The mail isn’t just for bills and junk mail anymore. Thanks to brilliant educational subscriptions, you can pay a small monthly fee to give your children unique educational gifts on a regular basis.
The following educational subscriptions are recommended by teachers and parents alike, and they win our badge of approval for affordability and value. Try them out to encourage and support your child’s interests, add excitement to learning, and make the mail exciting again!
Little Passports
Little Passports is a brilliant idea that encourages culture and geography awareness. Choose a subscription starting at $12.95 and your child will receive a letter from fictional pen pals Sam and Sofia. These pen pals will share what they learn about new cities and cultures during their travels. Your child will experience everything vicariously and receive a passport, wall map, and souvenirs from that month’s explorations.
Little Passports is best for children ages 3-10, and their subscription options are always growing. They now offer new Science Expeditions and Science Junior boxes as well that reveals the mysteries of the world through science experiments for children 5-8 or 9 and up.
Learning Crates
Learning Crates monthly subscription includes books, experiments, and hands-on activities designed to enrich the learning process for your children (and you!). Unlike homework that creates friction and stress every night, the activities in your monthly Learning Crates delivery will give you and your children a fun shared experience.
Each month’s box costs $29.99, and Learning Crates donates a book to children’s literacy with each order.
BitsBox
If you’re struggling to find a subscription box to engage your older child who is more interested in computers and technology than crafts and games, BitsBox is the perfect solution. This monthly coding project teachers children up to 12 years old how to program apps for real devices! Not only will your child complete projects online, and but they also enjoy the satisfaction of playing with each project they complete.
Subscriptions start at $16.95/month and offer valuable STEM skills that your child can apply in school and future workplaces.
The Spangler Science Club
Steve Spangler, the former TV host of a popular science education program, designed this subscription service to introduce children ages 5-14 to important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts.
The Spangler Science Club starts at $19.99 a month. The basic package includes five STEM experiences each month and requires minimal adult assistance. Each step-by-step instruction cards help your child take charge over the activities. The deluxe package costs $29.99 and includes up to 10 STEM experiences each month. Children and adults should collaborate on these experiences, as they’re more complex than the other packages.
We Craft Box
Need something for your younger, craftier kids? Try a We Craft Box for monthly crafts delivered to your doorstep. For $29.99 a month, you can help your child cultivate her artistic talents and tap into her imagination.
With the exception of water and scissors, each box contains everything needed to complete the crafts. The theme changes each month to offer new and exciting challenges. Plus, a story is paired with each box to provide inspiration.
Best of all, two children can share each box. That means you won’t worry about sibling rivalry. This subscription will solve fights, not cause them. The photo instructions are easy to follow, so your kids will stay engaged for hours. That’s time well spent!
These five choices are hardly the only educational subscriptions for kids, but they give you a great place to start. Whether you want to encourage your child to explore new ideas or support their current passions, this is the perfect way to do it.
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