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December 11, 2014 by bekki

Ever Spend Your Hard Earned Money on a Toy and your Kids HATE IT or Tire of it after a few weeks? Check out Sparkbox Toys

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I know you all have those moments… you are in a store and you see it! It’s the perfect toy and you just know your kids are going to love it! It’s the perfect color, texture, brand…… EVERYTHING! Your child has been asking for it for weeks and you saved and saved your money and now you finally have it! Then you take it home aaaaaannnnddd…..

They hate it!!

They play with it for 5 minutes and never ever pick it up again. You have been there haven’t you? Probably a million times.

No matter how much research we put into a toy and how much time we take reading reviews….. you just never know if that toy is going to be the one that you child plays with and loves.

I was contacted by a company called Sparkbox Toys and was pretty intrigued with what they had to offer aaaannnddd a little skeptical. I wasn’t to sure about getting toys in the mail that had already been played with by someone else. Would they be dirty?? Parts missing?? Slobbery and germy??

Well I decided that I am a blogger and they were offering to teach me a little about their service and it’s up to me to decide and let my readers know if it is a good deal or not. So off we went on our Sparkbox Toys adventure.

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So just what is Sparkbox toys?

They are a monthly subscription service that either sends you toys once every 4 weeks or 8… it’s your choice. They send 4 new toys to you and your child can play with them all they want and when your done with them you send them back. So instead of having all of the same boring old toys lying around that you child has played with way to many times they have new ones coming just in time…… just when they are getting bored with the same old thing every day.

So I gave them my child’s gender, age and address and waited to see exactly what would arrive. After just a bit of waiting our box finally arrived. I opened the box fully expecting a jumble of messed up toys thrown inside. I was pleasantly surprised that all toys were tucked neatly inside and they looked brand new. No JOKE! So I’m sitting here thinking…… hmmmm did they send me all new toys to make to make it look good because I’m a blogger??

I looked at the laminated sheet that came with my toys and on the bottom of the sheet and it says that all toys are sanitized, examine and shrink-wrapped for you before they are sent out. It was like getting a whole box of brand new toys. It was actually pretty exciting and my Charlee Ann was jumping up and down and screaming “I wanna play!!”.

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So we picked our first toy. It was a multi-solution shape puzzle shaped like a robot. Charlee thought it was sooooo cool. It was a toy that I had never seen before and it was very intriguing for Charlee Ann. There were many different ways for her to put the puzzle back together which was very good for her creative thinking. The pieces were made very well and were very bright in colors.

We ended up playing with toy #1 many many times but eventually moved onto toy #2 which was a barnyard wooden puzzle. Not the chincy cheap kind of puzzle that you find at the local Dollar Store but a real nice sturdy puzzle with thick wooden pieces. She loves puzzles and animals so it was a pretty big hit.

Now we can move onto toy #3 which was a clock puzzle. This one really caught my eye because at home with Charlee Ann we have started working on her understanding of time and the clock. I know she is just a little young maybe to fully understand the concept of time but we have been working on it and she is really interested. The clock puzzle was wonderful!  I loved it maybe even more than she did. It had puzzle pieces for the numbers on the clock that she could remove and fit back in and even little hands on the clock that moved for the hours and minutes. I cannot begin to tell you how many different ways there were to learn and play with the puzzle.

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The 4th toy in the box was a band in a box and it was a Mellissa and Doug toy…… love them. 🙂 Needless to say Charlee Ann loved it the most of all. She is all about noisy! The best party about this toy….. we can have a blast and when I’m done listening to the noise….. sending it back.

All toys were very well made and properly stored and ready to be opened upon arrival. We had a blast with them and when we are done we have a nice little shipping label to use to send them back to the company and get ready for a brand new box. Not a bad deal at all if you ask me and I really like the fact that if my child does not like the toy then I am not out an arm and a leg for it.

If you have more questions feel free to leave me a comment or check our their facts page here. You can check out their selection of toys that they have to offer here.

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Comments

  1. Theresa says

    December 11, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    That is an exciting box! And yes, I hate buying toys for my kids because by January they are complaining they have nothing to do!

    Reply
    • bekki says

      December 13, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      It happens every January in my home also!

      Reply
  2. Kecia says

    December 11, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    This is a neat concept. 90% of my 4 year old’s toys are forgotten in the toy box after he’s had them a month or two. And of course, when we go through them, he wants to keep them all. This would help declutter toys while still giving your kids something fun an fresh to play with!

    Reply
  3. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    December 11, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Yes, that HAS happened to me LOL. It’s so frustrating. I need a few of these for my boys I think!

    Reply
  4. Pam says

    December 11, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    This is really cool! My kids would always get tired of toys after just a few plays.

    Reply
  5. Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    December 11, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Things have gotten much better with kiddo’s toys but we still have a whole box downstairs full of games and crafts she never opened. We’ll either donate those or sell them to put in our family savings bucket for fun things.

    Reply
  6. Jeanine says

    December 11, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    Yep has happened quite a bit. This is a great idea and would be so helpful!

    Reply
  7. Billie says

    December 11, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    Oh man has that happened to me many times over the years. “You had to have that and now it just sits there!” This is a really neat concept, too young for my son now, but still very cool!

    Reply
  8. Debbie Denny says

    December 11, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    Fantastic idea. Love that they take the time to clean and package it

    Reply
  9. Ann Bacciaglia says

    December 11, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    My friend and i were just taking about subscription boxes. I will show her Sparkbox toys. She has the perfect aged kids for it.

    Reply
  10. Debbie L. says

    December 11, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    I have never heard of this before. Sounds like a great way to have try a variety of toys.

    Reply
  11. Shell says

    December 11, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    This is such a great service. There are so many toys you don’t want to spend a fortune on when the kids may not even like them. This gives you a chance to try them or get rid of those that weren’t a hit in your house.

    Reply
  12. Debra says

    December 12, 2014 at 7:43 am

    Interesting concept. This works for movies, pocketbooks and for video games, why not toys. Some can be so expensive, why not test run it first!

    Reply
  13. Christie says

    December 12, 2014 at 9:59 am

    This is such a great idea! Toys stay fresh and so does your wallet

    Reply
  14. Amy Desrosiers says

    December 12, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    My kids did this to me with two dollhouses recently! I was so upset and wanted to take all their toys away!

    Reply
  15. Sue says

    December 12, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    I think this is an awesome idea. Kids get bored with things so quickly these days. This is a good way to not buy something they hate and a cheaper way to try out new toys.

    Reply
  16. Krystal's Kitsch says

    December 12, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    I got my son a TON of wooden toys this holiday season. I hope he plays with them!

    Reply
  17. Rosey says

    December 12, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    It is such a ‘what????’ moment when the kids don’t want what you bought that they have been asking for forever and a day, I agree. esp. true if it cost a lot! I like that wooden clock face, that’s cool!

    Reply
  18. Shell says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    What a great idea! Kids get tired of toys so quickly.

    Reply
  19. Amanda says

    December 12, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    I love this idea. I have never heard of this company. Thanks!

    Reply
  20. Kiwi says

    December 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    Wow this is a different spin on subscription service packages. That will be cool after the kids are bored with them…send it back!

    Reply
  21. Beth@KCMompreneurs says

    December 14, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    What a great way to check out toys. I am really torn about what to get my kids for Christmas. But I am running out of time.

    Reply

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