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Sago Mini Box is a subscription box for preschoolers.
Boxes are $23/month and come with a Sago Mini collectible figurine and kid-friendly activities that explore fun themes from road trips and oceans to pets and tools.
Sago Mini Box uses recycled materials whenever possible in their boxes. They are also an award-winning toy from Academics’ Choice Awards.
Subscribe and use the coupon SMB10 to get $10 off your 1st box.
Sago Mini Box ships in a brown box.
First Look. The theme of the box is “Fairy Tales.”
Everything was wrapped in brown paper.
The information card has an overview of all the activities in the box.
Sago Mini Collectible
The figure this month is Wizard Tom. The figure is about the size of a “Little People” toy.
Activity 1
Magic Story Beans
This pouch is a fun interactive game. The bag is filled with little beans with various pictures on each one. Your child pulls out a bean one by one and tells a story with them.
The first activity includes a letter from “Astrid.” “Hi Friend, I was out tending my garden and look what I found.! These magical story beans will help you create your very own fairy tale. Close your eyes and choose one. Can you tell me a story about the picture on it? Keep choosing beans until your story is finished! You have such a great imagination.”
There are various pictures on each bean: flowers, cupcakes, animals, castles, treasure chests, and more. This game also makes for a great travel game.
Activity 2
Fairy Jinja Finger Puppet +Theater Props
Activity pouch number 2 includes a new letter, finger puppet, prop cards, and directions to make a stage.
The letter in this activity packet is from “Jinja.” “I love to pretend I'm a fairy. First of all, it means I can fly, which is pretty awesome. I also love to create my fairy tales. Will, you help me act out this one? I've brought along some theater props to get us started. Let's start with “Once upon a time, in a faraway place…, How should the rest go?”
This little orange finger puppet has holes in the back to be the legs of the cat. There is also a pocket on the back of its head to manipulate the puppet.
This is a look at the back of the cat.
There were a multitude of props in this activity. I love that each prop is two-sided. So the castle is colorful on one side and grey on the other. The dragon is sleeping on one side and breathing fire on the other.
This is a look at all the props together. Keep reading for a closer look at the props.
You can see the front and inside of the cottage and candy house. When you turn the treasure chest around, the back has pieces of treasure. The apple is green on one side and red on another.
The unicorn is smiling on both sides but has a different eye on one side. The frog prince is a rabbit on the other side. Rapunzel has long hair on one side and short hair on the other. The cupcake also changes color.
You can now put Humpty Dumpty back together with the help of a bandaid. The cute little dragon drinks a bottle on one side and breathes fire on the other.
The beanstalk is plain on one side and has a pretty yellow butterfly on the other.
The box unfolds, so you can flip it over and build the stage.
This is a look at the completed stage!
Activity 3
Wizard Hat, Magic Wand + Gnome Home
In the last activity, your child makes a wizard hat, magic wand, and gnome home. The directions for each craft are on the back of the envelope.
Gary sent the last letter, “Do you believe in magic? I sure do! Wizards and fairies use magic wands to help them cast spells. We need your help to turn a flower pot into a home for Tom, the gnome. Build a wand, create your own Spell, and Poof- magic! You're welcome to visit Tom's new house any time. Beware -it has low ceilings!”
To make a wizard hat, your child can stick the moons and stars around the hat.
The magic wand assembled by peeling the backing off the sticky star, placing the wand down with the ribbons, then adding the other star to sandwich the star together. There is also a sheet of face stickers with accessories.
This is the finished hat and wand.
I didn't have a pot to make the gnome home, so we will have to do that later. These stickers stick around an upside-down pot, for Wizard Tom!
My youngest is 10, and we both had a great time playing with the box. We spent about an hour creating an elaborate, multi-scene play. My son also added music. At an age where kids want to play with electronics way too much, this was a fun interactive activity,
Final Thought: I was impressed Sago Mini Box, and I think it's my favorite box this year! The bean game has been played within the car, at bedtime, and with the props and stage. While this box is geared toward preschoolers, my 10-year-old loved this box. If you want to try Sago Mini Box, use the coupon SMB10 to get $10 off your 1st box.
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