Citrus Lane is just like Birchbox, but for babies. And moms too! It's $25 a month (or $21 if you buy a 6 month or longer subscription). It seems like a lot and I was wary at first too, not wanting to shell out the cash especially when I didn't know what would come in it. But as usual, groupon came to the rescue! They had a 3 month subscription for only $35 so I had to try it out.
Boy was I pleased. The best part of CL is that they tailor the box to your baby's age. So in November we got a box for a 4 month old, and this month a 5 month old. The toys are all natural and organic and there is even a surprise thrown in for mommy each month too!
Our November box:
The theme was "fun with food" (for Thanksgiving, natch). Clockwise from the top: A coupon for 20% off tiny prints for holiday cards, goodbyn snack containers ($5.49), Under the Nile fruit and veggie toy ($8.00), Juice Beauty nutrient moisturizer ($9.00), Madecasse Chocolate squares ($2.00), and Green Eats snack bowls ($6.99).
The bowls are BPA free and made from recycled milk cartons. How cool is that?! The moisturizer and chocolates were a special treat for mom which I loved, and the little veggie toy is cute and easy for little hands to hold on to. The snack containers are great for throwing in the diaper bag which will be nice when little one starts solids.
Without the savings from the coupon, the total of the box comes to over $30 so you save money. Overall I thought this box was ok. I wasn't sold on Citrus Lane. It was ok, but December's box was amazing!
Our December box:
The theme was "A Few of our Favorite Things." (Sorry for the dark pic!) Clockwise from the top: Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water ($12.99), A Tiny Love Eli Elephant ($6.99), gift certificate to www.ecomom.com-one of my favorite websites! ($15.00), 479 Popcorn-Sea Salt and Caramel flavor ($1.99), Chewbeads Bangles ($19.50), and a Pearhead Baby Handprint Keepsake ornament kit ($14.95).
The total of this box is over $70 so it would definitely be worth the $25 for the month! I was super excited about this box. The baby loves jittery toys that you can pull on, so the elephant will be so much fun for her! I have been wanting to get some fun chew bangles so they were a great addition as well. The baby handprint kit was a great bonus as I have been wanting to get one of those too. We have never used gripe water but I have heard great things about this stuff. Good to have on hand if we need it. May I just say that the sea salt caramel popcorn was a DELIGHT while I was wrapping presents tonight, and went great with my hot cocoa. Finally the ecomom gift coupon is SUPER because it is a website with SO many amazing products, all organic/all natural, and each purchase provides one meal for a hungry child for a day. Win win!
I am really excited now for the January box now. I think this is a really great service for babies and it's so much fun looking forward to the box each month!
So if you're looking for a last minute gift for a special baby or toddler in your life click here to subscribe to citrus lane!
Love and Laughs,
Danielle
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