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!

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Art Machine Small Group Pack Art Machine Small Group Pack 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... $59.95 Pre-K-3rd Grade 20-45 min Compound Machines Levers +2 more Peek inside Blendie Small Group Pack Blendie Small Group Pack 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 Pre-K-5th Grade 30-45 min Optical Illusions Color Peek inside Crankie Contraption Small Group Pack Crankie Contraption Small Group Pack What are Crankie Contraptions? Tell a scrolling illustrated story using a cardboard screen machine! Learners will integrate engineering, art, ... $69.50 1st-5th Grade 45-90 min Storytelling Peek inside Drawbot Small Group Pack Drawbot Small Group Pack What are Drawbots? Drawbots are unique, rebuildable, whimsical machines that move, scribble and draw. Learners build, test, deconstruct, and r... $69.50 3rd-5th Grade 30-45 min Circuits Mechanical Vibration +1 more Peek inside Electric Vehicle Small Group Pack Electric Vehicle Small Group Pack 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 3rd-5th Grade 30-90 min Circuits Wheels & Axles +1 more Peek inside Eyelusions Small Group Pack Eyelusions Small Group Pack Small-group Eyelusions kits for building motorized thaumatropes and testing optical image pairs. $69.50 K-5th Grade 30-45 min Optical Illusions Color +1 more Peek inside Flying Machine Small Group Pack Flying Machine Small Group Pack 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 K-5th Grade 20-45 min Energy Forces +2 more Peek inside Hypnotizers Small Group Pack Hypnotizers Small Group Pack Small-group Hypnotizers kits for drawing colorful spirals with a spring-driven machine. $69.50 2nd-5th Grade 30-45 min Energy Optical Illusions +1 more Peek inside Linkages Small Group Pack Linkages Small Group Pack What are Linkages?Learners invent moving cardboard contraptions using systems of sturdy levers and fulcra. They create arms that extend, claws... $69.50 Pre-K-5th Grade 30-45 min Levers Pivots +1 more Peek inside Mazes Small Group Pack Mazes Small Group Pack Small-group Mazes kits for building ramps and pathways that guide a ball to its goal. $69.50 Pre-K-5th Grade 30-45 min Gravity Iteration Peek inside Monster Claw Small Group Pack Monster Claw Small Group Pack 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 4th-5th Grade 20-45 min Pneumatics Levers +2 more Peek inside Monster Mouth Small Group Pack Monster Mouth Small Group Pack What’s a Monster Mouth? Monster Mouths are playful, air-powered creatures that come alive through pneumatics - pistons, cylinders, and air pre... $59.50 Pre-K-3rd Grade 20-45 min Pneumatics Storytelling Peek inside Scene Machines Small Group Pack Scene Machines Small Group Pack Hand-powered automata kits for small groups. Learners use rotational motion, axles, wheels, and cams to animate a scene. $59.50 3rd-5th Grade 45-90 min Cams & Followers Storytelling +1 more Peek inside Screen Machines Small Group Pack Screen Machines Small Group Pack Small-group Screen Machines kits for creating cardboard scrolling machines and illustrated story strips. $59.50 K-5th Grade 45-90 min Storytelling Peek inside Straw Structure Small Group Pack Straw Structure Small Group Pack What are Straw Structures? Learners explore the geometry of line segments, lines, shapes, and forms to engineer and rebuild structures that re... $69.95 Pre-K-5th Grade 30-90 min Geometry Peek inside Strawbot Small Group Pack Strawbot Small Group Pack What are Strawbots?Explore balanced and unbalanced forces in a motorized wiggling machine! Built, test, and iterate on your solution until it ... $69.50 2nd-5th Grade 30-45 min Circuits Mechanical Vibration +1 more Peek inside Wind-Up Vehicle Small Group Pack Wind-Up Vehicle Small Group Pack 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 2nd-5th Grade 30-45 min Energy Wheels & Axles +1 more Peek inside

Used in schools, libraries, and programs

From classrooms to out-of-school partners, Sparks are designed for real learning spaces.

Guides and slide decks are free

Everything you need to teach a Spark is free to educators. Kits are sold separately.

We coach you if you get stuck

A real person at FutureMakers can help you plan your first Spark.