This post is entirely out of order by way of our documenting but because so many people have asked me about our "Box a Month" I felt it was important to get this post up!
A few months back I had been looking for a way to experience some new products without spending a fortune each month. Conor is at the age where rotation of products and foods are important or he gets bored and disinterested. So, I turned to my favorite tool "Google" and came across a few companies that have "wine of the month" clubs but for kids! I did my research (like any 21st century mom does) and decided that the company
Citrus Lane was the one I wanted to try. There were others (and this is not a sponsored post) but I felt Citrus Lane fit our needs the most for the following reasons:
(1) vendors cannot pay to be placed into a monthly box - the staff at Citrus Lane review items from vendors and THEY decide what makes the cut and what doesn't!
(2) the boxes are broken down into age categories
(3) they have a history of using recycled, and organic products
(4) they also offer a small online store so if you truly like a product you can purchase it through them at a discount.
So, here's the details that you have all been waiting for - our box and it's contents!
Our box arrived today and I opened it to preview it before turning it over to its rightful owner.
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| Here is how the box arrived. A beautiful packaging job (so important to me) and a welcome note as well as some coupons for the products contained within. |
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| What it looked like after I removed the two pieces of promotional material |
These were the first two products in the box. A Skip Hop Lunch Box and a Board Book. The Skip Hop Lunchbox is clearly labeled for ages 3 and up so I was a bit confused as to why it as in my box....(it is explained by both myself and the company below). We have a few of these "Bear" books already and they are enjoyable for both Conor and the reader so I was happy to see one in our box.
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| Lunch Box and Book |
Under the above items were these three smaller items. From Left to Right they are a bottle of Soothing Lotion (for itchy dry skin - perfect for what this cold dry weather is doing to our skin), a pouch of Ella's Organic fruit, and a sample size of Clean Well - a sanitizing spray that is great for restaurant high chairs, tables, and mall strollers - especially during cold and flu season! What I didn't know until I opened it was that in the little green pouch containing the lotion was also a sample of their body wash/shampoo (its an all-in-one product) and coupons.
When I turned over the welcome note there was a description of each product, information about why it is in the box and a coupon code for % off further orders through the vendors. It was here that Citrus Lane clearly spelled out why my 1 year old had received a lunch box that stated it was for ages 3 and up. They stated that the lunch boxes were such a hit with the olders that they wanted to share them with the littles and mom's could use them for playdates and/or daycare.
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| A great informational flier. |
After reviewing all the information I repackaged the box. Conor is one and teething and likes to put everything in his mouth so I determined that the informational flier, lotion and included samples, as well as the sanitizer would be removed before giving him the box. So, back into the box went the lunchbox, book, and Ella's food pouch.
I placed the box on the floor and invited Conor to investigate.
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| Conor and his FIRST box |
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| Asking permission to have it |
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| Trying to figure out how to open it |
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| I lift here right Mamma? |
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| It's open! |
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| Oooooooo......says Conor! |
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| Saying "Oooooooo" some more! |
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| Ripping the paper |
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| Shaking it out |
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| Reaching for the first item |
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| I captured this as he was saying "read". Conor loves books and I knew that he would be excited to see a book in the box. |
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| Bringing the book to Mamma to "read" |
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| After a brief intermission to read "Bear in the House" a few times, Conor went back to the box. |
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| and pulled out the Ella Fruit Pouch (of the Red variety) |
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| Nope - I'm not hungry right now so here you go Mamma! |
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| And back to the box - Conor spies the lunch box. |
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| After removing the plastic I gave the bag back to Conor for further investigation. |
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| He quickly found the handle and carried it around for a few minutes. |
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| Conor's items (the ones he opened anyways). |
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| And a SMILE with his TOP TEETH! |
Conor appeared to enjoy his box and it was fun to watch him explore each item carefully and bring them to me to explain them and show him how to use them (the ones that needed explaining that is). The last picture is so much fun to look at for me because I asked him to say Cheese and he smiled so big and lifted his lunch box off the ground as if to say "look what I have" that the first two pictures are all blurry. And while those had better lighting and you could see his eyes - this one shows his brand new top teeth that haven't fallen below his lips yet so they are not often visible.
Overall I would say I am happy with this box and I look forward to seeing what our next two boxes contain. I purchased a three month subscription as each box only cost $25 and with my $10 off coupon the first box was then only $15!
So, of course I want to share the LOVE with my friends! If you want to try this program simply click this
HERE and the link will open a new window where you will get $10 off your first box! After you subscribe please let us know so that we can have fun waiting for you to get your first box too and you can tell us what YOU think!
xoxo
Erin and Conor
