October’s Explorer Box:

Mission to Mars

Product image of Mission to Mars - kid's picture book in the middle, surrounded by gold stars, straws, mars red sand, oil pastels

Welcome to October’s Box!

October’s book and activity box is packed with fun activities for your child to not only explore Space but their dreams and aspirations as well.

This box is based on the fun and inspiring picture book ‘Bee’s Mission to Mars’ written by Jonathan Horden and illustrated by Adam Walker-Parker.

Together with the book, this box teaches children that with hard work, ambition and courage they can achieve great things.

Includes a signed copy of the book!

This box will be posted from Monday 3rd October.

Subscribe today from £21 to receive this box.

boy creating a space picture based around the book Bee's Mission to Mars

Included in this box:

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

  • Build your own Mission to Mars diorama

  • A STEM space rocket activity

  • Create your own aspiration space mobile

  • Become the book’s illustrator

  • Plus many more activities from our activities section!

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

You will receive:

  • A signed copy of the book

  • Activity cards

  • Words of the month poster

  • Oil pastels

  • Red sand

  • Dowel rods

  • Bee and Toddler Alien paper puppets

  • Paper rocket ship

  • Red and green straws

  • Washi tape

  • Lolly sticks

  • Gold and silver stars

  • Black card

  • String

  • Twine

‘Bee’s Mission to Mars’ written by Jonathan Horden is a beautiful diverse picture book that will encourage little adventurers to follow their dreams. It’s bedtime - but like so many children Bee isn’t ready to go to sleep. She’s far too busy planning her important mission to Mars! So she jumps into her spacesuit and climbs aboard her rocket ship ready for lift-off. Will her determination take her where she wants to go?

Together with this beautiful picture book, this box will teach your children that with hard work, determination and self-belief they can achieve their dreams.

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.

  • 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.