DIY Little Passports: Brazil

It’s almost time for Carnival, a fun festival filled with color and excitement! Our world explorer is ready to learn about the rainforest and more with her package for her latest destination in our series this year—Brazil! Check it out.

Our Explorer came home from school to find her package at the front door. She was such a sport to wait until Daddy came home so she could open it with all of us there. Daddy teased her saying, “What is this?? It’s like a present every month, the gift that never ends!” She laughed so hard at his jokes.

In This Package

• DIY Rainforest Mini Terrarium Activity, including illustrated instructions, pistachio shells, plastic rainforest animals, and carbon
• “The Umbrella” rainforest Book by Jan Brett
• Paper Plate Toucan Craft
• Carnival Mask Craft with feathers
• Letter and stamps

The Letter

Things mentioned in the letter:

• ​Amazon Rainforest
• Carnival
• Rio de Janeiro
• Slavery/Colonialization
• Christ the Redeemer World Landmark
• Soccer

Additional Resources

I wanted to focus on the rainforest for this destination. It seemed like the most kid-friendly part since I actually cried a lot while researching Brazil. I know it sounds silly, but there were very cruel stories of slavery, colonialism, and religious overtones in the history, a depressingly wide economic gap separating the people and creating a system of corruption, poverty, drugs, and violence. So, the rainforest it was!!

Cost Breakdown

• Real Stamps: Included in initial cost
• Activated Charcoal Carbon: $3.65
• Safari Rainforest Animal Toob: $11.99
• Pistachio shells: I saved these for free 🙂
• Crafts: FREE except $1.95 feathers
• The Umbrella Book: Already had this on hand last year for like $1?

Total Cost: $18.59

We’ll be reading, watching, and updating this with our Rainforest Terrarium once we get some plants and pebbles for it! Check out all the other places we’ve explored in this DIY Little Passports project here!