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Paperweight Systems

For parents, caregivers and educators

Build cool things with what you already have.

ScrapLab turns the junk drawer into your kid's next build. Tell it what's on hand and it comes back with safe, age-appropriate projects and step-by-step instructions.

Turn your junk drawer into your kid's next big build!

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How it works

Inventory first, not another search box.

  1. 1

    Say what you have

    Snap a photo of your materials or pick them from a list. No shopping trip, no craft kit, no scrolling.

  2. 2

    Get matched builds

    ScrapLab starts from your materials, not from a library of tutorials, and comes back with projects you can actually make right now.

  3. 3

    Build it together

    Step-by-step instructions, with the time, the mess and the supervision spelled out before you say yes.

You have

  • cardboard tube
  • tape
  • plastic cup
  • markers

You can build

  • rocket ship
  • binoculars
  • mini puppet
  • marble launcher

Age bands

Matched to who's building.

Reality indicators

Time, mess and supervision — up front.

Every project shows what it actually costs you before you commit to it. Always visible, never buried in small print.

  • Cardboard rocket

    Ages 6–8

    A tube, some tape, and a fin or two. Launch sequence optional.

    15 minLow messIndependent

    Start →

  • Marble launcher

    Ages 6–8

    Turns a cup and a rubber band into a physics lesson nobody notices.

    25 minSome messAdult assist

    Start →

  • Bottle-cap mosaic

    Ages 3–5

    Slow, quiet, and endlessly repeatable with whatever's in the recycling.

    30 minLow messAdult assist

    Start →

  • Tin-can stilts

    Ages 9–10

    Two cans, two lengths of rope, and a lot of laughing.

    20 minSome messFull supervision

    Start →

Less decision fatigue. More building.

ScrapLab is a creativity assistant, not a content feed. It starts from what's already in your house and stops once your kid is busy.

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