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?
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.
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.
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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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 💋
kimberley ryan says
we love crafts, nothing to adventurous at the moment though but that will most likely chance and my little ones get older. We enjoy colouring, painting and baking
Gemma @ A Gem's Life says
I’ve never heard of them but it looks like a fab product and a decent price too! It looks perfect to get children involved with crafts 🙂
Gemma xx
Lynsey Buchanan says
I like to sew and revamp my old clothes and I also like to knit
Margaret Clarkson says
We like making birthday cards
mama syder says
We do all sorts of crafts from making jewelry to knitting
Monica Gilbert says
I’m really crafty and am hoping my daughter gets more into it. She currently likes Play Doh, painting, and stickers.
Fiona R says
To be honest I’ve never been really good at the crafty type stuff so something like this would be such a good idea for me to do with my son 🙂
Solange says
We like painting. It can get messy but it’s lots of fun.
Susan B says
Being creative with children is really important. We make all sorts of art and have just begun to try paper mache.
Barbara Handley says
I am not particularly crafty myself but enjoy helping my grandchildren with their projects.
Lisa Wilkinson says
I’m not that crafty but I do try some easy projects with my little girl as she really enjoys it.
Keri Jones says
I love crafting have done since I was a kid. My boy loves to craft too. He loves sticking & painting the best but will have a go at anything, which I love 😀 x
tracey nock says
What a lovely idea. Just absolutely love this Toucan Box xxx
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog) says
I think I could be more crafty if I put my mind to it. I think it would be something I would enjoy.
Rebecca Taylor says
We like to do anything involving sticking with glue and sellotape, my 4 year old is obsessed
Diana says
We like sewing clothes and beddings for her little toys 🙂
Katie says
I’m not very crafty but I enjoy baking with the kids 🙂
Sarah Pearce says
I am not crafty but my mum is and always brings crafty things for my kids to do that are left over from the toddler groups she does it for. My daughter loves painting and sticking x
Tim Millington says
We like to make badges with our badge making kit
Vickie Jackson says
I try to be creative with my kids but we always end up in a mess!! Somehow we always get glitter everywhere! But my kids love it 🙂
carrie truckle says
I really struggle with crafty things. My son is three and loves building train tracks. I would love to get him into stuff like this but dont know where to start.
Kim Styles says
I like to stick the plain side of wall paper down with tape all over the kitchen table and put on bowls of paint ,glue ,magazines to cut up , potato stamps and crafty bits and pieces ie glitter , polysterene S’s and natural bits and bobs and leave the children to make a frieze which is then stuck up in the hall way for all to see.
Natalie Gillham says
I love doing craft activities with my partners sons when they come to stay with us, one of our favourite crafts is to make a pretend cooked breakfast out of either coloured plasticine or better still marzipan coloured with food colouring so they can eat their creations afterwards
Sarah Parker says
I would like to be more crafty with my kids 🙂
Kerry Kilmister says
I love making hair accessories for my 2 little girls – headbands, hair clips, bows etc. I also make tutus