Please use this form to request your kit and sign-up for a contactless pickup on The Children's Playhouse porch. There are limited number of kits made so they are first registered, first served.

This kit is designed for kids age 6 and up. 

The Geology Rocks! Kit will help you explore earth science and hopefully inspire you to start your own rock and fossil collection. This kit was created by Marta Toran, Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University (ASU) in cooperation with The Children’s Playhouse. 

Your kit includes the following projects:

1. Special Rocks and Mystery Fossil

2. Archie the Aetosaur diorama

3. When Oceans Get Too Acidic (Baggie with red dot)

4. Crystal Shapes

5. Crack Your Own Geode and Make One Too 

6. Hunt for Crinoids in Fossil Sediment 

7. Make an Ancient Crinoid Model 

8. Volcanic Rocks

9. Vulcan coloring and activity books, plus crayons

10. Paint your own fossil cast 

 

Pick up Procedures

The kit will be labeled with your name and put on the Playhouse porch at the time you request below and will be left on the porch until the end of the day. We ask that only one person enter the porch area at a time. The Playhouse building and the playgrounds will remain closed to the public, so please do not try to enter. For your protection, please wait 72 hours before opening your kit. 

Play Kit Safety Release 

I, {fullName2},
by requesting a Playhouse STEAM Kit, do hereby release The Children’s Playhouse and its staff or volunteers from any and all liability for injury, illness, or any other condition of my child(ren) that may occur as a result of using The Children’s Playhouse Play Kits and waive my right to pursue legal action against The Children’s Playhouse or its staff or volunteers in connection with any such, injury, illness or condition.  

I affirm that I understand and agree to

Leave this kit unopened for 72 hours from the date the box was sealed. The Children’s Playhouse has followed current CDC recommendations and utilized reasonable mitigation strategies concerning COVID-19, so that the assembly and distribution of the Play Kits is as safe as possible. The Children’s Playhouse, however, cannot make any guarantees about potential exposure to COVID-19, with respect to supplies included in the Play Kits or staff/volunteers assembling such Play Kits, due to the highly contagious nature of the virus. Accordingly, The Children’s Playhouse recommends leaving each Play Kit unopened for seventy-two (72) hours before use and it is MY responsibility as a parent to do so.
• Remove activities that are not right for my child. The activities included in the Play Kit are designed for children of various ages and I understand that it is MY responsibility as a parent to remove activities that may be inappropriate because of age or other reason from the Play Kit before it is used by my child(ren).  
• Supervise my children while using these supplies. As a parent, I am responsible for monitoring the usage of the Play Kit by my child(ren).  

Minimum Suggested Donation

Donations defray the materials costs of preparing the kits. Donations above $25 allow us to provide free kits to low-income families. 

• $15 members
• $25 nonmembers
• Add $15 if requesting shipping