April 2013 Citrus Lane Box Review (19 Month Old Boy)

This month's Citrus Lane box arrived a little late, which is not usual for our Citrus Lane boxes (we usually get them very promptly when they're shipped!).  Citrus Lane posted to their Facebook page about this and let their subscribers know that they had an issue with their shipping partner this month -- hopefully that will be sorted out next month as quite a lot of subscribers seemed to be very cranky about it.  Anyway, I usually LOVE my Citrus Lane boxes and look forward to getting them every month with great anticipation...sadly, this month's was not really as fantastic as they usually are (still a decent box, just didn't blow me out of the water).  The box described below was received for a 19 month old boy (they tailor the boxes to the age & gender of your child).

The usual cheerful packaging, which makes me want to dig right in!

Citrus Lane always includes a nice insert explaining what they've put in the box and why.  

                            

This was the contents of the box this month...a little sparser looking than usual, and sadly, nothing that I could get particularly excited about.  Like I said before, that's not normal...usually there are at least 3 things in the box that I'm very excited to try/give to my kiddo!

This Keepa drink holder is a good idea (keeps little ones from squeezing juice pouches/milks so much that they squirt everywhere), but we don't really do juice at all in our house (and pretty much never juice boxes), so this one wasn't a big winner for us.  They included a promo code for 15% off online orders at innobaby.com.  

I was very excited to see that they'd finally included an Honest Company product in the boxes...I love Honest Company stuff!  Unfortunately, they happened to include the *one* Honest Company product that I'm not a huge fan of (the Shampoo & Body Wash).  I love the smell but it doesn't lather as nicely as I want in a shampoo.  This was a full-sized item, though, and worth a fair bit.  They included a 20% off promo code for your first purchase at honest.com.

This was the most exciting thing in the box for us -- my son is starting to figure out painting, but I don't always love giving him paints because he tends to get them, well, everywhere, so this is a nice way for him to paint (with just water) without making a gigantic mess every time!  I may save this for a plane ride we're taking soon as a diversion!  

I wasn't particularly excited about the Oogaa placemat they included in the box, but it is a very functional/useful item.  It rolls up quite small, so it could be tucked in a diaper bag or purse for when you eat out (it's much less bulky than the one we currently have, which is the Summer Infant Tiny Diner...which is massive when rolled up).  They included a 30% off code for orders at oogaa.com.

Lastly, we received a Plum Tots Banana Mish Mash pouch.  It looks a little squished here because my 19 month old saw it and immediately demanded to eat it, so I couldn't even get a picture of it full!  We love these in our house, but I would rather have seen a different type of snack in the box as Citrus Lane has included these in our boxes several times in the past (usually different flavors & brands, though).  There were two coupons included -- one for 50 cents off a Plum Organics Baby or Tots product, and one for 50 cents off a Plum Organics Kids product.  

If you would like to sign up for your very own Citrus Lane box, use one of the following promo codes & the link below to get a discount!
"TAKEHALF" and "FIRSTBOX" should both work to get you 50% your first box in a month-to-month subscription.  

"BREAK10" should work to get you 10% off a 3, 6, or 12 month subscription. 

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