S.P.A.R.K.℠ and S.T.E.A.M. Kits
What are S.P.A.R.K.℠ & S.T.E.A.M. Kits?
These interactive, take-home kits are a great way to foster creativity and cognitive development through a wide variety of unique activities.
Each kit focuses on a theme and contains:
- an explorative, hands-on item
- non-fiction books
- Many kits also contain a a discovery sheet for recording what you learned, observed, and designed
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S.P.A.R.K.℠ Kits encourage: Skills, Playing, Achievement, Reading, and Knowledge
S.T.E.A.M. Kits teach: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
Kits can be checked out for up to 3 weeks! Kits can be placed on hold and can be picked up at either of the desks. Please keep in mind, kits must be returned to a desk inside the library. You can check out one S.T.E.A.M. kit and one S.P.A.R.K.℠ kit per family.
Paper Craft
Get creative with the items in this kit. Learn how to make cool paper crafts or use the material to elevate your scrapbooking or journaling. The books provide craft ideas to get you started.
Music Composition
Learn the basics of playing the piano with the portable keyboard and beginner books in this kit. You can also learn the basics of writing lyrics and composing music with the books and staff paper.
Construction: Building
Learn about engineering with the items in this kit! You can play with the magnetic building tiles while following along with a design from the Picasso Tiles Idea Book!
Gravity Kit
Learn all about gravity with this kit. The educational books explain the science behind gravity, and you can test it out with the magnetic gravity maze!
Construction: Bridges
With this kit you can learn how bridges stand up, and then design your own! Test your knowledge and creativity with the structures building and bridges activity included.
Jewelry Making
Create beautiful bracelets and other jewelry with the material provided in this kit. How to books included teach you how to design and create different items that you can wear or gift to someone else!
S.P.A.R.K℠
Skills, Play, Achieve, Read, Know’
S.P.A.R.K Skills, Play, Achieve, Read, Know was created by Holly Ritchie and Corin Jackson in Manassas Park, Virginia and is trademark pending.