On Sunday morning we were
up, ready and out of the door. We were eager to join in with the
weekend's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch but the closer we got to our
destination the rain got harder and harder. By the time we had got
there any thoughts of trying to watch and take photographs of birds
had gone out of the window. After all would you want to drag the kids
round a Victorian cemetery on a wet January morning?
So home we went and after
both the Junior JibberJabbers had completed their homework we found a
gap in the day. Time to get the Weekend Box Club out! We've reviewed Weekend Box Club before so we know how good they are for filling some
hours on a grim weekend.
The Mini Weekend Boxes
usually cost £4.95 and arrive every two weeks. They are designed to
fit through your letterbox so no worries about them being trapped at
the sorting office or trying to retrieve them from the neighbours.
The box we received had a
rainforest theme to it. Each of the Mini Boxes have two activities in
them with instructions and most of the materials to complete them.
Miss JibberJibber went straight for the parrot mask. The only item
not included was a pair of scissors which of course was not a
problem. There was a mask template to draw round with a selection of
coloured card and foam to use for decoration. To finish off the mask
there was also a selection of wax crayons.
Mr JibberJabber was more
interested in the Grow Your Own Rainforest activity. We needed an
empty plastic bottle for this which we did have in our recycling. The
soil comes in the form of two pressed tablets which when dissolved in
water looks like proper soil. Mr JibberJabber was able to sprinkle
the seeds onto the soil and now can't wait to see what is going to
grow.
Along with the making
activities the sheets also come with facts about the boxes subject.
For example did you know the rainforest makes up only about 6% of the
Earth's land surface but contains around half of all the world's
animal and plant species?
If you like the look of the
Weekend Box Club then you can try a box for free by heading over to
their website and
entering the promo code VANESSA212.
We were sent a Weekend
Box Club for review purposes. All opinions, words and photographs are
m own.
We have this box to review too, it looks like your little ones really enjoyed it #triedtested
ReplyDeleteWe've had the normal boxes in the past but not the mini one. What a great idea! It looks like you had a lot of fun x
ReplyDeleteLooks fun, and kids love getting stuff through the post :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic thing to get in the post! Perfect for rainy days. It's not stopped raining since about October here so maybe I should subscribe!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your review on #TriedTested this week x
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing, I would love to get something like this, but I worry that at 2 my daughter is a bit too young for this?
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