Christmas is just around the corner and subscription boxes are a fantastic gift idea, not also for adults but also for children and teens. They’re super easy to buy online, make the recipient feel special whenever they receive their parcel and best of all, they require no effort at all. To save you even more time, we’ve collected the best subscription boxes for kids below.
10 Subscription boxes for kids – the gift that keeps giving
My Geek Box Kids
The subscription box for kids who: are little geeks in training
Aimed at age: 5-11
Price: from £19.99
What’s in it: fun and educational products featuring goodies from your kid’s favourite franchises, e.g. unique toys, books and franchised merchandise
How often do you receive it: monthly
Toucan Box
The subscription box for kids who: love crafts and creativity
Aimed at age: 3-8
Price: from £3.95 for smallest size to £16.95 for biggest size
What’s in it: creative projects and activities that challenge kids’ problem-solving skills and aid their creative development
How often do you receive it: fortnightly, monthly or one-off boxes
Culture Chest
The subscription box for kids who: like to celebrate the things that make us all unique
Aimed at age: 3-8
Price: from $25, ca. £19.90
What’s in it: two to three books and activities that look at music, food as well as family traditions in different cultures and teach diversity and tolerance
How often do you receive it: monthly
BAEBOX
The subscription box for kids who: need a little confidence boost and positivity in their life
Aimed at age: 8-12, there is a teen box available also
Price: from £13
What’s in it: a minimum of 4 carefully selected lifestyle and stationery products, school supplies, fashion accessories, indoor and outdoor games, toiletries and confectionery
How often do you receive it: monthly or special one-off boxes
Little Passports – World Edition
The subscription box for kids who: like to travel and discover the world around them
Aimed at age: 6-10
Price: from £10
What’s in it: After the starter kit of the first month (suitcase, passport, world map, sticker, activity sheet etc as pictures above), kids receive fun souvenirs, activity sheets, photos, letters from the characters guiding through the activities as well as access to an online Boarding Zone with educational games.
How often do you receive it: monthly
Brick Loot
The subscription box for kids who: can’t get enough of LEGO
Aimed at age: 6+
Price: from $24.95, ca. £19.90
What’s in it: 4-8 new, cool and outrageous LEGO and brick related items that you will not find at your local toy store sourced by true LEGO addicts
How often do you receive it: monthly
The Willoughby Book Club
The subscription box for kids who: always have their nose in a book
Aimed at age: 4-12, different age groups available
Price: £29.99 (for 3 months)
What’s in it: a hand-selected and gift-wrapped book every month as well as a personal message in their first book. When ordering the subscription box, you can list the recipient’s interests
How often do you receive it: monthly
MEL Chemistry
The subscription box for kids who: are interested in science and love experimenting
Aimed at age: 12+
Price: $49.90, ca £39.90
What’s in it: After receiving a starter kit with all the gear your kids will need for their experiments, they will be sent fortnightly experiment sets including reagents, additional equipment, detailed step-by-step instructions as well as links to video instructions.
How often do you receive it: fortnightly
Mini Bakers Club
The subscription box for kids who: love the Great British Bake Off as much as their parents
Aimed at age: 3+
Price: from £8.99
What’s in it: a BKD Baking Mix for a fun and exciting activity as well as a baking guide, full of exciting and educational baking themed craft projects, step by step instructions, baking items, stickers, a cupcake box or cellophane bags for biscuits, mini colouring pencils
How often do you receive it: monthly
Young Honey Tree
The subscription box for kids who: are #stationeryaddicts in the making
Aimed at age: 6-12
Price: from £10.50
What’s in it: at least 7 fun, beautifully designed exclusive items with a retail value of no less than £30. Examples are greeting cards, postcards, notecards, gift tags and loads of stickers to use and share
How often do you receive it: monthly
Have you bought a subscription box for kids before or do you think they’re something solely for adults? Let me know your favourites in the comments below!
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Dean of Little Steps says
December 1, 2016 at 9:21 amThis will make an amazing Christmas present, especially since they’ll be receiving presents year-round!
Rebecca | AAUBlog says
December 1, 2016 at 2:21 pmthis is a great idea for a gift. My two love seeing if any post is for them, so it would be fun to get something through the door each week or month
Vikki Holness says
December 1, 2016 at 6:36 pmWe’re subscribed to the Toucan Box and absolutely love it! Such great value for money and the craft activities are so much fun! xx
Lyndsey O'Halloran says
December 1, 2016 at 10:55 pmThere’s really a box for everyone here! I love the Little Passports box
Ana De- Jesus says
December 2, 2016 at 12:25 amWhat a great subscription box this looks amazing and I know so many kids would love it.Especially the Mini Baker’s club!
clairejustine says
December 2, 2016 at 9:39 amThese look like great subscription boxes, it will keep the kids busy for hours. They look good fun 🙂
Rhian Westbury says
December 2, 2016 at 10:09 amI didn’t realise there was as much choice in subscription boxes for kids as there is! I love the my geek box, I had an adult version of this for a while x
Lauren Belle du Brighton says
December 2, 2016 at 10:10 amSome amazing ideas here, good for when you dont know what to ask grandparents for, this sort of thing is a great idea!
Emma @sophieellaandme says
December 2, 2016 at 1:49 pmThere are some fab ideas here and something for everyone! We’ve tried the Toucan box and thought it was great! x
Fashion and Style Police says
December 2, 2016 at 2:25 pmI like this subscription boxes. My nephew would love them.
Ickle Pickle says
December 2, 2016 at 9:02 pmThese are such a great idea. I love the Geek one – the contents look amazing. I didn’t know there were so many. Kaz x
Elizabeth says
December 3, 2016 at 12:25 pmThese are all such fantastic subscription boxes, but the one I think my children would love the most is the Lego one. Awesome idea!
The London Mum says
December 3, 2016 at 6:13 pmThe Toucan box and the mini bakers box are right up my sons street! They’d make perfect gifts!
Emma says
December 3, 2016 at 7:40 pmA subscription box is a great gift idea. I love the little passports one.
Evelina says
December 5, 2016 at 1:04 pmWhat a fantastic gift idea!
Stephanie says
December 5, 2016 at 8:22 pmSome great ideas here, they make a great gift as the present doesn’t just stop at Christmas.
Becky says
December 12, 2016 at 6:12 amOh so me great options here carolin!
Clare says
March 27, 2017 at 5:17 pmFred’s Box is a new children’s subscription box sending minifigures direct to your door either monthly or as a one off. Please pop over and check us out at http://fredsbox.co.uk