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Crate shop

Six crates. Six very different kids.

Pick the one that sounds like your kid. We fold it around what they already have, so nothing arrives twice. No enrollment required.

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The crates

Start with the spark, not the subject.

The Maker's Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Builder

The Maker's Crate

Bikes, robotics, woodworking — anything that snaps together or rolls away.

Anchor item: a real bike repair tool kit.

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The Studio Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Creator

The Studio Crate

Handmade shops, fashion sketches, stop-motion, cameras.

Anchor item: pro-grade art supply plus a small surface to finish on.

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The Field Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Outdoors

The Field Crate

Marine bio, trails, vet science — kids who come home with rocks in their pockets.

Anchor item: a field loupe and a real species card.

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The Build-It Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Code

The Build-It Crate

Roblox devs, app tinkerers, kids who already know what an API is.

Anchor item: a physical sensor or board.

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The Stage Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Performer

The Stage Crate

Dance, music, theater, public speaking — anyone who needs an audience.

Anchor item: a mic, a light, or a score.

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The Founder's Crate — flat-vector crate illustration

Entrepreneur

The Founder's Crate

Small-shop founders, kids pricing things on the kitchen counter.

Anchor item: a desktop cutting machine, packaging, and a way to ship the first sale.

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What's inside

The actual supplies, not a mystery box.

A crate carries an anchor item plus the pieces around it. Filter by spark to see the kinds of things that show up.

Field loupe — flat-vector supply illustration — Field loupe

Species cards — flat-vector supply illustration — Species cards

Trail kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Trail kit

Snorkel set — flat-vector supply illustration — Snorkel set

Bike tool roll — flat-vector supply illustration — Bike tool roll

Robotics kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Robotics kit

Hand tool set — flat-vector supply illustration — Hand tool set

Sensor board — flat-vector supply illustration — Sensor board

Controller mod kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Controller mod kit

Game art pack — flat-vector supply illustration — Game art pack

Camera kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Camera kit

Sewing kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Sewing kit

Thread and spools — flat-vector supply illustration — Thread and spools

Pattern set — flat-vector supply illustration — Pattern set

Studio mic — flat-vector supply illustration — Studio mic

Stage mask — flat-vector supply illustration — Stage mask

Dance shoes — flat-vector supply illustration — Dance shoes

Rehearsal marks — flat-vector supply illustration — Rehearsal marks

Cutting machine — flat-vector supply illustration — Cutting machine

Packaging set — flat-vector supply illustration — Packaging set

Idea journal — flat-vector supply illustration — Idea journal

Slow-build kit — flat-vector supply illustration — Slow-build kit

Paper stock — flat-vector supply illustration — Paper stock

Labels and tape — flat-vector supply illustration — Labels and tape

Exact contents change with your kid's pathway and what's already on their shelf.

Start a crate

Tell us who they are. We'll fold the box around them.

Three quick steps. We'll write back with the crate we'd send and what's in it.

Step 1 of 3 · Core Spark

What lights your kid up?