Lesson packages for schools
Turn nature education into a real experience with our educational lesson packages and products for schools. Children interactively discover the world of insects, creepy crawlies, ants, and other small animals — right in the classroom. Ideal for primary schools, after-school care, childcare, and nature education projects.
These lesson packages align perfectly with themes such as nature & technology, biodiversity, animals in the classroom, inquiry-based learning, and sustainable education. Students observe living insects up close, conduct small experiments, and playfully learn about behavior, habitat, nutrition, and cooperation in nature.
- The packages are very suitable for:
- School projects about insects and nature;
- a creepy crawly theme or insect week;
- biology lessons and research in the classroom;
- STEM and inquiry-based learning;
- nature education in primary schools;
- educational activities at after-school care or childcare.
Each school package contains live animals (where applicable), clear explanations, and a simple guide for teachers or supervisors. This makes the packages directly usable in the classroom, even without extensive prior knowledge.
With our lesson packages, schools bring a unique combination of education, wonder, and nature experience into their classrooms. Children not only learn to look at insects but, most importantly, discover, investigate, and understand how special nature truly is.
Ant Farm Gel School Pack
This school pack contains products for keeping ants and is specifically intended for schools, childcare facilities, childminders, and organizations focused on children. Learn about ants in a fun and educational way. This pack is specifically designed for children aged 4-8.
The school pack includes detailed instructions to turn it into a 6-week project!
Package contents
The package contains the following products and components:
- Gel ant farm including ants.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available on request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
- Plastic models of the ant life cycle.
- Booklet 'Ants are heroes!'.
Ant farm gel
Let the ants do their work and watch a complete structure emerge! The gel ant farm is a high-tech living environment for ants. Based on the technology NASA used to study life in a weightless environment. It is completely self-sustaining; the beautiful transparent gel serves as food, moisture, and shelter. The only thing you need to add to the ant farm (16.5 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm) are the ants themselves.
Included:
- Green gel ant farm, large size
- Ant family with approximately 15 Spanish worker ants
- Stick to create the first tunnels
- Magnifying glass
- User instructions
- Manual and booklet 'Ants are heroes'
How the Gel Ant Farm works
How long do ants live in the Gel Ant Farm?
Ants live from a few months to a year. The age can therefore vary. The worker ants we supply should last several weeks to a few months and are guaranteed to dig in the gel. If all the ants die within the first two weeks, we will send replacements free of charge.
How long does the gel last?
The ant farm gel is a complete food source for the ants. Since ants don't eat much and even dig up and reuse waste from the gel, it is more than sufficient for an ant family. We also have gel refills available in various colors to start anew.
Maintenance & care
Maintenance and care are simple:
- No additional feeding is necessary.
- Open the lid slightly a few times a week for some fresh air.
- Remove condensation and waste if possible.
Ants
This offer includes ants. These are worker ants from Southern Europe that create an underground system of tunnels and chambers in nature. The ants are sent in a test tube. They can easily stay in this tube for another week before being placed in the Ant Farm. How to place the ants is explained in the flyer and our booklet 'Ants are heroes'.
Stick Insect School Pack
This school pack contains products for keeping stick insects and is specifically intended for schools, childcare centres, childminders, and organisations focused on children. Teach your children about stick insects and the care of these special 'school' animals in a fun and active way!
Pack Contents
The pack contains the following products and components:
- 3 nymphs of a stick insect species.
- Profi Insect BioDome terrarium.
- Sprayer.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class.
- Simple leaflet (A4) for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
Insect Terrarium
This convenient terrarium is specially adapted to the needs of insects.
Professional terrarium with optimal height for small and larger insects such as praying mantises, stick insects, and leaf insects. Equipped with triple cross-ventilation and a sturdy lid.
Size: 20x20x34
Possibilities & Use
You can decorate the terrarium nicely with a suitable substrate and (artificial) plants. Breed your insects in this terrarium. The ventilated lid can be removed, allowing you to easily maintain the enclosure and provide your insects with food.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 20x20x34.
- Filling/decoration: not included (can be ordered separately).
- Material: ground glass.
- Metal ventilation grille.
- Sliding glass panel at the front for maintenance.
Butterflies School Package
This school package contains products for keeping butterflies and is specifically intended for schools, childcare centers, childminders, and organizations focused on children. Learn about butterflies in a fun and educational way. You order the caterpillars included in the package yourself using the coupon provided with the product (shipping costs only). This is possible from March through September.
