7 Best Kids’ Subscription Boxes to Get Them Outside
Monthly kids subscription boxes are fun! These boxes are a great way to get children outside. Perfect for outdoor activities.
With all the “competition” from electronics, it can hard to get your kids outside! These 5 super cool subscription boxes for kids can help.
The Harvard Health Blog lists 6 reasons children need to play outside, but many kids don’t spend enough time outdoors.
There are many reasons for this–electronics, too many scheduled activities, or lack of access to safe outdoor play areas. So, as parents, we need to look for opportunities to get outside.
When people ask why join Cub Scouts, I tell them that getting my kids outdoors is the top reason.
But when they aren’t at a Cub Scout meeting, it can take some “motivation” to get them out the door.
Don’t worry – these fun monthly subscription boxes for kids can help!
What is a Subscription Box?
A subscription box is a recurring delivery of a box full of niche products. These niches cover just about any interest you may have! Books, food, plants, sports, candles–you name it, there’s probably a subscription box for it!
Here are some of the more interesting ones I’ve seeen.
My favorite subscription is Once Upon a Book Club. Every month, I get a book and several gifts. Each gift has a page number on its packaging. You’re supposed to open the gift when you get to that page of the book. It is so fun!
My friend Linda has a great list of subscription boxes that are perfect gift of the month ideas, so if you’re shopping for an adult, you’ll want to check it out.
But let’s talk about the subscription boxes that can get your kids outside.
Seven Outdoorsy Kids Subscription Boxes
1. Think Outside Subscription Box
Think Outside is a year-long outdoor curriculum for kids ages 7 and up. Each month, your Cub Scout will get a box with a 24+ page education and activity booklet, resource cards, outdoor challenges, and 3 – 5 pieces of quality gear. Your first box comes with a daypack in your choice of either blue, pink, or orange.
The boxes have a monthly theme, so your kids can learn about topics such as first aid, star-gazing, or shelter-building. If you keep your subscription for the entire year, you’ll get all of the themes.
2. Sports Box Co.
Sports Box Co. includes training aids, gear, and sports swag delivered monthly in a box! For kids of all ages who play baseball, softball, basketball, hockey, soccer or football.
The thing I really like about this box is that you can choose the age range for your child. For example, the baseball box has three options:
- Tee Ball for kids under age 6
- Coach Pitch for kids ages 6 to 8
- Kid Pitch for 8 to 12-year-olds
- Sr. League for kids who are 13 and older
3. Junior Golf Box
Each Junior Golf Box is designed to teach kids the fundamentals of golf. They’ll learn all about golf including the basics, swings, etiquette, shots, terms, skills, trivia, rules, and more.
The subscription will include products such as golf balls, tees, training aids, apparel, accessories, gear, and more!
These boxes were created by junior golfers for junior golfers. They’ll also help improve the parent’s golf game!
4. Forest Box for Kids
The Forest Box for Kids is full of nature education and activities every month. It’s designed for kids ages 5-8 with an adult’s help and for ages 9-12 to complete activities independently.
The boxes will work for you no matter where you live. You may need to find a local farm, park, or natural area to do some of the activities if you live in a more urban area, but the crafts and journals and the rest of the box will ‘work’ anywhere.
5. The Creature Crew Box
Kids 5 years and older will love learning about the wonders of the animal world without having to leave home when they are subscribed to the Creature Crew box.
Each month, your kiddos will get scientific activities, creative crafts, puzzles, kid-friendly recipes, and a keepsake that highlights that month’s animals.
6. My Garden Club Box
The Garden Club Box is a unique plant themed subscription box. It contains everything you need to build relaxing, rewarding, and enriching garden projects, including live plants.
While this box isn’t specifically for kids, it is a great family activity to get all of you outdoors.
7. Camping Adventure Box
The Camping Adventure Craft box encourages creativity, skill-building, and a deep appreciation for the great outdoors.
It includes 6-8 camping-themed crafts, an activity pack for outdoor exploration, and a themed book to inspire adventure. And the best part? The art supplies are included!
Which boxes do you think your Cub Scout would like? Let me know in the comments below!
Note: “Sold out” just means the current box is sold out. You can still order the next box.
Yours in Scouting,
Sherry
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123 responses
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For me it’s the Think Outside box. I’ve been eyeing it for my son since you sent the post out last week. We’ve recently got our son into cub scouting and we’ve been camping in the yard and getting involved with all things scouts. Being outdoorsy people by nature (my husband having trailblazing grandparents who had him hiking Mount Washington and other mountains on foot when he was young!) we love the idea of having a themed box to introduce our son to all the wonderful facets of the great outdoors! Thank you for your consideration!
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Skulls unlimited sounds like an amazing learning opportunity. From your list this would be my favorite. I think this is a unique way for kids to learn about animals and nature.
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Tikes garden box looks so fun for us to all get our hands dirty.
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Sports Box Co would be my favorite. I have several of my Cub Scouts who play sports so this would be a great addition for them.
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That “Skulls Unlimited” Bone Box is the coolest – we find bones on our outdoor adventures all the time, and my new Troop-level Scout loves looking them up to see if he can identify the type of animal they belong to. We’ve been surprised by what we’ve found over the years. This would be right up his alley. Cool find!
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I like the woodworking box since it teaches kids how to learn a craft and skill.
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As a middle school earth science teacher and athletic director (& Cubmaster), I am torn between the Think Outside and the Sport Box Co. I may have to ask the wife to get me one for Christmas and the other for my birthday…I mean our son’s birthday.
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I think the Think Outside subscription sounds like a perfect fit with Cub Scouts. As a leader, I almost want to get it for myself!
(Although in truth I would probably also want the book club for myself…?)
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BONE BOX!!!! The get outside club is cool too but my kids would go crazy for the bone box!
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