For kids, learning is not just a part of life, it is life. As natural-born scientists, every moment in every day presents an opportunity to explore and learn something new. Childhood represents a time where the mind is wide open, naturally inquisitive and hardwired to solve problems and acquire knowledge.
A great way to support that natural curiosity and encourage scientific discovery is with educational science gifts for kids that are delivered right to the front door. Expertly curated with hands-on activities, imaginative stories and creative DIY arts and crafts projects, monthly science kits offer all that’s needed to stimulate the young minds of little scientists.
To point you in the right direction, we’ve gathered up a dozen of our top educational subscription services available here on the Cratejoy Marketplace. Sway bonding time into exploring the sciences with a gift that keeps on giving. Read on for curiosity-sparking STEM & STEAM boxes that make great gift ideas for any occasion!
3rd-5th Grade Level Box (Updated)
What You’ll Get: When it comes to math, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Black Girl MATHgic is on a mission to break through learning style barriers by sending learning resources that aim to help girls of color develop their skills. Designed to serve one of the most underrepresented populations in STEM careers, each box exposes girls to math-loving role models who look like them, improves proficiency, and creates a deeper learning experience by connecting classroom fundamentals to the real world. Give her a leg up on the competition with a monthly themed math activity booklet that’s created by experts who know how to tap into the desire to learn. Each box comes with 3-5 educational extras and a "Caring Adult Guide" that offers tips and pointers to help maximize the experience, along with an answer and explanation key to tailor the activities to her learning style.
Shipping: Only ships within the U.S. between the 8th-13th of each month
DIY Kids STEM & Crafts Kit – Award Winning Kids Science and Art Box
What You’ll Get: When you think Green Kid Crafts, think fun, creativity, education and science all rolled into one monthly subscription. Available in 2 different subscriptions that cater to different age groups, this box makes a unique educational gift for toddlers between the ages of 2-4 or school-aged kids between the ages of 5-10+. Carbon-neutral and sustainable STEAM activity kits focused on a particular theme arrive with an introductory card, a mini magazine, and up to 6 craft projects or mini science projects. Get minds and hands moving to create everything from a backyard terrarium to spin art. Complete with all the materials, tools and art supplies needed for each project, kids get a stress-free, hands-on gift that will inspire them to explore the solar system, color science and the human body!
Shipping: Ships worldwide from the U.S. immediately after receipt of order, with renewals shipping around the 2nd week of each month
DIY Kids Crafts Kit – Award Winning Kids Art and Craft Box
What You’ll Get: Let creativity flow in a low-mess, stress-free way with We Craft Box. Each month’s delivery provides the opportunity for 3- to 9-year-olds to put the A in STEAM and work on letting their imaginations run wild with a mix of 2-3 seasonally inspired hands-on craft projects. Every box is inspired by fun themes complete with corresponding stories, like Apple Orchard Adventure or The Pumpkin Patch Cat. With fully stocked craft kits, there’s no need to organize and prep for craft time, leaving more time for creating and getting some quality time together. All that’s needed to create each project from start to finish is at your fingertips from the get-go.
Shipping: Ships to select countries from the U.S. on the 1st of every month
Snail Mail Weekly Letter from Sunny the Mail Snail for ages 3 to 8
What You’ll Get: Along with Sunny the Mail Snail leaving a special surprise in the mailbox every week, Snail Mail for Kids is an affordable educational gift that can enhance literacy competency and help kids develop a love for reading. Fun for the whole family, a welcome kit brings a stuffed Sunny and a map to track his global travels. Then each week afterwards, a letter arrives telling witty and silly snail tales of all of Sunny’s adventures, bringing fun facts about animals and locations from around the world. Each letter also delivers a trading card that will help solve Sunny’s secret code and includes a fun extra that ties into the week’s story. Sunny is guaranteed to become a fast family friend, and leave everyone checking the mailbox in anticipation!
Shipping: Ships worldwide from the U.S.; the starter box will ship within 3-5 business days from receipt of order and subsequent letters will ship weekly
Bitsbox
What You’ll Get: Take curiosity to the next level by offering up a soft intro to coding with Bitsbox. Coding shows kids how ideas are brought to life and boils technology down to its most basic human inputs. The creation of 2 fathers who want to ensure that kids are prepared for the jobs of the future, each box is filled with brightly colored content that outlines basic app-building projects that are fun and engaging, giving children the opportunity to understand what’s behind the scenes of their favorite video games and smartphone apps. Choose between the apps-only Basic or the apps+add-ins Deluxe box and watch their faces light up as they see their inventions play out IRL.
Shipping: Ships worldwide from the U.S. shortly after receipt of order
Wonder Crate (Ages 7-11)
What You’ll Get: Will your child become an activist, innovator or artist? While it's not possible to predict a child's future, parents are some of the most important influences in their lives. Exposing kids to people who have done big things in the past can give them the courage and encouragement to pursue their loftiest goals. Available in 4 different options, Wonder Crate is a subscription that teaches kids that good is not a thing you are, it’s a thing you do! Using the Who Was...? book series, each box focuses on an influential figure, providing activities and conversation cards that establish the framework for a growth mindset, while emphasizing important traits, including leadership, empathy and activism.
Shipping: Ships worldwide from the U.S. on the 15th of the month
