Ivy-Kids

There are a lot of “box” service subscriptions. Everyone is sending out boxes with make up, different products, even clothes. There is a better box. It comes from Ivy-kids (www.ivy-kids.com). This box comes from a mom of 2 who is also a certified early childhood teacher. She created a box that contains magic! Literally it kept three toddlers ages 4-2 busy for a couple of days. Each box is based on a book. The activities are educational, yet fun. There are several activities per box based on the book but with a life of their own.

July’s box is based on the book Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan. In the box you will find, the book, a book mark, a personalized door knob hanger, and the different activities, each packaged individually with their instructions. The most exciting thing about the book is that it is absolutely complete. There is nothing you will need, I don’t even know how she managed to fit everything in the box! Besides the instructions the activities also have “Questions to scaffold learning”. Because the boxes are designed for ages 3-8 there are also instructions on how to adapt the activities for Little Ivy kids as well as Junior Ivy kids. Plus it has learning goals and skills that will be develop with the activity.

Examples

Some of the activities in the box for July are Race the Pond game. This game includes the board game, the frogs and the die. The questions for scaffolding learning include: Can you count your jumps out loud? How many insects did your frog get? The learning goal in this one is math. Some questions for learning are: How do you think the frog will get away? And the developing skill is language art. My favorite activity for July is the Letter Jump. In the letter jump there are jumpy frogs and 3 letter lily pad boards. The objective of the activity/game is making the frog jump and seeing where it lands. Some of the ways it helps learning are letters, sounds. A Junior tip for this game is to find words that start with the letter the frog fell on. This helps in letter identification and counting.

These boxes are absolutely awesome. You can get them monthly, or sign up for 3 or 6 months subscriptions.  I enjoyed the box a lot and so did my tots. There were activities for days and all the games have a learning purpose, this is really what I enjoyed the most. Everything is so organized and complete. It is ready for your kids to have fun and learn.