Pets

product image of a pet themed book and craft kit for kids. Featuring the kid's picture book the pet potato, a tin of green playdough, grass seeds, peat-free compost, wooden beads, plastic free pipe cleaners

Welcome to March’s Explorer box!

This year’s March book and activity kit is inspired by the warm, funny and recently published picture book ‘The Pet Potato ' written by Josh Lacey and illustrated by Momoko Abe.

Subscribe today from £21 to receive this box!

This box is a must for any child who would love a pet!

This box will be posted from Friday 3rd March.

double page spread of the picture book The Pet Potaro

Included in this box:

A signed copy of the book, step-by-step instructions, our words of the month card and four activities designed by teachers.

  • Create your own Playdough Pet

  • Design and craft a home for your pet

  • Grow a Grassy Head

  • Grow your own potatoes

Our sibling box will contain enough resources for two children to complete all the activities.

grass heads in a basket

You will receive:

  • A paperback copy of the book

  • Activity cards

  • Words of the month poster

  • An Acoustic seed potato

  • Crayola Crayons

  • A large tin of green playdough

  • Paper house template

  • Felt eyes and mouth

  • Grass seeds

  • Plastic free pipe cleaners

  • Wooden beads

  • Peat-free compost

  • PVA glue

  • Wide lolly stick

  • Narrow Lolly stick

Together with this children’s picture book, this box will teach our children what is involved in looking after a pet and the wonders of growing your own potatoes.

Albert is so desperate to get a pet, he'll take anything - a cat, a dog, giraffe... he's not fussy, so he's super excited when Dad finally brings a pet home. There's just one problem: it's a potato. Potatoes can't do anything a proper pet does... can they?

Branford Boase Award shortlisted Josh Lacey and World Illustration Award shortlisted Momoko Abe bring warmth and humour in perfect measure to this story, perfect for any child who's desperate for a pet!

Please Note:

  • This activity box is not suitable for children under 36 months and contains small parts that may be choking hazards. Children must be supervised.

  • Please note the beads you receive may vary slightly from the image shown.

  • Please note you may receive different coloured pipe cleaners than the image shown.

  • The playdough contains flour, salt, coconut oil, cream of tartar, food colouring and glycerine.

  • Our playdough is handmade using food-grade, toxic-free ingredients. All our playdough is independently tested by a lab to UKCA EN17-3 to ensure that no chemicals come into contact with your child’s skin.

  • Whilst we work hard to produce consistent colours in our playdough, there could be slight colour variations due to the dyes used and colours may vary slightly between batches.  

  • The playdough will be sent in a tin.

  • Although we have taken every precaution possible, we cannot guarantee that there are no traces of nuts or other allergens in our products. Our boxes are made in an environment in which nuts and other allergens are used.