Green Bean Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) I know it exists. It was like FIAR in a box. Came with the book and activities. Anything ringing a bell? Also, what is that one for countries/geography? Edited August 16, 2023 by Green Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Have you checked CrateJoy? https://www.cratejoy.com/ Also, if you find it there, let me know which it is. 🙂 I think the countries one may be Little Passports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Litwits? https://www.litwitsworkshops.com kiwico.com has a crate that is a competitor to Little Passports. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 You could upgrade the Kiwi level of Kiwi crates to include a real book (not just the magazine thing). I always see a bunch of these things on my FB feed but not today... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiesmom Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Ivy Kids Kits? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 https://www.littlepassports.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 44 minutes ago, amiesmom said: Ivy Kids Kits? That was the one I was thinking of! Thank you. Edited February 22, 2023 by Green Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 hour ago, HomeAgain said: Have you checked CrateJoy? https://www.cratejoy.com/ Also, if you find it there, let me know which it is. 🙂 I think the countries one may be Little Passports. that site is amazing! 32 minutes ago, Mona said: https://www.littlepassports.com/ Yep, Little Passports was the one I was trying to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 I'm looking at the kiwi crates one, too. Thank you everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Green Bean said: that site is amazing! Yeah, I shouldn't have linked it. 😄 I left it up too long on my computer and now I have 3 months of the Beautiful Discovery box coming (art within STEM/nature) for the 13yo who took time to browse. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I ❤️ subscription boxes. We have had many kinds over the years, all winners. Current one is not school: International Yums! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, Green Bean said: Yep, Little Passports was the one I was trying to remember. I didn't really like little passports. I liked that they gave me stickers to put on this map to remind my kids of the places they learned about, but every crate has a "blue jello" project (or that term that @HomeAgain has for projects that don't really build knowledge but are just there so they can say it's hands-on). I mean the good thing is all the materials is in the crate the bad thing is it's one more thing to clutter my house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Clarita said: I didn't really like little passports. I liked that they gave me stickers to put on this map to remind my kids of the places they learned about, but every crate has a "blue jello" project (or that term that @HomeAgain has for projects that don't really build knowledge but are just there so they can say it's hands-on). I mean the good thing is all the materials is in the crate the bad thing is it's one more thing to clutter my house. Hmm...I don't like the sound of that! I was hoping for more of a notebook/lapbook like thing we add to as we learn about each country. Edited February 23, 2023 by Green Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, Green Bean said: Hmm...I don;t like the sound of that! I was hoping for more of a notebook/lapbook like thing we add to as we learn about each country. Not a crate but I got Beautiful Feet Around the World with Picture Books (Part 1) it's like that minus a map you could put stickers on. You could buy the whole box set and it came with one book per area/country. The teachers guide pointed you to other books you could get to explore other countries, dishes you could cook, some notebook/lapbook color and map sheets in the back, other activities. It didn't work out for me because I was new to homeschooling when I thought about starting it and I didn't really know how to not do everything. I just got overwhelmed and stopped. It also doesn't help that my oldest does not like coloring so I'm not sure if I can ever get the cutesy notebooking off the ground with him (like I envisioned when he was a tot). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Clarita said: Not a crate but I got Beautiful Feet Around the World with Picture Books (Part 1) it's like that minus a map you could put stickers on. You could buy the whole box set and it came with one book per area/country. The teachers guide pointed you to other books you could get to explore other countries, dishes you could cook, some notebook/lapbook color and map sheets in the back, other activities. It didn't work out for me because I was new to homeschooling when I thought about starting it and I didn't really know how to not do everything. I just got overwhelmed and stopped. It also doesn't help that my oldest does not like coloring so I'm not sure if I can ever get the cutesy notebooking off the ground with him (like I envisioned when he was a tot). That looks about perfect! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) What's FIAR? Edited February 23, 2023 by Malam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, Malam said: What's FIAR? Five in a Row 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm. Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Around the world is good, but I would probably just get manual if I were to do again. Most of the books weren’t Fiar quality that you’d want to reread a ton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, Lovinglife123 said: Around the world is good, but I would probably just get manual if I were to do again. Most of the books weren’t Fiar quality that you’d want to reread a ton. Wow I just realized this. The books they ask for aren't hard books to find either so you can pick and choose the titles to use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm. Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Yes I realized that less was more for my kids. I tried to get all the extra books but most weren’t interesting. The core book + 2-3 extra book + food + look up animals + maps book has been good. We do a country here and there now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Lovinglife123 said: Yes I realized that less was more for my kids. I tried to get all the extra books but most weren’t interesting. The core book + 2-3 extra book + food + look up animals + maps book has been good. We do a country here and there now. Now that you mention this I think I might pull it out to do with my kids. The pictures in the teacher's guide are so cute but also no way a child made those notebook pages. Well maybe some sort of prodigy child, because I don't even think I could produce notebook pages like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm. Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 @Clarita I understand.. I’ve just used a composition notebook and it’s not fancy. It helps guide our study though so we aren’t overwhelmed (3-4 animals vs looking it up myself and having to choose). I spread a country out over a month and just do a day here and there. Rotated with other things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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