The Bear Can Read Koala Box for June | Review

Another month, another bundle of books! Robin is still really enjoying her Koala Box from The Bear Can Read, finding it super fun to read through these books and work on the various worksheets that are included in the box. As per usual, this box actually follows the curriculum she is learning in school, working well as an aid in her learning, so that we can continue to improve her reading and handwriting! She also very much enjoys getting mail, opening her box, and especially diving right into her books.

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Teaching Children about Insects with Bright Minds

[Ad- gifted product] The sun is out, the birds are tweeting each day, and everything seems a bit warm and bright during the day. Now that the weather has gotten better, children are out playing outside, in nature. Bright Minds has tons of nature toys to help children better interact and even learn from the world around them – a much needed break from screens and always being in front of video games. Kai, actually, started playing a Roblox game all about becoming an ant and living in an ant colony. As he had this new fascination with ants, we wanted to bring that interest to the real world, so we decided to get Kai a starter ant farm. He’s quite excited about having a “proper” ant farm (IE, one with a queen ant) but those last for 30 years as an active farm, so we figured a starter farm would be better for him. To get ready to get ants, we actually picked up three items from Bright Minds.

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A Day Out at the Engine Yard at Belvoir Castle

[Ad- gifted experience] Belvoir Castle is a lovely estate that contains a beautiful gardens and castle itself, which you can explore. Just outside the walking path to the castle, however, you can find The Engine Yard – a collection of smaller, independent specialty shops and places to eat, which provide a really day out. Recently, they have opened their first Estate Farm Shop and a Brasserie at the Engine Yard, which has the aim to showcase local produce from Leicestershire estate, highlighting brands and businesses that are local, to support them further.

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Battle the darkness with a T-Rex Head Torch

[Ad- gifted product] Darkness is something that most kids feel they are afraid of. Often, it’s just a phase, but dealing with fears can be a challenge, especially if your child really, really doesn’t like the dark. There can be a fear that somethign is hiding in the darkness or that the darkness is full of unknowns, which can be unsettling for children. Items like the T-Rex Head Torch can stop the fear of the dark, as it puts a child in control of a torch, that they don’t even need to hold.

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Pretty Suds May 2021 Bath Bomb Box | Review

This month, we have actually moved house! And with moving house, had a bit of an issue when it came to getting all of our addresses updated, so we ended up getting our box quite late in the end. It also took a lot of talking to Pretty Suds‘ customer service, which is delightful and easy to email and communicate with. This theme was “pixels” and as someone who works in games, I was pumped to get the box! As always, this is probably my favorite subscription box and we love adding all of these delicious smelling bath bombs to our bathroom, to be used up on bath days!

Lucky Dip & Bloc Bath Bomb

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