I have really been looking forward to receiving our
Green Kid Crafts box. As a mom who home schools some of her children and likes to live out her ' being a scientist' fantasies vicariously through her kids, Green Kid Crafts ticked a lot of boxes before it even arrived.
Green Kid designs and delivers hands-on, award winning, and eco-friendly Discovery Boxes, Creativity Kits, and STEM Kits (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).In a slightly different format to some subscription services they offer more than just the monthly subscription box service:
- Subscribe to the traditional type of service, where you will receive one box every month with:
- 3-4 creativity & STEM Science Kits (science, technology, engineering, and math) designed by experts to build confidence, flex creativity muscles, and make kids (and parents!) smarter
- All materials and instructions, along with some fun extras
- An exciting new theme. Past themes include - Outer Space, Feathered Friends, Backyard Science, Ocean, and Mad Scientist.
- Included free for subscribers (a $5.95 monthly value): Green Kid! Activity Guide – a 20+ page collection of additional activities, reading lists, games, puzzles, and more each month, all centered about the monthly theme!
- "One Off" boxes for purchase called Discovery Boxes. They pack a lot of fun and learning into convenient, eco-friendly packages. Developed by teachers, crafty moms and STEM experts (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to support key developmental skills for kids ages 3-10, each Discovery Box celebrates creativity with craft projects and activates thinking, questioning, inquiring, and original creation as we guide children through fun science experiments. Each Discovery Box contains 3-4 Creativity and STEM Science Kits, extension activities, and a 20+ page themed Green Kid Activity Guide. Themes currently available include - Dinosaur, World Music, Ocean, Kitchen Scientist & Garden.
- Eco Friendly party favors. A select number of the kits from the boxes are available for individual purchase as party favors, stocking stuffers or as activities to enjoy at parties. I think they are also good to support specific learning goals in home & school. Each Birthday Activity and Party Favor comes in its own Green Kid Crafts birthday bag! A special discounted rate applies for group orders. Save 20% on orders of over 20 items with coupon code BIRTHDAY! Themes include - My Weather Station, Sailboat, Rocket Launchers, Shooting Stars and Paper Making.
- STEM kits - STEM Science Kits make science fun and exciting for kids through hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiments. The kits facilitate thinking, questioning, inquiring, and original creation as children are guided through the scientific inquiry and engineering design process. Themes include - Cloud Finder, Weather Station Kit & Sun Prints.
Green Kid Crafts - Review
My intention had been to post an 'opening the box' video here. I was setting up the equipment, with the kids and went off to answer the 'phone. I came back to find that, such was their excitement, they had started without me - but I went with the flow! So here is the slightly badly focused, raw reaction of our 6 & 7 year olds opening the box!
Giveaway Time
One of our lucky readers can win a three month subscription, donated by the generous folks at Green Kid Crafts.
The giveaway is open to the US residents aged 18+ only. It starts on 04/09/14 at 0001 PST and ends 05/12/14 at 2359 PST. Enter using the form below.
