Learning about wildlife with Boxwild
One of the things my children love the most about going to my parents house is the fact they have a bird table and bird feeders scattered around their garden. The children love sitting in my parents conservatory, their little faces cupped in their hands, watching the birds come and go, listening to my Dad tell them about the different birds, taking it all in with so much interest.
I always feel guilty that we don’t have the same in our garden, especially when the children show such an interest in wildlife, so when we were introduced to Boxwild, an online store selling wildlife gift and subscription boxes to encourage wildlife into people’s gardens, I knew that this would be the perfect place to start.
We were sent the Children’s big bird gift box which is packed full of items for the budding bird lover.
Inside we found a paint your own nesting box, a bird feeder, seed scoop and two regular sized seasonal seed blends.
The children were very excited to make a start on painting their own nesting box and due to the fact that the sun was finally shining, we took it out into the garden and they got to work.
With four colours to choose from the children were able to create a very colourful looking nesting box, taking it in turns to paint one size each – albeit impatiently!
It would have been nice to have slightly bigger paint pots as by the time we got to the back of the nesting box we were very low on paint. The finished result was a rainbow coloured design which, given that the children are just three, four and five, actually came out really well!
Our next task was to fill the bird feeder, and Harry was very excited about this part!
Boxwild blend their seeds in their kitchens in Surrey to give optimum nutrition for your garden birds. They also donate 50p from every box sold to various Wildlife Charities to support the wonderful work they do.
It was lovely to chat with the children about the birds they thought would come to feed from our feeder. It’s clear that their Grandad has taught them a lot about birds already as they all said that their favourite bird was a Blue Tit, which was fortunate as we used the Blue Tit bird seed in our feeder.
The final step was to hang the bird feeder in the garden, wait for Grandad to come and fix the nesting box to the shed, and sit and wait for the first little bird to pay us a visit!
I love the idea of Boxwild gift and subscription boxes, they make the perfect gift for both adults and children, and I will definitely be buying from them in the future. In the meantime I have three very excited children waiting to find out who will be moving into their nesting box!
*** We were sent this item for the purpose of this review. All words and opinions are my own. ***
Loving this Boxwild idea for kids. Its a double whammy for me as it teaches about nature and also gets the kids out in the garden to enjoy the fresh air. It teaches about wildlife and how it affects them during the different seasons also.
I totally agree! It’s always lovely to do something fun but educational, we love getting outdoors so it was lovely that we could do the craft outdoors too! xx
Not a big wildlife person, but boxwild looks like a really cool box.
I’m not to be honest but my children definitely are! xx
Oh wow. What a wonderful set. My daughter would love this, she really enjoys trying to identify different birds in our garden x
It’s a great set! It was lovely to do it outdoors too, the sunshine has been amazing! xx
Aww, they did a fab job of decorating the bird house. This is such a fab idea for a subscription box and a great way of getting the children interested in nature. I would love to do something like this with the children. We would all love it! 🙂
I really enjoyed it too Emma, but most of all I loved listening to them talk about all of the birds and their excitement over it, it’s amazing how much they know! xx
Ah you’ve taken some lovely photos here! What a great thing too x
Thanks Hannah! xx
Oh wow. What a fab idea. Such a good way to get the kids out in the garden and learn about birds. My three year old loves birds, and painting, so she’d adore this. X
I definitely recommend them, even as a one off gift box they are so much fun! xx
Aw, this is lovely. Fantastic that they are learning so much about wildlife with your dad, and so interested, plus now they get to watch their own! Boxwild offer some great gift sets, we love their products.
They are great aren’t they? I hadn’t heard of them until recently, I will definitely be using them for future gifts. xx
These are so beautiful, what a lovely fun activity and they can spend endless amounts of time watching for the birds who visit x
Thank you Cathy, they are very excited about seeing the birds, none so far though! xx
We’ve been meaning to put up bird-feeders around our garden too. Would love a bird table, but I won’t trust our cat Boots with it. She’s killed so many birds already in spite having a bell! The kiddies look adorable as always. x
Ohh see I was worried our dog would scare away the birds but I think it’s just cats. I can’t wait to see some birds on the feeder! xx
That is an awesome idea. Mixing the excitement of the subscription boxes (what’s inside?) and the education about our environment is a fantastic idea. I wish we could have something similar in my country.
