Best Kids Cooking Subscription Boxes

Kidstir offers fun-themed monthly cooking subscription boxes that include recipes along with games and activities to play as a family. Subscribers can shop for ingredients from the digital or printed shopping list and get ready for a cooking adventure.

Each kit comes with a shopping list, three recipe cards, a useful cooking tool, Foodie Fun Magazine, achievement stickers, a Wordstir family game, and other bonus items. Recipe cards are hole-punched and coated to last, designed to compile into a cookbook over time. Each includes a beautiful photograph of the finished dish with easy-to-follow instructions.

Recipes in each monthly box include a variety of ingredients and skill levels and are all part of a specific theme. Past boxes have included Beach Days, ‘80s Night, Over the Rainbow, and Winter Wonderland Cookies, and they never repeat. Supplemental resources include a downloadable Homeschool Lesson Plan to go along with each month, Afterschool Enrichment activities, and additional digital recipes. All recipes also come with detailed suggestions for modifications and substitutions for allergies and dietary preferences, organized by kit.

The monthly kit starts at $23.99 and can also be purchased in advance for three, six, or 12 months, with discounts and some freebies given on longer subscriptions.

Raddish Kids is a monthly subscription kit for kids that includes a mix of sweet and savory recipes plus educational activities for kids ages 4-14. Membership includes a monthly cooking kit, digital bonus recipes and activities, and an online community to exchange questions, stories, photos, and ideas. Each kit is centered around a different theme, inspired by the seasons, global cuisines, or holiday themes, and will never be repeated in another month's box.

Along with cards for three separate recipes, each kit includes a kitchen tool, collectible (apron patch or table talk card), creative kitchen project, three culinary skill lessons, and a grocery list. Although ingredients are not included, shopping lists are available in advance before each kit is shipped, so you can have them on hand when the kit arrives. Monthly kit pricing starts at $24 per month, with discounts available on six- and 12-month prepaid options.

For some extra fun, check out the Raddish Kids video archive, known as RadTV, for cook-along videos complete with recipes and ingredient lists.

Baketivity is a baking subscription kit for kids that comes with pre-measured ingredients and simple recipes. Join your kids in the kitchen and make fun treats such as whoopie pies, red velvet cupcakes, pudding pie towers, and cinnamon buns. Designed for kids aged 4-10, each kit comes with the dry ingredients for the recipe, an illustrated recipe pamphlet, a shopping list for additional ingredients, an educational activity, and a Baketivity hat and apron.

The monthly schedule of kits is posted in advance on the Baketivity website, so know exactly what is coming before you sign up. A monthly subscription price starts at $34.95 per month, and discounts are given for prepaid subscriptions of three, six, and 12 months. Free shipping is included with all subscriptions. Although not allergen-free, Gluten-Free Baking Kits are also available for purchase. Don’t forget to check out Baketivity’s virtual after-school program, which delivers weekly baking kits that advance in skill over four weeks.

Little GF Chefs is a subscription program that offers allergen-free baking kits for kids of all ages. Every month, club members will receive a baking kit in the mail that includes all dry ingredients and decorating supplies for one recipe, plus a fun cooking tool designed for kids. All recipes are gluten-free and don't contain any of the eight major allergens, including nuts, soy, eggs, and milk, plus sesame.

There are also no artificial dyes (plant-based natural dyes are used instead). All dry ingredients are vegan, and instructions come with suggested modifications to make vegan if necessary. Kids get to make fun recipes like Rainbow Pop-Tarts, Unicorn Donuts, Soft Pretzel Bites, and Confetti Cake Pops.

Kits can be purchased as a one-time order, or a baking club subscription purchased monthly or prepaid as three, six, or 12-month plans. Plans with monthly auto-renewal start at $39.95 per month, with discounts given on prepaid plans. All plans are set to automatically renew, but subscribers can easily pause, upgrade, or cancel future subscriptions by logging into their account online. For additional how-to lessons, check out the video archive on the Little GF Chefs website.

eat2explore is a kids cooking subscription box that features a different country every month to expose kids to global flavors and food traditions. Travel with your kids to France, China, India, Israel, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Brazil, and beyond through these boxes. A full list of the countries to be featured throughout the year is available on the website.

Each box comes with three recipe cards (four servings each), pre-measured packets of essential spices, sauce, or grain mixes that are unique to the region being featured, a shopping list for fresh ingredients, a country explorer brochure, an activity sheet, a fun cooking tool, a flag pin, and an eat2explore passport to put a different country sticker in each month.

Boxes are designed for kids ages 5 and up, and for extra guidance, all cooking steps are rated for complexity. Boxes can be ordered as gluten-free or vegetarian but are otherwise not allergen-free. Ingredients are clearly labeled with all eight major allergens and a full ingredient list.

Different subscription types include payment by month or three, six, and 12-month prepaid options. Pricing starts at $21.20 per month plus $6 flat rate shipping per box. Single boxes and continent bundles are also available for purchase as a one-time order.

Little Sous offers themed cooking boxes designed for ages 5 and up but are meant for the whole family to enjoy. Make savory recipes like Ricotta Gnocchi, Cheddar Scones, and Pea Pesto, or satisfy your sweet tooth with homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Caramel Slice Bars, and Puff Pastry Hand Pies.

Each themed box contains a main cooking lesson, recipes, science and art projects, a jumbo coloring poster, collectible vinyl stickers, and a kid-safe, top-of-the-line kitchen tool. Boxes may also often include a non-perishable ingredient for the recipe. Lessons are designed to teach important life skills and fit into the STEAM educational approach (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics).

Boxes are available for purchase based on a monthly plan or a prepaid subscription of six or 12 months. Pricing for the monthly plan starts at $22.50 and goes down to $19.99 per month with the 12-month prepaid option, along with a bonus Opinel Le Petit Chef Set. In addition to the lesson provided in each monthly kit, check out the online Kitchen Academy for extra lessons and tips.

America's Test Kitchen's Young Chefs Club is a cooking club designed for kids ages six to 13. The club seeks "to build a new generation of empowered cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters," focusing on the how and why of food and cooking. Every month, club members receive a box filled with themed recipes, engaging hands-on activities and experiments, creative projects and games, a shopping list, and a useful kitchen item.

Past themes have been based on specific ingredients such as bread, herbs, and cheese; a cooking technique such as cake decorating; a scientific subject like food texture; and a specific food such as dumplings or tacos.

Recipes and activities that come in each box can range from 15 minutes to a series of short time periods over a couple of days. Each box also includes activities with varying skill levels for different ages.

There are three subscription types: a one-month option ($19.99 per month), a six-month option ($101.94 or $16.99 per month) and a 12-month option ($191.88 or $15.99 per month). All include free shipping. Single boxes are not available for purchase but there are a number of digital resources and recipes available on the America's Test Kitchen Kids website.