KIDS SHOULD MAKE THINGS.
KIDS SHOULD MAKE THINGS.
Kids are capable of projects like
backyard construction 🪛
gardening in soil and water 🌱
circuits and electricity ⚡️
3D modeling and printing ideas 🧠
expressing with digital design 🖥️
creating digital worlds 🌐
Our mission is to help kids make things by providing project plans, materials, and support for their homes, libraries, and community spaces.
Everything they make, they keep.
Our Approach
Community
We meet learners where they are. Connecting in their community spaces.
Interest Driven
Learners have choice and personalize within the scaffold of our projects.
Scaled Support
Human and AI support for learners whenever they can make time.
Guiding Principles
Knowing alot of kids learn without schools, systems, or guardians.
Kits, content, and tech let us be there when we can't be in person.
Learning content as engaging as your favorite social feed.
The kids call this "fire".
"These are some fire projects."
About the Founder
Mike Amato
Mr. Mike or Maker Mike
Growing up I experienced K-8 public school, online highschool, in-person & online university. If I wasn't moving or doing, I wasn't learning. I wanted to make and create things. Every day I thought, "someone will come and fix this." Its 2025 and I'm still waiting.
Kids Should Make Things is here to innovatively solve the problems that stand in the way of kids seeing something inspiring and being able to make it.