Best Subscription Boxes for Moms

Just about every parent needs a regular self-care routine. With TheraBox, you get some TLC delivered to you once a month, eliminating the stress of running all over looking for ways to “relax” instead of just, you know, relaxing. 

TheraBox sends seven to eight wellness products in each shipment—think beauty products, candles, essential oils, teas and coffees, and small plants—along with a brain-boosting activity or prompt meant to help you practice self-care. The goal is not only to lift your mood but teach you how to live more intentionally in the future. 

For about $35 per month, you can get a variety of calming, cheering, and motivating products designed to make it easy to improve your mental health. There are also three-, six-, and 12-month plans available, and the boxes can be gifted or purchased individually.

We’ll be honest: There are a lot of beauty-focused subscription boxes out there. But we chose IPSY because, in spite of its wallet-friendly price tag of roughly $13 per month, it doesn’t skimp on any goodies. And finding a great deal on self-care is crucial when you’re buying diapers, kids' clothes, and toys. The baseline subscription, aka the Glam Bag, includes five deluxe-size beauty product samples for you to experiment with and is valued at over $50.

What’s more, IPSY customizes the products it sends out just for you: Before you subscribe, you'll take a Beauty Quiz, which records your skin tone, hair and eye color, and overall product preferences.

Plus, you get to specifically choose one of the five products you receive out of a monthly selection. Whatever kind of beauty junkie you are—natural "mom next door" or stylish trendsetter—you’ll get beauty products tailored to you.

IPSY has three subscription tiers: the basic Glam Bag, the Glam Bag Plus (about $28 per month), and a member-only quarterly option for roughly $58. There are monthly and annual plans available, plus an online shop for stocking up on individual items or mystery bags (for the adventurous parents out there).

If you don’t fit neatly into any of the typical mom categories like “beauty-loving mom,” “bookworm mom,” or “sporty mom,” there’s still a box for you: It’s called Boxy Momma, and its creators know what all moms need to get through the daily grind with a little less stress and a lot more joy.

A monthly Boxy Momma shipment will include five to seven items covering a range of mom necessities: self-care and beauty products, household tips and tricks, cute gear and garb, funny decor, mugs and water bottles, and yummy treats. A sense of humor is recommended for this box since some of the products are sassy, spunky, and meme-worthy. 

Boxy Momma is also a super customizable subscription box—plans are offered monthly and at the three-, six-, and 12-month marks, starting at about $45 for the standard Momma Box. There is also a T-shirt-only box for roughly $20 and a mega box (which includes the standard box goodies and a T-shirt) for about $55.

Boxes can be given as gifts and clothing can be exchanged as long as Boxy Momma has your correct size in stock.

When your baby is born, everyone falls all over themselves bringing gifts for the new bundle of joy. But what about the mom who just gave birth to a whole human being? If you’re wondering where all your goodies are, consider the Cater to Mom box. Not only will you get a shipment of postpartum care items delivered to you every month, but you will also be able to customize those items to your unique postpartum needs.

Cater to Mom box subscribers choose what kind of delivery they’re recovering from, vaginal or cesarean, and also how they’re feeding their baby (i.e. breastfeeding or bottle-feeding). With this info, Cater to Mom is able to send you products aimed at making your life a little easier.

Beyond the initial postpartum recovery box, which contains eight to 10 items, you can count on receiving six to eight products in a standard box—think lotions and bath products, calming teas, journals and affirmation cards, lactation or feeding products, and parenting books.

Boxes are about $44 and available in three-, six-, nine-, and 12-month intervals. You can give a single box as a gift, and the first box is always a choice between the postpartum recovery box or whatever the box of the month is when you sign up.

For the health-conscious mom, there are dozens of ways to feed your fitness habit with a subscription box. There are yoga apparel boxes, diet snack boxes, supplement boxes, and boxes aimed at fans of specific activities (like running and cycling). But what about if you like all of these things? Is there a box for you?

Yes, and it’s called the Barbella Box. This is one of the few options we found that ships out more than one type of product to subscribers: In every box, you’ll get a selection of four to seven items, including apparel and gear, healthy snacks (think keto granola and cold brew coffee made with oat milk), and fitness accessories like totes, reusable straws, on-the-go drink containers, and athlete-friendly skin care products.

