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Toucan Box Review

amomentwithfranca · 8 January 2016 · 121 Comments

If you are regular reader of my blog you will know that I have 2 girls, Bella who is 5 years old and Sienna who is 16 months. They are really active kids and it can be difficult to keep them entertained. I’m really bad at craft but my girls love doing this type of thing so I was really desperate to find some crafting ideas in order to entertain my girls. Whilst searching online I came across a subscription service called Toucan Box. I like subscription boxes (I have a beauty one that I absolutely love) but I always want to be sure that I’m happy with them before I commit to a monthly payment. Toucan Box were offering a first box for free as a trial so I thought: Lets give it a try!! Why not, right?

Toucan Box FI

Toucan Box 1

We received our first trial box which had Bella’s name on it so you can imagine how happy our little cheeky monkey was when she saw it, LOL! So, what is Toucan Box? It is a craft box delivered fortnightly aimed at 3 – 8 year olds, so this box is really perfect for Bella although Sienna was happy to be involved too. As you read before, it comes personalised with your child’s name which is always a cute idea! Each box contains a unique craft project.

Toucan Box 2

Toucan Box 3

Toucan Box 4

Inside each box you will find all the materials you need to build a fantastic craft project with your little one. Also you will find illustrated and easy to follow instructions. It also has suggestions for more exciting craft ideas. The box that we received was called ‘Treasure Map & Parrot Partner’ where we had to create a treasure map and a cute parrot.

Toucan Box 5

Daddy is very good with these kind of activities so he helped Bella with this craft (as I mentioned before I’m not very good at it although if I make an effort I’m sure I will be able to help Bella as the whole box is very easy to follow). I did a video of them which I enjoyed filming and also it was great to see how much fun they were all having!! Including little Sienna!! ha ha.

When we subscribed we got our first craft box for free and then we had a whole 7 days to cancel our account after our box had been dispatched if we were unhappy. We were happy so we kept the subscription. Normally this box costs £3.95 (+£0.98 postage) per fortnightly delivery.

They have 3 different subscriptions: Petit (which is the one we received), Grande (£9.95 + £2.99 postage per month) or Super (£16.99 + £2.95 postage per month).

Petite Box contains:

petite

  • All the materials for an exciting activity
  • Personally addressed to your child
  • Developed by educational experts
  • Delivered straight to your letterbox
  • Illustrated, easy to follow instruction booklet
  • Stickers to collect and claim free gifts
  • A new theme every two weeks

Grande Box contains:

grande

  • All the materials for 2 exciting activities
  • A book to share together
  • Personally addressed to your child
  • Developed by educational experts
  • Delivered straight through your letterbox
  • Illustrated, easy to follow instruction booklet
  • A parent card with more ideas and inspiration
  • Stickers to collect and claim free gifts
  • Add extra materials for a sibling for just £4.95
  • A new theme every month

Super Box contains:

super

  • All the materials for 4 exciting activities
  • A book to share together
  • Personally addressed to your child
  • Developed by educational experts
  • Delivered straight through your letterbox
  • Illustrated, easy to follow instruction booklet
  • A parent card with more ideas and inspiration
  • Stickers to collect and claim free gifts
  • Add extra materials for a sibling for just £9.95
  • A new theme every month

Along the way I came across the people from Toucan Box and I told them about my video and that I was planning to do a review on my blog so they were very grateful for that and offered a discount code for all my lovely readers to get the first box for free like me! They created a unique code for my blog so I can share with all of you. The code is franca1. What you need to do is simply visit HERE and enter the code “franca1” to claim your first Petite subscription box for free! Isn’t it great? I’m sure you will love it! This is a great way to try this box first.

