Update #5: Designing for Moms + Daughters (and Future Paths)

What we’re working on

Designing the shared experience that connects building together with exploring future career paths.

Why it matters

This isn’t just about spending time together — it’s about giving that time direction.

When moms and daughters build side by side, it creates space to talk about:

• What she enjoys doing
• What feels challenging
• What kinds of problems she likes to solve

Those conversations are how career paths start to feel personal instead of abstract.

What we’re learning

• Career ideas land better when they come from doing, not explaining
• Building together makes it easier to talk about strengths and interests
• Kids don’t need to choose a future — they need to try on possibilities
• Skill-building feels more meaningful when it’s connected to real roles

Behind the scenes

We’re designing each kit to quietly guide three layers of discovery:

1. The Career Path — engineer, scientist, designer, environmental explorer
2. The Skills — measuring, wiring, observing, testing, improving
3. The Conversation — prompts that help moms notice what their daughter enjoys

So instead of asking, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

the kit helps ask:

“What part of this did you like most?”

“Did you like building it or figuring it out?”

“Would you want to do something like this again?”

Those answers help reveal which paths might fit her best.

What’s next

Finalizing the first 2–3 career paths and locking the key skills each kit will highlight.

Join in

When your child builds something, what do you notice first:

✨ Creativity

🔧 Problem-solving

🌱 Care for living things

📐 How things fit together

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