The 9 Best Baby Subscription Boxes in 2023 – Readers’ Choice Awards

1. Panda Crate

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

KiwiCo was voted as the best subscription box for kids in the 2022 readers’ choice awards and, not surprisingly, its baby subscription box Panda Crate happens to be one of the most popular baby subscription boxes for educational toys and games. Panda Crate is designed for children ages 0-24 months and helps babies and toddlers learn through playing, exploring, and interacting with their parents and other family members.

Panda Crate offers the following baby subscription boxes that are based on your child's developmental stage and delivered on a bi-monthly basis:

• Bond with Me, 0-2 months - Includes products like Tummy Time Mirror, Swaddle Blanket, Milestone Pillow, and Cards
• Sense with Me, 3-6 months - Includes products like Crinkle Tag Toy, Soft Rattle Blocks, Teething Ring
• Explore with Me, 7-12 months - Includes products like Coin Box Puzzle, Bead Maze, Poppy's Day Out
• Count with Me, 13-18 months - Includes products like Stacking Cups, Shape Puzzles, Counting Cards
• Solve with Me, 19-24 months - Includes products like Peg Puzzle, Squishy Shapes, Lacing Beads

Each Panda Crate subscription box comes with activity cards, at-home activity suggestions, and KiwiCo’s Wonder Magazine, which is a research-based publication focused on early parenthood, to provide parents with the most effective strategies and helpful tips to promote healthy childhood development.

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What Readers Say:

"My brother bought my son a year worth of KiwiCo boxes, and my son LOVES the toys that come in it. All the toys we have gotten so far have been very sturdy and made of wood. I love that they are all learning toys, and are QUIET! It's so easy to get loud toys for kids, but it's hard to get quiet toys that they like. The"crates" go based off of your child's age, which is fantastic! Except, my son was born premature, and there (to my knowledge) is not a place to specify that when signing up. So, my son is behind developmentally, as well as physically, so some of the items in his crate (ie, flash cards) are a bit advanced for him right now. We will just keep them for later! I also love how they come with a book, but I don't feel like you need to pay for the extra book, unless you want it."

-Rebecca Weidensee

Shipping: Ships to the US for free, international shipping starts at $4.95 per month.

2. Lovevery

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

If you’re looking to stock up on Montessori-style toys that foster educational play, Lovevery is worth a look. Each Baby Play Kit by Lovevery contains toys that are built to last and made with high-quality materials such as sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, non-toxic paint, and natural rubber.

Baby Play Kits are developmental staged-based and are designed to help younger children build color recognition, visual exploration, and fine motor skills. The following six kits are available for babies ages 0-12 months and are delivered every 3 months:

• The Looker Play Kit, Weeks 0-12 - This Play Kit helps babies build new brain connections with high-contrast images and black and white sensory mittens.
• The Charmer Play Kit, Months 3-4 - This Play Kit lets your baby explore with their mouth, eyes, and hands as their personality emerges and their social awareness grows.
• The Senser Play Kit, Months 5-6 - This Play Kit helps your baby investigate the world around them while working on getting themself closer to what looks and sounds exciting to them.
• The Inspector Play Kit, Months 7-8 - This Play Kit makes the most of your baby's natural curiosity about how things work with opportunities to explore texture, practice nesting, and stacking, and learn about object permanence.
• The Explorer Play Kit, Months 9-10 - This Play Kit is designed to help babies experiment with gravity, practice balance, and begin coordinating both sides of their body.
• The Thinker Play Kit, Months 11-12 - This Play Kit encourages your baby to define and organize information while engaging their budding imagination.

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Shipping: Free shipping on all Play Kits in contiguous US & Canada.

3. Hello Bello

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Hello Bello is Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s baby and personal care line that offers subscriptions for diaper and wipes bundles, training pants, vitamins, and more. They offer one of the most affordable diaper subscriptions available today and each bundle comes with adorable prints and fun, festive designs.

Your bundle can contain up to 7 packs of diapers in your chosen size (NB-6) and pattern, and you can also order up to 4 packs of wipes as well. When selecting your diapers, you’ll be able to pick up to 7 different designs from among ~25+ choices and all diapers are ultra-soft and hypoallergenic.

Unlike other diaper subscriptions, you can select up to 2 different sizes if you're ordering for more than one child and will receive 15% off of add-on items like supplements and skincare. Finally, you'll also receive a special freebie in your first order and randomly throughout the year.

Hello Bello allows you to set your delivery for every 3, 4, or 5 weeks and you can edit what’s in your bundle until 24 hours before it ships, so you never have to worry about running out of supplies.

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What Readers Say:

"These diapers are the ONLY brand that my son doesn't break out in. He has very sensitive skin and eczema. Other brands he will break out with in one diaper change. Im so thankful for this brand, they are soft, comfortable, and always updating with cute designs. I enjoy being able to pick out what designs I want with my month subscription and it's easy to exchange un opened packs for a bigger size when you out grow them. I'm super excited they came out with training pants since again this is the only brand that doesn't upset his skin. Not to mention there are several pull up designs to chose from too. Might as well make diaper changes exciting."

-Cari

Shipping: Ships to the contiguous US (free), Alaska, Hawaii ($25), APO/FPO addresses ($29-$33, depending on weight).

4. Bookroo

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Bookroo is an award-winning book club that offers a monthly book subscription for kids ages 0-12. Its Board Book Club is just for babies and toddlers ages 0-3 and each board book box comes with three board books (around 8-14 pages each) along with an insert that highlights the books and offers exclusive details, like insights from authors and illustrators.

