Earth Day Pick - KiwiCo's green boxes

When I first read about Kiwi Co's monlhly craft box suscriptions for kids (here, in fact), I couldn't wait to gift one to my niece. She clapped in delight each time her box arrived because she knew it'd be packed with fun, engaging, and …

Earth Day Pick - KiwiCo's green boxes
When I first read about Kiwi Co's monlhly craft box suscriptions for kids  (here, in fact), I couldn't wait to gift one to my niece. She clapped in delight each time her box arrived because she knew it'd be packed with fun, engaging, and lovely activities that were perfect for her four-year-old hands. And now they have some new boxes perfect for this Earth Day. CMP is an style affiliate Take a look at their kitchen scrap planter and their 2-pack plant bundle, which lets even little kids learn the joy of planting their own snow peas watch them grow, along with squash and green bean plants that can grow in a suction-cup window planter they make as well. Amazing. Though not all of Kiwi Co's monthly shipments are outright eco-themed, they all come packaged in a sturdy box that is just begging to be recycled into something awesome. In fact, don't even try putting it out for recycling--your kids won't let you. 

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