There are monthly, quarterly, and annual plans available, starting at about $55 per month (with gifting options available). You’ll need to enter a bunch of sizing info, like your typical clothing, shoe, and bra sizes, so Barbella Box can send you fitness apparel that fits. Exchanges can be made on a case-by-case basis depending on availability.

More and more subscription boxes are redesigning their product selections to be eco-friendly, organic, cruelty-free, and ethically sourced—so it’s not hard to find a box that reduces your carbon footprint and makes you feel good about your purchase. But if you want your subscription box to actually give back to people in need, that’s a tougher find.

That’s where Anchor of Hope comes in: Rather than simply sending you socially conscious products, Anchor of Hope sends out artisan goods handmade by female refugees, survivors of human trafficking, and women in other vulnerable populations. So this subscription is great for moms who want to support other women. 

These gifts include jewelry, art, ceramics, home goods, and accessories, along with notes about the women who crafted them. Anchor of Hope hires women to make these products, which not only provides them with income but allows them to share their talents far and wide.

Each Anchor of Hope box contains three products for about $36. There are prepaid plans available for three-, six-, and 12-month levels. You can also contact Anchor of Hope directly if you would like to place a custom or bulk order to further support its artisans.

For the parent who loves everything about a good book, especially at the end of the day when the kids are finally in bed, Authentic Books takes the concept of bookworms to another level. 

Not just a book of the month club, Authentic Books is a book experience of the month club, offering more than your run-of-the-mill novel and discussion questions. In each box, you get a hardcover new release, an artisan candle, a self-care item, and a custom music playlist, all designed to fully immerse all of your senses in the world of that month’s book. (You also get discussion questions and a bookmark, but those just feel like extras.) 

Plans start at about $42 per month, but there are a few ways to expand your subscription to get even more goodies. The full experience also sends you your choice of themed tea or cocktail and the premium plan includes artisan chocolate as well. Gift boxes, including shipping, are available. What’s more, all of the products are purchased from American shops, and 5% of the profits from each box go to a social cause or nonprofit, which changes every three months.

Whether you truly love being outside getting your hands dirty with your kids and teaching them gardening skills, or just want some time to yourself, My Garden Box makes it easy for you to put down some literal roots right in your own backyard. Designed to be a no-stress way to garden, this subscription is adaptable to gardeners of all skill levels (advanced or black thumb). 

In every box, you’ll get live plants, containers and planters, soil and potting mediums, accessories, instructions, and garden care tips. We love that the boxes are customized for the seasons, so you don’t have to worry about getting warm weather plants in December if you live in the Northeast.

My Garden Box chooses houseplants and shade-tolerant plants in the cooler seasons and outdoor-friendly, sun-loving plants in the warmer months. (Even so, all of My Garden Box's plants can be kept indoors, if backyard space is an issue.)

Month-to-month, My Garden Box costs about $50 per box plus shipping (this includes gift shipments as well). There are also three-, six-, and 12-month prepaid plans. And if outdoor gardening isn’t quite your thing, you can opt for one of the company's other affiliated subscription boxes focused on houseplants or succulents.

You have more than enough on your plate during pregnancy, what with all the prenatal appointments, nursery prep, registry shopping, and wrapping your head around the fact that you’re growing a human being. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone sent you a monthly box of wellness goodies made to pamper you at exactly the stage of pregnancy you’re in?

Bump Boxes are just for moms-to-be. There are a few pregnancy-related subscriptions out there, but we like this one because it truly is just for mom (not mom and baby).

After filling out a quick questionnaire to share your due date and some other preferences, you get a stash of five goodies valued at over $60 curated to help you through each month of pregnancy. This means morning sickness remedies, ultrasound photo frames, foot soaks, body butters, calming teas, and healthy treats. 

It’s worth mentioning that all of the products shipped out in Bump Boxes have been tested for safety and screened for potentially dangerous ingredients or unnecessary chemicals so they're safe to use during pregnancy.

A month-to-month subscription is about $40 per month, but you’ll save big by committing for longer. A nine-month subscription, designed to carry you through birth, is about $35 per month and includes some additional perks, like free gifts, discounted boxes, and coupon codes.