Citrus Lane Review (and a coupon code)

I found a code online for $10 off of my first Citrus Lane box. I've read a lot of reviews about the different subscriptions that little kids could get and this one won my interest. The coupon was a big plus. I missed the deadline for the September box ( you have to order by the 5 of each month in order to get that month's box ) so I planned on getting Hiccup's first little box in October.

I was so excited for it to come in the mail. It felt like it took forever. Later I found out that they are delivered between the 15-22 of each month so that would have been nice to know.

Normally a one month subscription is $25 but with my coupon I only had to pay $15 which included shipping. You enter your child's birth date and gender to help personalize the type of box they will receive. In our case the box was personalized for a 15 month little boy.

The box arrived yesterday and I couldn't wait to dig in to it, with Hiccup's help of course seeing as I ordered it for him :0)

I was super impressed with the packaging. Everything looked nice and the box was a good size to reuse for gift wrapping. My reaction was a little lackluster with the contents upon first inspection. None of these were items I would have personally picked out or paid for. It had a bath time theme to it which I was excited about since Hiccup loves tub time but for some reason I was expecting something a little more grand.

Water Bugs from Boon: bathtoys that retail for $10 at booninc.com
Playful Wash from Episencial: gentle baby wash and shampoo that retails for $9 at episencial.com

I really enjoy Boon products. I think they are made well and are pleasing to look at for both parents and babies. Hiccup enjoyed playing with the little bugs and putting them in the net while I opened the rest of the box. He loved playing with it in the tub. He was entertained for a good five minutes doing nothing but scooping up the bugs and then dumping them out, over and over. The one problem we did have is when he tried to chew on the net, it got caught on his little teeth. I know that is not the recommended use but let's face it, kids chew on everything.

We haven't tried the body wash yet, Hiccup is recovering from a two-week-long diaper rash so we're sticking to baking soda and essential oils for tub time right now. It has tangerine oil in it so it smells nice and fresh and I'm looking forward to giving it a try. Right now we are strictly a Johnson & Johnson bath time product family but I'm open to different options.

Triangle Castanet from Green Tones made from rubber wood at gogreentones.com

Hiccup loves anything musical. This toy is recommended for 24 months and up but he loved it. He has a little drum set and piano that he loves to play with so this will fit right in with his musical collection. So far the noise it makes isn't too awfully annoying which is a plus :0)

Babybug magazine from Cricket Magazine at cricketmag.com with a 3 month digital subscription

I thought this was an odd addition to the box. We didn't have time to look through it last night so maybe I will change my mind and end up loving the online subscription. The jury is still out on this. 

With two products alone I got what I paid for with the box. I am really glad that I didn't pay full price and am super thankful that I found the $10 off code. 

I'm kind of at a toss up to whether I will purchase another box. I think I might wait till after the holidays when my budget isn't so strict. Overall I thought Hiccup enjoyed all of his prizes and can see him getting a good use out of each of them. If I find another $10 off code I think I'll definitely give it another try before I can commit to fully recommending it one way or another. 

Speaking of $10 off codes, if you use my personalized code: https://www.citruslane.com/invitedby/Nikkie.Childs.2074222 it will save you $10 off your first box and give me $10 off a future box.