February's Kiwi Crate | Storytelling

If you want to check out January's Kiwi Crate, that blog post is HERE.   If you want to try Kiwi Crate, I have a $10 off code for you!  Use this link: http://www.kiwicrate.com/Refer?i=NicoleB56 and you'll get $10 off your first month order!

February's Kiwi Crate is all about STORYTELLING!  Fun stuff!  

When you open up the crate you see your two "main" projects (I say "main" because there are always so many other activities inside too!)

On the back of that paper is this little cut out puppet Q&A as well as 2 stickers.... see in the background the paper on the table with all the circles?   Each month they get a new sticker for that crate.  They put the stickers on one of the circles on their "My Adventures with Kiwi Crate"... kinda cute!! 

First up is the "explore!" book about storytelling.  This book is kind of like a fun activity magazine.  You can see the pages in the background... a do it yourself spoon puppet activity, a where's steve search and find....

further into the book is some parent resources, and another craft to make a monster bookmark. 

and still going.... a learning section of the book that tells different parts of storytelling, a little comic, and a make your own story.  

WHEW!  We haven't even got to the actual crafts yet!   Here they are.... My Story Theater and My String Puppet....

On the very back of those tri-fold instruction books is "things to think about"... a little info!

Moving right along.... inside the instruction book... you can see how detailed it is! And FULL COLOR!

The materials provided for the string puppet....

And the 2nd activity.... the story theater.  

Lots of great materials included!  You can see the real-life picture of the final project...

The Kiwi Crates have definitely come in handy... we are STILL using things from the January Crate! While we made dinner I had the boys sit at the table and work on some of their "explore!" book.   They decided to draw the arctic scenes.  They spent over an hour doing this!!

Then we finished up our window clings from last months crate.  That was pretty fun.  I'm excited to see how they turn out tomorrow...

kiwi crate

Have you heard of Kiwi Crate? It's kind of like Birch Box... but for kids crafts! It's a monthly craft mailed to your door geared toward your childs' age. Last month I  randomly came across a blogger who posted about Kiwi Crate.  I was intrigued, and her post convinced me to try it.  I ordered a kit for the boys (I chose the "add a sibling" option so there are enough materials for both the boys to create!) and anxiously awaited our Kiwi Crate to arrive in January!
Upon unpacking our Kiwi Crate, I knew it was well worth it... this sucker is full of awesomeness!  If you want to try Kiwi Crate, I have a $10 off code for you!  Use this link: http://www.kiwicrate.com/Refer?i=NicoleB56 and you'll get $10 off your first month order!

I decided to take pics while unpacking it, and show you what all was in our first kit (each month is a different kit!)

Are you ready???

The theme of January's Kiwi Crate was "Polar Expedition".  It came with TWO crafts (that surprised me!  I was only expecting one).  Now... I'm not positive if this is typical, or if this is because I enrolled two kids (paying an additional $10/mo).  However, both crafts came with enough supplies for BOTH kids. 

When I first unpacked it, it came with a little "explore" magazine for each of the boys, and two pair of scissors as well.

Inside the "explore" booklet are different stories, information pages, and MORE CRAFTS!  I didn't expect this.  It came with a cookie cutter and recipes for salt dough ornaments as well as sugar cookies.  BONUS!!

What's this... MORE awesomeness in the "explore" magazine?   An experiment making a borax crystal snowflake!

Ok... so onto the ACTUAL Kiwi Crate, you know, the crafts that I expected in here. (Seriously... by this point I was like, already sold.  I hadn't even got to the kits that I paid for HAHA!)

Here are the two brochures for each craft.  They're tri-fold brochures, they have step by step instructions as well as a picture of the final project.  It also tells, on the front bottom, a time allowance, how much parental help will be needed as well as skills it encourages.

Unpacking our first project... the Polar Window Clings!  It came with 2 sets of 3D paints, two glues, two already made window clings and also patterns for them to outline to make different window clings.

The next project is the Snowball Toss game.  It came with two kits to make felt mitts, two headbands and felt ears to make the polar bear ears, and two ping pong balls with velcro tabs to stick around it.

 The boys were so excited to check everything out.  They were oohing and aahing and can't wait for us to have a little free time Monday afternoon during Amelia's nap to make their projects!