They are great boxes, it’s always lovely to have something fun but educational too! xx
What a lovely looking box and a lovely way to learn about looking after wildlife, I’ve just got in from hanging out some bird feed as the hungry things had finished the last lot off, I love watching them come around and help themselves.
Ahh I cant wait for them to realise we have food waiting! The kids are very impatient! xx
Lovely idea. The more ways we can get our kids to engage with the outdoors and our wildlife the better. Good painting too ?
Thank you! I totally agree, it’s great to get them interested in nature and being outdoors! xx
Aww I love this so much! We really adore the little birdies that live in our backyard. It’s really nice to watch them. I’m going to look for this kit, I know my kids would love decorating it & then setting it up for the birds x
We are big fans of Boxwild after this Becky, the box is great! xx
This is such a fantastic idea. My parents have lots of birds visiting their garden and I adore watching them – I hope you get some birdy visitors soon!
Thanks Tori, me too! xx
I really like the concept of this box – a fun way of educating children 🙂
I agree, it’s always good to learn through play! xx
How lovely that the children are able to decorate the bird boxes and personalise them too. This is a lovely box and I am so glad your children get so much pleasure from it.
Thank you, they really enjoyed doing the craft. xx
Now they are some very excited faces!! I’m seriously impressed at the box being painted so beautifully – will the rainbow colours put the birds off? I’m never sure! I hope that a Blue Tit comes and the kids get to see x
Haha I did wonder the same, do birds like such bright colours? I’m sure we will find out!! xx
We had a bird feeder and house last year which my youngest loved watching the bids coming and going although we never did get a bird to nest in it. The feeder also attracted squirrels which was nice to see 🙂
Hope you see lots of wildlife in your garden soon!
Oh that’s exciting! They would go crazy if they saw squirrels too! xx
This is a really adorable idea. My kids would love one of these. We have a MUCH less attractive bird feeder that they’re obsessed with monitoring!
Haha kids are so funny aren’t they, they have more patience than me! xx
Oh I love this , my girls would love to do something like this x
It’s a fab set, really teaches them about wildlife too, we enjoyed it! xx
I love this kit! I’ve been meaning to put a bird feeder in our garden for the last two winters! I think my girls would love it! Must do it this autumn.
It’s a great kit, they loved painting the nesting box, just need some birds to move in! xx
This is such a brilliant idea for kids – so important for them to learn about wildlife!
Definitely, and a fun way to teach them! xx
What a cute idea! Birds are so fascinating to young children and this is a great way to get them involved and interested! I remember we won a bird feeding kit last winter and Max loved filling it up and watching the birds come to eat. He’s probably at the stage now where we might be able to talk about different kinds of birds – last year I was just thrilled he could say ‘bird’!
Awww bless him! I love how children find the small things so interesting, I get bored now waiting for the birds to come but they would literally wait all day! xx
Ah what a lovely idea Laura. They did a great job at decorating it! Alice made a bird feeder in school, but it was just a paper cone, which then blew away! She still talks about it. I will have to look at getting her this, she will love it! x
It’s a fab box and the bird feeder is a really solid stainless steel one. We’ve yet to have any birds on there but I think it takes them a while to realise there is food in the garden. The children are sooooo impatient! xx
Wow, loved it, kids love such surprises and totally engage in these activities. Your kids look so happy and the house was painted lovely.
They were so happy with it! xx
Love this box wild gift idea. Children will be more creative and would also learn to care for birds through this product. Thanks for sharing!
It’s a great idea isn’t it? Encouraging our children to care for wildlife is so important. xx
Boxwild sounds and looks like a great idea. It has successfully combined a fun activity with learning and appreciation of nature. What a great experience for the kids to gain excitement and joy from such worthwhile outdoor activities.
I totally agree, there’s nothing better than making learning fun! xx
These boxes are such a good idea! What a great way to get children interested in nature.
They are fab, the children really enjoyed it! xx
its good to get the children involved – its better than all this tech stuff so for me i think its a great product
I totally agree, I love getting them outdoors. xx
Aww this is a wonderful gift pack for children. It’s nice that they got to decorate their own bird house too. Hopefully they will read this and provide a little bit more paint for others!
Yes that would be great, kids don’t know the meaning of “sparingly”. xx
Aw what a lovely idea this is. It would make a great present. They did a fab job decorating the box, I can’t wait to hear who moves in.
