Little Global Citizens is a monthly subscription designed by a team of experienced travelers and educators for kids ages 3-7. Each month, you and your kids will get a curated box that includes items like child and adult guide to a new country, a carefully sourced book, toy or collectible, 2-4 hands-on crafts (supplies included), 2-4 cultural activities including family games and musical activities (supplies included), and dinner party theme. The box costs $38.95, and a sibling add-on of $10.95 per month.
Every box is entirely unique to keep little minds stimulated, as it also transports your child to a new country with each box.
This month features the beautiful country of KENYA!
The back of the card also features some Swahili words, if you’re interested to learn them!
Every box also includes an Adult’s Guide for the month’s featured country.
There are also some fun facts while you keep on going and exploring!
Aside from a guide on what to expect in the box, there’s an interview with some known/prominent people from the featured country, and for Kenya, they interviewed Kakuta Ole Maimai, the Managing Director of the Maasai Organization.
Diversity is one of the important subjects that we should discuss with the kids, and here’s a page dedicated to the topic. This is so much better than just sending a book!
The contents of the box spark the kids’ interest!
Everything in my box!
Safari Animal Figurines and YumEarth Chili Mango Sucker. We got three safari animals that can be used to explain and show the kids about the beautiful safari life in Kenya. There’s also a delightful (and spicy!) chili mango lollipop! The kids tried it but they rubbed their tongues after!
Mama Panya’s Pancakes By Mary & Rich Chamberlin ($12.12)
On market day, Mama Panya s son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give.
This African story about the rewards of sharing offers a message that is universal.
The illustrations are so beautiful!
The book also explains how it is to live in Kenya, who are the people, and even about the schools there!
There are lots to see in Kenya too. While on their way to the market, Adika and Mama Panya encountered several animals, insects, reptiles, and plants.
In case the kids want to learn a new language, the book got them covered. You can learn simple Kiswahili words and greetings! This book was actually on my list, so I thought this was a huge score.
Flag Postcard. The Kenyan Flag is a horizontal tricolor of black, white-edged red, and green, with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black Maasai shield.
Each color of the Kenyan flag represents something with utmost importance to the Kenyan people: Black represents the majestic ebony skin color of the people, green is for their landscapes, red honors the freedom fighters that ensured their freedom, and white represents peace that all Kenyans are enjoying now.
There’s also a flag image that has no colors, so the kids can do it themselves. They just have to keep the colored one in sight so they can just copy how it looks like.
Almost there! Just more red, green and black, right?
He says it looks exactly the same. This box is geared for preschoolers, but FYI, your kids up to age 8 or 9 will enjoy the activities.
Simba Coloring Picture. Lions are often found in Safaris, and is the king of the jungle as well! This coloring picture of a lion also includes some interesting facts about the “pride”.
That’s one colorful lion there! My son tried so many colors for this dashing lion.
A violet colored lion’s mane? That’ll look totally cool if you’ll ask me!
Crafts
Kenyan Mask. Masks are a special part of Kenyan ceremonies, and for the first craft, we’re going to do our own Kenyan mask!
All the stuff needed for the mask is provided in the box so we’ll just have to totally assemble it.
Kenyan masks have references in animals in nature, and those with human faces are popular too.
It’s also a big honor to be a mask maker for ceremonies!
This mask looks like it’s ready to be used in an occasion.
Maasai Necklace. Maasai necklaces are colorful, intricately beaded pieces that they wear every day.
My son started to make the necklace base by painting it and making it more colorful.
He used a variety of primary colors, very similar to the beads.
We attached the bead pieces and it looks artistic.
The other plate, well, he used it to mix up some colors as well. The safari friends are just watching him do his craft! The boys ended up making a watering hole for the little animals that were included.
Safari Binoculars. Binoculars are great companions when taking a tour on Safaris as it will let you look at the wild animals closer without having the need to approach them!
This project is another messy one, with the use of paint and all… And for the prism housing (that actually makes up the whole thing), we used some empty toilet paper rolls.
Ready for sightseeing!
Such a simple activity but my kids were jazzed.
Fabric Weaving. Last but not the least, we’re doing some Kenyan fabric weaving.
Fabric is so important to Kenyans as women are using them to wrap around themselves, as pieces of clothing. In Kenya, the colorful fabrics are called Kanga, which means guinea-fowl bird, as the fabrics were like these birds, colorful and beautifully-patterned. You can use this as a placemat for the next activity!
Kenyan Dinner Party Themed Night. Every box also features a dinner party theme that everyone can enjoy!
For the Kenyan dinner party, the recipe they suggest that you can make is the Coconut Milk Chili Bean Stew.
We’re glad we got to know Kenya more with all these activities!
Little Global Citizens box is the perfect box to introduce the kids to a new country, people, and culture! Every element and important things that matter to each place is explained and demonstrated very well. We love the arts and crafts part of the box where the kids were able to develop some skills, both motor and social. This is really a great experience for the whole family, and it teaches a lot about diversity and the importance of understanding and respecting each and everyone’s beliefs and practices. The book really brought everything together and the dinner party is a wonderful capstone!
What do you think of the Little Global Citizens box?
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