As I mentioned before I recorded my lovely family having a go at this craft activity. So please see the video below:

My Opinion:

  • I think this is a great product which will help parents like me that don’t have enough imagination to come up with your own craft ideas (it sounds like I have no imagination whatsoever lol, but you know what I mean!!).
  • It creates a nice and fun moment to get involved with your kids and it is very easy to follow the instructions.
  • Your children are entertained for at least an hour or two! For me that is a plus.
  • I like that they are very flexible with their subscription so you upgrade, downgrade or cancel your subscription at any time.
  • I think from all 3 options I would go for the Grande Box option as receiving a box once a month is better than receiving a box every 2 weeks. It comes with 2 activities in 1.
  • I guess some people will say that it could be pricy but for me £9.95 + postage per month is perfect if I will get everything that I need in order to keep my kids happy and entertained.
  • I’m sure that subscription boxes are not for everybody but for those people that like them I will recommend this box as it is really good value for money.

You can find Toucan Box on Facebook and Twitter, Instagram and you can also browse around their boards on Pinterest.

Have you heard of Toucan Boxes before? Have you tried one of their trial boxes? Are you into Art & Craft? Do you like doing craft activities with your kids? Will this box be something that you would try with your kids? Leave a comment below as I would love to hear your opinion.

*Disclaimer: We bought this subscription box and we also subscribed to it. Toucan Box only is being involved with the trial code. This review is my honest opinion. Some photos were provided by them. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. ellie spider says

    21 January 2016 at

    I’m really crafty 😉 I love making things, upcycling things and just getting stuck in to a project. With Drake I do lots of chalk and painting and gluing! as he is 5 and can be trusted (most of the time) not to stick it up his nose or eat it! With H who is just over 2 we do some crafts but she has to be watched constantly so we tend to do ore colouring. This xmas we did a special design our own wrapping paper for important peoples gifts (ie nanny lol) we just got some plain brown parcel paper and some water paints and did foot and hand prints in brown and when they dried I added details to make them into turkeys and reindeer. They loved doing it and it looked pretty effective too

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  2. laura avery says

    22 January 2016 at

    How perfect, my 3 would love this..even my” tweenager”..just don’t tell anyone! Your girls had fun! You wouldn’t want to wait for a rainy day to try this would you?

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  3. Sarah Lewis says

    22 January 2016 at

    We like making things that the children can keep and admire their work.

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  4. Karen Laing says

    22 January 2016 at

    I’m not terribly crafty or artistic but I would love to win this for my grand-daughter.My daughter is an artist and it looks like little Millie is going to follow in her footsteps,even at three when you normally only get a blob when they’re painting we have head,body,arms,hands,eyes mouths and hair ! When I’m doing things with her it’s always baking which she enjoys and I’m not too bad at that !

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  5. Lucy Carter says

    22 January 2016 at

    We like painting and drawing and we make cards

    Reply
  6. Sarah Cooper says

    22 January 2016 at

    I love doing crafty stuff and science experiments with my children – OI get my inspiration from online and books but the Toucanbox looks ideal!

    Reply
  7. amanda noble says

    22 January 2016 at

    My dayghters loves arts and crafts so fingers crossed at our house!
    Lovely blog too,well laid out,attractive and interesting

    Reply
  8. Alix Smith says

    22 January 2016 at

    I’m not crafty in the slightest but my nearly 3 year old loves making things so i’m always looking for new ideas of things to do with her!

    Reply
  9. Tracy says

    22 January 2016 at

    We all love crafting in this house! great for rainy days!

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  10. Natalie Crossan says

    22 January 2016 at

    I love doing crafty things with my little one xx

    Reply
  11. Cassandra Mayers says

    22 January 2016 at

    We love doing Painting prints 😀

    Reply
  12. Val Pownall says

    22 January 2016 at

    I look after my two little granddaughters and we spend loads of time drawing, painting, Sticking, making things and have lots of fun together. My house is constantly covered in paint, glue, glitter and sequins!

    Reply
  13. Tammy Neal says

    22 January 2016 at

    I love doing crafty things with my nieces so much fun!

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