Autumn brings a lot of things—from holiday celebrations to busy family schedules—but it also heralds the in-between holiday season, when summer trips are a distant memory and winter holidays still seem a little out of the world. If you find your kids repeatedly asking about your next family vacation, there’s now a way to experience the enrichment that travel provides without having to leave home.
While it may not be quite the same as hopping on a plane and exploring a new destination first-hand, Little Passports has the next best solution to boosting your child’s “me” time with travel-related learning opportunities delivered to your doorstep.
To buy: littlepassports.com starting at $25 per month
Aimed at kids ages 7 to 12, Little Passports USA Edition subscription boxes offer a literal roadmap to learning and fun, all in one. Packaged in your first box, the USA Discovery Kit, is a wall-sized map to track your travels, activity books, travel guides, and three magazines from different states that introduce your child to new destinations. With each monthly box, kids will go on a road trip to four locations with a new activity book, stickers to mark their visits on a map, plus adventure stories and online activities from travel guides Sam and Sofia.
In the days of exposure to technology, screen time, and endless texting, many kids rarely get excited about receiving physical mail addressed to them, let alone something they can be excited about. Similar to the popular World Edition Box, with USA Boxes from Little Passports, kids gain knowledge about parts of the country they haven’t yet discovered, and have fun doing it. And while your child may be too excited to use his new gifts right away, field guide magazines and state brochures are also a great activity to bring when it’s really time for your next family vacation or road trip. Kids can write down their physical adventures, or bring up the map to track their travels and excursions in real time as they compare against their mini passport destinations. With the holiday season quickly approaching, Little Passports boxes are also a great gift option for other kids who might be interested in becoming seasoned travellers.
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To buy: littlepassports.com starting at $25 per month
Little Passports offers flexible, no-obligation subscription options so you can choose what best suits your child’s interests. The USA version is available in monthly, six-month, and 12-month options. Order now and get 50 percent off your first month of any Little Passports chest with code Subscribe 50. For more information or to get your child started on their journeys from East to West Coast, visit the Little Passports website.
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