Review: February Kiwi Crate "Around the World" Part Two

I had to break our Kiwi Crate Review into two posts because we spent too much time on the second project, I forgot to take pictures of the kids playing with it! It's not that the second activity took so long because it was hard or difficult, it was because the kids kept playing the game over and over and over. They LOVED it.

If you didn't see my first Kiwi Crate review post, I'll give you a little refresher

We opened the box and it came with two activities. We did the World Flags first and you can read the review of that post here.

The second activity was the World Map game. It came with a deck of cards and playing pieces. First Bear (with a little help from Mr Sunshine) punched out all the world landmarks and then added a piece of sticky foam and placed them on the map. Next he put together the game pieces and punched out the red circles. The game came with a bingo style card. The object was to use the deck of cards to visit the different continents and landmarks. It was quite fun! The map is now hanging on the boys' wall and they can play whenever the mood strikes.

Our overall grade for Kiwi Crate is: A+

Bear is a hard kid to impress and he has asked to continue receiving crates. I am an excited mom because I love spending time with him but I also love that he can do these crafts almost entirely on his own, it helps him to feel capable and independent.

If you're interested in trying Kiwi Crate, you can use my referral link and get $10 off your first box.

*note - we were not compensated for our review of Kiwi Crate. We're just a family exploring our crafting options

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Review: February Kiwi Crate "Around the World," Part One

Remember those box subscriptions I told you about?

Well Bear's box for the month of February was Kiwi Crate (affiliate link). 

I had heard wonderful things about Kiwi Crate from my blogger friend, Daisy and June. The recommended ages are three to seven and since Bear is five, I thought it would be a perfect match. I was hesitant about all the different kinds of paper crafts because Bear's eyes sort of glaze over if there's not enough "action." Together, we googled other reviews of Kiwi Crate and Bear was getting revved up about the different kinds of activities in past crates. By the time the green box showed up at the door, he was stoked. I wish I had a picture of how bright his eyes lit up when I opened the crate.

How cute is that Kiwi? I love how the little green slider at the bottom of the instruction cards tells you how much parent involvement is needed. Bear wanted to start with the World Flags so we opened up that side of the box and left the World Map materials in the crate.

Another bonus surprise was the inclusion of a pair of kid friendly scissors to use with each subsequent project! Good on ya, Kiwi Crate.

Immediately, Bear began looking at the instructions. They have words as well as pictures so even though he can't yet read, he could follow the steps easily. I just sat back and watched him go to town. He had enough materials to create five flags. He decided to make the four flags shown in the instructions, Japan, France, China, and Brazil. For the fifth flag, he created his own design.

The only thing I helped him with was to make sure he had the flags in the right direction before adding the sticky felt. He did all of the cutting and threading himself

 (Oh hey look! In the picture above you can see the instruction card with the picture directions, isn't that perfect for little kiddos?)

He was very proud of his finished project. Little brother Mr. Sunshine even lent a hand. 

I will post the completion and review of the second half of the crate within the next week. So far, we are LOVING Kiwi Crate. If you want to make the plunge, you can sign up using my affiliate link here, you'll get $10 toward your first box! Kiwi Crate subscriptions start at $19.95/mo. 

If you already subscribe to Kiwi Crate, which box theme has been your favorite?

*note - we were not compensated for our review of Kiwi Crate. We're just a family exploring our crafting options

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