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Ask nature, How?

Build with your hands

Every week, your child solves one real problem. They learn from nature and build with things from home. Ages 8+

What a year of Idea Pop looks like

12 thinking tools

6 creativity questions, SCAMPER, Mind Map…

~40 real makes

built from home materials

Portfolio + certificate

proof of creative growth

Mission steps: 1 Brief2 Watch3 Idea4 Secret5 Re-ask6 My idea7 Build & test8 Celebrate

How it works — the creative cycle

1 SEE the world

Short nature films spark a “how does it work?!”

2 LEARN

Real experts teach the skill in short lessons

3 SOLVE & MAKE

An 8-step mission that ends in a real build

Do you like animals? We can paint them together

A curriculum, not random videos

Every mission follows the design-thinking spine:

Tools are taught, practiced for weeks, then owned for life — your child finishes the year with a real creative toolbox.

Frame a Question
Gather Inspiration
Generate Ideas
Make Ideas Tangible
Test to Learn
Share the Story

Inspired by IDEO's design thinking process

The 3-year path

  1. Year 1Toolbox
  2. Year 2Studio mastery
  3. Year 3Real impact
  1. Explorer
  2. Maker
  3. Inventor
  4. Innovator
  5. Master
  6. Mentor

Try one mission right now

Max has to get to school every day, but a wide river is in the way.

Help him find a way across — 10 minutes, no account needed.

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Made by kids this month

A wooden stand with a cardboard eyepiece
A cleaning robot built from a toy car
A paper creature with a wide, toothy mouth
Two paper cone figures
A bat with straw-and-plastic wings
A bird made from a bottle and yellow paper

Real experts make the lessons

Ms. Mary KhanScientist

Mr. Liam O'ConnellHistorian

Miss Jordan LeeArtist

Ms. Sofia HernandezMathematician

Our education team reviews every lesson before it goes live.

Films made with AI help are labeled.

Start free. Upgrade when your kids enjoy it.

Free $0

  • all nature films
  • 2 missions / month
  • 3 saved makes
  • lesson 1 of every course
  • class join via code
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Plus $4.99/mo

billed annually $59.90, or $9.99 monthly

everything in Free, plus:

  • unlimited missions + makes
  • full courses, full AI helper
  • gallery sharing (with consent)
  • weekly report + certificates
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Family plan $7.99/mo

billed annually $95.90

everything in Plus, for:

  • up to 4 kid profiles
  • one parent dashboard
  • sibling team missions
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Questions parents ask

  • What age is it for?Ages 8 and up, with modes that grow with your child into the teens.
  • Is it safe for my children?Yes. Profiles are private, and photos show the project, not faces.
  • Do we need special materials?No, everything is made from things you have at home.
  • Can more than one child use it?Yes, the Family plan covers up to 4 children.
  • I'm a teacher. Is it free?Yes, classes are free for teachers.

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Idea Pop — Ask nature. Build with your hands.