Package Contents
The package contains the following products and components:
- Butterfly breeding kit (excluding caterpillars)
- Includes coupon for ordering caterpillars (shipping costs only)
- Butterfly life cycle models.
- Plastic model butterflies.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more on request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
Your own indoor butterfly garden
Become part of nature and witness the wonder of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Up close and personal!
Shipping and Care
The school package is in stock and immediately available. Please note: the package contains a coupon with which you can order caterpillars from the breeder by paying only shipping costs. This is possible from March through September.
Typically, after dispatch, you will receive approximately 3-5 fresh caterpillars and special food sent to your home.
The shipping time for the caterpillars may vary; normally, we aim to dispatch them on the same day if ordered before 4:30 PM. Should this not be possible, we will notify you. The dispatch of the caterpillars is separate from the dispatch of the breeding net. The caterpillars are shipped by our breeder from England. You request these yourself from the breeder using the coupon in the package.
Now you can really get started. Rearing butterflies is possible from March through September. The aim is to send 10 caterpillars, and the guarantee is that you will receive at least 7 and that they will grow into healthy butterflies.
First, the caterpillars eat their own food (supplied) so they can grow well. Then, they hang upside down in crystal-like spun cocoons. In the final stage, they emerge as beautiful butterflies. Observe them for a few days and then release them.
Usage
The butterfly garden is reusable, and after the butterflies have flown out, it is also a perfect enclosure for other insects such as ladybugs, praying mantises, or stick insects. The product can therefore be used multiple times to study nature more closely.
What's in the Butterfly Kit
- Foldable and openable 45 cm Habitat
- Pipette for feeding the caterpillars
- Complete comprehensive instructions, multilingual manual (also in Dutch)
- Coupon for requesting caterpillars for shipping costs
Ant Farm Sand School Package
This school package contains products for keeping ants and is specifically designed for schools, childcare facilities, childminders, and organizations focused on children. Learn about ants in a fun and educational way. This package is specifically intended for children in groups 4-7 (ages 7-11).
The school package includes detailed instructions to turn it into an 8-week project!
Package Contents
The package contains the following products and components:
- T-Farm Ant Farm with Lasius niger ant colony including food.
- Ant life cycle information.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available upon request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
- Booklet 'Ants are heroes!'
Ant Farm Sand T-Farm
The T-Farm Ant Farm is made of high-quality transparent plexiglass and is complete with an integrated nest and outworld. The Farm consists of two parts. The top is a sleek outworld, closed with a convenient lid. The bottom is the nest part. You have the option to connect other nests or habitats to both sides of the outworld (eventually), as openings are provided on both sides. Even the nest part can be expanded through the 2 openings in the base.
The T-Farm is suitable for both small and large ant species, including Messor and Lasius. We expect this product to seal seamlessly, making it suitable for all ant species! The outworld on top makes it easy to feed the colony with fruit flies, sugar water, or honeydew. Please note that the colony needs time to get used to the new environment at first, and they will develop further from the test tube. Raising a colony therefore requires some patience.
We supply the T-farm 2.0 including a bag of sand-loam filling, a bag of decorative gravel stones, a pipette for adding moisture, and of course our digital booklet 'Ants are heroes'. The T-Farm is a complete ant farm with a great appearance.
Contents of this set
- Ant Farm Sand T-Farm
- Lasius niger ant colony 10+
- Sand-loam to fill the ant farm
- Decorative stones for the outworld part of the ant farm
- Pipette
- Feeding set consisting of fruit flies, sugar water, and honeydew
(This food is sufficient for the first few months up to a year)
- Digital Booklet "Ants are heroes," the link can be found directly in your order confirmation email!
Nest Specifications
Width: 17 cm (rounded)
Height: 14 cm
Depth: 5 cm (rounded)
Thickness: 1.6 cm (1 cm inside)
Number of connection options: 4 (10mm)
Number of chambers: 1, the ants arrange themselves
Number of ants: suitable for up to 300 ants for most species
Moisturizing: keep the sand (partially) slightly moist.
Foraging area, outworld included: Yes
Duration of nest moisture: 1-2 weeks, depending on the number of ants and ambient temperature.
Outworld Features
Width: 18cm (rounded)
Depth: 8 cm (rounded)
Height: 5 cm
Accessibility: from the nest section via an opening
Closure: via a lid, fully openable
Ant Farm Plaster School Package
This school package contains products for keeping ants and is specifically intended for schools, childcare, childminders, and institutions focused on children. Learn about ants in a fun and educational way. This package is especially designed for children in grades 5-8.
The school package includes detailed instructions to turn it into an 8-week project!
