Amazon Can Automatically Send Your Kids New Books Every Month, Tailored to Their Ages

The one thing Birchbox, Stitch Fix, and other popular subscription boxes have in common? They're all for grown-ups! It's time to get kids in on the fun of racing to the mailbox and pulling out some curated goodies. Subscription boxes for kids do double duty, after all: First, they keep the kids entertained (and sometimes, clothed and fed). That’s worth the price of admission alone. And second, the fun activities for kids included make things easier on Mom and Dad.

So where do you begin? Just answer a few questions about your kids’ ages and preferences, and then sit back as you get rewarded month after month for your little-to-no work. This is especially true with clothing subscription boxes: No more dragging the kids to the store and forcing them into fitting rooms, since clothes come tailor-made to your kids’ style, and you just try them on at your leisure. It's easy: Pay for what you keep and send back what you don’t want on your own time. It really makes you look like a genius!

Even if your kids aren’t clotheshorses, if they want to play with developmentally appropriate toys, learn about world leaders, become great chefs, read new books, or think about the world in a new way, these subscriptions will deliver all they need to their front doors — and they make great gift ideas!

Subscribe to this box, and you'll receive developmentally appropriate STEAM-themed boxes each month. Toddlers can do activities like mixing colors and identifying shapes, then move all the way up to teens that can take on projects like building their own ukulele. There's even a box geared towards babies 0 to 24 months old!

$16+ per month
Ages: 0–14+

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This cooking kit makes their kitchen creations edible with easy-to-follow recipes, kid-size tools, and a printed shopping list. Let's just hope she's less picky with her own dinner than she is with yours.

$20+ per month
Ages: 5–10

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Finding educational toys for kids of any age can be tricky, so let Amazon handle it for you. The company's STEM club curates science, engineering, technology, and math toys based on your child's age and ships them right to your door.

$18 per box
Ages: 3–13

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If your little ones are obsessed with all things cars and trucks, R&T CREW (the Road & Track car club for kids) is the box for them. Every other month, a themed box arrives with car-inspired activities, wearables, and a special members-only R&T CREW magazine.

$40 per box
Ages: 6–10

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You can subscribe to Lovevery's "Play Kits" starting from birth. Then, once every other month, you'll receive a box with new toys that are backed by scientific research and ready to engage their developing brains. Each kit comes with a guide that walks you through the different ways to play and explains how it matches up with how your kid is growing.

$36+ per box
Ages: 0–2

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Spark their curiosity for culture with this global subscription box. Early explorers will learn about world themes like music and geographic features, while the big kids' box teaches her about a new country each month.

$13+ per month
Ages: 3–9+

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For more STEM fun, Ellen Degeneres' favorite scientist Steven Spangler can send his lab to your home. Tell the kids to get their goggles ready.

$18+ per month
Ages: 5–12

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For the LEGO enthusiast, this box comes stuffed with bricks, LEGO sets, and LEGO-compatible third-party items so your kids can fulfill their Master Builder fantasies. It was started by a true fan when he was just 9 years old!

$25+ per month
Ages: 6+

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Sock Panda sends your kid two pairs a month (to compensate for the pairs that don't make it back from the dryer). For every pair you get, the company donates one to those in need.

From $12 per month
Ages: 3–7

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If you don't have time to comb through the bookstore month after month, you can set your kids' ages and book preferences and let Amazon editors do the work for you. Each box comes with either four board books or two hardcover books, and Amazon estimates you'll save 40% on the books' list price with the service.

$17+ per month
Ages: 0–12

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Make clothes shopping a breeze: With this subscription, you can get a box of seven items with no styling fee, and just pay for what you decide to keep. Shoppers love that the clothes come in cool, vibrant colors.

No styling fee
Ages: 4–16

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One thing that stresses out new parents is figuring out what toys are developmentally appropriate for their babies. Hoppi Box takes the work out of play, sending toys geared towards your baby's age and upcoming milestones, delivered quarterly. Each box comes with four or five goodies, tested by child-development experts.

$75+ every four months
Ages: 0–3

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Keep your bookworm's library well stocked. Every month, Literati sends five brand new books every month. Keep them for a week, then buy your kid's favorite. The company promises their prices are less than competitors.

$10 per month
Ages: 0–9

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Fashion-industry vets design clothes specifically for Rockets of Awesome, so you won't find everyone wearing the same duds when the kids go back to school. There is a $20 service fee per eight-item box, which gets applied to anything you buy, with items staying in the $16–$38 range.

