Craft kits are my kids’ favorite things to do right now, and lucky for me (someone who loves convenience and a good deal), they’re also available on Amazon! If you’re looking for a few creative outlets for your preschooler or grade schooler, we’ve rounded up five of the best hands-on craft kit subscription boxes to spark your kids’ imagination without the blue light of a smartphone.
1. Creative Girls Club – Craft Kits Subscription Box for Kids
School age children ages 7-12 often have a diverse set of interests and are open to learning new and different things. With the Creative Girls Club Craft Subscription Box for Kids, they can look forward to two new craft projects every month.
The craft kits are packed with step-by-step photos, clear instructions, and all of the crafting supplies needed (except for basics like scissors and glue). Some of the “kid-approved” crafts include trinket boxes, wall art, soap, and jewelry. They’ll build upon their artistic skills by using paint, rub-on transfers, paper crafting, beads, and rubber stamping.
Two bonuses for parents: subscriptions can be cancelled anytime and minimal adult supervision is needed. If you know of a 7-12-year-old interested in the Creative Girls Club Craft Subscription Box, you can also send it as a gift.
2. Green Kid Crafts – Monthly STEAM Subscription: Junior Box
Full STEAM ahead! Developed by a passionate mom (who’s also an environmental scientist) and STEAM experts, the Green Kid Crafts – Monthly STEAM Subscription: Junior Box is targeted to kids aged 2-4.
Each monthly kit has up to 6 STEAM projects that help preschoolers focus on literacy, creativity, and science all with sustainable, non-toxic, and carbon-neutral supplies. Guided by open-ended instructions to encourage creativity, the craft kits include recycled supplies (ribbon, felt, paper) as well as materials like clay, wood, yarn, sand, and cotton.
Since the boxes include lots of supplies, they’re accommodating for multiple children of similar ages. The Junior Box features hands-on projects on topics such as rainbow science, the Arctic, insect exploration, and amphibians.
3. Green Kid Crafts – Monthly STEAM Subscription: Discovery Box
Green Kid Crafts is a unisex and an award-winning subscription box that supports kids’ growth and development with play-forward crafts in science. Unlike the Junior Box, the Discovery Box is geared towards kids ages 5-10+.
Since this monthly subscription box is for older school-aged kids, they get to explore physics, the human body, chemistry (via slime), and backyard science where they’ll create paper mache globes and pressed leaf clay pendants.
As part of Green Kid Crafts’ theme, a tree is planted in your child’s name with every online order. Monthly subscribers will also get the Green Kid Magazine filled with more crafts and experiments.
4. The Kids Craft DIY Craft Kits Monthly Subscription Box
For 3-9 year olds looking for a stress-free crafting experience, the Kids Craft DIY Craft Kit Monthly Subscription Box has a mixture of skill development and themed, informative activities.
Each craft box has written and visual explanations, eco-friendly crafting materials, and an engaging story that ties into the craft. The monthly boxes take kids on a journey through a fact-filled story that encourages them to use their imagination. For instance, the llama craft introduces kids to a llama family where they’ll construct a garland paper-chain, a colorful sand carpet, and a lantern.
5. WE CRAFT BOX Kids Arts and Craft Kits Subscription Box
We Craft Box is a shareable subscription kit for kids 3-9 years old. Founder, mom, and former creative director, Betsy Wild, created the kit as a solution for her own family and hopes to share the joy with others. The boxes can even be gifted.
Through themed stories and photo-illustrated directions, the monthly craft kits — or crafting units — include 3 crafts focused on fun, imagination, and education.
Kids learn fundamental art techniques and develop their visual arts skills using crayons and watercolors. Previous crafts explored the rainforest, a pumpkin patch/Halloween theme, and a fall forest. There are even directions on how to construct a diorama to show off the kids’ creations.
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