Pathfinders is dedicated to creating compelling, innovative, wooden science kits that challenge children of all ages to explore the link between science, design and technology in the world around us. Our wooden trebuchet kit has been a great resource for years for students and teachers studying Medieval Times. The Mini Hydraulics Kits are also popular with teachers doing simple machines units or fluid studies. Pathfinders will be closed from January 22nd to February 14th for our annual project design team creative retreat (we will have a bunch of cool new items coming out!) We will not be taking any orders from this web site during that time. We can still be contacted for any questions or concerns about kits you already own though!

	Cool Science Kits. Pathfinders designs and manufactures a wide range of science kits for educational and recreational use. Browse the collection...

	Classes:We aren't offering any formal classes right now as our designer/teaching group are busy at work making a new line of working wooden educational toys. We are presently working with schools on a class pack so you can have your students make their own hydraulics machines!

	Building a kit? The Pathfinders' Tips and Tricks page has plenty of hints to help you out...

	Interested in more? Visit the Pathfinders' Free Plans page and get ideas to build other structures while learning about science! There are also great links to sites that give you more information about the principles behind the kits! Have a look at the Trebuchet links, great for students!

Pathfinders is located in Metchosin, just outside of Victoria, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Our chief educator, Derek Wulff, teaches workshops in schools around Victoria. We are dedicated to making educational and fun wooden science (and other) toys that have no paint or coatings that will ever be recalled. Our products are untreated, natural wood, and all parts and glue meet or exceed ASTM and EN71 standards. Recently, some of our products have been copied by, (in our humble opinion), lesser quality knock-offs. If you are looking for top quality at a reasonable price, here we are! All prices on the website are in Canadian dollars, good for Canadians and even better for our American friends!

Pathfinders' News

Spring 2010: Free shipping for orders over $50! Call us crazy, but we want you and your kids to enjoy a variety of cool educational building kits at a great price. We will remove the shipping costs when we process your order and send you an emaill letting you know it has been done. Please note that we won't be taking orders from Jan.22nd until Feb 14th (noted to the left!),

Looking to sell kits? Noted distributes the kits in the United States, Great Britan and the European Union. They will be coming to a store near you soon!

Looking for kits? Many stores sell them in Canada so give you local science store a call to find out if they carry our kits, or order on our secure online store right here - we ship kits all over the world!. For U.S. stores, contact Noted at 1-800-600-7216.

September 2007 The Pathfinders Trebuchet was recently rated with three stars, the highest rating for a toy in Canada! The Canadian Toy Testing Council recently awarded our Trebuchet this honour after testing it earlier this summer. We can't think of a more compelling toy anyway, but now we have the stamp of a champ!

May 2008 The Pathfinders Siege Tower with catapult, and the new Mini Hydraulics Machines are now here! You can buy them here or contact your favourite toy or science store to get them!.

May 2008 The Pathfinders Flying Pig, and Running Horse automata are also available! You can buy them here or contact your favourite toy or science store to get them!. Noted Co.distributes them in the USA and Europe

Fall 2008 The Pathfinders Siege Tower with Catapult, is the most amazing siege tower available on the planet. It has a working drawbridge, removable ladders and a catapult in the top that really works (special medieval technology). If you have Lego toys, or the 1:18 scale knight figures, you have to have this model!

Fall 2009 The Pathfinders Working Wooden Bridgesare coming very soon. We have 3 cool bridges - a truss design Lift Bridge, a swing bridge, and a very cool Strauss Design Trunnion Heel Bascule bridge. They all fit the popular wooden train sets and can be used with the hot wheel cars as well. Great for teachers doing bridge units, they will be available early in the new year.