Best Subscription Boxes for Kids

KiwiCo tops our list thanks to its vast offering of thoughtful, age-appropriate themed plans. From plush toys to rad experiments, kids of all ages will happily set screens aside for these monthly crates.

KiwiCo has consistently been featured in many of our subscription roundups due to its many top-notch subscription options that cater to children of all ages. Every month (bimonthly for baby subscriptions), KiwiCo ships high-quality, fun, engaging, age-appropriate toys and activities to your doorstep. Each themed box is filled with plush toys, exciting activities, and cool experiments kids will love.

Past boxes focused on geography, engineering, art, science experiments, travel, and nature. Choose between the Panda Crate (0-24 months), Koala Crate (ages 2-4), Kiwi Crate (ages 5-8), Atlas Crate (ages 6-11), Yummy Crate, (ages 6-14), Tinker Crate (ages 9-14), Doodle Crate (ages 9-16), Eureka Crate (ages 12+), and Maker Crate (ages 14+).

Crates start at $24 per month with free shipping in the U.S.; international shipping is available as well though it is not free. Discounts are available for three-, six-, or 12-month commitments.

Little Passports' budget-friendly subscription boxes allow you to show your kiddos the world without having to pack your bags.

Let kids explore the world without the hefty price of airfare. A Little Passports subscription is a fun and affordable way to take them on virtual adventures and expose them to global cultures. 

From the Early Explorers plan for kids ages 3 to 5 to plans for older kids, there are options for everyone. Upon sign-up, you receive an introductory package; the monthly boxes that follow include everything from books to experiments and more.

You can choose to pay for one month at a time or sign up for a 6- or 12-month subscription to save. Most packages offer free shipping, and parents say these boxes are a great overall value.

Each Lovevery play kit is dedicated to your baby’s development. The toys are well made, thoughtful, minimalist, and just right for every new stage your baby reaches.

Lovevery’s Play Kit subscription offers open-ended toys that encourage skills fitting for your baby’s age and developmental stage. The toys are based on the Montessori theory of child development, so they foster independence, exploration, and practical life skills.

All toys are made with sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, non-toxic paint, and baby-safe plastics. The subscription includes expert advice and activity ideas to help you facilitate your child’s learning and development. 

Play kits start at infancy and continue to serve children through age 3. For babies up to 12 months old, boxes are delivered every two months for about $80 per box. After that, boxes are delivered every three months for roughly $120 per play kit. There’s no commitment and you can cancel at any time.

Curated by an occupational therapist, these sensory boxes are filled with a wide variety of sensory toys and tools that have been successful in therapy sessions as well as frequently requested by kids and caregivers. A pamphlet helps caregivers understand how each specific item will support growth and development.

Sensory Theraplay was founded specifically for autistic kids. Each subscription box provides activities and sensory toys designed to stimulate multiple senses to reduce anxiety and help kids develop motor skills, self-regulate, and improve focus. Each box includes five to seven occupational therapist-approved sensory toys, including high-quality fidget toys, games, and activities. 

For the parents and caregivers, the monthly package includes a pamphlet that explains how to use each item and how it benefits the child. While children beginning around five years old will love these boxes, Sensory Theraplay also offers subscription plans for teens and adults. Although it's not possible to customize orders, you can buy single boxes without a subscription first to ensure the items fit the child's needs and abilities.

Boxes are delivered monthly and cost $42 plus shipping, while the teen and adult boxes are delivered quarterly for $79 plus shipping. This is definitely on the pricier side, but with five to seven high-quality, well-sourced items included in each box, the cost is well justified.

LEGO lovers will go wild over the Brick Loot subscription, and not just for the fun and specially designed projects. Each monthly delivery also contains LEGO swag like hats, pencil cases, and candy molds.

Brick Loot was created in 2013 by then 9-year-old Parker Krex, who loved LEGO and subscription boxes and wanted to merge the two together. Three cheers for Parker because children (and adults) across the country can now enjoy a new Brick Loot box every month.

Every Brick Loot shipment contains LEGO or LEGO-compatible building kits, some even created by popular LEGO designers. The monthly box also comes with some cool LEGO swag like LED brick lights, hats, candy molds, pencil cases, and mini-figures.

A 12-month subscription costs about $27 per month. If you opt to order month-to-month, you'll pay about $33 per box. Three- and six-month subscriptions are also available. Shipping starts at a rate of $6 per box.

Groovy Lab in a Box delivers some of the coolest STEM projects we've ever seen. Each box taps into a child’s natural ability to solve problems, explore ideas, learn about science, and how things work from an engineering perspective.

Groovy Lab in a Box delivers hands-on STEM activities even parents will enjoy (and maybe even learn from too). Each box comes with the supplies needed to complete the fun activities and super cool experiments. There's also an official lab notebook to record hypotheses and experiment notes.

Both caregivers and children can keep the fun going on the members-only area of the Groovy Lab website. There are more challenges, fun activities, and learning opportunities to keep kids busy in between deliveries.

Groovy Lab offers two subscription plans: the Young Creator Series designed for ages 4 to 7 years old and the STEMist series designed for ages 8 and up.  

Buffalo Games & Puzzles allows the entire family to get in on the fun, thanks to the highly customizable nature of the subscription service.

Buffalo Games has been providing fun and unique puzzles to jigsaw lovers since the late 1980s. Besides offering hundreds of puzzles to choose from, the company caters to both beginners and advanced puzzle people thanks to its highly customizable subscriptions.

There are three different Buffalo Games subscription plans: 300- to 500-piece puzzles, 750- to 1,000-piece puzzles, and 2,000-piece puzzles. We recommend newbies start off with the first option and work their way up from there. It's also important to note as the number of pieces to a puzzle increases, the size of the individual pieces decreases, so take that into consideration when ordering for young children.

