The TinkerLab Schoolhouse program is designed for children ages 3 to 8. However, the open-ended nature of our activities make them accessible to children (and adults) of all ages. 😉 If, for example, your children are 3, 5, and 10, we often share tips to help toddlers and extensions for older kids who could use an extra challenge.

While the program is designed with children 3-8 in mind, if your child enjoys open-ended art prompts and exploratory STEM activities, this program could be a great fit. If you want directed drawing lessons or follow-the-teacher style activities, Schoolhouse isn't what you're looking for.

You'll gain access to all of the content immediately. Once you enroll, we'll send you an email with your login details.

You'll have access to Schoolhouse as long as your membership is active.  Activities will stay in your library for four weeks, and will be replaced when new activities are released. While the prompts are active in your library, you can download PDF's at any time. If you can't get to the activities right away, we recommend downloading the PDFs to save them for later.

The lessons are EASY to set up, even if you don't consider yourself creative! Our tinkering activities are starting points for further discovery, which leaves room for experimentation, ideation, and creativity. We make sure it's all grounded in early childhood best practices so that your child has fun while learning. We'll explore a variety of media and techniques that cover things like drawing, printmaking, painting, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art + math), nature, fiber arts, and collage. The intention is to give you multiple entry points into hands-on creativity. This keeps things interesting and introduces children to a breadth of possibilities. 

Schoolhouse is carefully designed to enable you to go at your own pace. We want you to implement as you learn, feel comfortable, and take as much time as you need. You can do one prompt a week or five: it's up to you. If you'd like planning guidance, we'll provide you with a calendar to follow each week.

Each week we'll provide you with a supply list so you can plan ahead. Our activities generally focus on basic materials like crayons, markers, paper, watercolor paint, playdough (we'll give you an easy recipe), and household supplies, so you won't have to dig deep into your pocket to join in. Every now and then we'll introduce more unique materials.  We often share alternative supplies for these items. 

TinkerLab Schoolhouse is designed for families to use with their child or children at home. One membership per family. It is not designed for classrooms, art classes, art studios, businesses, or to be shared by multiple families.

If you are a teacher, art studio owner, or playgroup leader, please email us to inquire about a special use membership.

We've helped so many parents who were new to making. Our simple projects carve a clear and easy path to open-ended making, and our four-stage TinkerLab Journey will help you develop the creative skills you need to support your child along the way.

We're happy if you're happy. Schoolhouse is risk-free. Give us a FREE test run for 7 days. If you're not happy, cancel within 7 days and you won't be charged. Once you're a paying member, you can cancel at any time from your Settings page, and will only pay for the current billing cycle. 

Yes! We recognize that some families can use extra help. If you're facing financial hardship, scholarships are available. Apply here.