Review – Curious Cobo March Science Activity Box for Kids

Disclaimer: I have received Curious Cobo’s March month’s “A Day at the Farm” science activity box for kids in exchange for my unbiased review.

It was just another day at work when Curious Cobo contacted me. They wanted Little B and I to try their March box and send them our honest review. Subscription-based monthly activity boxes are gaining much visibility these days. I have seen their advertisements popping up on my Facebook timeline every now and then. I definitely wanted to know what they are all about and so I instantly said yes to their proposal. My condition of course, that my review would be unbiased.

Thought Behind an Activity Box

The movement of pulling kids away from “screens,” be it a television or a laptop or a mobile phone, has been gaining a lot of traction these days. The question that parents often ask is, “if not TV, then how should I keep my kids engage?” And that is where these subscription boxes come in. Each month the child gets an activity box with a certain number of activities to keep the child involved for the month. A new month means a new box.

Curious Cobo’s March Activity Box

Little B was SO excited to receive the box. Two reasons for that, first she loves surprises and second, she loves when a courier company delivers a parcel for her.

The box was neatly packed.

It contained 4 activities themed around “A Day at the Farm.”

Of course Little B wanted to do everything “right now.” However, I decided to take one activity at a time and see if the box can keep her occupied for an entire month. I also wanted to check if she can do these activities independently and if not, how much assistance does she needs. I must point out here, that Little B, my daughter is 5 years of age.

Windmill 3D Puzzle

The first thing we did was fix a windmill. This activity was like a 3D puzzle. Instructions were mentioned with clear pictures. That impressed me. Because even though Little B can read a little, she is often in no mood to read. Reading instructions, however simple they might be, is a big thing for her. And that is where the clear pictures on the instruction sheet along with the activity came in handy. The instruction sheet also mentioned the added skills Little B was learning while doing the puzzle.

I would say that the windmill puzzle was a good task for her. It was challenging enough and yet simple enough for her to try all by herself.

Then discussed how a windmill is connected to a farm. We also saw a couple of videos over Youtube of how windmills work. The activity engaged her for one whole day.

Farm Plot

Now that she got hang of the instructions, Little B wanted to try farm plot activity independently. I felt that the activity was a little complicated, however, again thanks to clear pictures, she did it wonderfully. Even watering plants from the dropper!

Little B was amazed at the magic soil and over enthusiasm made her sew all seeds at once. The seeds were good quality, we were able to get seedlings within 4 days!

Farm Tic-Tac-Toe

This was a regular tic-tac-toe game with a “farmy” twist. There were simple facts to be learned before playing the game, like “pig says oink and lives in a sty.”

This game was Little B’s least favorite, though she started liking it a little better after playing for half a dozen times. I felt that kids a little older, maybe 6 or 7, would enjoy the game more.

Healthy Eating Month

This was a chart with stickers. For every food that the child eats in a week, the child has to put sticker on the chart (according to the instructions). A good activity to teach nutrition and encourage healthy eating in kids. Additionally, it comes with stickers and that automatically means that Little B loved it.

I liked the activity because I am all for teaching scientific tools and analysis through a chart is a good way to teach kids that.

Best Part About It

As I have mentioned before, I liked the fact that the activities came with clear instruction sheet and neat pictures. I also loved the observation chart that came along with the farm plot activity.

Can This Box Engage Children for a Month

The box had 4 activities. Windmill activity engaged Little B for a day; Tic-tac-Toe for a week; and the Farm Plot and Healthy Eating have kept her engaged for two weeks now and I guess they will continue so for at least one more week.

So I would say that the box can engage kids for 3 weeks for sure and may be even for a month. Parents can connect the activities in the box with some discussion and art and craft to easily stretch the box for a month.

Final Verdict

Doing the box was a lot of fun for my daughter and she is insisting on trying more of Curious Cobo’s boxes! As a parent, I am happy with the box as well!

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