Our latest Doodle Crate was a Furoshiki Tote Bag! Doodle Crate is one of the latest additions to the KiwiCo family. Geared toward kids 9+, it inspires young makers to learn new skills and gain creative confidence through craft and art projects. This box is also excellent for anyone wanting a craft subscription (even adults). It’s not just another craft project every month – it’s a whole new technique. In my experience, this is the best “arts and crafts” box for older kids, tweens, teens, and adults.
The box includes an information booklet that gives a great overview of the technique to be learned — this month’s technique is “shibori cloth dyeing”.
It comes with everything you need to complete the project, except for a few basic items from your home.
Every crate comes with a booklet — they just updated the format from a fold-out pamphlet to a true, [staple] bound booklet. The booklet has some great background info on the history and evolution of the dyeing techniques featured here; the informative sections are similar in educational content to a middle school textbook. Doodle Crate is great at giving some perspective and inspiration for their projects.
The instructions are clear and easy to follow and broken down step by step.
Extension ideas are included with the instructions when there is room (it depends on the project).
Time to make a tote! This is a project involving indigo dye, so obviously, best done outside. My 8-year-old handled the whole project on her own, and I managed to be cool even though it involved INDIGO DYE that was everywhere. She had a blast.
In all, this Doodle Crate took about 3 hours to do. The instructions were great, the techniques sound, and the outcome was cool. This is one of the best crafting crates we’ve seen.
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