Junior Explorers Review: February 2015

I am so far behind on this review! Back at the end of January, I ordered Junior Explorers for my eight-year-old son to try out when I saw a deal through Groupon. Life got in the way, though. Since I work nights, we usually wait until the weekends to look at boxes that for them so we can spend quality time together. However, between ongoing weekend events and the moods of an eight-year-old, we finally got the chance to check it out this past weekend!

KiwiBop March 2015 Postcards Review with Coupon Code

This month, our postcard pals took us on an exciting journey! My kids love getting their postcards from KiwiBop!

In this month's KiwiBop delivery, we received some awesome images of swimming sea unicorns. Narwhals have one long horn, which actually is a tooth, and these creatures are so cool looking. My daughter was excited to see that, somewhere in this world, there is an animal that looks like a unicorn.

Little Passports World Coin Collection Review and Giveaway

We are so excited to be featuring this exclusive giveaway for the Little Passports World Coin Collection! At the beginning of February, Little Passports put out a challenge to bloggers, asking us to give readers three reasons we love them. Personally, I simply love the entire concept behind Little Passports and I have had my eye on them for months. We decided to take part in their friendly competition since I actually do love the service (we aren't fans of participating in promotional events for products we are not passionate about, as it feels unethical and dishonest to us). As I truly do enjoy Little Passports (and even more now that I've been able to sample the subscription box they offer as well), this felt easy.

We participated in the blogger challenge and took 1st place! That also means we are now able to provide you with this very special World Coin Collection giveaway.

Before we get into the giveaway, let me just tell you how much we loved this collection in our house. When you purchase the World Coin Collection, you get 20 coins from around the world, as well as a magnifying glass, a pouch to keep your coins in, and a little booklet with activities in it.

Crafty Reviews Little Passports World Edition

I have had my eye on Little Passports for a while now. When Boxy first introduced me to subscription boxes, this was one of the first I stumbled upon and I immediately told her how much my kids would love this. Unfortunately at that time, I'd just spent a TON of money on the three of them for Christmas and could not justify the expense. (Even though honestly it isn't all that expensive for this subscription.)

After a bit, Little Passports contacted us about a review opportunity, and I immediately jumped on it. I was so excited. One of the reasons was because I knew yet again my kids would be "tricked" into learning. Also I can't lie; I was really kind of excited about the suitcase that is sent with the first month's box.

When our box arrived, the kids all gathered around the table, which is common anytime a box shows up, and we opened it together. Inside we found a letter from Sam and Sofia, a passport, a postcard, stickers, the suitcase, an activity sheet, and a boarding pass to play more games online.

Kitchen Table Passport Review: February 2015

Kitchen Table Passport is a fairly new subscription box and this is a really amazing service that I think would be especially great for families with kids. Each month, a different location is chosen and you receive a box with a traditional recipe from that area, along with the shopping list to make it, a spice or ingredient to help with cooking, and an item or souvenir from the area. In addition, you get a stack of beautiful cards with images and facts about that location (this is my favorite part and what really sets this subscription apart from others). We were sent this box for review, but I am quite impressed by what it offers and I told Crafty right away that she should check it out.

This month's destination was South Africa. I like that it was a location I don't know much about, but that the recipe wasn't way out there. I would have been disappointed to get Italy and receive a pasta recipe, for example, but I also don't want a recipe for something that would be impossible to even find at the grocery store. The meal for South Africa was bunnies, a bread full of curried meat or beans that was used during the apartheid era to sneak full meals out to people disguised as bread. 

Crafty's Educents Review

Valentine's Day for the big kids 50% off 

We were contacted to review Educents.com, which is designed to bring educators, homeschoolers, and parents educational supplies at affordable prices.

Educents has a ton of choices from educational toys to curriculum and coloring sheets that help with math. As a mother of a preschooler, second grader, and fourth grader, I was pleased to see that all of their educational ranges were covered.

I downloaded the home-school curriculum Gratitude for free on the first day I checked out the website. I haven't had a chance to work with my second grader on it yet since I do not homeschool him, but I do love to find things to make learning fun.

Little Miss Crafty talks about Little Passports

When Little Miss Boxy first started telling me about subscription boxes, I did a little research myself. The first company actually that I stumbled upon was Little Passports. Little Passports is a subscription company that helps your children learn about the US, as well as other countries, in a monthly, six-month, or twelve-month format.

One of the things that stood out to me were the options that Little Passports offers. As a mom of three children, whose ages vary from three to nine, I sometimes struggle to decide which option to pick for other subscription boxes. Little Passports offers three different boxes you can choose from!

Little Miss Crafty and Kids review Kiwibop Postcard Pals

Kiwibop is a monthly subscription where your child will receive four postcards from a four different pals that are rotated each month. The really wonderful thing about this company, besides your kids getting something exciting and reasonably priced, is that a portion of your order goes to provide children with life threatening illness or injury complimentary memberships.