A Destination for teachers, students, artists, crafters, inventors, makers, hackers, and tinkerers in search of unusual materials for fun crafts to do with SCHOOL-AGE kids!

Do it Yourself STEAM and STEM Science Technology Engineering Art and Math kits by Tinkertopia in a Tube Perfect stocking stuffer for kids

Do it Yourself STEAM and STEM Science Technology Engineering Art and Math loose parts art supplies and gear for kids who like crafts!

Original hand made Artist gifts made in Tacoma Tinkertopia Tinkerspace by RR Anderson or Ms Darcy

Hang out and BUILD, Tinkertopia's TinkerSpace Craft Activity Room!

TINKERSPACE™ craft activity room at Tinkertopia

Our Tinkerspace craft activity room has been built back better! We are currently scheduling for visits encouraging families to book two weeks in advance. Would you like to see the first available spot or do you have a day in mind? Learn how to make a reservation and explore what is possible! DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL AGE 6 & UP (Yes, 2 year olds are too little)!

Shopping: How Our Creative Reuse Center Works

Art Supply Shopping by "TAKE and MAKE" Bulk Bag or Individually Priced, Rare Curiosities + Tacoma Artifacts

We collect surprising materials offering them for creative reuse as discount ALTERNATIVE arts and craft supplies! While Rare/Ancient items are individually priced, most materials are sorted and sold in... BULK BY BAG SIZE (plus sales tax)! Choose from 3 different bag girths:

TINKER FACT: You don't need a bulk bag if you're gonna tinker in the TinkerSpace™ for all materials are included with Reserved Tinker Times, but upgrades available!

GIFT CARD OPTIONS ARE THUS: PRE-paid U-fill-a bulk bag or tinkertime tickets available in PREPAID MEMBERSHIP CARDS or Single-Use 90 min Sessions!

TRY-N-SAVE: We also stock surplus art supplies for emergencies including: knitting needles, yarn, pencils, pens, erasers, ink, paint, CHEAP VINTAGE DRAWING PAPER, sidewalk chalk, charcoal, #bootleg Commander RR Crayons, Cursed Image Prints, locally made Signature Tacoma Sketch-books, FEEL'd Notes™ + Spite-in-the-Rain™ Journals and MS. DARCY'S WORLD FAMOUS™ pocket mint-tin Kits! SEE OUR New FAQ Shopping+Shipping Online Zine

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All New Online Shopping Option!

You can buy stuff with our seat-of-the-pants online, fly by night Tinkertopia Store!

Tinkertopia Online Shopping Store BUY NOW
Click here to visit our NEW Tinkertopia online catalog retail experience! CURBSIDE PICKUPS AVAILABLE! YES We can ship! READ ME, all new how to purchase online and shipping zine! Yes we can ship kits and supplies to you via USPS!

IN SEARCH OF: Local Alternative Arts & Craft Supplies

TINKER PATROL CALL TO ACTION: Don't let these materials go to waste! Give 'em a home at Tinkertopia [#insearrchof] Donate any of these fine materials listed below today... And know that your hoard will be transformed into something magical. Your local art students will thank you, we call this cycle "The Great Material Continuum" + LOCAL PICKUPS AVAILABLE, depending on the mood of our volunteer van driver. DROP OFFS, now by appointment only.. (253) 778-6539

Animals
Baskets
Beads
Beakers
Bells
Blocks
Bobbins
Bottle Caps
Bowling Pins
Brushes
Bugs
Burlap Sacks
Buttons
Cards
Cars
Clocks
Corks
Crystals
Cubes
Dice
Dinosaurs
Erasers
Fabric
Fat Quarters
Feathers
Flowers
Fossils
Game Pieces
Gears
Googly Eyes
Hoops
How To Books
Keys
Lenses
Letters
Magnets
Magnifiers
Mailboxes
Maps
Marbles
Medals
Mirrors
Models
Paints
Paper
Pencils
Photos
Reflectors
Rings
Sewing Machines
Shells
Tins
Tool Boxes
Tools
Trains
Trophies
X-rays
Yarns

CLICK HERE:FULL LIST of Tinker Materials we are IN SEARCH OF!