Package Contents
The package contains the following products and components:
- Master set with Messor barbarus ant colony including food.
- Ant life cycle.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available upon request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
- Book 'Ants are heroes!'
Ant Farm Master Messor Set
We can well imagine that making a choice is difficult when seeing all the possibilities for keeping ants as pets and all the available (care) products. That's why we have put together a special set that guarantees an excellent starting point for this super fun hobby!
A sleekly designed plaster ant farm forms the heart of this setup. A fully handmade robust plaster nest, very solidly mounted.
The ant farm is specially designed with a unique moisture reservoir. From the center of the nest, you regulate the humidity with the supplied syringe. The chambers in the middle around the moisture reservoir are shallow (4mm), so you can observe the center of your colony well. The chambers on the outside are deeper (7mm), allowing the workers to beautifully care for their larger brood there. All chambers and tunnels are connected. Be amazed at how the ants use and arrange this space.
On both sides, an opening is made to connect the Ant Farm to the test tube with the colony and the feeding dish or the arena.
You understand that we can't help but call this the 'Master series'. We have designed these ant farms based on our years of experience in breeding and caring for ant colonies.
Because they are handmade nests, the color scheme and material may vary slightly per product. The photos provide a clear picture.
Contents of this set
- Ant Farm Major (2 connection openings)
- Arena M (10x8x7 - 2 connection openings)
- Ant colony Messor barbarus 10+
- Half a meter of tubing
- Test tube connector
- Protection sleeve (ant colony protection)
- Protection film (nest part protection)
- 5 ml moisture syringe (for administering moisture into the reservoir)
- Feeding set consisting of fruit flies, sugar water, honeydew, and seeds
(This food is sufficient for the first few months to a year)
- Digital Book 'Ants are heroes!', the link can be found directly in your order confirmation email!
You cut the tubing into pieces and then create your own beautiful setup. The photo above provides an example. We always recommend connecting the colony to the arena so that the ants learn to get their food there and dispose of waste.
Specifications
Length: 15 cm
Width: 10 cm
Thickness: 3 cm (nest part varying from 4 to 7 mm)
Arena dimensions: 10:8:7 cm
Number of connection options for plaster nest: 2 (10mm - on both sides)
Number of connection options for arena: 2 (10mm - on both sides)
Number of chambers: 8
Number of ants: suitable for up to 200 ants for most species
Humidification system through a recess in the middle
Ventilation: Arena ventilation lid
Duration of nest humidity: 1-2 weeks, depending on the number of ants and ambient temperature.
Ants Are Heroes
With every ant set or individual ant colony purchased, you receive a full-colour instruction booklet. Therefore, "Ants Are Heroes" is no longer necessary.
But whether you have purchased a product from antfarm.co.uk or are simply interested in the life of ants, this booklet will help you with background information about your ants.
You can find ants everywhere around you: in the garden, in the forest, under stones, sometimes even in your home. They are often seen as pests, but in doing so, we do these animals an injustice. An old saying goes: 'Go to the ant, consider its ways and be wise' (King Solomon, Proverbs 6:6 from the Bible). You will find that the more you see of these creatures, the more you will appreciate them. You can truly learn from them. An ant colony is a wonder of nature.
In this booklet, you will find all sorts of interesting facts and background information about ants. Good to know when studying ants, but also useful for, for example, a presentation or talk.
Happy reading!
Jan-Peter Oudenampsen
Introductory Insect School Pack
This school pack contains products for getting acquainted with insects and is specially intended for schools, childcare, childminders, and child-focused institutions. Learn more about insects in a fun and educational way.
Contents of the package
The package contains the following products and components:
- Gel ant farm including ants.
- Bugzzz insect habitat including 2x Indian stick insect nymphs (feeds on ivy)
- Breeding net including nymph variation (could be Indian stick insect, Australian leaf insect, black beauty, etc.)
- Life cycle of 3 different insects.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available on request).
- Lesson instructions (3x).
- Butterfly breeding kit including caterpillars (you order the caterpillars yourself with a voucher in the pack, you only pay the international shipping costs, see explanation below).
1) Gel Ant Farm, offer including ant colony
Gel Ant Farm
Let the ants do their work and watch a complete structure emerge! The gel ant farm is a high-tech habitat for ants. Based on the technology NASA used to study life in a weightless environment. It is completely self-sustaining; the beautiful transparent gel serves as food, moisture, and shelter. The only thing you need to add to the ant farm (16.5 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm) are the ants themselves.
