Surprise Ride is a monthly subscription service for kids ages 6-11 that sends toys, activities, and all kinds of goodies curated around a monthly theme. This is the perfect age range for my kids, and they love it!
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This month's theme is all about birds! Isn't that picture just adorable?
This is the information card that details everything included.
Not Nuts! Seed and Fruit Mix by Enjoy Life - Value $1
Now THIS is the kind of snack I can completely get behind! It's just seeds and dried fruit! I don't understand why more children's snacks aren't like this. My sons weren't that interested in it, but I think they will come around.
Blacky the Crow by Thornton W. Burgess - Value $1 on Amazon (retail price: $3)
Although it's small, this is actually a little chapter book, and it's perfect for my eight-year-old. We started reading it the other night, and so far, so good. From Amazon:
Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who has very sharp eyes, and who is often getting into trouble because he sees things he shouldn't. One day Blacky notices two fresh eggs in a nest belonging to Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty. The eggs are a prize too delicious to pass up and Blacky devises a plan to snatch them. But does he succeed? Young readers will enjoy finding out in this charming tale by master storyteller Thornton W. Burgess.
Reset in large, easy-to-read type, this book is filled with gentle humor and important lessons about nature and wildlife, and is further enhanced by four original Harrison Cady illustrations. Blacky the Crow is sure to captivate youngsters discovering the joy of reading and the pleasures of storytelling at its finest.
Wooden Bird Whistle - Value $0.50
This is a cute little toy, but there's something wrong with the hole. It doesn't make much of a whistling sound.
Crow Glider - Value $0.40
This is cute, and it works fine. I don't mind the low value of these little toys they include so much, as long as the kids enjoy them and they serve a purpose within the theme.
Our first project was to make wildflower seed bombs. These are the supplies that were included. We didn't need to supply anything from home.
These are our completed seed bombs! The materials that the seeds went into was a mixture of dirt and clay, and they were actually kind of hard to mold into balls. Otherwise they turned out fine, and we planted them beside the garden as soon as we were done photographing them.
Our second project was to paint and decorate a little birdhouse! My eight-year-old was really excited about this project. These are the supplies that were included, and the only thing we had to supply from home was a little water.
This is my son's completed birdhouse! I love it. He didn't want to put any feathers on it, and I have to agree with him, it looks great as-is.
Verdict: Surprise Ride is so fun! Aside from the whistle not working, everything this month was a hit for us. Hopefully we will enjoy both the birdhouse and the wildflowers by the garden for years to come.
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