{"id":48875,"date":"2017-11-15T13:52:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T19:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/?p=48875"},"modified":"2021-11-19T14:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T20:21:55","slug":"koala-crate-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/koala-crate-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Koala Crate Experience Was Music To Our Ears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the STEM subscription boxes are targeted at older children.<\/p>\n

The Koala Crate from Kiwi Crate is not like most subscription boxes.\u00a0 And if you are looking to get a great gift for a young child, that’s great news for you.<\/p>\n

We’ve done a hands-on review of the Koala Crate in order to give you a look at who it’s geared towards, what you get with a subscription, and what kind of a value it is.\u00a0 While all the details can be found below, after hours of putting the Crate through its paces we are fans.\u00a0 It’s a great science activity box for preschool children.<\/p>\n

Find Out More About the Koala Crate<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

Who Is The Koala Crate For?<\/h3>\n

Koala Crate is designed for preschoolers.\u00a0 \u00a0The ideal age range is three to four-year-old children.\u00a0 Boys and girls will both enjoy playing with the projects in this crate.<\/p>\n

Who Should Pass on the Koala Crate?<\/h3>\n

As stated earlier, the Koala Crate is focused on 3-4-year-old preschoolers.\u00a0 While I feel like I shouldn’t have to type these words, I will: older children will probably not enjoy playing with projects geared to the pre-K crowd.<\/p>\n

They might enjoy a different subscription box.\u00a0 Check out our STEM box subscription guide<\/a> for age-appropriate ideas.<\/p>\n

Our Verdict: Koala Crate is a fun experience for both child and parent.\u00a0 \u00a0They are also great opportunities for a child to showcase their creative work.<\/div><\/div>\n

What Is the Koala Crate?<\/h3>\n

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Koala Crate is a subscription crate service designed to give young children exposure to different concepts and materials that encourage learning and fun through a hands-on experience.\u00a0 Each month contains a different theme.<\/p>\n

All the materials and projects are based around this theme.\u00a0 For example, our crate was based on music.\u00a0 We had three projects that all related to music in some form.<\/p>\n

There are two sets of printed materials.\u00a0 One is the instruction manual for the grownup assistant.\u00a0 Ours was colorful and straightforward – exactly as instructions should be.\u00a0 The other booklet is a mini-magazine entitled imagine!<\/em> . It goes into the topic of the month from a few different angles.\u00a0 It contains cartoon characters and seems geared to be read together with your child.<\/p>\n

Our Hands-On Koala Crate Review<\/h2>\n

(Ed. Note: One of our contributors relayed their family’s experience with the Koala Crate.\u00a0 For background, their daughter is 3 years old.\u00a0 The opinions expressed in this section are solely hers.)<\/p>\n

The excitement began when the Koala Crate arrived in the mail from Fractus Learning HQ.\u00a0 I guess it’s easy to forget as adults, but getting something, ANYTHING in the mail is a big deal<\/em> to a young child.<\/p>\n

It’s an even bigger deal when you’ve been told it’s a new toy to test out.<\/p>\n

On our walking trip back from the mailbox, Liz was begging me to open up the crate so we could start playing.\u00a0 I admit I was worried that she was a little too excited, and whatever was inside the box had no chance of living up to the expectations of the 3 yr old mind.<\/p>\n

Luckily, I was wrong.\u00a0 \u00a0 You see, my daughter loves music which just so happened to be the theme this month.\u00a0 After opening the neatly organized and packaged box (as seen on the unboxing video below), we made sure all the pieces were available.\u00a0 Nothing worse than beginning some activity to find near the end you are missing the rubber band package or whatever, right?<\/p>\n