I have a distinct memory of being about 8 years old on a particularly hot summer day. My neighborhood friends were all at camp or on vacation with their families, and I was infinitely bored. I remember going to my mom and telling her this … several times. Eventually she cracked, and out of pure desperation pulled a wicker stationary kit out from under her bed, tossed it at me, and said "Here, play with this." It was then I discovered my love of writing and crafting.
Kids sometimes just need a push to keep their idle hands busy. But if you don't have a wicker basket of stationary hiding under your bed, you might want to invest in this genius craft box.
The My Giant Busy Box crafting kit has everything a kid needs to stay entertained.
For just $19.57, this huge box comes with 16 easy crafts kid can knock out over the span of a few rainy days. In fact, you may have just squared away the rest of holiday break with this gift. It comes with buttons, dough, crayons, doilies, flowers, feathers, eyes, bags, pipe cleaners, frames, boards, stickers, paper, tissue, a glue stick and instructions. And all of it works for kids 3 and older!
Parents of all age kids found the box to be a lifesaver, such as reviewer Chiquita Bianca, who bought the box for her young son.
"I purchased this along with several other Alex Toys art kits for my 16 month old son. Wintertime in Chicago means a lot of time spent indoors and we try to do an art or craft project with him on the days that he does not go to daycare, just to give him new things to do and explore," she wrote.
"Although he is way below the recommended age of 3 for this kit, he has a lot of fun doing the projects with lots of parental supervision (and help). This is a great set with 16 total projects to work on, it has a little bit of everything so you have sticker art which is easy for him to do independently but also tissue art, dough modeling, collages, and paper bag art. We are very happy with this purchase, all of the activities have quality materials with nice bright colors."
Overall, parents are loving the one-on-one time it is getting them with their kids.
"My three year old loves art and craft time so this kit was perfect for her. I do have to help her out quite a bit as she gets frustrated when something isn’t working out as planned but it['s] great quality time for us," wrote Charlotte Belle.
The most promising review from one Amazon purchaser pretty much sells this thing entirely.
"Best craft box to keep rambunctious toddler busy on low-energy parent days, inclement weather or just an excuse to do something together! I love doing crafts with my 3-year-old, but it was getting exhausting looking online for easy things we could do that didn't require to go out and buy a bunch of random stuff and have more than a layman's skill set," the reviewer wrote.
"Everything is pre-cut, colored and no cutting! The first thing we did is the frog paper bag puppet, and it turned out amazing! I let her apply the glue and press and BOTH of us were proud of the end result lol Very cool concept! Will be buying more ALEX crafts and getting one for my best friend's kids so she can feel good about doing a quick craft with her girls too!"
Happy crafting.
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