With the kids home for the summer, I want them to embrace new experiences, but don’t always get the chance to do a lot of planning. Here is a monthly subscription box that makes activities and crafts simple. Blossom Box Kids provides you with a box of nature inspired activities monthly.
Blossom Box Kids was started by two women, Nikki and Bethany, who had been friends since the six grade. They wanted to create a natural environment for their children to blossom at their own pace with materials that would allow them to use their imagination and creativity. Blossom Box Kids is a Minnesota company. 🙂
With Blossom Box Kids, a monthly box is sent with at least three activities based on the same theme, a healthy recipe, a bonus item, and a newsletter.
The kit I received had the theme of flowers.
Here is the healthy recipe.
The back of the newsletter provided several suggested activities.
And then there were four activities in this box, one being the bonus item.
The first project was flower stamping/painting. 2 packets of non-toxic powdered tempera paint, two sheets of recycled paper, and circular paint sponges were included. The only thing to add for painting was a bit of water to the powdered paint. Items from nature could be added while the paint was wet.
Another included activity was wildflower planting. Seeds, a peat pot and peat pellet were included. My oldest and youngest went to town with this project. I barely had time to share the instructions before they dug into it! Since the pot was made of peat, I had the kids help me stick it right into the soil of our flower bed after they prepped the pellet and planted the seeds in it.
My oldest worked on making a flower magnet. There was non-toxic, air-drying, model clay, modeling craft stick, magnet, and painting materials. My daughter liked this craft, but even with my help, we had a hard time getting the clay to stay together after manipulating it for a short while. After it felt dry, we hung it on the fridge, but someone closing the fridge door caused the petals to start to break away a few days later.
Lastly was the flower mobile. It included paper flowers, sticky contact paper, embossing thread, and two large craft sticks.
This is what we created with this project.
There are no pictures/drawings of what the finished project should look like so you are free to make your own creation based on how you interpret the enclosed instructions and materials.
Blossom Box Kids is recommended for ages 3+. The monthly boxes are $19.95 + $4.95 for shipping. Discounts are offered on 6 and 12 month subscription enrollment. The boxes currently are shipped to the U.S. only. The enclosed materials in each box are geared for one child, but your child could share the projects or you may want to purchase one box for each child.
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Disclosure: I received one Blossom Box Kids box for this review. No other compensation was received. The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own.
