Green Kid Crafts CLIMATE CHANGE Subscription Box Review + 50% Off Coupon!

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Green Kid Crafts is a monthly arts and crafts subscription for kids. Each themed box includes 4-6 projects that involve Science, Technology, Education, Art, and Math (STEAM) plus a 12-page magazine that contains instructions and explanations. Materials are green and eco-friendly! They currently have 3 subscription types available:

  • Junior Discovery Box Subscription for ages 2-4 ($24.95 a month)
  • Discovery Box Subscription for ages 5-10+ ($24.95 a month)
  • Sibling Box Subscription for ages 2-10+ with two sets of each project kit ($44.95 a month)

This is a review of the Discovery box! 

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The box itself is in green, with cute doodles on it.

All the items are packed neatly inside.

Everything in my box!

Each month you’ll get a special badge that you can collect and stick on this badge sheet. This month, it’s the Climate Change Expert badge!

This box’s theme is CLIMATE CHANGE.

The booklet provides essential information about the subscription and a variety of projects that you can work on. Here’s a brief article introducing climate change!

As usual, the booklet is well-detailed and very informative.

It provides us with complete instructions and details for each and every project.

There’s a total of 7 projects for this month’s activity box!

The other page even suggests books for supplemental reading: The Lonely Polar Bear and Basher Science: Climate Change.

Each project comes in separate plastic containers to avoid mixing of items.

Project #1: The Greenhouse Effect. For the first project, we used a glass jar and a thermometer!

My kids placed the thermometer in direct sunlight for 4 minutes and after that, they read and recorded the temperature every 2 minutes for 10 minutes.

Next, my kids placed the thermometer inside the jar and then put the jar under the sunlight for another 4 minutes. Just like the first time, they checked and recorded the temperature every 2 minutes for 10 minutes.

As you can see, the temperature inside the jar is higher than the temperature outside. This type of phenomenon is called the Green House Effect. It is the gradual increase of temperature caused by the energy on the sunlight that is trapped inside the jar.

Project #2: Ocean Acidification. For the second project, the crate provided red cabbage indicator, lemon juice, vinegar, castile soap, salt, baking soda, cups, labels, and stirrer.

My kids started by writing labels using stickers.

Then, they placed the corresponding stickers on the cups and filled each cup with water

They also poured the red cabbage solution equally into the 5 small cups, then added the lemon juice, vinegar, castile soap, and baking soda to the cups with corresponding labels.

We saw a sudden change in color on each cup! This indicates the pH of each solution.

The colors on each cup indicate their pH level. The lemon juice and vinegar were red, which means they’re acidic. The water is blue-violet and it’s in the middle of the scale, which means it’s neutral. Baking soda is blue. which indicates that it’s more alkaline. The booklet has a more detailed explanation about acids and bases.

Acids and bases (alkaline substances) are two special kinds of chemicals. Almost all liquids are either acids or bases to some degree. Whether a liquid is an acid or bases to some degree. Whether a liquid is an acid or base depends on the type of ions in it. If it has a lot of hydrogen ions, then it is an acid. If it has a lot of hyroxide ions, then it is a base.

Project #3: Tree Disk Amulet. For the third project, we used the tree disk, cord, and markers.

Using the marker, my son drew a picture of a tree on the disc.

He also added extra details such as soil, insects, flowers, and the sun. Afterward, he inserted a cord in the hole on the disk, then tied a knot on both ends.

There we have our nature-themed tree disk amulet!

Project #4: Solar Lights Jar. For the fourth project, we used solar lights, a jar, and a lid.

First, we activated the battery by pulling out the tab on the underside part of the lid, screwed the lid on the jar, and placed it under the sun for a few hours to charge.

After exposing it to the sun for a few hours, we took the jar on a dark room and then switch the lid on. The solar light shone brightly and it lasted for about an hour!

Project #5: Melting Glacier Experiment. We used an empty box, biodegradable packing peanuts, and empty kit bag on our melting the glacier experiment.

My kids grabbed a plastic container and a plastic bag. They placed the container inside the box and then stuck the plastic bag on the lid of the box using the adhesive strip.

Once done, they carefully put the biodegradable packing peanuts on top of the plastic bag.

The made sure that the biodegradable packing peanuts were arranged properly.

For the next step, my son poured water on the packing peanuts.

They observed how the plastic peanuts melted after pouring water on it. Since the packing peanuts are made with cornstarch, they easily melt when they get wet.

This experiment that we did is similar to what’s happening on our North and South poles where most of the river, ocean, lands, and mountains covered with ice are slowly melting down due to global warming.

Project #6: Sea Ice Experiment. For this experiment, we used the polar bear figurines, plastic cups, and Crayola model magic clay.

My son placed a chunk of clay inside the cup and made the top part of the clay flat.

This clay represents the continent of Antarctica which is located on the southernmost part of the Earth.

This time, he grabbed another cup to represent the northern polar ice cap, and placed 2 ice cubes on it. He filled both cups with water until they are 1/3 full and put a marking on the water level.

We looked for a space where we can put the cup and let it melt without being disturbed. Then, we observed the reaction of the water on both cups.

As expected, the southern polar had a sudden increase in water level as the ice cubes melt, while the northern polar ice cap has no significant change at all.

The reason behind this phenomenon is that the melted ice on the water only changes its form without taking any additional space, while the melted ice on the landmass becomes water that flows down and adds up on the water initially set on the cup.

My kids learned a lot about science and climate change from this Green Kid Crafts box. There were a bunch of projects that came with materials and easy-to-follow instructions, making such a great stay-at-home activity for kids. They definitely did a great job of explaining technical things in a way children would best understand it. Climate change is an issue we should not ignore, and knowing these things at an early age is truly a great thing!

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