Mobile STEM & art · Ithaca, NY

Your backyard is the lab. We bring the curiosity.

Moss & Magnet arrives with a crate of tools, natural materials and a plan — and turns your kitchen table, porch or back deck into a working lab bench. Tell us the age, the town and the date, and we'll come to you.

Request a lab visit
Or call the lab line (555) 014-2290
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Request a lab visit

Where should the lab go?

Four quick fields. We'll write back with a program, a plan and a quote.

Short and simple — no long forms. Serving Ithaca, Lansing, Cayuga Heights, Trumansburg and across Tompkins County.

Trumansburg Lansing Cayuga Heights Ithaca TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY

Lab Locations

The lab travels.

We load the crate into the car and come to you. These are the towns we visit most often — and the rest of the county is well within range.

  • Ithaca
  • Lansing
  • Cayuga Heights
  • Trumansburg

Somewhere else in Tompkins County? Ask anyway — if the drive works, the lab works.

Check my town

Not sure which lab fits your kid? Tell us the age and the town — we'll suggest the program and send a quote back.

The Protocol

From question to discovery, in four steps.

No long intake, no phone tag. A short request, a quick reply, and then a crate of tools on your porch.

  1. 01

    Send the lab visit request

    Age, town, date and the program you have your eye on. Four fields, that's the whole form.

  2. 02

    We reply with a plan and a quote

    You'll hear back with a suggested session built around the age, plus a price for the visit.

  3. 03

    Pick your date and place

    Backyard, porch, kitchen table or a neighbourhood party. We'll confirm what to clear and what to leave outside.

  4. 04

    We arrive with the crate

    The kit comes with us — tools, materials and a plan that bends when the investigation takes an unexpected turn.

An adult's hands guiding a child's hands wiring a small battery holder and bulb at a kitchen table
We come to you Tompkins County, all year round.

Request a Lab Visit

Point us at a backyard.

Send a few details and we'll come back with a plan for the session and a quote for your visit. If you'd rather just talk it through, the lab line is always open.

A glass jar of leaves, acorns and a feather resting on a wooden back step

Backyard finds, waiting to be sorted.

Call the lab line (555) 014-2290

Serving Ithaca, Lansing, Cayuga Heights, Trumansburg and the rest of Tompkins County.

Quick quote request

We'll reply with a plan and a price. No obligation.