We all have times in our lives when we want to do activities with our kids, but we don’t have the time to gather all the materials we would need to do them. At my house having to rush out at any moment to meet my mom at the hospital due to a fall or keep things running at home when I come home from work, really hampers time to shop for the bits and pieces I might need for an activity. When I came across Together Box, I knew that I had found a great way to have the materials for fun activities sent right to me.
Everything needed for the activities featured in the each kit comes with the kit. It was truly wonderful to open up the box and know that we were ready to get started. There was no running out to get something or searching for something in a cabinet.
JDaniel and I just took the box to the kitchen table, flipped through the activity choices and selected the one that we wanted to do first. It was totally stress free. It was truly a wonderful opportunity to spend time together and play.
The first activity we selected was the Balloon Ninja Marshmallow Launcher activity. I tried to create a face on my balloons that looked just like the one in the picture on the activity card. JDaniel created his own original design. All the activities on the cards are open to creative tweaks. I just love that.
We hung the ninjas on the fences in our backyard and put a sheet on the ground just below the ninjas. We didn’t want to get the marshmallows dirty. ( You can’t eat marshmallows that have fallen on the ground.) It was such fun to try to hit the balloons. JDaniel found that if you got too close to the balloons that they rebounded off of the balloons and flew behind the sheet. It took several marshmallow launches to find the right distance to pull back the balloon launcher.
The second activity we decided to try was the rock launcher. We set up this activity between the handrails on our front steps by tying a string with a straw on it onto each handrail. Then we attached a balloon to the straw with tape. (Yes, even tape came with the kit.) I think my son liked the noise the balloon gave as it flew across the string as much as watching the balloon fly.
We did our activities outside, but each could have been done inside. That is another wonderful thing about the activities that come in the kit they can be done anywhere.
I think the kit would be great to get for your own family to do just for fun, but I also think it would be fun to send to a family that is going through a challenging time. It sure gave my son and I an opportunity to build a memory during a though time at my house.
Disclaimer: I was compensated for this review and was sent a Together Box sample box. I would buy another box in a heartbeat.
