Online Boutique of the Week: Four Peas

With summer in full swing, it’s time for road trips and that means trying to keep the kids entertained in the car for long chunks of time. When you’ve had all you can take of the Wheels on the Bus and Nemo, be the hero when you pull out a cool activity pack from Four Peas.

Parentrepreneur and owner of Four Peas, Casey Basa, is a former teacher and the mother of four girls. The idea for the activity packs came to her because she needed something to keep her children busy when they were out and about.

“When it came to going out with the kids (as we do for something everyday), I found there was a void in the market,” says Casey. “I needed something to keep my children busy while in the car, going out to dinner, or sitting in a doctors’ office for an hour waiting oh-so-patiently for the doctor. So I started buying as many exciting and fun products as I could find before a trip, and I would package them together so that it was always appealing to my children. The activity packs quickly became appealing to other mothers because they eliminated any work or running around trying to find lots of things to keep your child busy.”

The packs come in two varieties: Mini Sports Fan and Girly-Girl. The blue mini sports fan pack comes fully equipt with Melissa and Doug Doodle Tablet, activity pad, silly putty, crayons, make-a-race car sticker sheet, assorted stickers, irridescent sticker sheet, mini porcupine ball, pull back neon race car, sports ball (or race car) notepad, stamper, squishy frog, and magic springs. The Girly-Girl pack has about the same contents, but the race car and sports items are exchanged for things like a make-a-horse sticker sheet, beaded braclet, wiggle eye notepad and linking shapes.

Supplement the packs with items when supplies run low and use the case long after the initial activities are gone. While you’re at Four Peas, be sure to check out their cool backpacks like this toddler size Funky Monkey pack.

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