Kiwi Crate is a kids’ craft and activity subscription that comes with everything you need to complete a great project or two, usually a pair of crafts that can be used as toys or playtime props. This box is geared for ages 5-8, and the projects are always age-appropriate, though some require more parental assistance than others.
Kiwi Crate is the most popular craft and activity subscription box for kids!
Everything in the Kiwi Crate! This month’s theme is Physics Carnival! Kiwi Crate includes all necessary supplies for the featured activities, plus explore! magazine.
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You really need very little from home to do the crafts. Usually, you only need a pair of scissors (which is sent to you with a new subscription!), but often the pieces are pre-cut, scored, or otherwise prepared for you already. The crate includes self-adhesive items or glue/glue dots if needed for the crafts.
An issue of explore! magazine is included in every Crate. It is full of fun content that brings the project to life.
explore! has lots of facts, blurbs, and information relating the topic of the Crate to real life scenarios and applications. This month’s magazine had some fun balancing games and tricks.
explore! teaches kids some of the science at work behind the project. It usually includes extension activities and some simple observational experiments to learn more about the principles underlying the project.
explore! has read, draw, learn, explore, eat, and make designated activities. Each expands on the theme of the box, whether through factoids, drawing activities, or recipes.
Our kids love to go through everything in the booklet first before starting the main project. There is really a lot to look at and read – a comic, puzzles, and games – and it really extends your young one’s engagement with the Crate. For parents, the activities are also a great way to keep your child entertained while you peruse the contents of the box and take a peek at the instructions for the crafts (it only takes a peek – they are always very clear and simple)!
The second booklet that comes in every crate is the actual instruction booklet for the crafts, and often it includes additional activities beyond the extension projects included in explore!
It includes an inventory of all the supplies included in the Crate, plus a messiness and parental involvement rating for each project.
Step-by-step instructions guide you through the project. They are clearly written and very easy to follow, pointing out potential pitfalls so you don’t go astray.
Self-adhesive, pre-cut foam stickers made creating our stamps really easy.
The Crate included a circus backdrop to decorate. Parts and instructions were included for making both standard and roller stamps.
A second project was making high-wire acrobats.
The low center of gravity allowed our daredevils to balance in a variety of places.
We used our stamps to decorate the several self-stick costumes included. These little guys really got around! 
We made a catapult to launch our circus ball at a target we built and decorated.
A near miss!
The final project was a wacky tumbler (right) that was weight by an internal ball that made it descend the ramp in fits and spurts.
This was a really fun Kiwi Crate! The projects were very kinetic, so the kids had a real blast playing with them after they were decorated and constructed. Most projects fit that mold – they are fun to build and decorate, and they are fun to play with, too! Kiwi Crate is great at gently introducing some science, history, and other lessons into the projects, offering both entertainment and educational value.
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