Tinker Crate is a subscription box that inspires kids to explore and learn about science, engineering, and technology, plus have tons of fun. Every month, you’ll get a new crate to help kids develop a tinkering mindset and creative problem solving skills. It is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focused and designed to help kids build their problem solving skills and to gain the confidence and curiosity to tackle problems where there’s no one right answer. Use code MS30 to save 30% on your first box! (or Kiwi Crate and the KiwiCo family subscriptions Koala Crate and Doodle Crate).
This was everything that arrived in our April 2015 Tinker Crate – the supplies, a fold-out instruction sheet, and the Tinker Zine.
For April, Tinkerers would be working on zoetropes!
I found the instructions clear and easy to follow.
Tinker Crate also offers one on one help for kids (or parents/caregivers) that need it, plus extra tips and extension activities.
The Tinker Zine this month drew on creative kids’ fascination with animation.
It has (fun) educational information plus extra experiments. The magazine explains the concept of the project using accessible and easy to understand diagrams. It’s great how they were able to work in biology here, too! My daughter was really excited about the flipbook project in the magazine and I helped assemble that, too.
There were 7 different movies to cut out and assemble on the filmstrip. I didn’t take great photos of this one in terms of step by step, but as you can see below, we definitely built a zoetrope! 
(Psst, it’s easier to watch the movie if you add light from above!)
Our daughter is well below the suggested age for this subscription, which is 9-14, but she loves creating and inventing (and tinkering!) and it turns out that it’s really perfect for her. She reads the magazine cover to cover, does the activity, and then engages in all the experiments. I loved that she taught her brother how to properly view the zoetrope too, and was able to understand why you just see a blur when you look at the device from above!
Use code MS30 to save 30% on your first box! (or Kiwi Crate and the KiwiCo family subscriptions Koala Crate and Doodle Crate). You can use this code on all the other KiwiCo family subscriptions too – Kiwi Crate, Koala Crate, and Doodle Crate!
Visit Tinker Crate to subscribe or find out more! You can see more subscriptions for kids and monthly subscriptions for teens and tweens in the directory. Also, check out this post on subscriptions for teen boys!
The Description: Tinker Crate help kids gain crucial STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills through hands-on activities that are also seriously fun. Every crate includes all the materials and inspiration for a super-cool project. Ages 9 to 14+
The Price: $19.95 per month
The Coupon: Save 30% off your first box with exclusive coupon code MS30!
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