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Up and Away Adventures is a family-friendly subscription that lets the whole family experience travel to a different country.
Boxes are $49.99/BiMonthly and come with a box full of items and experiences. You’ll receive a carefully curated and researched box filled to the brim with informative and entertaining items surrounding a variety of different countries. Packed full of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and things to touch, each suitcase is guaranteed to stimulate your senses.
You will experience the culture, festivals, agriculture, cuisine, people, music, dance, inventions, games, and crafts from a different country.
Up & Away Adventures ships in a cute suitcase box.
First Look. There is a guide inside the box with details about what your family will experience in the box. The paper is divided into three categories: fact, activities and videos.
First Look
There is a map inside the box with locations of all the activities and experiences in the box. This month we are traveling to Switzerland.
The back has a itinerary to visit Switzerland and a packing list.
There was a welcome card that had a password to access the online information and videos.
Facts
Flag
Your children can learn about Switzerland's flag. This flag has a white cross taken from Canton Schwyz's coat of arms, one of the three founding members of the Swiss confederation.
Lindt Chocolates
The Lindy company dates back to 1879, where Rodolphe Lindt made better melting chocolate than others on the market. We received four different chocolates: milk, dark, fudge swirl, and I think the orange is orange filled.
Swiss Cowbell
Cattle in Switzerland wear cowbells for most of their lives unless they change owners. This bell doesn't really ring, but it makes for a pretty ornament.
St. Bernard Dog
This little guy is too cute but I wish they had put it in a plastic bag to protect it from the packing material dust. St. Bernard dogs are a working breed that helps rescue people from avalanches.
Flower Smell
Each box contains an air freshener that has a scent from another country. The flower smell in this box is for Switzerland's natural flower, the Edelweiss. This grows throughout the Alps.
Activities
Your box will contain a passport, where you can put your stickers from each country you “visit.”
Passport/Sticker
Your box will contain a passport, where you can put your stickers from each country you “visit.”
Postcard
This postcard is of Zermatt, which is a town at the foot of the Matterhorn Mountain.
Swiss Recipes
Up & Away included four different recipes. I just had chicken cordon blue for Christmas. I am going to try this recipe and see how it compares to the one I had.
- Rosti Potato Pancakes
- Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Chocolate Fondue
- Hot Chocolate
Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate
Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate doesn't have anything to do with Switzerland; it's actually made in Wisconsin. There I a more authentic version in the recipe cards. The snowmen come unassembled in a bag of marshmallows.
Christmas Market Craft Ornaments
Christmas markets are popular in Switzerland, with the most popular occurring in Zurich. There were four ornament projects to do.
These are our finished ornaments. We will put in photos later. We were missing the fur trim on Santa's hat.
Hot Air Balloon Wind Chime
This craft is for the International Hot Air Balloon Festival, which is in Château-d'Oex, in January. It's a 9-day festival that has a night show, balloon rides, and kids' day.
I love this hot air balloon. I need to find my window suction cup to hang things in my window.
Heidi Novel
This novel originated in 1881 by author Johanna Spyri. I haven't read this book before, so I look forward to reading it with my boys.
Memory Card Game
I loved playing memory as a child. Each picture card has a coordinating description. You match the picture with the description and try to get the most matches to win the game.
Swiss Math Brain Teaser
I see these on Facebook all the time. Can you sold these brain teasers?
There was also a box of crayons in the box.
Final Thought: This is a fun experience for the whole family. My oldest loved the balloon craft while my youngest liked the ornaments. Use the code CRATE10 to save 10% on your 1st box.