10 best subscription boxes for kids in 2022

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These 10 subscription boxes, voted as the best by our readers, deliver educational fun to your little ones – age-appropriate toys, crafts and STEM experiments.

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No. 10: KiwiCo

KiwiCo delivers creative, enriching and convenient STEM projects for just about every age and interest. Each crate includes a hands-on maker project to help kids explore art, science and engineering, using top-quality materials and easy-to-follow instructions.

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No. 9: Brick Loot

Each Brick Loot Box features four to eight custom-made items for LEGO and brick enthusiasts, including LED lighting kits, brick sets, mini-figures and difficult-to-find LEGO products from around the globe.

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No. 8: Kidstir

Each month, Kidstir releases a new cooking kit designed for kids. Kits include three easy-to-follow recipes, a kid-friendly cooking tool, achievement stickers, a magazine of activities and a shopping list. Boxes are packed by the Elywn Foundation, an organization that employs people with developmental disabilities.

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No. 7: Literati

Literati for Kids curates a selection of five books each month that are just right for bookworms from newborn to 17 years old. Once your box arrives, take a week to choose from your favorites and send the rest back for free. Boxes also come with a collectible art poster, stickers and extra surprises.

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No. 6: Little Passports

The Little Passports subscription box inspires kids to see the world through topics like geography, science and global cultures. Each monthly box includes hands-on activities, souvenirs and experiments, with options for kids ages 3 to 5 or 6 to 10.

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No. 5: Womple Box

With Womple, children explore the world around them through storytelling. They'll explore a new country every month with an illustrated adventure book, two hands-on STEAM projects, a map and a country guide, as well as stickers and postcards. Created by a global team of educators, parents and adventurers, these monthly kits transport imaginations from the deepest seas to the highest mountains around the globe.

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No. 4: Girls Can! Crate

This monthly subscription box is designed to empower girls through a 28-page story and activity book, two to three interactive art and science activities, tips and tools and collectible items.

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No. 3: Raddish Kids Cooking Kits

Samantha Barnes founded Raddish seven years ago on the premise that the kitchen is the tastiest place for kids to learn. Subscribers receive a kit every month full of themed recipes with shopping lists, kitchen projects, conversation starter cards and culinary tips, along with a kitchen tool with instructions. In the process, kids develop cooking and math skills, learn about different cultures and learn to follow instructions.

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No. 2: Lovevery

The toys inside each Lovevery box are custom-designed and built by child development experts for babies and kids up to age 3. Each item is designed with learning in mind and made with sustainable wood, organic cotton and baby-safe plastics.

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No. 1: Guide Dots

Guide Dots boxes help kids learn to draw using online video instruction and full-sized art supplies. Each box has two art projects. Choose the Discover Art box for kids ages 4 to 7 or the Art Confidence box for kids ages 8 to 10.