A distinct feature of Bookroo is that it favors sending hidden gems, rather than the classics that fill most children's libraries shelves. Here are some titles you may come across if you subscribe to Bookroo for your baby:

• Mrs. Peanuckle's Fruit Alphabet
• Animal Numbers
• Jane Foster's ABC
• 1-2-3, You Love Me

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What Readers Say:

"We started with a subscription for the board books, and now we are receiving a box of picture books every month. We have loved both. Our daughter is still a little baby, but my husband and I love to open and read the books together. It is wonderful that we already have a collection of books that we look forward to reading to her. We live in a small rural town more than an hour and a half away from a dedicated bookstore, so I love that I can count on books getting delivered to us every month. I think that the selection of books is really nice too, and we receive a great variety of books that we would not have otherwise known about."

-Emily Hunt

Shipping: Shipping is $4.99 per box to anywhere within the United States (including APO/DPO).

5. Coterie

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Coterie’s diaper subscription provides customers with a monthly supply of diapers for sizes NB-06 and its diapers are hypoallergenic, dermatologist tested and recommended, and free of harsh chemicals. What sets Coterie apart from competing brands is its wicking system and superior absorbency - Coterie’s diapers have 70% more liquid capacity, 4x faster absorbency, and 3x drying power compared to leading brands and they’re also the only diaper brand that has their safety report available online.

Diapers are delivered every 4 weeks and there are 6 packs included with each box. The number of diapers included in the bundle ranges from 108 to 198, depending on the size of your baby (more diapers for younger kids).

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What Readers Say:

"If I could give this brand a 10 I would. The quality is unmatched, my little has a sensitive bum and has had maybe one rash. The material is so soft and absorbent. I have not changed her diaper in the middle of the night since I switched to Coterie. I love the coverage of the actual diaper. She’s got thick thighs and a long torso. These diapers are a match made in heaven."

-Ajiah

Shipping: Ships to all 50 states, but is unable to ship to P.O. Boxes, APO, and FPO addresses. Free standard shipping on orders over $49. Orders under $49 incur a $7.50 shipping fee and Trial Pack orders incur a $5.00 shipping fee.

6. Honest Diapers & Wipes Bundle

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

The Honest Company is a natural baby and beauty brand founded by Jessica Alba that offers a bundle subscription for its sustainable, fragrance-free, and super-absorbent diapers and plant-based wipes. Each diaper and wipe bundle comes with 7 packs of diapers (sizes N-6) and 4 packs of plant-based baby wipes (72 wipes per pack).

You can select up to 7 different patterns for diapers (including white) and choose from 5 classic wipes with cute box designs or 2 types of nourishing and hydrating wipes. Additionally, you'll receive 15% off on extras like diaper rash cream or organic body oil and receive a free gift with every third purchase.

In addition to its diaper and wipes bundle subscription, Honest also offers single-item subscriptions for your favorite products. You'll save 5% on each item you subscribe to and Honest offers free shipping if your order exceeds $50.

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Shipping: Ships to the US, Canada, and APO/FPO addresses. Free shipping on any order over $40 shipped within the contiguous US.

7. Lillypost

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Lillypost is a monthly book subscription box that offers books for children ages 0-7. Each baby subscription box contains 4 board books along with fun stickers for your child to enjoy.

You can expect to find titles such as the following in your baby book subscription box:

• Chick 'n' Pug
• Little Green Peas
• Penguin and Pinecone
• A Book of Sleep
• Dear Zoo

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What Readers Say:

"The boxes are thoughtfully assembled and always have quality books. It is my go-to gift for baby showers and birthdays!"

-Nicole Stark

Shipping:

Ships to the US and Canada for $4.95.

8. Little Fun Club

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Little Fun Club offers a monthly book subscription for children ages 0-12. Parents can subscribe to receive either 2 or 3 books per month and the cost of this baby subscription box decreases for long-term orders, so keep that in mind — pre-paying for an annual subscription will significantly reduce the cost of each box.

Each book included in your box has been selected based on merit, meaning these are either books from The Association for Library Service to Children or award-winning books or books by distinguished authors. You can expect to come across titles such as the following:

• Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
• Ten Little Fingers by Annie Kubler
• Who Says? (Sassy) by Dave Aikins

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Shipping: There is a $5 shipping and handling fee per box for subscribers whose shipping address is within the U.S. Addresses outside of the U.S. are subject to a shipping charge that is calculated before the initial sign-up process.

9. Hoppi Box

What’s In This Baby Subscription Box

Delivered every three months, Hoppi Box includes 3-5 full-size toys picked by child development experts. Each baby subscription box is personalized to meet (and nurture) developmental milestones and contains at least one book along with a selection of educational toys and games.

You'll receive and new box in March, June, September, and December, and can expect to find toys such as wooden shape puzzles, magnetic blocks, a mini bulldozer, and sort and count cups.

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What Readers Say:

"We LOVE Hoppi Box! The quality of every item in this subscription was top notch, and I was amazed at how thought out each toy was in my son’s box. The book he received allows him to learn listening skills and grow his imagination. The accordion plays “wonderful” (I use this term lightly as a 2 year old playing an instrument can be interesting! lol) music that builds coordination and helps foster a love for music. The magnet puzzle teaches hand eye coordination and critical thinking as my son tries to navigate the balls through the maze. The bricklaying sand kit teaches your child to build and create. Perhaps my son’s favorite toy of them all was the play fruit! He has always enjoyed tasks that hone his fine motor skills, and with this he sat for a good 30-40 minutes cutting the fruit in half and putting it back together. I can not speak enough wonderful things about this subscription! The memories it made my child and I are priceless. What are you waiting for? Make you and your child "hoppi" with the Hoppi Box!"

-The SIMPLE Moms

Shipping: Shipping is FREE to U.S. domestic addresses. There is an additional $15 charge to Canadian addresses.