These all-in-one educational kits include a mini lesson plan, a fun activity guide, and all the necessary materials. Designed primarily for indoor use, they are perfect for home or classroom settings. Kits are available for various topics and age groups.
These kits are FREE to check out for everyone!
Creating cyanotypes in nature is an excellent activity for preschool-aged to elementary school aged children, aligning well with both Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This hands-on activity encourages investigation into patterns in nature, fostering creative expression and fine motor skills.
Did you miss our Bee Monitoring 101 event? No worries, this kit has everything you need to know to monitor in your community. In this kit you will learn the importance of pollinators, how to identify a bee, wasp, or fly, and how to monitor them. Monitoring what types of pollinators are in your area gives you an idea of the health and diversity of plants nearby. This can help the forests, flowers, and gardens in your neighborhood. This kit contains everything you need to start collecting data in your community.
Bring pollinator conservation home! With this kit, you can build a house to support native mason bees, gentle, non-stinging pollinators that play an important role in keeping our ecosystems healthy.
Each kit includes everything you need to assemble a bee house and place it in your yard or outdoor space. Perfect for classrooms, families, or anyone who wants to learn more about native bees while making a positive impact.
Check out a kit today and give our local pollinators a place to thrive!
Interested in learning more about the local Puget Sound birds! Then this is the kit for you. In this kit, it will help guide you in steps towards becoming a birder. Learn to spot and identify the local birds in the Puget Sound region through birdwatching. Birding can be done at anytime and anywhere; the goal is to learn something new and have fun! This kit provides all the supplies and information necessary to start you off on your birding journey.
There are thousands of species of insects in our area and all of them are important contributors to the health of our ecosystems. In this kit, you can build an insect house to nurture the beneficial insects around your home and observe insect activity. Insects provide ecosystem services like decomposition of organic matter, nutrient cycling, pest control and pollination. This kit is a fun and easy way to learn about insects and their impact. Monitoring insect activity around your area can foster a lifelong interest in providing for important species that in turn provide for us. This kit contains everything you need to build an insect house plus important information on commonly seen insects in Washington, tips for spotting insects, insect identification and a breakdown of ecosystem services that insects provide.
This hands-on, all-ages activity invites you to slow down, create, and reflect on your relationship with the natural world. Using a recycled plastic bottle, participants will build and decorate a simple bird feeder while learning about the basics of Kincentricty, or the understanding that humans are not above other living beings but part of a shared community of life. What participants create during the event will be taken home and used as a way to continue observing, learning from, and caring for our avian neighbors.