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Kiwi Crate, a subscription service that delivers hands-on crafts to your door, has secured $5 million in its first round of funding the company announced Thursday. The company, which launched in October 2011 with $2 million in seed funding, delivers Every month, members receive a box filled with hands-on projects, centered on a theme, such as gardens, all of which were conceived by parents and tested by kids at Kiwi Crate on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 in Mountain View, Calif. Final product at the 'Spin Mountain View-based Kiwi Crate is one of those Silicon Valley feel-good stories. Two years ago, a young mom named Sandra Oh Lin was hunting for the kinds of arts and crafts projects she remembered doing with her own mother as a girl in Ohio. Hoping to Kiwi Crate, a new subscription service for kids activities, has raised $2 million in funding led by First Round Capital. Additional investors in the company include the Mayfield Fund, Comcast Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Consigliere MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids creativity company Kiwi Crate is extending its leadership in designing and delivering products and experiences for young makers. With the launch of three new brands that triple its addressable without high-tech electronics — Kiwi Crate‘s cool craft sets. Recently, the subscription service company added the fun Summer Discovery Pack ($60) which comes with three different outdoor-themed kits. Our fave is the Fun with Flight version (below). .

you can purchase individual activity packs on the Kiwi Crate website or at Target stores.) Got a budding chef or foodie on your hands? Kidstir is geared for kids ages 5 through 10 and features monthly subscription boxes filled with hands-on food adventures Kiwi Crate was built out of a passion for hands-on fun that encourages creativity and curiosity in children. I had a deep appreciation for these projects, but often found that my greatest intentions fell short. It was tough to find the time to come up with Kiwi Crates are wine-of-the-month club for the elementary school set. Each month a new crate (really a cardboard box) shows up at the child’s doorstep with a new craft inside. Projects range from “stompy dinosaur feet” to seeds ready to plant in a With all of these criteria in mind, here are some of my favorite gifts for 21st Century tech savvy kids. 1. Tinker Crate (From Kiwi Crate) Tinker Crate is a subscription service from the folks at Kiwi Crate. The Kiwi crate has been around for a while and .