Mama’s Review: BabbaCo Activity Boxes

My little people and I are fairly crafty and enjoy making craft projects a routine part of our homeschool.  Our history curriculum encourages a hands-on project each week and I frequently have crafts set up for my little girls during school time.  Needless to say, craftiness and projects are pretty frequent around the Hill House.

So you can imagine my children’s delight when they opened this box:

It’s an entire box devoted to creative projects and activities!  My 5-year-old literally jumped for joy, as she is my craftiest soul.

{Make sure to scroll down to the bottom to win your own BabbaCo Craft Box!}

A Quick Glimpse at the BabbaBox

If you’re unfamiliar with BabbaCo, it is a monthly subscription box geared for children ages 3-6.  The boxes contain everything from books to crafts supplies & ideas to digital downloads to even a little something special for mom.

A BabbaBox comes once per month and are theme-based, containing everything you could possibly need to complete the activities and projects.  And they really do contain everything – even the paintbrush and paintbrush cup we needed to work on one of our activities was included.  Now that’s attention to detail!

Our BabbaBox: Give Thanks

The theme of our BabbaBox was ‘Gratitude.’  As we pulled each of the items from our Gratitude box, we discussed what gratitude is and what it looks like to others around us.  Since all of the activities in our box centered around giving, we had a wonderful time choosing who the recipients of our projects would be.

My oldest daughter chose to work on this ‘Thanks’ handprint serving tray.  Even though she is not yet a reader, the instructions included allowed her to paint the word ‘thanks’ in a unique way.  She was so thrilled with her results!  She chose to give her tray to her daddy for his work office.

My son and older daughters chose to create “Give Thanks” cards for several people.  When I opened the individual card packet, I will admit that I assumed it was only going to be a few blank cards and maybe some stickers or markers. I was completely surprised at the assortment of items in the package!

The project included material to write thank you notes – animal-shaped cut cards, markers, stickers, and even wiggly eyes were included!  Also included were 2 ‘Give Thanks’ banners for them to decorate and give to a favorite person.

Still in progress is our “Gratitude Journal.”  My son and oldest daughter are still taking a few pictures with our included disposable camera.  Later this week, we’ll have the film developed and then place the pictures in our Gratitude Journal.  Walking around our yard, snapping pictures of nature is a wonderful way to help children think outside of the materialism box.  It’s so easy to go outside and  never “see” God’s handiwork, but taking pictures of nature is a way to keep it at the forefront of our minds.

A tree kit was a favorite mini-project in this set.  My daughter glued the tree card together as everyone told of people/things of which they were thankful.  I wrote their items on the leaves and my son glued them on.  What a perfect chance to pause in our busy day and give thanks for what is most important.  There were so many opportunities for just this type of thinking and reflection in this particular BabbaBox.

A last favorite project was the “Cookie Doodle” app, which was a free download for our iPad.  My 3 and 5 year old girls loved it!  They were able to choose their favorite cookie dough, roll it out with a rolling pin, cut out shapes, and then decorate cookies.  So fun!

Mama’s Favorite BabbaCo Project

What was my favorite project you ask?

I caught Davis bending down on his chair writing a ‘secret’ card, which I  assumed was for his Daddy.  Little did I know it was really for me!  Oh be still my heart:

BabbaCo’s Attention to Detail

BabbaCo’s attention to detail continued to surprise me as my children and I rummaged through our activity box.  Initially, the presentation of the box itself was so inviting!  It was obvious that this box was put together by a person genuinely interested in creating a fun experience for little ones.

The box also included a step-by-step card of the box’s contents, to make sure you didn’t miss any aspect of the activities included.

But my favorite detail?  The stamped envelopes included in the card-making project.  I thought that was a smart detail to include as well as timely since we were out of stamps!  As a detail-oriented person, I appreciate it when something is so well thought-out and then implemented.

You Can Win Your Own BabbaBox!

Is the BabbaBox something your little ones would love?  I’m thrilled that BabbaCo is so generously allowing a giveaway for Mama’s Learning Corner readers!  One reader here at Mama’s will win a BabbaBox that will arrive right on your front door step!

To enter, simply comment using the widget below.  There is only 1 mandatory entry (commenting on this post using the widget box below), however there are several other opportunities to enter the drawing as well.  Those will appear after you complete the mandatory entry.

The giveaway will remain open until Saturday, June 30th.

Please make sure you understand the terms and conditions prior to entering:

• You must have a US shipping or military address to enter this giveaway.
• The winner must respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
• You must be 18 years or older

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Want to See More BabbaBoxes in Action?

Several other bloggers have enjoyed a BabbaBox this month.  Stop by to see other themed activity boxes and ideas for how to implement them with your own little people:

• Christian Momma – Review has ended but stop by to see her BabbaBox in action
• Mama Jenn – Review has ended but check out how she uses her BabbaBox with her kiddos
• Contented at Home – Review has ended but take a peek at her sock puppet project from her BabbaBox
• Walking by the Way – Giveaway is open and ends on July 1st.

Disclosure:  I received this Babbabox at no charge to me.  The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own based on my own experiences.  I was compensated for my time in reviewing the product and writing the review.  This review was arranged through iHomeschoolNetwork.  This post contains affiliate links.

Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill is a Christian mom to 5, ages 19 to 7. She homeschools her children in the classical education tradition and is currently in her 15th year of homeschool. She creates engaging worksheets and hands-on printable activities for Preschool and Elementary age children to supplement their daily studies.

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