If my 2 year old could rate this box, he’s give it a million thumbs up. It’s basically everything he loves packaged neatly into one adorable box (including the crinkly packing paper)- cars, maracas, and a dinosaur book! We’re all very pleased with the contents this month. He couldn’t wait for me to take photos to get into the box with the yellow taxi cab and I had to hunt them down this morning for their proper photo ops.
Another small excitement was that box boxes arrived at the same time this month so both kiddos got fun, new stuff to play with. Mostly, this means my oldest won’t steal tiny man’s toys, claim them as his own, and then get upset when he has to share them with baby brother. This month he’s far too distracted with his new favorite wooden cars.
I rate this box a 9/10. The only thing lacking is the fact that I would love a Janod coupon for their store. The only coupon code included in this box is for Chronicle Books.
The contents included two Story City Sets by Janod, two maracitos by Hohner Kids, and a dinosaur board book by Chronicle Books.
First of all, my son is *way* into cars. Big, small, metal, wooden, big wheels, small wheels, even trucks - he doesn’t discriminate. If it has wheels and he can drive it around the house, he’s content. So this box is perfect! The first set is the Taxi Story City Set, and of the two cars included in the box this one is his favorite. He doesn’t care much for the man on the bike because the wheels on his moped don’t move, but he’s sure to carry around his yellow taxi all day and into the evening before nicely tucking it into his bed to go night-night.
The second set is the Police Story City Set. Again, he’s not very into the police man himself, so the police man is effectively left without any transportation. He also ensures the blue car is tucked in safely for bed at night, next to the yellow taxi (and his favorite airplane, boat, and truck…). I actually think these toys are some of his most favorite CL contents ever. And *I* like them because they’re wooden, don’t make noise, and are just generally simple toys that promote imaginative play. Oh, and?! They fit into standard train tracks!! It took my tot all of 5 seconds to figure this out and it was quite the exciting moment for us all. 
As anyone with kids will tell you, they like to make noise. One way to do this is by pulling out all of the baking sheets from under the stove and banging them against the tile floor. A better way to do this is through instruments. We already own several maracas of different quality, size, and color so this item wasn’t the most exciting content in the box, but I’m still happy about it because it’s something both my two year old and three month old appreciate. And they’re a nice size, they’re not too big for tiny baby hands to grasp, and not to small for my toddler to a) eat or b) lose interest in. They still make some decent noise, and really, what else matters in the eyes of a two year old boy? Admittedly, he has not played with these since I helped him remove his precious cars from their boxes, but I’ll add them to our music box nonetheless. 
Anddd the dinosaur board book. Dinosaurs are great. Mr. Man loves PBS’s Dinosaur Train, so anything dinosaur related is usually a win. This book incorporates dinosaurs AND shapes, so not only do we get to ROAR every time we turn a page, my son gets to point out different shapes (and colors). It’s become a bed time favorite (and thank goodness for that, because sometimes reading the same 3 books every. single. night. can be, well, tiring).
