STEM Subscription Boxes for Kids {Mom Approved!}

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I remember the excitement I felt as a kid when my monthly magazine subscription showed up in the mailbox. My parents gave me the subscription service as a birthday gift, but I got to enjoy it all year long. Nowadays, my kids can experience that same excitement, but to the nth degree with STEM subscription boxes delivered to your door every month.

STEM boxes are a great way to bring a variety of learning experiences into your homeschool. But what are the best educational subscription boxes for kids? How can you choose the best science kits for homeschool or technology project box that your kids will really love? Are those STEM subscription boxes really worth the price?

I say. “Yes. They're worth it and your kids will love them.” I've tried out a quite a few on this list, so I know.

The biggest advantage of signing up for a homeschool subscription box is that you don't need to find these cool hands-on projects and collect all the supplies yourself. I've pretty sure that you don't have all the tools and hardware that come in a Kiwi Crate. Or the chemicals that are used for Spangler Science Club experiments. Or (especially) the electronic components you get with a Groovy Lab. 

Buying all of those components would require lots of coordination and know-how. I find it much easier to sign up for a STEM subscription box service and let someone else (someone who know what they're doing) put it all together for me and send us a different theme each month.

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I've put together this list of subscription boxes that focus on STEM education in hopes that you can satisfy your techie child's interest and curiosity, and gain confidence about teaching science and technology yourself.

Best STEM Subscription Boxes for Kids of All Ages

Genius Box

STEM learning should activate kids' imaginations and problem-solving skills…and that's exactly what the Genius Box does!  Each month, you'll receive a “top secret mission” to complete at least 3 activities, and all the materials needed to do so.  Such a fun way to explore STEM topics, help your kids learn something new and inspire them to become problem-solvers and change makers.

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Bitsbox

Crazy, fun app-building projects delivered each month to your door with a monthly subscription box from Bitsbox.  After learning to code their own projects on the Bitsbox website, kids can play the apps on their own devices.  Subscriptions cost as little as $20 per month. LEARN MORE.

MEL Science

Wand to nurture your child's natural interest in science?  MEL Science offers next-generation science subscription boxes for kids, combining hands-on experiments with VR and AR technologies to make learning fun and effective. Subscriptions range from $26.20 to $34.90. LEARN MORE.

Spangler Science Club

Prepare your young scientist for a future STEM-based career with a monthly subscription box to Spangler Science Club. Spark creativity and make learning fun with these interactive experiments and hands-on activities created by Steve Spangler. Learn the real science behind each experiment while inspiring wonder and building problem-solving skills. There are three different price points for a monthly subscription, ranging from $9.99 to $29.99. LEARN MORE.

Little Passport Science Expeditions

Solve real-life scientific mysteries with hands-on STEM activities and science experiments with a monthly subscription from Little Passport Science Expeditions. Each month includes a comic book, experiments, activities, plus access to bonus online videos and science content. Monthly subscription cost is $21.95. LEARN MORE.

Groovy Lab in a Box

With a monthly subscription to Groovy Lab in a Box, your child will receive fun, hands-on science experiments and an engineering design challenge. Each month features all the supplies needed to complete the activities and experiments for children ages 8 years old and up, plus extended learning through an exclusive online portal. $29.95 per month.  LEARN MORE.

Creation Crate

A technology education subscription box that teaches you how to program electronic projects with a worldwide certified curriculum. Everything you need to build your own electronic gadget in a box, delivered right to your door for $29.99 per month. Use coupon code SH10 for $10 off your first box.

Green Kid Crafts 

A monthly subscription box for kids ages 3-10, with themed projects and experiments that focus on science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Each month a box filled with 6 or more STEAM kits, a 12-page activity magazine, and achievement badges is delivered to your door starting at $17.95 per month. LEARN MORE

PodPi

Start a new adventure with PodPi, each monthly kit builds off your previous adventure with new projects and skills to learn. Each kit is designed for kids 9-14 with a comic book style lesson book to learn to write JavaScript and work with real electronic components. $34.99/month. LEARN MORE

Tinker Crate from Kiwi Co.

Everything needed to create, explore, and learn delivered to your door each month in their Tinker Crate. Serious science that is fun & engaging with hands-on learning and discovery for older children, ages 9-16+. Each crate is designed to help kids build their problem-solving skills while building super-cool projects. Aside from Tinker Crate, Kiwi Co. also has numerous different options for younger children and older kids alike. $19.95/month. LEARN MORE

STEM Discovery Boxes

STEM-based hands-on activities to teach your young scientists ages 7-12 about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Each kit includes four exciting projects to learn how things work, why they work, and how to create them. $29.95/month. LEARN MORE

Don't you wish there were monthly subscription boxes for kids like this when you were growing up? Each is filled with science concepts, math, technology and/or engineering activities and resources. A monthly subscription box (or two…or three) is a perfect gift or addition to your homeschool plans. In fact, my kids don't even realize they're learning as they dig into their STEM projects.

Tell me, have you ever subscribed to a monthly box? Which are the best STEM subscription kits your family has tried?

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