Click below to learn more about each artifact kit:

(Note: the grade levels are suggestions - feel free to adjust!)

Bison Box (K - 12)

Trappers & Traders (4th/8th)

Colorado Miners (4th/8th)

10th Mountain Division (4th/High School)

Giant Map of Colorado (K - 4th)

Grandmother Trunks provide the opportunity to explore various cultures throughout the past century. They are meant to represent a trunk a grandmother might have tucked away somewhere, with objects and stories to explore.

African American (P - 4th)

Hispanic (P - 4th/8th)

Japanese American (P - 4th)

Logistics

You may choose to either pick up and drop off your kit at the History Colorado Center OR pay for shipping and get your kit delivered.

Rental Period: 2 weeks

Cost: $20 per kit 

• $50 2-way shipping per kit if desired
• Late return and replacement fees may apply.

Click here for rental period schedule & logistics

Our kits and trunks are packed with various artifacts, photograph packets, and accompanying standards-based lesson plans to bring history to life through hands-on learning. See rental details and overviews for each kit. Please contact us for any additional questions.

Questions? Contact Kylie Fischer Miller, School Programs Coordinator at kylie.f.miller@state.co.us 

More Resources

Be sure to explore our other resources online to further your lessons and experience with the Artifact kits and Grandmother trunks!

Online Digital Badges
Additional Resources