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History Unboxed October 2016 Review
History Unboxed is a subscription box that sends cartoons, stories and crafts about a different time in history. Monthly boxes are $29.97/month plus $7.00 shipping and feature characters Zane (age 8) and Ava (age 13). These characters will travel with your child, as they learn new about new time periods. You can also add on extras, at a discounted price. When you sign up, you will get a welcome kit that includes an interactive time line, a welcome coloring comic strip, a Time Capsule kit to create your own historic memento and additional introductory materials to use during your History Unboxed Subscription (colored pencils, a paintbrush etc).
Each month will feature a different time and place in the ancient world with hands on crafts, activities, and art so that your child can learn about history in a memorable and exciting way. There are two different boxes, a 5-9 year old box, a 10-15 year old box and a 16 year old and up box.
There is a new feature to this subscription, a Build Your Own Curriculum. This starts in September and follows your child through 9 months of lessons. When you sign up, your child will get a welcome kit (stated above). You select 9 different themes, and get them over the course of 9 months. There are about 18 different themes to choose from like: The Sumerian City of Uruk, Ancient Babylon & Hammurabi, The Israelites at the time of King David, The Mauryan Empire and Julius Caesar.
Cost: $29.97/month, $84.50 every 3 months, $329.67 yearly.
Shipping: Shipping is $7.00/month
What's in the box? Your child will get a welcome kit their first month. Then, each month will feature a different time and place in the ancient world with hands on crafts, activities, and art so that your child can learn about history in a memorable and exciting way.
- Ages 5 to 9: Highly visual, approachable materials for younger students that can be explored with the help of an educator. In addition to craft materials, recipes, and souvenirs our monthly magazine helps give educators the background they need to teach about the topic of the month.
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Ages 10 to 15 An in-depth, relatable version of the subscription that can be completed mostly independently. Learn about the past through the eyes of a teenager and enjoy memorable crafts, recipes, stories, and mementos.
- Ages 16 + Relax and become inspired with a monthly history fix as you try your hand at a wide variety of crafts, historic recipes, and history based games. Bite sized bits of history fit into your busy schedule and provide you with fun information you will want to share with your friends
Website: http://history-unboxed.myshopify.com/
There are historical characters all over the box.
First Look
Mali This booklet was packed with information on Mali, including background, 14th century story, crafts and more.
Here is what was in the book:
- Mali Background
- The Richest Man in the World
- Epic of Sundiata
- Mud Cloth Craft
- Mud Architecture
A look at the inside of the book.
Inside the box there was a package of gold chocolate nuggets to snack on, a magnetic puzzle of mud architecture, a mud cloth craft, the information book, a gold nuggets sticker, and a comic to color.
We enjoyed snacking on these yummy golden chocolate nuggets as we read about Mali.
The comic was easy to read and fun to color for my 7 year old daughter.
The magnetic puzzle of mud architecture went along with the last section of the book and was fun to work on together.
The mud cloth craft was by far the most exciting thing for my daughter. After reading the section on mud cloth in the book we sat down and followed the clearly laid out directions to paint our own mud cloth placemat. All items were includes except the half cup of dirt we got from the yard and water to mix with it. They even included gloves because the iron oxide will stain, even your hands.
We threw on an old t-shirt to paint in and set to work creating our own mud cloth art after reading the section on mud cloth in the book.
Final Thought: History Unboxed is another educational and fun box. We had fun learning about Mali and the craft, the puzzle, and the chocolate snack made it fun and memorable. This is a great subscription for homeschoolers or for kids (and parents) who love history. If you want to subscribe, use the code subboxmom to get 5% off your first subscription.
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