The 'MakerKid Kits' Focus on Bees and Monarch Butterflies
Caitlyn Fernandez — February 7, 2022 — Life-Stages
References: uncommongoods
The ‘MakerKid Kits’ — which includes the ‘Bee Pollinators’ and the ‘Monarch Butterfly and Milkweed Plant’ — teach children the importance of insects in our ecosystem. The creators of the kits are Lindsey Dean and Sam Castner, who, as mentioned in their description, created a “movable studio to teach kids about metalworking, then reimagined that project at the start of the pandemic to make mailable, at-home kits for educational crafting.”
The kits provide educational hands-on learning activities that children can do both inside and outside. Children can put together a 3-D wooden model puzzle of a bee or monarch butterfly that can be used with the activity books about pollinators. A packet of organic seeds is included for children and their parents/guardians to grow, promoting the livelihood of the insects and experiencing them firsthand.
Image Credit: Uncommon Goods, Lindsey Dean, Sam Castner
The kits provide educational hands-on learning activities that children can do both inside and outside. Children can put together a 3-D wooden model puzzle of a bee or monarch butterfly that can be used with the activity books about pollinators. A packet of organic seeds is included for children and their parents/guardians to grow, promoting the livelihood of the insects and experiencing them firsthand.
Image Credit: Uncommon Goods, Lindsey Dean, Sam Castner
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