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Wow! Talk about a fun, creative, educational subscription box for kids! We had so much fun with Kiwi Crate this month. The theme for this month’s box was wonders of water and we received three activities. Kiwi Crate thinks of everything that you will need to complete their projects and even include a free pair of scissors in our first box.
My Floating Sailboat
The crate included fabric paint, fabric sails (3), masts (3), a foam boat bottom and a rudder. S painted her sail using the fabric paint and then we let the paint dry over night. The next day, S assembled the boat with the included supplies.
Then we took the sailboat to the bathtub, the educational aspect of the activity was to see what happens when the rudder is placed at different angles. So we first placed the rudder straight in the center and S blew on the sail. Then we moved the rudder at different angles to see where the boat sailed to. After exploring the purpose of the rudder, some water toys took turns sailing around the tub.
My Watercolor Animals
There were several different sea creatures cut out of paper included in the kit; 2 fish, a seaturtle and a seahourse. S drew on each animal using the enclosed washable markers (Kiwi Crate even included a messy mat to color on). Once she had completed her picture, she sprayed the paper with water and watched as the ink spread through out the paper.
Once the animals were dry, S added an eye to each side and swam the animals around the ocean. I love the finished pieces – absolutely gorgeous!
Another activity to learn was to place a folded piece of paper in a cup of water, with a written line across the fold. S chose to use a black marker. It was so fun to watch the water pull out the different colors of the marker as it spread down the piece of paper.
Wonders of Water Extra Activities
There were a couple extra activities: learning about buoyancy, evaporation and surface tension. To learn about buoyancy we used the enclosed clay in a bowl of water and observed it sink. Then S shaped the clay like a boat and saw that it floated. Next we added pennys to see how many pennys it would take to sink.
To learn about surface tension, S used the enclosed dropper to see how many drops of water could be placed on a penny and how water holds together to create a bubble on the surface of the penny.
For the evaporation, we added water to the enclosed cup and drew a line on the cup. We let the cup sit over night and then saw how much water had evaporated.
$10 off Your First Box
I think that Kiwi Crate is worth the cost of the subscription box. The activities are fun, creative and educational. S is engaged in them and cannot wait to work on the projects. In addition, there are always left over supplies. This month we had markers, fabric paints, a spray bottle, modeling clay, a couple sheets of paper and extra fabric sails and masts.
I also loved getting to see the upcoming kits, which makes me more excited to continue our subscription.
If you would like to try Kiwi Crate yourself, you can receive $10 off your first box using this link.
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I love this! I should look into this for my girls for a Christmas present… Just need to look into what the subscriptions entail.
kiwi Crate would make a great present! They do have add a sibling option so that you receive extra supplies your crate/box.
So many fun things for kids these days! My kids are all grown but I just started the grandma stage. I might have to try some of these in a few years!
My mom says the grandma stage is awesome!
I have never heard of kiwi crate, but those crafts are adorable! I can’t wait to do stuff like this with Hampton!
Kiwi Crate was awesome this month! I am so excited for the next couple months, especially the dinosaur box!
I can’t wait to try Kiwi Crate out. I loved our Citrus Lane box so I’m hoping our crate is just as good.
S loved her tea set that we got from Citrus Lane last month! I love the educational fun of August’s Kiwi Crate and so excited about the next coming months especially the Dinosaur box!
It’s great that they have sibling options and I love that it’s so much fun and educational.
I think a subscription would make the perfect gift that keeps on giving.
Kiwi Crate would be a wonderful year long gift! I know S feels like it’s Christmas every time there is a box at the door.
You ladies got a good box of activities in this kit. I agree with Alli, this box is a gift that keeps on giving!
All the activities in the box were so fun!
How fun! Looks like this box has a ton to do đŸ™‚
There was! We did all the activities over the course of a couple days!
How cool! I can’t wait until my little man is old enough to get these boxes!
Thanks Sarah! Kiwi Crate was so fun and I love that everything was included – I didn’t have to run around to find things.
Looks like she had a blast with this box! I should look into something like this for my kids. #productreviewparty
You should give it a try! I loved that the box was educational, creative and fun!
Wow that is so creative and if you have a little tyke who likes arts and crafts – that is an excellent box. The fish came out really cool! #productreviewparty
Thanks Diatta, the fish is awesome!