Best Activity Subscription Boxes for Kids

*AD – some items in this post were previously gifted. All opinions, as always, are our own.

When it comes to keeping kids busy, there are so many things you can decide to do. We often spend a lot of time out on adventures or playing with some of our educational toys, however, subscription boxes do end up quite fun. There are tons to choose from, and often finding a good subscription box can provide a really lovely, new activity for your children to do each and every month! We have experimented with loads of different boxes, and will be sharing the best activity subscription boxes for kids that we have found.

Craft with Nature with the Mud & Bloom Subscription Box

The Mud & Bloom Subscription Box is a monthly nature-themed box. This box, we found, is best to do in the spring time and in the summer, where you can end up with loads of seeds to plant, activities to take outside, and ways to connect with the nature around you. Mud & Bloom send a few different activities in each box, along with seeds to plant, but do require some simple household items to fulfil many of the activities and crafts. Things like jam jars or egg cartons and items that can be foraged like sticks or flowers. The rest is provided, along with some beautiful cards to easily explain the instructions to you. They do have good winter activities, that involve the cold and even making gifts for others, but in the spring and summer is when we really connect with nature! The variety of activities in this box – including a little nature news to tell you about the world, is really good, which is a big plus with this subscription. It’s a good box for all ages.

Order your box from Mud & Bloom’s website.

Get interested in Nature with Willow & Wild

Willow & Wild is another nature subscription box, quite similar to Mud & Bloom, though it does feel like it has slightly less activities. The focus is all around getting out and about in nature, and creating little crafts and planting seeds to help connect. It’s a great box for all ages, and does come with quite a few activities, nature spotting, and items to do various crafts or activities – though some crafts do require things like egg cartons and foraged items like flower pedals and sticks. It’s a great little kit to get your kids more interested in nature and understanding the world around them.

Order your Willow & Wild Boxes on their website.

Learn about History with the Mysteries in Time Subscription Box

The Mysteries in Time subscription box is for those who have an interest in history. Each of these boxes are themed around a time period or place, which give a vast amount of knowledge over the course of a year (or more). The bumper box has a few extra items in it, but either box has a lot to learn from. Inside, within the theme, there is a book, map, stickers, bookmark, timeline, and a themed gift. The activities in this box range from coloring in various areas to decoding puzzles and making little crafts. It’s a very engaging box, aimed at 7 to 11 year olds.

Head over to the Mysteries in Time website to order your box.

Experiment with Science with the MEL Science Subscription Box

There are a variety of different types of MEL Science Subscription boxes, for a variety of age ranges. We spent some time trying out their Physics range, which is aimed at tweens. Each of these subscription boxes have a specific theme to the box – a main project that is done, that has something to do with science. Most of these projects can be done completely without any help, following some small instructions. Kai has had a really fun time doing these experiments and projects – and he has been able to build confidence in building these on his own. There is also an app for further learning, and the projects themselves are really engaging.

Order your box from the MEL Science Website.

Build Machines with the KiwiCo Crate Subscription Box

Much like MEL Science, KiwiCo Crate Subscription Boxes have a variety of different age ranges to choose from, tailoring the projects to the children who are going to be taking part. Kai spent some time with the Tinker Crate, which has one main project, most of the time created directly in the box. These boxes don’t follow a subscription model where you get a new box each month, but instead of getting the same as everyone else, you get a random one that you have not had before. You can also purchase any of the projects individually, if you’d like. These projects have a variety of science and craft feel to them, and they also come with a little zine, which has lots of information on science in general, for kids to explore.

Order your KiwiCo Crates from their website.

Try out Science Experiments Letterbox Lab

Another science kit, Letterbox Lab is a sequential box, where everyone has the same first box, and continues down the route. The first box in this series has a bunch of tools to use in boxes later on, and each of the boxes has a theme and a main base experiment, as well as some smaller experiments to take part in. Having a variety of experiments, all around one theme, is a pretty interesting take on a science subscription box and sets it apart from the others on the list, though we did not keep this subscription for long, due to the quality of the materials in the box, which sometimes arrived broken. The experiments could still be done, with some shopping at your local shop, but we ended up merging onto the above kits instead.

Order your Letterbox Lab subscription on their website.

Get Excited about Reading with The Bear Can Read Subscription Box

The Bear Can Read is another learning subscription box that has lots of options for different age groups. Robin got this subscription box when she started schooling, as a support to hear learning. Each month, you are sent a bunch of flash cards, books that are age appropriate and showcase the various sounds that are being learned, and a bunch of work sheets, as well as little prizes, stickers, and a reading chat. All of the activities follows what children are currently learning in school, which is a huge plus, and this box got Robin very excited about reading, handwriting, and wanting to learn.

Order your The Bear Can Read subscription box on their website.

Get Cooking with Nutritional Ninjas

If you are looking for a subscription box that gets little ones in the kitchen, while filling them up on healthy foods that they can enjoy, the Nutritional Ninja’s subscription box is one worth checking out! This box comes with a recipe and all of the dry ingredients you will need, normally for something to bake, as well as a recipe for a dinner that could go with it! We quite enjoyed the fact that there is so many extras and bonuses with this baking box, and the instructions were easy enough for young ones to follow without much help, building their kitchen confidence.

Order yours from their website.

We have tried a lot of subscription boxes for kids, especially with the variety of interests and ages in our household. These are the ones we found to be very much worth it. There are a large variety of different subscription boxes out there, so hopefully this list helps you find the best one for your child.