Doodle Crate is a subscription box from Kiwi Crate targeted at older children aged 9-16 that delivers an art project every month. They describe themselves as "a studio for hands-on creativity delivered every month."
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The Subscription Box: Doodle Crate
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The Products: Instructions and supplies for children aged 9-16 to create one new art project
Ships to: U.S. for free, Canada for $6.95
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This month's project is making a desktop bulletin board! The skill focus is Paint Resist. My eight-year-old does the projects. He's a little young for this subscription, but he has a real propensity (and interest) for the visual arts. He tends to need a little help, but he usually does pretty well! This is the booklet that came in our box this month.
Here's a peek inside the booklet at the instructions. The instructions were clear and well illustrated, so they were easy for my son to follow. The booklet also always contains good tips and suggestions for practicing.
These are all the supplies that were included for this month's project. Everything we needed was included except scissors, water, and paper towels.
This is my son's completed bulletin board! He painted the push pins, too! The kit also came with lots of little quote bubble shaped notes for him to stick on his new bulletin board. LOL! As usual, I think it turned out amazing.
To make it, he planned out his design and then applied tape to the cork board. He then painted the sections inside the tape. Once it was dry, he removed the tape. Then he assembled the mounting and stuck it to the back of the self-adhesive cork board. He also stuck all the pins in the box and painted those, too. It was pretty easy overall, but I think it turned out fantastic!
Verdict: Doodle Crate is awesome! I thought this month's project was fun and turned out to be a great looking and useful project. My son's art class also just studied crayon resist, so this project tied in well with that. I still can't believe what Doodle Crate can provide for $20. When you consider the materials, the curation, the project selection and instructions, that's really a bargain! Most importantly, it always sets the stage for some fun times crafting with my kids.
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