to do that?"
Programmable microcontrollers, LED arrays, and sensor kits with step-by-step project cards that go from blinking a light to building a motion alarm.
What's inside
- Microcontroller board
- LED array (12 colors)
- Motion + light sensors
- Project cards (beginner → advanced)
- USB cable
Trusted by Leaders.
and their kids.
He finished the entire Motion Lab crate in one Saturday. Then he asked if we could order the next one early. He's never asked to do homework early.
Rebecca Okonkwo
Mom of Emeka, 11 · Portland, OR
We homeschool and I was spending hours building STEM curriculum. Tinker replaced two months of lesson planning. The 'Did You Know?' cards are genuinely better than what I was writing.
Marcus Delgado
Homeschool dad of Lucia, 12 · Austin, TX
I'm her grandmother. I always sent gift cards because I had no idea what she'd want. Now I send Tinker. She calls me when a new crate arrives. She never called about a gift card.
Dorothy Chen
Grandma of Mei, 10 · Seattle, WA
One crate. One kid.
One great afternoon.
No hidden fees. No surprise charges. Every crate ships with everything needed — nothing to buy separately.
Monthly
Try it for one month. No commitment.
- 1 full crate per month
- Your chosen kit type
- Digital instruction cards
- Cancel anytime
Annual
Best value — save $108 over the year.
- 12 crates over the year
- Mix kit types freely
- Bonus surprise crate in month 6
- Free shipping every month
- Priority new-kit access
Gift
Gift 3, 6, or 12 months. Ships gift-ready.
- Choose 3, 6, or 12 months
- Gift-wrapped packaging
- Personalized note card
- One-click gifting checkout
Not sure which kit is right?
Crack open their
first crate.
Take the 2-minute quiz and we'll match them with the kit that fits how their brain works.