The Best Toy Subscription Boxes for Kids

One of our absolute favorite crafting and activity brands has finally gone the subscription route. Basically, it's art class, delivered to your home. Each kit includes everything they need to make, say, a diorama house. And there's plenty left over to make other stuff.

You want to raise a reader? Get him or her books from the moment they're born. This book club caters to babies, with delightful and offbeat board books like Mrs. Peanuckle’s Fruit Alphabet, which introduces babies and toddlers to the wonderful world of colorful foods. Each box has three sturdy board books, perfect for little hands. As your child gets older, the offerings age up as well, and you can get chapter books for kids in elementary school. You pay $17 per month, for a 12 month subscription.

Parents pick a line based on age (or interests) and get a monthly activity box delivered. You can pause or cancel anytime. The brand's speciality are science and art projects, ranging in complexity based on age. One crate has kids use a fishing pole to catch sea creatures, while another gets kids to assemble and decorate a play medical kit.

This gorgeous, curated kit is based on your toddler's developmental interests and milestones, and includes shakers, a bath boat, a puzzle, a shapes book, and stacking cups. There are nine sets available, ranging in age from 0-3 months to 5-6 years; the final one includes a crystal growing kit and a musical instrument.

This best-in-class toy box is a must for every parent. You enter in your child's birth date, subscribe to the kits that match your child's age, and get a box every 2-3 months. The toys are thoughtful and beautiful, and a sample kit includes a two-sided mobile, mittens to promote hand discovery, and a silicone rattle for grasping.

Every month, parents get a package containing a surprise project for for kids to build, with the focus ranging from science to history to animals to geography. Each kit includes everything needed to make the thing in question, as well as a book and detailed instructions to create something like a seashell frame. This is meant for elementary-school kids.

When you sign up for this awesome subscription, a new science project with educational activities will arrive every month. And we're not talking boring, been-there and done that activities: Kids learn about jet propulsion, or make objects sink and float in liquid sand. They engage in hands-on STEM projects, take part in live science classes, and can access VR and AR technologies to learn more. This one is meant for kids ages 5-9.

A smartly curated box designed to get your toddler ready for preschool. It's full of simple activities that helps children work on their phonics skills, as well as counting, recognizing shapes and colors. Each box has 16 activities, and a guide for parents to collaborate with their kids.

Ideal for preschoolers, this subscription box is one of the more affordable ones out there. Each box is loaded with crafts, toys for pretend play, and a collectible figurine. Kids learn about things like road trips, oceans, pets, and tools.

Instantly upgrade bath time with this monthly kit, which loads your kid up with bubble bath, bath bombs, and toys. All the products are meticulously curated, and just plain fun.

Kids love stickers. They love puffy stickers and scratch n’ sniff stickers and all manner of stickers. This monthly box includes both of those, as well a storage pouch and an activity book. Kids get 15 sheets of stickers per delivery.

Sweet tooth alert: You sign up for a six-month subscription, and get one kit per month. The December kit, for example, is all about the holidays. Kids make a melted snowman, and the kit includes the mix, marshmallows, sprinkles, pretzels, and a piping bag. Co-founded by Sarah Michelle Gellar, the brand prides itself on sweet treats made with the best ingredients.

This standout book club costs you $19 per month, but each box comes individually wrapped, so opening one feels like Christmas morning. The customized boxes will include either four board books or three picture books, or a mix of both. The books are yours to keep. Offerings run the gamut, from newborn babies to kids age seven. Best of all, for every box shipped, Lillypost donates a book to a child in need.

Every month, for $24, mini foodies get a kit that includes three recipe guides, a kitchen tool, collectible apron patches or talk cards, a creative kitchen project, and three cooking lessons. Each kit has a theme (think: Seasonal) and the specific theme is a surprise. And kids learn to make something scrumptious, like pumpkin cheesecake bars.