Our Mission

Empowering children to move, discover, and connect through accessible, interactive experiences that promote active bodies, curious minds, and meaningful relationships.

Our Vision

A world where every child has access to engaging activities that build active bodies, curious minds, and meaningful relationships. We want to create confident, capable kids ready for whatever comes next.

Who We Are

Active Discovery creates hands-on activity kits that get kids moving, thinking, and connecting with others. Our approach builds the whole child through engaging experiences.

Each kit is designed around three core areas: active bodies, curious minds, and meaningful relationships. Kids love the activities, and you'll love seeing them grow.

Our kits work great in programs like Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, summer camps, and homeschool groups. Each year brings three new kit themes with fresh activities that keep kids engaged and learning.

Children enjoying Active Discovery activities

Our Three Pillars

Help kids move more, learn more, and connect more with activities they'll actually love.

The Challenge

Today's children face unprecedented challenges: increased screen time, reduced physical activity, and fewer opportunities for hands-on discovery. Many after-school programs struggle with limited resources, staff training, and engaging curriculum that truly connects with kids. Without structured activities that promote movement, creativity, and social interaction, children miss critical opportunities for healthy development during their most formative years.

Excessive screen time limiting physical development

Limited hands-on learning and discovery opportunities

Reduced meaningful connections with peers and mentors

After-school programs lacking engaging, ready-to-use curriculum

Our Solution

Each kit is filled with engaging, age-appropriate activities designed around STEAM, art, music, nature, and life skills. Every kit includes a physical activity, integrated curriculum, and conversation prompts to spark learning and strengthen relationships between children and caring adults. After-school program staff use the kits first, then children bring them home, extending the impact to their families.

Movement-based activities with physical tools

Curiosity-driven exploration through STEAM and arts

Meaningful relationships via conversation prompts

Ready-to-use curriculum with staff training included

Active Bodies

MOVE

Our kits make physical activity fun by utilizing play to encourage movement. Engaging children in play-based physical activities is a proven strategy to enhance their overall well-being and instill lifelong healthy habits. Even just 10-minute bursts of activity throughout the day can make a crucial difference when it comes to overall physical and mental well-being.

What do Active Discovery kids have in their closet now? Jump rope, pedometer, basketball, juggling and hacky sack balls, agility rings, soccer ball, paddles - to name a few.

"The great rewiring of childhood, in which the phone-based childhood replaced the play-based childhood, is the major cause of the international epidemic of adolescent mental illness." (Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation)

Curious Minds

DISCOVER

Whether the kit focus is STEAM, nature, life skills, music or art, each kit is crafted to ignite curiosity and promote social-emotional learning (SEL) and relationship building. The activities rotate across these essential areas, ensuring that kids who receive multiple kits are getting a well-rounded and holistic experience.

What have Active Discovery kids given a try: Pointillism art, mapping, gardening, graffiti art, STEM projects, drumming, harmonica, and more!

After-school hours- which should be filled with creativity, exploration, and play - are frequently spent in environments that lack the resources, structure, and support they need to thrive. This is where Active Discovery Kits for Kids comes in.

Meaningful Relationships

CONNECT

Strong relational bonds between children and adults foster trust, emotional intelligence, and a deeper understanding of values and experiences, which are critical for developing positive relationships and communication skills.

Tools, like our Character Compass, Hometown Hero video series, and Dealing with Life card deck, provide structured yet flexible opportunities for children and adults to engage in discussions that build essential connections, and create lasting memories that support a child's long-term well-being.

For parents who are working multiple jobs and struggle to find the time or energy to create meaningful bonding opportunities with their children, Active Discovery Kits fill this crucial gap. We help families form connections through experiences that build a sense of community and lasting memories.

The Multiplier Effect

After program completion, children take kits home, extending learning to families and creating a ripple effect throughout communities.

On average, each kit impacts multiple children as siblings and friends join in, fostering a culture of discovery beyond the initial investment.

How We Operate

Easy Implementation

Our kits work in any setting where kids gather to learn and play. From after-school programs to homeschool co-ops, the activities adapt to your space and schedule.

Each kit comes with everything you need: materials, instruction guides, and training videos that make implementation easy for any staff member.

Lasting Value

Kids take their kits home after your program, extending the learning and fun to families. Siblings and friends join in, multiplying your program's impact.

This means your investment keeps working long after kids leave your program, building stronger connections between your organization and the families you serve.

Why It Matters

Today's kids need more than screen time and sitting still. They need activities that get them moving, thinking, and connecting with others in meaningful ways.

Our kits give you proven activities that build the whole child. Kids develop confidence through movement, curiosity through hands-on exploration, and social skills through collaborative play.

Quick Facts

Founded: 2021
Impact: Over 38,000+ kits distributed to kids in programs just like yours
Trusted by: Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, summer camps, schools, and homeschool families nationwide

See the Results Your Kids Will Experience

Give your participants active learning experiences that build confidence and skills.

38,000+

Kits Distributed to Children

200+

Partner Organizations Globally

20%

Of All Revenue Supports Underserved Communities

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