Do you want your children to learn more about the world?
Would you like to make geography exciting for them?
Would you like to expose them to different cultures?
When I was asked to review Little Passports, I jumped at the opportunity. I’m so excited to share my Little Passports review with you! Even though I received a box for the purpose of this review, my opinions are my own.
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WHAT IS LITTLE PASSPORTS?
Little Passports is an educational monthly subscription box that invites children to learn more about culture, history, and more… all from the comfort of their own home!
WHAT TO EXPECT
When we received our introductory box in the mail, I immediately fell in love. So much thought was put into this educational program.
The introductory package included:
– a “letter” from Sam and Sofia introducing the concept of their flying scooter and their plans to travel around the world
– a sturdy “suitcase” for my daughter to store all her “travel souvenirs”
– a “passport” for my daughter to fill out
– a world map
– stickers to decorate her suitcase with
– a boarding pass (with a private access code to an online game site to enrich her learning experience)
– a worksheet with a variety of world puzzles and games
– a photo of Sam and Sofia with their magic scooter
Then we opened our first package from Sam and Sofia. We were excited as their first destination was Japan! My daughter immediately knew this meant sushi (a special treat in our house).
OUR FIRST LITTLE PASSPORTS KIT
The Japan package was awesome! We received goodies such as:
– a letter from Sam and Sofia describing there adventures on Mt. Fuji and Tsukiji (the largest fish market in the world)
– a sushi-shaped eraser
– a package of origami paper with instructions
– a Japan sticker for the suitcase
– a thumbtack sticker (so we could mark that we’ve “traveled” to Japan on our map)
– a Japan sticker for my daughter’s “passport”
– a Japan boarding pass (with a private access code to the Japan section of the website)
– a worksheet with a variety of word puzzles and games about Japan
– a photo of Sam and Sofia in Japan
My daughter loves this program! As a mom who homeschools, I love it as well! With the provocation of Sam and Sofia’s travels to Japan, I have extended my daughter’s learning by including additional children’s books about Japan, CDs of Japanese music, and we’re even planning on making our own sushi!
I highly recommend Little Passports. It’s designed for children ages 5-10.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT LITTLE PASSPORTS
– A new country / kit is delivered to your home on a monthly basis.
– The characters (Sam & Sofia) are very likable – we especially love the photos included in the monthly kits.
– The “souvenirs” included in the monthly kit are of good quality and vary from month to month.
– There are great provocations for further exploration and learning. We especially like the interesting and educational activity sheets.
– The subscription can be shared by siblings. As noted on the Little Passports website, to share a subscription, for the child’s shipping information, you can enter in multiple first names (“Jack and Jill”) or a family name (“The Brown Kids” or the “The Brown Family”).
– Various subscription options are available (monthly, 6 months, and annual options). Obviously the largest subscriptions (annual) are most affordable.
WHAT I DON’T LIKE ABOUT LITTLE PASSPORTS
– Little Passports can be expensive for us Canadians (between the exchange rate and shipping, these kits are costly).
As you can see, there are many positive aspects to the Little Passports Subscription.
We love the program so much that we have decided to continue our subscription. There is so much excitement and learning packed into these little monthly deliveries!
For more information, visit www.littlepassports.com.
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That looks so cool. I think my daughter would absolutely love it!!
It is amazing! I sincerely encourage anyone with a 5-10 year old to check it out. We’ve only received the one month so far and it has sparked so many more new and creative ideas to extend the learning. Plus, every day I see my daughter looking at her map, rereading the letter from Sam and Sofia, and looking at their photos! I’ve never been so impressed by a learning product as I’ve been with this one!
that looks so cute. It must be really fun for children to pretend to travel, i know i do it all the time, lol
I pretend to do it all the time too.
Thanks for mentioning the “pretend to travel” thing… I’m going to incorporate some dramatic play next time our envelope to a different country arrives! We can build a “plane”, “fly” to our destination, ooooh, the possibilities!
They sound like fun!
It is loads of fun (and we just got started)!
