We tested 7 monthly activity boxes for kids

Published June 2022

After the maternity boxes, this time we are dealing with boxes specially designed for children’s activities. They allow the little ones to use their heads and fingers, to create, imagine, play and learn. And above all it keeps them busy!

1 – The Minimondi

Mini-Worlds are the publisher’s big favorites.

In concrete terms, it is the (fictional) story of the Duchemin family who set out to discover the world aboard a converted van. Every month we receive a beautiful magazine that makes us discover the country we are in, with colors, games, recipes of typical cuisine, stickers …

While you learn a lot about each country! There are also derivative objects to continue the adventure in addition to educational magazines, such as the board game, the van or the family boat, but also a beach kit made of eco-responsible materials …

The Minimondi are really the guarantee to let your children discover many interesting things, to get to know them yourself and to occupy them in a playful and educational way for a long time.

The magazines are sent home every month and are divided into two tranches: 1-3 years and 4-7 years. Personally, my daughter stamps her feet in front of the mailbox every month in hopes of finding a new issue of her own Mini-worlds and she can spend hours imagining stories in all the countries she visits in her magazine.

Pandacraft boxes

These adorable creative kits are starting to be well known in the parenting world. Also, we already told you a lot about it in Madmoizelle! But did you know that there were kits suitable for all ages? They are there for 1-3 years, 3-7 years and 8-12 years. That way no one pouts!

But by the way, what do we find in these boxes? It all depends on the age you choose and the kits change monthly. Overall, these are creative activities that allow children to understand a little of the world around them. For example, in one of the boxes we received at the newsroom, we were able to make a whole spring garden kit and plant our radishes (which have since grown well). It was great and well thought out, we loved it.

HappyKidsBox activities

For children aged 8 to 11, the HappyKidsBox brand has launched its “worldwide surveys”. The purpose of these little boxes you receive every month? Make your baby travel by keeping him a little away from the screens. HappyKidsBox offers to let your heir visit many countries and to use his head with investigations to solve, discovering the culture of the country he discovers. Cooking recipes, small activities to tinker and jump, the turn is played.

In each box you can find:

• a passport to complete during the trip (it’s a fake, don’t get carried away)
• a world map to color after visiting a country
• the material for a quality craft
• a booklet full of information on the country, with a great investigation to be carried out
• a souvenir postcard
• but also a sticker of the country flag, a typical cooking recipe, a scientific experiment … and other surprises

Totem boxes

We were able to test the Little Totem brand birth box and it’s not bad at all. Intended for small children (up to two years old), it is well-stocked and will be of great use to all new parents. Inside you can find:

• Two picture books and their discovery audios
• Collectible cards to learn about the illustration
• Two new podcasts (one for adults and one for children)
• creative activities
• A thematic booklet
• An accordion book to create
• Wool felts to handle

Comprehensive

You can have fun, but also cook. With Sympatoque boxes, this is the case. In each box sent every two months, you can receive a box that helps children understand the importance of fruits and vegetables in their diet, following the cycle of the seasons. In each box a fruit or vegetable is highlighted and we learn its history, the benefits it has on the body and how it can be cooked.

In each box you can find:

• An edutainment discovery book
• Easy-to-make recipes for toddlers (and validated by a dietician)
• Organic ingredients for making recipes
• Utensils suitable for children and of course reusable, so that they learn to cook without cutting their fingers.

The Lovevery box

Lovevery, these are toy boxes delivered every two months up to a year – 6 boxes depending on age, 84 euros per game kit – and every three months up to 3 years – 8 boxes depending on age, 126 euros for game kits. sign up and it is not binding!

It’s hard not to fall in love with these pretty and well-designed toy sets. He’s also a true editorial favorite! With Camille, before her departure, we tested 4 boxes and we were not disappointed. A few examples:

• Box for 0-12 months

Lots of visual and sensory accessories to amaze young children.

• Box for 16-17-18 months

What a great way to have fun and develop your fine motor skills!

More : Kit with many different toys, very well designed, suitable for the indicated ages, with beautiful materials (mainly wood, silicone and organic cotton) and high quality workmanship. Each box is accompanied by a booklet and the elements are original. Something to accompany babies and children in their development while having fun.

Minors: A little expensive (although worth the price) and many items are made in China.

The Tendre Aventure box

Tendre Aventure is a monthly box full of surprises delivered directly to your home. Without obligation, it allows you to receive the products for the parents and the lump, and this, until the age of 18 months of your baby. In each box you can find a handcrafted product made by a designer, which makes it even more appreciable. All products are carefully selected and the brand’s stylist is very attentive to the ethics of the products she offers.

In what I was able to test, there was, for example:

• An organic theine-free infusion, compatible during breastfeeding
• A lotion to wash the baby, without rinsing and composed of floral water
• A very soft ergonomic headband
• Mosquito repellent patches to stick on clothes, stroller, crib and send a clear message to these dirty creatures: go home.

Hope this guide helps you see more clearly into the world of baby boxes!

Photo credit: Gpoint Studio