KIWI CRATE .. A REVIEW

My daughter loves to be crafty ... and since we home school I love some of the MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION BOXES out there for kids!

This is one we have subscribed to off and on over two years. It is not that we don't like it and unsubscribe ... exactly the opposite! We .. ok I have a addiction to MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION BOXES, but simply have no room to subscribe to them all. So often times we have to let one go to get another one, but then we find ourselves going back to the really good ones. And KIWI CRATE is one of them.

When this little Green Box shows up in our mailbox, my daughter still gets excited. She is eight years old and KIWI is typically said to be for ages 5-7 years old, but my daughter Hannah some special needs so we still really love this one. Plus, I baby-sit two smaller ones (age 3-5) and we can do parts of this one with them. I feel the age for this one can easily stretch out pass the age of 7 and if you supervise well even younger ones with the help of a older sibling can enjoy KIWI!

This is the JANUARY CRATE that we did... EXPLORE ... TREASURE CHEST. It was not disappointing ... you can create a whole home school lesson with this one if you choose to make it PIRATE WEEK!

  
The KIWI TREASURE CRATE included:

• a wooden treasure chest project
• an assortment of different patterned paper to make our own treasure maps and imagination maps
• stickers to decorate the maps
• colored pencils
• a regular pencil with an adorable Steve the Kiwi eraser top
• a ruler; and the booklet full of activities
• fun facts and even a DIY Jolly Roger! 

We are trying to get Penny interested in reading more and improve her reading skills. With the comic book that is included it makes it a little less like reading. So, fun had right from the start

Every Pirate knows that making a Treasure Map is important so this was the first part of the project. You can tell that it takes some serious studying to make sure the map was just right. This is a great way to teach map reading skills and sense of direction.

After that, a Pirate Chest is a must. This craft can be done by older children with very little help. It allows them to also work again on those reading and thinking things through skills. Decorating the Chest ... is fun too! Everything you need ... right down to a pair of scissors is included.




That is one of the things that I really like about the Crates ... lots of supplies are included! You can easily save one of your Crates to take on a vacation or over to the Grandparents house and not have to worry if you have all the supplies. Typically, there are left over supplies too (ie ...scissors) and you can build up a stash of supplies to keep for future projects.

The Treasure Chest is also something they can keep as a trinket in there room for storing other treasures.


There is also colored paper, stickers and colored pencils for making your own drawings and extra maps. Along with a booklet of other suggested activities and don't forget the Cute pencil withe a Steve the KIWI (a character you will come to know with each box) eraser top!

This has been one of many Crates that are so easily used for everyday fun, but also learning. Shhh ... don't tell them though!

RATING: FIVE STAR SUBSCRIPTION

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