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What is Pooka Box?
Pooka Box ships every three months to coincide with your child’s development. Each box is filled with books, toys, activities and research-based curriculum designed by our early childhood experts.
Our mission is to intentionally connect play and learning, so that you can provide your child with the strongest possible foundation and maximize her potential for academic success and healthy social-emotional development.
We believe in social responsibility. For every subscription purchased we donate a toy and learning material to a child in the foster system. Play provides the opportunity for rich learning experiences that build critical neural networks in the brain and help develop a child’s understanding of how the world works. Our goal is to provide this opportunity to every child.
How It Works
Sign up and subscribe to Pooka Box
Your first box will ship immediately and a toy and learning material will be donated to a child in the foster system. Shipping is always free in the US. Every box has 2-4 toys, 1-2 books, and 2-3 awesome activities.
We will help you play outside the box
Each box is designed to advance development with easy-to-use research-based curriculum crafted by our early childhood development experts for you to use as you play with purpose.
3 months later your next Pooka Box will arrive
Shipping is always free in the US and you can cancel any time on our website.
Why it's Important
At Pooka Box We:
Build strong attachments between parents/caregiver and their children because then, and only then, are children willing to take risks, experiment, and make mistakes.
Grow imaginative, creative, out-of-the-box thinkers who have a Growth Mindset. Learners who say, “I don’t know how to do that YET, but I can learn through PLAY!”
Cultivate curiosity and encourage children to wonder about their world.
Promote critical areas of early childhood development such as: Communication, Motor Skills, Problem Solving, and Social/Emotional Skills.
Encourage play which research shows reduces stress in both children and adults.
But most importantly, we want you and your child to have fun together.
Our Story
From the moment my son, Theodore, was born I called him Pooka. I am a type A over achieving mom who reads every parenting book and blog, has every app on her phone and is constantly searching for the perfect toys. I was so sick of all of the conflicting information and junk-y toys out there, so I decided to do something about it! I wanted to create a product that had cutting edge information on early childhood development and the very best books, toys and activities to promote early learning, all while supporting parents in their efforts. Thus, Pooka Box was born.
Our early childhood development experts guide and execute our educational mission to provide the very best books, toys, activities and curriculum to promote development and prepare children for kindergarten.
I believe every child deserves access to early education. For every subscription purchased we donate a toy and learning material to a child in the foster system through Foster Source.
Browse our Developmental Boxes
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Hello World!
Ages: 0-3 months Welcome your new little one to the world and create that forever bond with these engaging toys that are sure to elicit lots of smiles, from both you and baby! toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Wake Up Senses!
Ages: 3-6 months Awaken and thrill your infant's senses using toys designed with stimulating sights, sounds, and textures for hours of tummy time fun! toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Ages: 6-9 months Encourage your baby to shake, rattle, and roll through the day. These unique toys provide hours of fun experimenting with sound, while introducing simple cause and effect. toys: 3 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Explore with Me
Ages: 9-12 months Nurture your baby's natural curiosity and appetite for exploration with these fascinating toys. Support their beginning attempts at problem solving and build a growth mindset! toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Get Moving!
Ages: 12-15 months Around and around they go! Watch your toddler cruise around the house, pushing and pulling these favorite toys, as they develop their coordination and gross motor skills. toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Let's Pretend
Ages: 15-18 months Your toddler can visit the doctor's office, go on a picnic, or rock the baby to sleep with these classic toys that will inspire hours of pretend play and imagination-fueled fun! toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Animal Antics
Ages: 18-21 months Introduce your toddler to the wonderful world of animals. These crazy critters will elicit giggles, while strengthening budding language skills and providing opportunities for creative exploration. toys: 3 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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In the Garden
Ages: 21-24 months As your toddler grows, so is everything around them! Excitement is in bloom with these garden themed toys that cultivate fine motor skills and grow your child's brain. toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Colors
Ages: 24-27months Teach color recognition with these engaging toys that will captivate your child's attention and provide endless hours of brain-strengthening play! toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Under the Sea
Ages: 27-30 months Enrich your child's play with toys that provide hours of entertainment, while strengthening hand-eye coordination and building problem solving skills. toys: 4 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Feelings
Ages: 30-33 months Build your child's social-emotional competence with these unique toys that help them recognize and regulate their emotions and also teach turn-taking and sharing. toys: 3 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
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Little Builder
Ages: 33-36 months Inspire innovation and exploration with these ingenious toys. Your child's imagination will flourish through the endless opportunities for creative play. toys: 3 | books: 1 | activities: 3+ Learn more |
Browse our Miniboxes
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Explore with Me! Minibox
Ages: 12-24 months Miniboxes make the perfect introduction to Pooka Box and a fantastic gift. With toys and learning curriculum designed for the second year of life, this box will help your little one make breakthroughs in moving around the world, solving problems and understanding their feelings. toys: 2 | books: 1 | learning curriculum: 1 Learn more |
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Hello World! Minibox
Ages: 0-12 months Miniboxes make the perfect introduction to Pooka Box and a fantastic gift. With toys and learning curriculum designed for the first year of life, this box will help you bond with your little one and help them learn valuable new skills. toys: 3 | learning curriculum: 1 Learn more |