10 of the Best Educational Subscription Boxes for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Educational subscription boxes for toddlers and preschoolers provide learning activities, craft projects, and children’s books delivered to your house every month.
Toddlers and preschoolers like to stay busy!
(The biggest understatement of the year.)
But if you’re craft-challenged like me, or are simply looking for more books and activities for your child, the subscription boxes below offer great options.
If you aren’t familiar with subscription boxes, here’s how they work: every month your child will receive a new box full of activities or books that prepare toddlers and preschoolers for school or provide a creative outlet to keep them busy.
Part of the fun for toddlers and preschoolers is simply the anticipation of receiving a box in the mail each month.
The Best Subscription Boxes for Toddlers and Preschoolers
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of subscription boxes available. The boxes below are among the most popular subscription boxes for toddlers and preschoolers children.
Focus: Creative projects for pretend play or games
Age Range: 2-4 years
Price: $18.50+ per month
Koala Crate is the toddler and preschooler’s version of the popular Kiwico monthly subscription boxes. Each Koala Crate includes a project and/or craft that kids can then use for pretend play or as a game. Examples of projects include: creating objects for a pretend camping trip and doctor’s visit, and a fishing game. Each box comes with two to three creative projects. Kiwi Crates also offers Panda Crate for babies 0-24 months old. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Crafts and learning activities
Age Range: 3-6 years
Price: Starting at $32.95 a month
The Preschool Box includes monthly activities for kids ages three to six that focus on learning, creativity, and reading. Each box includes over sixteen activities and a book. Learning objectives include letter and sound recognition, counting and number recognition, sorting shapes and colors, identifying sounds in words, and practice writing. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Crafts and learning activities
Age Range: Ages 2-4 years
Price: Starting at $13 a month
Little Learners Busy Boxes is a subscription box for toddlers that provides three to five pre-made learning activities that can be mixed and matched to create other activities. Each activity is designed to prepare kids for preschool and can be used over again. The Mini Box includes three activities while the Big Box includes five. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month or three-month subscription.
Focus: A craft project for younger kids delivered monthly
Age Range: Ages 3-9 years
Price: Starting $25 a month
We Craft Boxes eliminate the stress and planning of kids crafts. Rather than research and plan a variety of crafts – including purchasing supplies – We Craft does all the work for you. Each We Craft box contains supplies for two to three prepared crafts that tie in with an included story. Instructions for the crafts include photos to make it easy for children to follow. One We Craft box can be shared between two children. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription. Single boxes are also available.
Focus: A book and craft in each box to promote literacy and creativity
Age Range: Ages 3-8 years
Price: Starting at $33.95 a month
KidArtLit offers curated boxes of children’s books and process-based art projects. The entry-level KidLitArt box (called Spark Membership) contains one picture book and one art project along with detailed instructions for that month’s project. The supplies included in KitArtLit boxes are enough for two children to use. KidArtLit describes the hardcover books included in each of its boxes as “boutique-quality titles that you won’t already own”. Besides Spark Membership, KidArtLit also offers a Deluxe Membership which includes two art kits instead of just one, and a Digital Membership which provides a book list and project instructions but no supplies or books. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, three-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Children’s books
Age Range: Ages 3-6 years (but available for other ages too)
Price: Starting at $16.66 a month
Kids Reveal Book Box provides children with three to four books every month. Each box is custom-curated based on your child’s interests. Additionally, for every box delivered, Kids Reveal will donate one book to a child in need. Subscription options include boxes for children ages 0-3 years, 3-6 years, and 6-9 years. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, two-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Introducing children to new books
Age Range: Newborn – 12 years old
Price: Starting at $16.99
My First Reading Club was founded on a passion for improving literacy. Each month, recipients receive three to four age-appropriate hardcover books (board books for infants and toddlers), plus an additional activity book and a gift for mom. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, two-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Introducing children to new books
Age Range: Newborn to 6 years old
Price: Starting at $14.99
Each month The Story Box delivers two children’s books and a parent guide to help facilitate your child’s communication and pre-literacy skills. Parents can choose from three box: a Board Books Box (2 books), a Picture Book Box (2 books), and a Family Box (a board book and a picture book). Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, three-month or six-month subscription.
Focus: Craft activities
Age Range: Ages 3-5
Price: Starting at $36.99 a month
Tinkering Toddler Crates is a subscription box for toddlers that provides three activities each month, as well as with all the supplies necessary to complete the activities. Recent themes include: growing a garden, glittery gold, and my body. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, two-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.
Focus: Craft activities
Age Range: Ages 1-5 (but may contain choking hazards for kids under 3)
Price: Starting at $20.91 a month
The Create Kit provides ready-made crafts for toddlers and preschoolers, created by an artist and mother. Recent boxes include: a caterpillar box, a hearts and crowns box, and a barnyard animals box. In addition to crafts, boxes also include a themed playlist, recipe ideas, and communication and literacy tips. Subscribers have the option of a month-to-month, two-month, three-month, six-month or twelve-month subscription.