Included:
- Blue Gel Ant Farm
- Ant colony with approximately 15 Spanish worker ants
- Magnifying glass
- User instructions
- Booklet "Ants are Heroes"
2.) Your Own Indoor Butterfly Garden
Become part of nature and witness the wonder of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. Up close and personal!
Shipping and care
The school package is in stock and immediately available. You will usually receive 5 fresh caterpillars and special food from our breeder in about a week (in some cases this may take a little longer, depending on breeding). Now you can really get started. Butterfly breeding is possible from March to September.
First, the caterpillars get their own food (supplied) so they can grow well. Then they hang upside down in crystal-like spun cocoons. In the final phase, they emerge as beautiful butterflies. Observe them for a few days and then release them.
What's in the Butterfly Kit
- Foldable and openable 30 cm Habitat
- Pipette for feeding the caterpillars
- Complete comprehensive instructions, multilingual user manual (also in Dutch)
- You will find a coupon for 3-5 caterpillars in the package, which you can order online for a shipping fee (paypal/credit card). You can select a delivery time yourself.
3a.) BUGzzz Insect Breeding Jar (incl. stick insect nymph)
Breed your insects in an excellent habitat
A beautiful, large, and super-transparent habitat where your insects are very clearly visible. A well-ventilated lid with the logo ensures the best conditions for your new pet. You can house multiple animals in this unique enclosure. Particularly ideal for breeding praying mantises, stick insects, leaf insects, snails, worms, and ladybugs.
Specifications
We supply the jar including a ventilated lid. The interior can be arranged as you wish. The photos provide clear examples of the possibilities. Decorative stones and artificial plants are available on our website. We supply the decorative stones in anthracite or yellow (depending on stock).
3b.) Breeding Cage Net Cage (incl. stick insect nymph)
Convenient
This breeding cage is a super convenient cage for stick insects, praying mantises, butterflies, and caterpillars. It is a lightweight cage made of sturdy mesh in a small size: 30 cm high, 30 cm wide, and 30 cm deep.
Premium Ant Farm Plaster Set XL – The ultimate start with 100+ Harvester Ants
Do you want instant activity, larger workers (majors), and impressive dynamics from day one? The Premium Plaster Set XL is our most complete and luxurious setup, specially designed for the fascinating Messor barbarus (harvester ant). This super complete Master Series set not only contains high-quality components but also a large, healthy colony with a queen, brood, and at least 100 workers!
Contents of this Premium XL set:
- Ant colony Messor barbarus (100+ workers!) with queen and brood
- Full-color instruction booklet with a clear step-by-step plan and complete explanation
- Ant farm Plaster General (including a handy Plaster General stand)
- City Square Arena (Luxurious, large arena of 20x13x12 cm with 2 connection openings)
- City Hill, City Design decoration set & Arena Backdrop for a beautiful natural look
- Deluxe feeding set with seed mix (including sugar water, honeydew, fruit flies, jelly, pipette, and deluxe feeding tray)
- Heat cable for optimal nest temperature
- Antcover & Protection sleeve (for a safe, darkened nest area)
- One meter of connection tubing & test tube connector
- 10 ml moisture syringe for precise reservoir moistening
- Magnifying glass
Why choose the Premium Messor Plaster Set?
We can well imagine that choosing can be difficult given all the options. That's why we have put together this special set, ensuring you have the best and most successful start possible.
The heart of this setup is the Ant Farm Plaster General. This robust plaster nest is entirely handmade and specially designed with a unique central moisture reservoir. From the center of the nest, you can easily regulate the humidity with the included syringe.
The chambers in the middle around the moisture reservoir are shallow (8 mm), allowing you to perfectly observe the queen and brood. The outer chambers are deeper (12 mm), which is ideal for a large colony of 100+ ants to safely store their winter supply of seeds and ant bread dry. All chambers are interconnected; be amazed at how the ants organize this space independently!
Thanks to our many years of experience, this set includes a beautiful full-color instruction booklet. This manual guides you through the startup phase with a clear step-by-step plan, so you know exactly how to best care for this large colony and optimally use the heat cable.
Because our plaster nests are hand-poured and assembled, the color scheme and material may vary slightly per product, making each nest unique.
