tailored for kids

back in the day, before i started working from home i was a pretty regular subscriber to stitch fix.  my daughter loved it when the boxes would arrive and we would unpack together.  so as a tween when she hit that phase where she didn't like anything i picked out for her i started searching for a subscription service just for her.  we found kidpik and started subscribing.  the first box was a total hit - she loved everything.  however, as time passed the next few boxes were hit an miss and she really only ended up keeping 1 or maybe 2 things, until finally in the last two boxes she kept nothing.  during this time my son would get jealous of my daughters boxes, and he was developing a unique style of his own, he wanted boxes of his own.  i did find a service that did cater to boys wear but was hesitant to take the plunge a second time.  last week when my daughter's last box arrived, she unpacked in front of us and the look of pure confusion washed over her face all the while my son was saying "mom when are you going to order a box for me???"  we had a conversation right then and there ... "what would you guys think if i created boxes for you?"  there was a unanimous "YES".  ugh ... i was part excited and part saying to myself "seriously, you think you have time for this?" but I shook off those feeling and started to work the next day.  since it's january i knew the spring fashion should be online or coming on line soon.  i started looking at all of my kids favorite place.  i also did some calcs of how many pieces i should include in each box (I'll share that in another post).   my goal is to include 6 pieces + one bonus or fun piece/toy.  that was an extra little surprise my girl loved in every box.  okay so without further adieu ... here's what i put together for my boy: 

all of the items i purchased are from old navy, crazy 8 and/or amazon.  as you can see i spent under $100.  i'm honestly not sure what my "budget" should be ... so i'll figure that out as i go.  i also thought ... man i should have included some cute easter clothes in this one but i didn't so lesson learned there as well.  i'm excited to get everything and put it all together and most of all see their reaction.  hahahaha 💛