How awesome! I have this on my list to review as well. I’m currently doing it with my 8yr old who is autistic and we’re having fun. It really is great for kids and I also recommend getting it as well.
They are wonderful! I am loving “extending” the activities as well.
That sounds like an awesome program!!! I’m sure your kiddos are learning so much through it! :-)
I love this program Susannah. I’m even learning a lot through it!
Hi Jennifer! This sounds like an amazing product, and the kids would love the stickers etc.!
And your daughter likes sushi? REALLY? Oh my gosh, that stuff just repels me. How amazing that you all like it! I am sure I am missing out on a really great thing, but I can’t get past the raw fish thing. (My loss I’m sure.)
Great review, and something to keep in mind as the grandchildren get a bit older :)
Ceil
Ceil, this program is absolutely awesome. Learning and fun all in one… you can’t go wrong.
This is amazing! What a great gift too, I think I just finished half of my Christmas shopping. Thanks!
You will love it! We are having so much fun with it!
Sounds like an amazing program! I love these kind of sets, educational and also so much fun!
It is an amazing program. My daughter is so excited about it. When learning is made fun, that’s when you know it’s great!
Love this! Sounds like a fabulous program. I bet she is loving this and learning about another culture as well.
Have a wonderful weekend girlfriend!
xoxo
Tiffany… it is awesome. My daughter is indeed loving it! Plus, I’m enjoying filling in the time between months/countries by extending the learning and activities.
This looks really cool. I’d seen the page on Facebook but was a bit hesitant. Thanks for the review…very helpful.
So glad I could be of some help. It is an amazing product/concept. We are learning and doing so much!
It is amazing! I sincerely encourage anyone with a 5-10 year old to check it out. We’ve only received the one month so far and it has sparked so many more new and creative ideas to extend the learning. Plus, every day I see my daughter looking at her map, rereading the letter from Sam and Sofia, and looking at their photos! I’ve never been so impressed by a learning product as I’ve been with this one!
Tiffany… it is awesome. My daughter is indeed loving it! Plus, I’m enjoying filling in the time between months/countries by extending the learning and activities.
I pretend to do it all the time too.
Thanks for mentioning the “pretend to travel” thing… I’m going to incorporate some dramatic play next time our envelope to a different country arrives! We can build a “plane”, “fly” to our destination, ooooh, the possibilities!
Ceil, this program is absolutely awesome. Learning and fun all in one… you can’t go wrong.
You will love it! We are having so much fun with it!
I love this program Susannah. I’m even learning a lot through it!
So glad I could be of some help. It is an amazing product/concept. We are learning and doing so much!
It is an amazing program. My daughter is so excited about it. When learning is made fun, that’s when you know it’s great!
They are wonderful! I am loving “extending” the activities as well.
It is loads of fun (and we just got started)!
Just curious if you think siblings can share one subscription? Don’t want to pay twice, but worried its not meant for sharing? Thoughts? Thanks!
I think it would work for siblings. They would have to be okay with sharing the map and suitcase as well as the monthly “gifts”. When we received our Japan suitcase it came with one sushi eraser (which siblings would have to share). However, it also had a package of origami paper which could easily be shared.
Little Passports commented on the sharing of subscriptions on their website and state:
“Families can order individual subscriptions for each sibling, or they can share one subscription amongst multiple siblings. To share a subscription, for the Child’s Shipping Information, you can enter in multiple first names (“Jack and Jill”) or a family name (“The Brown Kids” or the “The Brown Family).”
The online games and activities can easily be utilized by multiple siblings as well. We have a subscription and even though my 2-year-old isn’t quite old enough to appreciate it, we will be sharing the subscription once she is old enough.
I hope this adequately answers your question. It’s an amazing program. I can’t say enough good things about it!
How much did it cost to pay duty? I’m looking to order the 6 month subscription but I don’t want the cost to be ridiculous! I’m Canadian, I’m just looking for a ball park estimate if you have it jenn
Hi Jenna. I ordered mine a while ago – but I never once paid duty. However, because some time has passed, shipping / duties may have changed. I live in Canada too and I find with various companies, duties are hit or miss.