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. 3 age tracks. ESA-eligible.

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

$275–$375 per kit · one semester · ESA-eligible

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Candle

Soap

Cleaning

Face Care

Three Ways to Start

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You’re looking at Maker Kits — here’s how it fits alongside our other two ways to start.

Recipe Box · monthly curriculum

8 hands-on lessons every month, all age tracks, all year. Our most popular way to start.

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Maker Kits · full semester, one area

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

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Make Your Own Recipe · pick and choose

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 — and the parent guide, workbooks, ingredients, and videos to teach them at the kitchen table.

The Labs

7–26 progressive labs per kit.

One semester, deep on one area. Each lab builds on the last.

Week 1 starts simple. By the end of the semester, your kid is designing variations and writing lab reports. Real chemistry, taught through what they make.

✓ 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

Plus everything to run them

7–26 labs. Plus everything to run them.

Natural Ingredients

All supplies included · lab-tested oils

Parent Guide

Run the lesson cold · 10 min prep

3 Age-Banded Workbooks

Exploration · Discovery · Mastery

Online Video Walkthroughs

Katie teaches every lab

End-of-Semester Certificate

Assessments + ESA portfolio-ready

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Pick your area. 12 to choose from.

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

Candle (Coming soon)

Combustion & States of Matter

Soap (Coming soon)

Saponification & pH

Bath & Spa (Coming soon)

Acid-Base Chemistry

Body Care (Coming soon)

Skin Biology & Absorption

Face Care (Coming soon)

Cell Biology & Emulsions

Hair Care (Coming soon)

Protein Chemistry & Surfactants

Home Remedy (Coming soon)

Plant Biology & Herbalism

Diffusing (Coming soon)

Aromatic Chemistry & Terpenes

Beauty (Coming soon)

Pigments & Cosmetic Chemistry

Everyday Essentials (Coming soon)

Dilution Math & Practical Chemistry

Cleaning (Coming soon)

Green Chemistry & Surfactants

Homemade Gifts (Coming soon)

Product Formulation & Entrepreneurship

Each kit = $275–$375 · one semester · 3 age tracks · ESA-eligible. Stack 2 kits/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 Hero Kit is a real chemistry unit study. The chemistry is the lesson.

What you’re getting:

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Real chemistry. — Saponification, emulsions, surfactants, combustion — the real concepts, taught through what kids make.

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Parent guide tells you what to say. — 10 min prep. No teaching degree.

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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

Pick your area

One semester. One area.
Go deep.

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

PICK YOUR AREA

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Every kit helps fight human trafficking. Real DIY, real impact.

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