Specifications & Technical data:
- Plaster nest size: 14 x 14 x 4 cm (chamber depth varying from 8 to 12 mm)
- Arena size: 20 x 13 x 12 cm (spacious City Square version)
- Plaster nest connections: 2 × 10 mm (on both sides for easy expansion)
- Arena connections: 2 × 10 mm
- Number of nest chambers: 10
- Nest capacity: Suitable for hundreds (or even a few thousand) ants
- Moisturizing: Central moisture system (1-2 weeks effective)
- Ventilation: Escape-proof arena ventilation lid
The most complete and largest ant farm set in the world
Are you looking for the absolute ultimate experience in the ant hobby and only the very best and largest is good enough? Welcome to the Mega Messor Extended Set. This is arguably the most complete and gigantic plaster ant farm setup available on the global market. Perfect for an impressive display at home, but due to its enormous scale and immediate activity, it is also extremely suitable for schools, biology classrooms, institutions, and businesses.
Includes a gigantic colony of 250+ Harvester Ants
With this set, you bypass the careful startup phase. You immediately receive a huge, perfectly healthy Messor barbarus (harvester ant) colony with a queen, plenty of brood, and at least 250+ workers. This means that from the very first minute, you will witness impressive logistics, active seed processing (making ant bread), and the deployment of impressively large 'major' soldier workers.
Contents of this Extended Set:
- Ant colony Messor barbarus (250+ workers!) with queen and brood
- Full-color instruction booklet with clear step-by-step instructions and complete explanations for a successful start
- Ant Farm Plaster Emperor (Our absolute top model and also the largest nest)
- Temporary offer: Includes free Plaster Emperor stand!
- Gigantic Arena (25x16x15 cm) with a handy backdrop and complete furnishing set
- Temporary offer: Includes free Arena stand!
- Deluxe feeding set with seed mix (sugar water, honeydew, fruit flies, jelly, pipette, and deluxe feeding tray)
- Heat cable 1 meter for the perfect brood temperature
- Antcover (protection for the nest part)
- Extra large 20 ml moisture syringe for precise moistening of the reservoir
- One meter of high-quality connection hose
- Magnifying glass
Why the Plaster Emperor is the ultimate setup:
We can well imagine that making a choice can be difficult given all the options. With this super-complete set, you simply choose the 'thick start' that is possible worldwide.
The showpiece of this setup is the Ant Farm Plaster Emperor. This massive, robust plaster nest is entirely handmade and features no less than 16 deep chambers. Thanks to the unique central moisture system, you can perfectly regulate the humidity from the core with the included 20 ml syringe.
The chambers around the moisture reservoir are shallow (8 mm) for a perfect and unobstructed view of the queen and the eggs. The outer chambers are extra deep (12 mm). This is crucial for a large colony of harvester ants, as they can store their winter supply of seeds and ant bread bone dry on a gigantic scale here. The ant farm and the spacious arena are equipped with multiple connections (10 mm) on both sides, allowing you to endlessly expand this kingdom in the future.
Because our plaster nests are hand-poured and assembled based on our years of breeding experience, each nest is unique, and the color scheme may vary slightly.
Specifications & Technical Data:
- Plaster nest size: 40 x 25 x 4 cm (Solid Emperor size with 16 chambers!)
- Chamber depth: Ranging from 8 mm (observation) to 12 mm (seed storage)
- Arena size: 26 x 16 x 11 cm (Equipped with 4 x 10 mm connection options)
- Plaster nest connections: 2 × 10 mm (on both sides)
- Nest capacity: Suitable for hundreds to even several thousand ants
- Humidification: Central Emperor moisture system (effective for 1-2 weeks)
- Ventilation: Escape-proof arena ventilation lid
Water Creatures School Pack
This school pack contains products for keeping water creatures and is specifically designed for schools, childcare, host parents, and child-focused organizations. Learn about water creatures in a fun and educational way.
Pack contents
The pack contains the following products and components:
- Aqua dragons tank with food (LED or color LED version at extra cost).
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available on request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
Aqua Dragons
A new world underwater. You add the eggs to the water and within 24 hours your new underwater animals hatch, isn't that wonderful! These water animals reproduce themselves, both with eggs and live-bearing, so with good care you will enjoy them for a long time!
Special water animals
Aqua Dragons, also known as Sea Monkeys, are special water animals. They swirl and wriggle around in the water and are very easy to follow in this unique full-color aquarium!
Kit contents
- The Aqua Dragons tank with sufficient underwater living space. (15x3x15cm)
- The eggs that hatch after being added to the water.
- Sufficient food for the first year.
- Spoon/scoop to accurately measure the amount of food.
- Oxygen pipette.
- English manual. The Dutch manual digitally.
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Antskingdom.com
📍 Laan van de ram 64B
7324 BV Apeldoorn
💬 WA +31 85 888 9797
✉️ E: info@antskingdom.com
Chamber of Commerce no: 82353050
VAT no: NL862430744B01