Small Group Packs

Small Group Packs are ideal for programs and events where individually packaged materials make the experience easier to share and simple to lead. 

If you lead homeschool group, scouting, after-school, library, camp or family engagement programs, these ready-to-build 1:1 kits are designed for learners to make - and keep! It's perfect for small group experiences, STEM activity stations, or make-and-take projects for special events. 

Each includes ten individually packaged Sparks, each in a resealable bag with visual guides and all materials. Save prep time and ensure every learner has exactly what they need, when they need it!

Art Machine Small Group Pack Art Machine Small Group Pack Pre-K-3rd This playful engineering set has ten individually packed, ready-to-build 1:1 kits for learners to make - and keep! It's perfect for small grou... $59.50 Blendie Small Group Pack Blendie Small Group Pack Pre-K-5th What are Blendies?Explore symmetry, balance and optical color mixing with a rebuildable, durable spinning top! Add color to parts using a set ... $69.50 Crankie Contraption Small Group Pack Crankie Contraption Small Group Pack 1st-5th What are Crankie Contraptions? Tell a scrolling illustrated story using a cardboard screen machine! Learners will integrate engineering, art, ... $69.50 Drawbot Small Group Pack Drawbot Small Group Pack 3rd-5th What are Drawbots? Drawbots are unique, rebuildable, whimsical machines that move, scribble and draw. Learners build, test, deconstruct, and r... $69.50 Electric Vehicle Small Group Pack Electric Vehicle Small Group Pack 3rd-5th What are Electric Vehicles?Learners design, build, and test a battery-powered vehicle that moves using a motor and a simple circuit. They’ll e... $69.50 Eyelusions Small Group Pack Eyelusions Small Group Pack K-5th What’s Eyelusions? Eyelusions is a motorized thaumatrope that learners build themselves: a battery-powered motor, friction-fit into a foam hol... $69.50 Flying Machine Small Group Pack Flying Machine Small Group Pack K-5th What’s a Flying Machine? Learners build three versions of reusable, high-flying copters that zoom high and far! This project kit is for learne... $59.50 Hypnotizers Small Group Pack Hypnotizers Small Group Pack 2nd-5th What’s a Hypnotizer? Hypnotizers are spring-driven drawing machines that spin hypnotic, colorful spirals - you don’t draw the picture, you bui... $69.50 Linkages Small Group Pack Linkages Small Group Pack Pre-K-5th What are Linkages?Learners invent moving cardboard contraptions using systems of sturdy levers and fulcra. They create arms that extend, claws... $69.50 Mazes Small Group Pack Mazes Small Group Pack Pre-K-5th What’s a Maze? Mazes are build-your-own paths: learners thread foam ramps through die-cut holes in a cardboard wall board, angling each ramp i... $69.50 Monster Claw Small Group Pack Monster Claw Small Group Pack 4th-5th What are Monster Claws? They’re  hands-on, playful engineering project powered by pneumatics — a system that uses air to make a claw open, clo... $69.50 Monster Mouth Small Group Pack Monster Mouth Small Group Pack Pre-K-3rd What’s a Monster Mouth? Monster Mouths are playful, air-powered creatures that come alive through pneumatics - pistons, cylinders, and air pre... $59.50 Scene Machines Small Group Pack Scene Machines Small Group Pack 3rd-5th What’s a Scene Machine? Scene Machines are hand-powered automata kits: learners fold a laser-cut cardboard frame, then build a cam-and-followe... $59.50 Screen Machines Small Group Pack Screen Machines Small Group Pack K-5th What’s a Screen Machine? Screen Machines are hand-cranked cardboard machines that bring an illustrated story to life. Learners fold a laser-cu... $59.50 Straw Structure Small Group Pack Straw Structure Small Group Pack Pre-K-5th What are Straw Structures? Learners explore the geometry of line segments, lines, shapes, and forms to engineer and rebuild structures that re... $69.50 Strawbot Small Group Pack Strawbot Small Group Pack 2nd-5th What are Strawbots?Explore balanced and unbalanced forces in a motorized wiggling machine! Built, test, and iterate on your solution until it ... $69.50 Wind-Up Vehicle Small Group Pack Wind-Up Vehicle Small Group Pack 2nd-5th What’s a Wind-up Vehicle? Learners design and build a series of unique vehicles that zoom using a speedy spring-driven motor! This project kit... $59.50