Oh me too, I so hope that something does, they will be very disappointed if not! xx
Awwwh what a lovely idea for a sub box!!! My kids would love this too! Beautiful photos of them enjoying the fun!
Thank you, we loved it! xx
Didn’t know there was such a thing as subscription boxes for bird feeding!! We bought a bird feeder from Homebase I think. Now the problem is that my 3 year toddler found great delight in shaking it all the time! So instead of feeding robyns etc, it fed pigeons that were too lazy to fly and fed on the actual ground. Oh hum.
Hahah yes there will be plenty of pigeons feeding from all of the seed that the children spilt when scrambling over who got to fill the feeder first! xx
Love the bird house! So cute to decorate it yourself! We got a bug hotel which I’m looking forward to exploring when my little boy is older. Now thinking it needs a paint!!
Oh that sounds like fun! Mine would love that! xx
What a gorgeous gift set. So nice to see something that you would love to give (or keep) and that really means something. I love it.
It’s a great idea, we loved making the bird house togehter. xx
This is such a cute subscription to attract wildlife to your garden and teach the children more about the different types of birds out there. It must be so exciting for them to wait now for the first bird to arrive and make the little house their home.
They are so excited for the birds to come! xx
This is so great – Pickle would absolutely love it! Kaz x
It’s such a fun box! xx
This is brilliant! We are very much an outdoor family and spend a lot of time talking about how we can help wildlife. I’ll definitely be looking at ordering one of these. The boys would love them!
I definitely recommend them! Love the whole idea of learning about wildlife. xx
This is cool.. I really enjoy ideas where kids can be creative plus learn more about nature
Oh me too, it’s good to get outdoors! xx
What a great idea! I love that you can paint the house to look like whatever you want 🙂
Me too! They always go for multi-coloured! xx
I have made one of those nesting boxes before. It’s really cool. It looks like your kids had an amazing time doing the project. How awesome.
I made one in school, it was a fun project! We’ve loved doing this together. x
It is a lovely idea to encourage birds to your garden, and kits like this are ideal. My Mother has a wonderful country garden, we can sit in the summer room watching the birds. She gets wood peckers! Fab to watch.
Oh that sounds lovely! I’ve never seen a woodpecker! xx
Great idea for a product that makes for a fun afternoon, but that you get to keep checking up on for months or years to come.
Yes, we’ve been on the look out all week, no birds yet….! xx
This is a great idea. I really wanted to teach my kids about wildlife because i am an animal lover and i want to teach them why we should appreciate animals.
I totally agree, and this is a great way to learn! xx
This is such a great idea to help kids learn about the wildlife around them! I used to love things like this as a kid. Bug boxes were always my favorite so you could see the bugs up close without them being on you!
It’s great isn’t it? We have really enjoyed it! xx
What a lovely and fun activity for kids. So different from the usual kind of stuff too.
I agree, it made a lovely change! xx
Oh I’ve never seen this kind of subscription, but the nature lover inside me is definitely intrigued! Such a good idea to do a kit like this – gives an easy way to get kids interested and involved!
It’s fab, my children love nature and being outdoors! xx
I never heard of this until your post! This would make such a great gift for my niece and nephew. Thanks for the share
I hadn’t either but it’s great! I recommend it! xx
Aw Boxwild have come up with a great way of ensuring kids brush up on their wildlife skills and helps them get hands on too!
Yes, we are huge fans! xx
What a cute idea. Great for little ones.
It’s a great idea! We loved it! xx
That’s such a nice idea. I remember we always used to have bird feed out in our garden when I was a kid x
Us too! I should have done it years ago but never got round to it! xx
This is such a great idea! I love the set it would make a wonderful gift for nature mad kiddies. Monkey loves watching the birds at his grandparent’s house and will often put out crumbs to feed them. Such a simple pleasure x
We still haven’t had any birds, I’m not sure what we are doing wrong!! xx
What a fantastic little activity kit to teach youngsters about the birds and wildlife in their garden 🙂 I would have absolutely loved something like this when I was younger, I loved all crafty things – I would have had to have done it at my grandmas though, as we had cats when I was younger, so wasn’t allowed to encourage birds into the garden lol x
It’s a great idea isn’t it? I love to encourage the children to get outdoors and interested in nature! xx
Wow! My daughter would love this! She would make a big mess too, but would love it nevertheless! And very educative in the process!