Melissa & Doug - Innovation Academy - Art Gears

Melissa & Doug Innovation Academy kid-powered projects encourage open-ended hands-on exploration and experimentation - its STEM learning served up in a fun way! With Art Gears, kids can build a programmable wooden drawing machine that can create hundreds of unique pieces of swirly, spiral art, while exploring physics and mechanics! Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions help kids eight and older build their project independently. Pop a colored marker in the holder and investigate patterns, symmetry, and ratios by experimenting with interchangeable gears! The included Innovation Booklet enhances interactive learning long after the project is assembled. A portion of all sales of Innovation Academy products supports The Whitney Workshop in Hamden, Conn., which designs and teaches projects for kids and adults that blend art, science, and invention.

• Build a programmable drawing machine that can create hundreds of unique pieces of swirly, spiral art, while exploring physics and mechanics with the Melissa & Doug Innovation Academy Art Gears
• Includes all materials and hardware to build, screwdriver, instructions, innovation booklet, collectible Innovation Academy seal, 3 colored markers, 5 paper disks, 1 template disk
• Pop a marker in the holder and investigate patterns, symmetry, and ratios by experimenting with interchangeable gears
• Innovation Academy kid-powered projects encourage open-ended hands-on exploration and experimentation - STEM learning made fun
• A portion of sales of all Innovation Academy products supports The Whitney Workshop in Hamden, Conn., which designs and teaches projects for kids and adults that blend art, science, and invention
• Makes a great gift for preteens, ages 8 to 12, for hands-on, screen-free fun

Suitable for ages 8-12 years