New This Month
See what’s new at Farm School this month with fresh hands-on kits, seasonal projects and plenty to explore!
BUILD YOUR OWN 4-PACK!
Pick any four Farm School kits.
Regularly $21 each
Bundle Price: $75
Have more than one kiddo who wants to join in? Add a Sibling Add-On for $48 with the purchase of a full 4 pack Farm School kit.
Your sibling will receive their own supplies for anything that can’t be shared, plus their own copy of any worksheets or activities they’ll need to write on. Supplies that can easily be shared between siblings are included with the original kit and won’t be duplicated.
It’s an easy way for siblings to complete the Farm School kits together without purchasing two full kits!
Just select “Add” from the drop-down menu on the 4 kits you’d like a Sibling Add-On for and “No” for the two you don’t want.
Need more than one Sibling Add-On for the same kit? Change the quantity.
October Farm School
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New Kit Every Friday
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$21 Each
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Pick any 4 for $75
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SIbling Add On ✳︎
October Farm School ✳︎ New Kit Every Friday ✳︎ $21 Each ✳︎ Pick any 4 for $75 ✳︎ SIbling Add On ✳︎
What could an ancient Egyptian mummy possibly have in common with a jar of food sitting in your pantry? More than you might think!
In this Farm School kit, we’re traveling back to ancient Egypt to investigate the science behind mummification. Kids will start an experiment and watch what happens over several days. We’ll discover what causes things to decay, why removing moisture can slow that process and how ancient Egyptians used those same ideas thousands of years ago.
Then we’ll bring that science back to the farm! Kids will discover why people have always needed ways to make things last and explore how drying, salting, fermenting, canning and cold storage help us preserve the harvest today.
For our main project, kids will create their own Egyptian-inspired burial mask using papier-mâché, then learn about the meaning and purpose behind the incredible masks found in ancient Egyptian tombs.
It’s Ancient Egypt, art, history, biology and preservation science all rolled into one very October-y Farm School kit!
Recommended for ages 7–14. Younger children can participate with adult help.
Your kit includes supplies for the experiment, a mask form and papier-mâché supplies for your Egyptian burial mask, hands-on activities and printed learning materials.
Why does a hummingbird have a long skinny beak while a finch has a short, strong one? And how does a bird’s beak help determine what it eats?
In this Farm School kit, kids will turn a real pumpkin into a working backyard bird feeder and then use it as their own little bird-watching station!
But first, we’re diving into bird science. Kids will investigate different types of beaks, learn how a bird’s body is designed for the way it eats and lives, and take on a hands-on Beak Challenge to see which pretend “beaks” work best for different types of food.
We’ll investigate the seeds in our bird food, make predictions about which birds might visit, and learn about the important jobs birds have on a farm and in our ecosystem.
Once the feeder is outside, the learning keeps going! Kids can watch for visitors, record what they see, notice how different birds use their beaks and discover which foods their backyard birds prefer.
Recommended for ages 7–14. Younger children can participate with adult help.
Your kit includes a real pumpkin, birdseed, feeder-building supplies, supplies for the Beak Challenge, hands-on activities and printed learning materials.
Have you ever stopped to look REALLY closely at a spider web? There’s a lot more going on than a bunch of sticky string!
In this Farm School kit, kids will investigate how spiders build their webs and then use what they learn to weave their own. They’ll start with real sticks, learn a simple lashing technique to secure them together, then weave string around the branches to create their own spider web.
Along the way, we’ll learn how spiders make silk, what spinnerets are, why some parts of a web are sticky while others aren’t, and how a spider can tell when something has landed in its web without even seeing it.
We’ll also take a closer look at orb webs and the amazing way spiders build them, from the strong support lines to the spiral that works its way around the web.
This kit combines nature study, spider science, engineering and two useful hands-on skills: basic lashing and weaving.
Recommended for ages 7–14. Younger children can participate with adult help.
Your kit includes the sticks, string and supplies needed to create your woven spider web, along with hands-on activities and printed learning materials.
What makes a gummy... gummy?
In this Farm School kit, kids will make their own gummy worms while investigating the science that turns a liquid into a squishy solid. We’ll learn what gelatin actually is, how it works, why temperature matters and what’s happening as a liquid becomes a gel.
We’ll also discover why some fresh fruits can keep gelatin from setting and experiment with the surprising enzymes responsible.
And because this is Farm School, we can’t make worms without talking about the REAL ones! We’ll take a quick trip underground to meet earthworms and find out why these wiggly little creatures are so helpful in our gardens and soil.
Recommended for ages 7–14. Younger children can participate with adult help.
Your kit includes a reusable silicone gummy worm mold, gelatin, hands-on activities and printed learning materials. Families will provide juice and honey.
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