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Full-semester unit studies · One area, deep

Pick one area. Go deep for a semester.

Maker Kits are full-semester unit studies: one area, real chemistry, run at your kitchen table.

  • 12 areas to choose from
  • 3 age tracks per kit
  • All supplies included
  • ESA-eligible

$275–$375

per kit · one semester

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Candle
Soap
Cleaning
Face Care
12areas

Three ways to start

However your family learns, there’s a way in.

You’re looking at Maker Kits. Here’s how they fit alongside our other two ways to start.

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Full semester · one area

Maker Kits

Candles, soaps, or lotions: go deep on one area for a full semester. No subscription.

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Pick single lessons + supplies one at a time and try it out, from $49.99.

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What’s in every Maker Kit

7–26 labs. One semester. One area.

Each Maker Kit is a full-semester unit study with 7 to 26 progressive labs, plus the parent guide, workbooks, ingredients, and videos to teach them at the kitchen table.

A foaming hand soap made in a Maker Kit soap lab Kids keep what they make

The labs

7–26 progressive labs per kit.

One semester, deep on one area. Each lab builds on the last. Real chemistry, taught through what they make.

Week 1

Starts simple.

End of the semester

Your kid is designing variations and writing lab reports.

  • Progressive labs: each one builds on the last
  • One area, deep: saponification, combustion, emulsions, surfactants
  • Real product at the end of each lab: kids keep what they make
  • Full semester scope and sequence printed in every kit

Inside every kit

Plus everything to run them.

  • Ingredients icon

    Natural Ingredients

    All supplies included · lab-tested oils

  • Parent guide icon

    Parent Guide

    Run the lesson cold · 10 min prep

  • Workbooks icon

    3 Age‑Banded Workbooks

    Discovery · Exploration · Mastery

  • Video icon

    Online Video Walkthroughs

    Katie teaches every lab

  • Certificate icon

    End‑of‑Semester Certificate

    Assessments + ESA portfolio-ready

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12 areas · any order

Pick your area. 12 to choose from.

Each row is one year of the 4-year curriculum ladder. Pick any kit, any order.

  • Coming soon Candle Maker Kit

    Candle

    Combustion & States of Matter

  • Coming soon Soap Maker Kit

    Soap

    Saponification & pH

  • Coming soon Bath & Spa Maker Kit

    Bath & Spa

    Acid-Base Chemistry

  • Coming soon Body Care Maker Kit

    Body Care

    Skin Biology & Absorption

  • Coming soon Face Care Maker Kit

    Face Care

    Cell Biology & Emulsions

  • Coming soon Hair Care Maker Kit

    Hair Care

    Protein Chemistry & Surfactants

  • Coming soon Home Remedy Maker Kit

    Home Remedy

    Plant Biology & Herbalism

  • Coming soon Diffusing Maker Kit

    Diffusing

    Aromatic Chemistry & Terpenes

  • Coming soon Beauty Maker Kit

    Beauty

    Pigments & Cosmetic Chemistry

  • Coming soon Everyday Essentials Maker Kit

    Everyday Essentials

    Dilution Math & Practical Chemistry

  • Coming soon Cleaning Maker Kit

    Cleaning

    Green Chemistry & Surfactants

  • Coming soon Homemade Gifts Maker Kit

    Homemade Gifts

    Product Formulation & Entrepreneurship

  • $275–$375 per kit
  • One semester
  • 3 age tracks
  • ESA-eligible

Stack 2 kits a year for a full science credit, or run the 4-year ladder.

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Katie with her kids

Who built these

“I wrote the curriculum I wish I’d had.”

I’m Katie: mom of 4, former middle school science teacher. Every Maker Kit is a real chemistry unit study. The chemistry is the lesson.

What you’re getting

  • Real chemistry. Saponification, emulsions, surfactants, combustion: the real concepts, taught through what kids make.
  • Parent guide tells you what to say. 10 min prep. No teaching degree.
  • One kit, three age tracks. Your 5-year-old, 9-year-old, and 13-year-old at the same table, learning at their own depth.
  • Curriculum Co-Author
  • Former Middle School Science Teacher
  • Mom of 4
  • SE Cofounder

 

 

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One semester. One area. Go deep.

12 areas to choose from. Real chemistry, run at your kitchen table. ESA-eligible. Stack 2 a year for a full science credit.

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For groups

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