HELP YOUR CHILD DISCOVER THEIR INNER ARTIST AND INVENTOR

The Schoolhouse sweet spot is early childhood (ages 3-8). Most of the prompts are open-ended and exploratory, making them accessible and friendly for families with younger children, children of multiple ages, and older children who enjoy exploring and tinkering.  

You'll gain access to your hub as soon as you sign up. 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. 

Our hub is filled with hundreds of art and maker activities that encourage kids to think imaginatively. No cookie cutter crafts here. We'll explore drawing, painting, weaving, sculpture, printmaking, sensory play, maker challenges, engineering, math, science, and tinkering. The projects are designed as starting points for further discovery, and leave room for experimentation, ideation, and creativity. It's all grounded in best practices so your child has fun while they learn and grow. 

When you join Schoolhouse we'll invite you to work through exercises in TinkerLab 101, our foundational success path, designed to help you establish a creative habit. Building on that, each week we'll send you a curated calendar with 5 prompts (plus a supply list and tips for success). If building a creative habit is important to you, set aside time to try at least one prompt each week and you'll be on your way to developing more creative confidence. For families who would rather choose their own adventure, pick and choose from our growing library and go at your own pace. Implement as you learn and take as much time as you need. 

We like to keep things simple and our focus is largely on basic materials like crayons, markers, paper, watercolor paint, playdough (we'll give you an easy DIY 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 because they're fun. When possible, we'll share alternative supplies for these items. A majority of our prompts pull from the TinkerLab Basic Supply List.

Families: TinkerLab Schoolhouse is designed for families to use with their child or children at home. Please do not share the membership: one membership per family.

Teachers, art studio owners, or playgroup leaders: We love working with teachers. TinkerLab Schoolhouse can be used by classroom teachers as curriculum inspiration. One membership per teacher. The membership is not designed for for-profit art studios or teaching businesses. Schoolhouse materials (videos and PDFs) cannot be shared in online streaming services (i.e. Zoom or library events), Please email us at rachelle at tinkerlab dot com if you have any questions about the teacher membership.

We welcome makers with all skills and have helped so many parents who were new to making. Our simple projects carve a clear and easy path to open-ended making, and our foundational success path, TinkerLab 101, will help you develop the creative skills you need to support your child along the way.

We stand behind the guarantee! We're happy if you're happy, and we want Schoolhouse to be risk-free. If it's not a good fit, email us within 7 days for your money back. You'll find our contact information inside your membership portal. Once you're a paying member, you can cancel at any time and will only pay for the current billing cycle. 

Yes! We recognize that some families can use extra help and we don't want anyone to get left behind for lack of resources. If you're facing financial hardship, scholarships are available. Apply here.