STEAM & STEM Subscription Boxes Your Kids Will Love

Educators all over the world agree: STEM (the abbreviation for science, technology, engineering, and math) and STEAM (adding art to STEM) is the future, teaching valuable skills children need to succeed in school and beyond. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to encourage your kids to get on the STEAM train right in your own home through a variety of monthly STEAM and STEM boxes your kids can get on a subscription basis. We’ve rounded up a few options to get you started. And check out our STEM toy and game roundup for even more STEM and STEAM fun at home!

STEAM & STEM Boxes for All Ages 

Kiwi Co.
Ages: 2-14+
Cost: Starts at $16.95 per month

Kiwi is a one-stop shop, offering a variety of STEM subscription ages for different age groups, including Koala Crate (ages 2-4), Kiwi Crate (ages 5-8), Tinker Crate (ages 9-16) and Maker Crate (ages 14+). Each kit includes hands-on STEM activities, as well as lessons to explain the skills or principles being taught through each activity.

Green Kids Craft
Age: 2-10+
Cost: $29.95 per month

Does your child love nature and art? If so, this is the STEAM box for them. Parents can choose between two different subscriptions: Junior Boxes for kids ages 2-5 or Discovery Boxes for kids 5-10+. Founded by mother and environmental scientist Penny Bauder, each Green Kids Craft box includes 4-6 science and art projects, as well as a 12-page magazine to support each activity’s lessons. The company even plants a tree for every order placed, and eco-friendly practices are used as much possible to produce each box.

STEAM & STEM Boxes for Kids  

Groovy Lab in a Box 
Age: 4-8+
Cost: Starts at $29.95 per month

This company offers two options: The Young Creator Series (ages 4-7) and the STEMist Series for kids 8 and over. Every Groovy Lab in a Box aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards, a multi-state effort to create new science education standards. Each box comes with a Lab Notebook, where kids can learn more about that month’s lessons and document their findings. There is also access to the “Beyond…in a Box” online learning portal with videos and additional activities. 

Little Passports
Age: 5-8+
Cost: $27.95 per month

Little Passports offers two subscription box options. Science Junior for ages 5-8 provides hands-on experiments, as well as adventure comics with additional games and activities, trading cards with fun facts, and stickers. Science Expeditions for 8 and older features a 16-page comic book with glossary and bonus activities, achievement badges for each monthly theme, and access to bonus online videos and science content.

Superpower Academy
Age: 5-10
Price: Starts at $33 per month