LovEvery Baby Box #2 review: The charmer

I feel like baby is ready to start engaging and playing with some toys now! 

Here's what box #2 contains: 

• ​A mirror card 
• Soft book
• Black and white cards
• Crinkle bag
• Rubber Teether
• Beaded teether
• Wooden rattle
• Framed Mirror
• Rolling Bell
• Hand to hand disks
• Talking topics books

Each Box is $80, which lasts 2 months.
If you pay upfront for the boxes, it is $72/box.

Cons

• I don't love the hard rattle. I appreciate the quality and that it's nontoxic, but my baby just wants it in his mouth and he smacked himself in the head with it trying to do so. Next time, soft rattle!
• I don't get the mirror/ black and white photo. I'm having a hard time standing it up when my play mat is in the middle of the room. 
• Hand to hand disks are basically a teething toy in my opinion. May not be the case for everyone though!
• Talking topics books for me at least. I feel like this is obvious, but maybe it's not for everyone so this may give some people ideas. But really I feel like they just put random things because really you can talk to baby about anything!

Pros

• The Guide is always fantastic and has suggestions beyond the items given
• The softbook! This is my baby's favorite softbook and he is obsessed with the ribbons in it!
• Natural rubber teether is great! Easy for baby to hold and he enjoys chewing on it. 
• Silicone beaded teether is colorful and has contrasting textures, good for generalized mouthing, and baby enjoys holding and biting!
• Crinkle bag is a win! Baby loves this toy! And luckily it's organic because it's always in his mouth!

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My Swapouts

• Wooden Rattle/Wood bell toy
• Mirror/Black and White Photo

• Soft rattle from Estella
• Stand up Tri-Fold Mirror

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My Additions

1. More books of course! This month we are reading a lot of short board books like...

• Brown bear brown bear and similar books. I like these ones specifically because they are short, repetitive, and also interactive for when baby gets a little older. 
  • Polar Bear Polar Bear
  • Panda Bear Panda Bear  
• Eric Carle Books
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar 
  • Firefly Light Up the Sky
• That's Not my...
  • Puppy
  • Dinosaur

2. Sophie the giraffe generalized mouthing toy 
3. Wonder Wheel activity center (even though it's plastic, it's suctioned to the table so baby doesn't really get it in their mouth )
3. The secure -a-toy straps because baby keeps throwing everything on the floor 

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final thoughts: So was it worth the $$$?!

Overall, I was a little disappointed with this box. I guess you can say I wasn't 'charmed' with its contents. If you're buying separate boxes, I might skip this one. I'm looking forward to the next box though! Hopefully there's a few more things we can use in there! 

So was it worth the $$$? Not really. The things I liked can be bought separately.

• organic soft rattle $18
• mirror $10
• rubber mouthing toy $16
• softbook w. crinkle $18

TOTAL purchasing on my own
$62
vs. 
Total from LovEvery Box 
$72-80
Difference of :
$10-18

Is there a huge difference in price, not really. When to factor in the guidebook's knowledge and the high quality materials and non-toxic finishes, it could end up being worth it! Overall, I like my swap outs better than what was provided, so I would personally skip this box, but it may be just perfect for you! Hope this helped you make a decision!