About | Box For Monkeys | kids activities

Created by educators. Tested on monkeys.

We love creating all the Box For Monkeys activities for you and your monkeys.

Box For Monkeys was started by Sarah Donges a crafty mum who wanted to do fun and creative projects with her kids. She is no parenting expert but merely thought that if she wanted to do these fun things, then maybe other parents did too. Sarah is a mum that lacked a quantity of time to spend with her monkeys but certainly wanted to make that time together quality. Every time she got the paints and craft out, the monkeys were well behaved and happy. She thought that maybe there was something in this that other parents would like to experience too!

Each of our boxes is lovingly created by educators and creative parents. Each box has to have a mix of fun, creativity, educational elements and, of course, promote interaction between parents and kids.

You don’t have to be crafty or creative. Our instructions are very easy and all you have to do is want to spend time with your monkeys and help them with some of the activities.

Before we release the boxes, they are reviewed by our Product Testing Monkeys (see these monkeys below) for the final say. They certainly do let us know if it is good or bad! We tweak it as needed and then send it to you and your monkeys.

We are also very proud to be official partners to Vinnies. We also support The Children’s Hospital in Westmead Sydney and donate $1 from every box sold to both of these charities.

Box For Monkeys Testing Team

Jack – a budding chef and a master puzzler, he brings a great deal of passion and expertise to the Box For Monkeys crew. He is never shy to give his opinion (or be photographed!) which is why we love having him on our team. Give him a CREATE or MAKE and he loves it. As he can now READ, the books are one of his favourite items.

Maddison – our fashionista, she loves to be a part of the action. Give her any of the MAKE and CREATE activities and she is right amongst it. She is always smiling and keen to pretty much try anything. Give her a book to READ and she is showing off her skills to the younger monkeys. She has also graduated to the School Holiday Box Testing Team.

Ted – AKA The Bear. He has a soft spot for any CREATE, MAKE or READ. He also loves the BLOG, especially the RECIPES and as long as there is a stool handy to reach when cooking, he is a happy camper! The book to READ is one of his favourite items and he can often be found quietly flipping pages.

Erin – sugar and spice and all things nice! The sweetest addition to our team, she is chief recipe tester for our BLOG. She also loves being creative in the CREATE and MAKE parts of our boxes. She loves flipping through the pages of the READ book too!

Elijah – nicknamed the Minister for Fun, this little monkey can find it anywhere. He can turn any of the Box For Monkeys PLAY activities into an hilarious game and loves to get creative. He has also graduated to the School Holiday Box Testing Team.

Sophia – born to be a designer, she creates gorgeous outfits. She is all over anything creative and loves to get her hands on our CREATE, MAKE, READ and PLAY items. Sophia loves anything to do with art, painting and drawing. She has also graduated to the School Holiday Box Testing Team.

Archie – a creative maestro and at such a young age he colours in and holds his pencil perfectly. Give him any of the CREATE tasks and he is focused and in heaven. He is also an intrepid explorer keen to find new things on the BLOG and creative super talented activities.

Liv – our little princess, she loves anything to do with tiaras, dressing up and even insists on wearing a tutu to bed… As any real Princess should! She also loves showing her creative side with play dough and the CREATE and MAKE items in our boxes.