$20 service fee
Ages: 2–14

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An occupational therapist created this box of sensory toys for children with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, neurological impairments, and emotional disturbances. The most fun part: SLIME.

$40+ per month
Ages: 5–9

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Bitsbox challenges your future coder with a new fun app for them to build every month. Once they're finished, the game will work on their phone or iPad. For just $17, you can get a digital-only version of the box, with a PDF download of the app projects.

$25+ per month
Ages: 6–14

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For kids who want to be hands-on in the kitchen, America's Test Kitchen's box comes loaded with easy-to-follow, kid-tested recipes, along with related projects and activities. For example, the "Taco Truck" box comes with Mexican recipes, a tool that helps kids make their own tortillas, an activity sheet where they can name and design their taco truck, and experiments that can be done with avocados.

$20+ per month
Ages 5+

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Each month, Just Like Me! hand-picks two or three children's books featuring characters of color so kids can see themselves in literature. Each box is curated by age and includes learning tools and activities to go along with the stories.

$28+ per month
Ages: 0–12

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Fill out a style profile with your little fashionista and she'll receive a fun box of nine clothing items each month. Pay for what your keep and send the rest back. If you end up loving it all, the company will donate a new clothing item to a child in need.

6 items for $68 (newborn – 2T); 9 items for $98 (2T – 14)
Ages: 0–14

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For those who love to whip up tasty treats in the kitchen, FoodStirs offers monthly baking kits with recipes that can include unicorn cupcakes, pumpkin spice peanut butter pancakes, or snickerdoodle caramel donuts. The company, co-founded by actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, prides itself on using organic and sustainable ingredients.

$25+ per month
Ages: not specified

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This box is a monthly reminder that your little girl can do anything. With each box she'll discover a new role model's story (think the tales of Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks) along with a creative play prop and a couple of STEM activities to go with it. Digital versions of the kit are also available starting at $7.

$28+ per month
Ages: 5–10

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Answer some questions about your kids' styles and sizes, and a box will arrive with 8–12 pieces that they can choose — you just pay for what you keep, and you pay a $20 styling fee that gets applied to whatever you buy. The items in the box usually stay in the $10 to $35 range, so they won't fall in love with something you'd hate to pay for.

$20 styling fee per box.
Ages: 2–14

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For those in the throes of a princess obsession, this box sends a Disney Store princess costume to your door each month; each box also contains a book, stickers, activities. and a video greeting from the princess. If your kid is going to make you buy all the costumes anyway, you might as well get all the rest thrown in.

$48+ per month
Ages: 3–10

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You have to get your kids new shoes all the time anyway, so you might as well get something to go with them. The Nike Adventure Club will send brand-new Nike or Converse sneakers, along with activities to do while wearing the new kicks.

$20+/month for four pairs per year (up to $50/month for 12 pairs per year)
Ages: 3–10

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You may not be able to travel to far-flung countries with them until they get older. In the meantime, let them explore through Little Global Citizens. Each box is themed around a different country and comes with crafts, activities, recipes, and a storybook.

$40+/box
Ages: 7–14

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For some kids, there's nothing more exciting than getting their ears pierced. With Rowan, they'll receive a cool new pair of hypoallergenic earrings each month, plus some other goodies to go witih it. Ears not pierced yet? In a lucky handful of states, Rowan can also connect you to a trained nurse who will come and do an at-home piercing.

$19+/month
Ages: 7–14

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Kids can learn about topics like ocean science, volcanoes, or music through four to six different activities with a STEAM focus. Best of all, all of the boxes are carbon neutral, the company says, and one tree is planted for each box ordered.

$25+/box
Ages: 2–10+

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If you have a budding artist in your house, Guide Dots is a curriculum designed to teach kids to draw. The subscription combines strategically-placed dots and online instruction to get them making frame-worthy masterpieces.

$90+ for three months
Ages: 4–9

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Explore different cultures the right way — through snacks. Each box come stuffed with sweet and salty goodies from a different country each month, and you also get a 12- page booklet with trivia and recipes.

$14+/box
Ages: No ages specified

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If you're passionate about a Montessori education, this subscription will hook you up with Montessori materials designed by educators. Once you sign up, you'll also be able to connect with like-minded families and have access to resources and learning materials online.

$297 every 3 months
Ages: 0–3

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