“A monthly subscription box, inspired by the magic of books.”
Again, I apologise
for the lack of photos… sometimes we are just having so much fun in the moment (and
I do actually put my phone down!!). I also I realise I am getting so behind
with these posts, and I think I’ve got three boxes (plus two Christmas boxes) to
write about. Tonight, I’m talking about the second box I ordered in the Black
Friday sale. The Winter Birds box was originally released in February 2021 –
before we subscribed and became brand reps. It was a good time to order it
though, with the sudden change in weather (again… roll on the spring!).
The box was
inspired by the book: The Last Chip, written by Duncan Beedie. It tells
the story of Percy the Pigeon, who is very hungry, but struggles to find food,
as all the animals he comes across on his journey, don’t share. He eventually
gets something to eat – the last chip – from the most unlikely source, in what
proves to be a heart-warming ending to the tale (it gets me every time!). I
must add that proceeds from the sale of The Last Chip are donated to the Trussell Trust, which aims to stop UK hunger and poverty. We were also lucky enough to
receive our very own Percy the Pigeon in the Winter Birds box.
The activities
in this box were:
- Learn about sharing
- Make a bird feeder
- Make some binoculars
- Post a letter
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Unfortunately,
we’ve not yet actually fed the birds – but the bird feeder activity is on my agenda
for this weekend. We got an email from Alfie’s school about being eco heroes at
home (as there’s an eco-committee at school) and one of the suggestions was to
make a bird feeder. Photos will be shared as part of a display, so of course, I’ll
be getting loads of snaps, as well as mentioning that the bird feeder was part
of our Little Hands Learning box! I have noticed that there are birds using the
bird house in our back garden again though – so that’s really cool!
Instead, we
have fed our pretend birds pretend chips. I cut out the two templates and Alfie
and I both decorated a bird each. He went wild with a red felt tip pen, clearing
making our friend robin. We made the chips out of the yellow playdough – I got
Alfie to shape them in sausage shapes, and I used the knife to cut the ends off.
We then practised sharing. Each time, I ensured there were an odd number of
chips, so that we both had a go of playing… until Alfie suggested cutting the
chips in half so that we’d have a piece each – sharing, of course!
I spy with my little eye…
While we haven’t
been able to spy on birds feeding, we have been able to spy on the birds in our
bird house – as well as use our makeshift binoculars to look all around the
garden. Alfie loved decorating his binoculars and while he has his own pair of
kids’ binoculars, he shared and let me borrow them, while he used his handmade
ones. I raided the craft trolley to find all kinds of decorations to jazz up
our toilet roll tubes and I think they look fabulous. Check out my Instagram to
see them in all their glory.
Acts of kindness
Of course, with
an act of kindness in the story, it was time for us to also make someone smile.
In one of our previous boxes – the Healthy Minds box – we created a kindness
jar with post-it notes. It has stayed on our kitchen table since making it and Alfie
loves to pick out a random act… in fact, making a card (or writing a letter)
for someone is in there. And with that in mind, we decided to make a card to my
mum to say thank you for hosting Christmas and having us over for numerous sleepovers!
I gave Alfie complete free reign, and he wrote ‘thank you’ on the front, before
drawing three hearts (which he asked me to colour in – yellow, mum’s favourite
colour). Carrier pigeon would probably be a lot quicker than Royal Mail at the
moment, so while I addressed and put the stamp on the envelope, we didn’t post
it and just gave it to mum when she came up to visit!
Unfortunately,
the Winter Birds box is no longer in stock, but if you’re looking for a bargain,
The Boy & The Bear is on sale (read my Little Hands Learning review). And
don’t forget, whether you’re looking for a one-off box, want to subscribe or
want to nab the limited-edition book bundles, you can receive a discount on all
orders in the shop by using my discount code LUCYLOCKET – just remember
to mention that I sent you.
Follow
Little Hands Learning on Instagram for sneak peeks of future boxes, plus
lots of educational ideas, fun crafts and experiments.
Love, Lucy xx
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