It seems that monthly subscription boxes are very hot lately. Â You can get clothes, food, toys, and even shaving kits sent to your home on a monthly basis. Â It’s a wonderful way to be exposed to new products that you may not have heard or considered trying previously. Â I’ve been trying out different types of subscriptions boxes and have I found a great one for kiddos!
Groovy Lab in a Box is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) based box that delivers unique, hands-on projects straight to your doorstep on a monthly basis. Â These imaginative and exciting projects use engineering design to help children explore the world around them creatively and encourages in-depth thinking.
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Groovy Lab in a Box that we got to try was titled “What Goes Up…”.  This box included three different projects that build upon each other.  Through the engineering design process, children first investigate the project presented, brainstorm to come up with design ideas, develop a design or solution, build the design they have chosen, test what they’ve built, and redesign if necessary.
The first project of the “What Goes Up…” box was to build a spin art maker.  My seven year old had a blast using simple materials such as cardboard, wire, a motor, and a paperclip to create an electric current and turn a bowl into a spinning art maker.  The project required a little assistance on my part as my little one was too young to safely punch the holes in the cardboard.  She loved learning about how the electricity can travel from one part of the project to another, ultimately turning the bowl and allowing her to drop dye onto paper and it be spun into art.
After completing the spin art maker, the second project in the “What Goes Up…” box is to create a chopstick roller coaster. Â Due to the complexity of this project, my assistance was required for my little one to complete. Â The basic plan of this project is to use chopsticks, tape, and bamboo skewers to create a simple track that a ping pong ball can travel down. Â It took a little bit of patience, but this project was a fun one to complete. Â Considering my seven year old loves playing with ping pong balls to begin with, she loved having something made specifically for this purpose.
Once the first two projects were completed, my kiddo was starting to grasp the concepts of how things are pulled and powered by gravity. Â The final project was to design and create a paper roller coaster. Â This is whereÂ
Groovy Lab in a Box goes above and beyond.  With their websiteÂ
Beyond in a Box, supplementary learning materials are provided to help your child get a more in-depth understanding of what that month’s box is demonstrating. Â Once accessing the sections ofÂ
Beyond in a Box meant for “What Goes Up…”, my little one was able to watch videos demonstrating centripetal force, how roller coasters work, about Newton’s Laws, and much more. Â There are also games, additional patterns you can print out, access to a Pinterest board specific to the box, and lots of reading material.
Due to the complexity of the final project, my husband had a heavy hand in assisting our little one. Â Together, they were able to simply use paper and tape to create an entire roller coaster! Â The roller coaster used the assistance of gravity to make a marble travel the entire length of the track. Â I have to say, it was hard to determine if the kids or the cats enjoyed the roller coaster more!
The great part about theÂ
Groovy Lab in a Box projects is that once you have completed a project, there are follow-up questions to help your child have a more in-depth understanding of what they’ve just created. Â The materials provided help to guide your child in brainstorming, creating, critical thinking, and problem solving. Â I also love the option of being able to gift a box to someone for a special occasion like a birthday or Christmas. Â The concepts of these boxes are simple, but with the creativity, time, and effort put into them byÂ
Groovy Lab in a Box, your child can learn very valuable lessons about the world around them.
Buy: Groovy Lab in a Box offers several different levels of subscriptions:
$26.95 / Month – Billed monthly
$25.95 / Month – Billed every 3 months
$24.95 / Month – Billed every 6 months
$23.95 / Month – Billed every 12 months
Subscriptions can be purchased at the Groovy Lab website. Â Also, use coupon code GROOVYNOW20 to receive 20% off your first month’s box!
Connect: Keep in touch with Groovy Lab in a Box through Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, and Instagram.
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One (1) winner will receive a Groovy Lab in a Box kit.
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56 Responses
plants! A package could have seeds of different things to grow. It could be marbling so you would have paints to add to water to create art.
I would like to see something with basic experiments that teach about electricity
You would love the It’s Electric! Box
I think I’d make a theme around structural engineering and building things to withstand forces.
probably maybe some sort of kit where kids can make things to keep
A kit to create homemade paper and drawing things.
Pulley demonstrations
I would put a lot of constructions
edible lab.
I’m not sure but maybe water and ice or some type of gardening.
I would create a hydroponics lab box.
I would chose any science project.
What would I invent? ooo maybe something with astronomy? Rocket Science? I love space, and learning about the cosmos, myself.
I would make a box about magnetism.
I would make a lab about hydrology and the importance of water.
I love the idea of a hydroponics box.
I would create a Chemistry with Candy Groovy Lab In A Box.
I would like one that covered things about the environment.
I would create something related to space.
I’d build a box around composting science.
If I could create a theme for a Groovy Lab in a Box I think a Natural Disasters Box would be interesting. Teaching in general about hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.
I would choose a theater theme.
Our 6 year old grandson is really into Planets so that would be a fun theme
I asked my son and his choices were Space or one where you learn about catapults
candy themed because it would be fun and edible!
centrifugal force would be my selection
i’d choose minecraft
Gardening and hydroponics
Chemistry projects would be cool!
Tye Dye would be fun
I would create a biology box since this is what my son is interested in.
This looks awesome! I think my kids would really enjoy this!! My oldest loves when they do “edible science” in school, so that would be neat.
I’d choose one on flight. You could make all kinds of paper/foam/balsam planes.
I would choose Here Comes The Sun.
They all look awesome.
Thank you.
Geology, rock hunting kit
My box would be rocket/outer space themed.
Rockets and Outer Space!
maybe a building one or a polishing rock kit ..
I’d love to see one with a space related theme.
a space theme
A sea theme would be neat.
I would like a theater theme.
Animal themed.
A sea theme would be neat
A weather themed box would be interesting.
I would choose a space theme planets and stars
I would love to have a weather themed one – that would be fun 🙂
Something along architectural lines.
A volcano box 🙂 That would be fun!!
The space program
Starry Night!
I would have a forest theme box, showing the ecosystem
An ocean theme
I would create an edible science box. Because really, what’s more fun that playing with your food.
I’d love to choose an outer space theme!
I’d love to show the kids how different basic household items can have a chemical reaction (like baking soda and vinegar).