Unlike most other subscription services, you have to commit to either a six- or 12-month plan upfront. The least expensive option is six months of 300- to 500-piece puzzles. The 2,000-piece six-month subscription costs about $96. That said, the puzzles end up running between $13 and $16 each, which is not bad considering the quality and cost of similar puzzles when bought off the shelf in a store. Plus, shipping is included.

If you have an outdoors-y kiddo, or are desperate to get your kids to ditch the tech-time madness, look no further than the Think Outside subscription. This monthly box will entice the kids to put down the controller and learn to love nature and all of its mysteries and beauty.

The Think Outside monthly delivery box encourages kids to go outdoors and explore the wonderful world around them. The first delivery comes with a high-quality waterproof backpack to hold the gear that comes in each month's box. The welcome box also contains a poster showing the future monthly themes with a checklist, so little explorers can keep track of all they have learned.

Since every month is focused on a different theme, kids will continue to build on the skills and concepts they have learned and most of all, they will never get bored with nature. Past themes have included stargazing, using navigation tools, shelter-building, and even nutrition.

There are three different subscription plans available starting at about $45 a month. Discounts are available for quarterly, semi-annual, and annual commitments. There is also a Junior Program subscription for kids ages four to seven that starts at about $30 a month.

Literati Kids is best for book lovers because it’s a try before you buy experience—for books! Your little one (with your help) will get a week to decide which books to keep.

Literati Kids is one of the most unique book subscriptions out there. Each month, you’ll receive five handpicked books, tailored to the tastes and goals you've selected in your profile. Take a week to choose which books you want to buy, then send the rest back. If you keep all five, you’ll get a 5% discount. It’s as easy as that.

You can use your account to share reviews of the books you receive, and these will inform future deliveries. The information in your profile will help the company select books to help your child reach educational milestones based on their age, interests, and reading level. 

Literati Kids is suitable for newborns to teens. The boxes ship monthly, but you can customize your schedule within your account.

Eat2explore teaches so much more than fun in the kitchen. Kids will be introduced to foods from different countries each month and complete activities and lessons on the country as well.

Eat2explore goes above and beyond by introducing your family to the cuisine of a different country each month, with activities and lessons on the theme country as well.

Each month, you'll receive three recipes from the country of the month, plus educational activity sheets, a shopping list, and essential mixes of spices, sauces, and/or grains that may be difficult to find at your local grocery store (you'll need to buy the rest of the ingredients yourself). Subscribers also get a kid-friendly cooking tool, collectibles like stickers and flag pins, and country explorer brochures that discuss the nation’s food traditions.

Eat2explore also offers gifts and one-time boxes. Subscriptions are available for month-to-month payment of about $35 per month, a 3-month prepaid subscription of roughly $33 per month, a 6-month subscription of about $3 per month, or a 12-month subscription of approximately $30 per month. Plus, if you refer a friend, you’re eligible for a discount of $10. 

The eat2explore team recommends its products for kids aged 5 and up.

Kids’ Art Box offers unique art projects curated for your child’s age. One of the subscription items focuses on involving mom and dad, so the projects will encourage shared quality time and bonding as well.

Kids’ Art Box offers all the supplies needed for four to five new, unique art projects every month, plus additional activities that vary by subscription. The projects will keep kids busy and creating, without parents having to come up with the ideas or materials for new projects continuously.

The company offers two different subscription boxes: 

• Create Together Art Box: For ages 3 to 7, this box comes with three art projects, one science project, and one visual recipe or origami tutorial each month. It’s meant for kids and parents to work on together.
• My Artist Box: This box is made for kids ages 6 to 18+, and is intended to be done largely independently. The monthly subscription comes with three art activities inspired by the artist of the month and one diorama. 

Each monthly box has a theme. Kids will make crafts like a finger-painted family tree, do activities like nature journaling, and try new recipes such as making and baking “pizza people.”

Boxes cost around $38 per month, with discounts available for longer subscriptions, and shipping is always free.

Pipsticks Kid’s Club is the best sticker collection for kids because of the sheer variety each pack comes with, as well as its child-friendly designs.

The Pipsticks Kid's Club offers kid-friendly stickers that are easy for even little fingers to grasp. The stickers are suitable for ages 3 and up. Sticker themes in each monthly pack are designed to encourage creativity. 

Each sticker pack comes with 15 sheets of stickers, including a collectible giant puffy sticker, scratch n’ sniff stickers, and interactive sticker projects. Your mini sticker lover will also get an activity book, a holographic sticker storage pouch, and a coloring postcard each month.

The subscription costs about $18 per box and arrives monthly. There is also a petite pack for only $11 per box as well as subscription boxes for teens and adults

KidPik is affordable and flexible, and there are no fees for styling, shipping, or returns.

Kidpik is a kids' clothing subscription that helps you keep your child's wardrobe fresh without frequent trips to the mall. Subscribers pay for what they keep and won’t have to pay styling fees, shipping fees, or returns. You can pick the frequency of delivery, which allows a great amount of control. 

You'll begin by taking an online quiz so that the company can send you clothing that suits your child’s style. The subscription carries sizes 12 M through 16 and shoes in sizes 7 toddlers to 6 youth.

Each box includes three coordinated outfits (seven pieces, including shoes) and a pre-paid return envelope.

Users have seven days to try on the clothes and decide what to keep or return. And if you keep the whole box, you’ll receive a 30% discount on the purchase. The entire box averages around $112 once the discount is applied, with each piece costing about $16. However, if you don’t keep the whole box, each piece is an average of $22.