Kids Night In - Stars and Stripes

Stars & Stripes - Kids Night In Review

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It has been a hot minute since I have done a written post about our Kids NightIn box  experience as I have been trying out the whole You Tube review scene, so I figured I’d step back and write up another review for the latest box, Stars and Stripes!

As always, you cannot order this particular box, but you can go ahead and set yourself up to get August’s box here: Rise Up

One of the questions I am asked most about this subscription service is the age recommendation. The website says it is good from about 3 and up, but there is still a lot that is over my 3-year old’s head. My oldest who is 5 is usually the one completing the activities because my youngest just loses interest, and that is totally ok, he still learns a bit from what he does stick through. That’s not to discourage you from purchasing if your child is 3 or 4, you can still enjoy these activities and learning with them!

We had a lot of fun with this latest theme learning about the United States of America, why we celebrate the 4^th of July, sending our troops a big thanks for what they do, and all that freedom stands for.

  

What's Included:

Night In Itinerary

Included book - L is for Liberty
Flag pen

USA hat for coloring

Beads for necklace

Markers

Supplies for ice pops

Scavenger hunt

Songs

Stickers

Balloon game

Blow up globe

Snack

Matching game

Paper

Envelope

US Presidents bookmark
(there is SO much, if I missed anything, you’ll see it in the picture!)

Stars and Stripes Themed Menu:

As with all Kids Night In boxes, there’s always a cute little recipe card included with a recipe from Marina Makes Blog. This month was themed perfectly! A little bit of tweaking, but my kids LOVED the Stars & Stripes Watermelon Pizza. So much so that they keep asking for it over and over! We used homemade whipped cream with strawberries and blueberries on our pre-sliced watermelon slices. This was great for them to be able to make their own personal slice, and they ate it all up.

Activities:

My favorite part of these boxes is the included books, they are always so fun and informational, and we have yet to receive a terrible book—and I’m a teacher so trust me when I say this! I mentioned the age recommendation above and the book is really where Kids NightIn shines because in the itinerary they have pre and post reading questions listed by age group, starting at Pre-k all the way through 6^th grade. It helps to get you and your child thinking deeper about the book, which I just love for my son who is about to enter Kindergarten. L is for Liberty was great for learning about the Statue of Liberty, my son is really hoping to visit and learn more someday.

The art activity in this month's Kids Night In box was decorating a USA hat…which my son was obsessed with and wouldn’t take off, as well as making your own drawing of the Statue of Liberty. I am impressed each time with how well my son is able to draw these by himself while watching the video tutorials, he pauses when he needs to and I love that the video goes step by step. After this we made the USA keepsake necklace. I told my son he could make it however he wanted, but he chose to make it like the picture. He also refused to take this off. I hope we can still find it when next 4^th of July rolls around!

The box also included a Thank You letter to write to our troops thanking them for their service. Kids Night In will be sending these off once they receive them! We skipped the letter writing as it would be a little difficult for my 5 year old, but we did talk about how they fight for our freedom, as well as what freedom means. Kids Night In also included a list of donations that are typically appreciated by our troops just in case anyone is feeling extra thankful.

Another activity I skipped and will revisit is the punch ball balloon games. Why did I skip? Well, only because my kids have been a little out of sorts since returning from vacation and chill games are where we’re at right now. Ha! I will keep this one in my pocket for a special day, but there are 4 different games that can be played with the punch balloon, I am looking forward to pulling this one out!

Both of my boys have been really into matching games these last couple weeks, so the Lady Liberty Matching Game was perfect for them. It’s even a great game to play by yourself for some quiet time.

My 5-year-old loved the scavenger hunt sheet. He had to find certain colored objects, as well as different shapes, something American made, something historical, etc. He got hung up on the number 7 for a while, but we were able to complete the scavenger hunt without even leaving the comfort of our own home---it has been hot!

Oh, I almost forgot about the ice pops! The kids were able to mix their own ice pops (Kool-Aid singles) and freeze them. They were almost as excited about the left over mixed Kool-Aid as they were when it was finally time to try their “homemade” ice pops. These were a little messy, especially the red one, but we have learned that it’s always better to eat ice pops outside anyways!

Sounds like a box packed with a ton of fun, huh? There are some homeschool mama’s in our Kids Night In group who use these boxes in their weekly sessions which I think is a great tool for learning. 

I'd love for you to get involved and try out the August box, I think you and your kids will enjoy it and the Rise Up theme sounds perfect for heading back to school. You have until the 13th to get yours in time, so click my affiliate link here: Rise Up

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