Kiwi Crate Reviews, Subscription Boxes
Kiwi Crate Review – Shadow and Light
We got the Kiwi Crate Shadow and Light box and it included some really cool science and craft-themed projects.
Kiwi Crate is a delivers all the materials you need to inspire your kids to see themselves as scientists, artists, creators, and makers. The box is geared towards kids ages 5-8, but Noah (age 4) loves it and can work on the projects with some help! Kiwi Crate is one of the few kids craft subscription boxes that includes enough materials so all 3 of my kids can work on each of the projects!
This box included materials for 2 projects:
- My Shadow Puppets
- My Kaleidoscope
Kiwi Crate always includes their “Explore!” magazine that includes information about your projects and other projects you can work on with materials around your house.
Project #1: My Shadow Puppets
The My Shadow Puppets craft project included punch-out cardstock shapes, colored popsicle sticks, brads, and illustrated instructions. Here, Noah is working on assembly the snail shadow puppet. This project did require help from an adult, because the kids had a hard time manipulating the brads.
The puppets were pretty easy to make, and each puppet was attached to 2 popsicle sticksto allow the puppets to “move” up and down. This snail and shark were a hit with Noah and Liam – they love animals and sea creatures specifically!
Noah also put together a cloud with a wheel with symbols for day and night and symbols for weather.
Project #2: My Kaleidoscope
To use the shadow puppets, we needed to assemble the My Kaleidoscope project. The kaleidoscope was created using the included flashlight (Noah keeps this in his room at night once all of the nights are turned off!). Here, you see him using a “slide” with a picture he drew using the markers that were included in the Kiwi Crate.
Sage got a chance to color in one of the pre-printed fish shapes on the transparent material.
The Finished Product: Shadow and Light!
Once the kids finished their shadow puppets, we went into a dark room and had a puppet show.
It took Noah a minute to realize that he had to get closer to the light source to make a shadow, and he loved it!
We are completely in love with Kiwi Crate. This Shadow and Light kit was perfect and included projects that the kids will be able to use and play with over and over again! I liked have materials that helped my explain how light and shadows work to my kids!
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