Best Subscription Box | Junior Design Awards 2020
We're big fans of subscription boxes for children and these are the winning ones in this year's Junior Design Awards
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JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2020 GOLD WINNER: Best Subscription Box
WHO: Not Just Nibbles Gift Subscription Box
WHAT: Healthy, allergen-free, planet-friendly, plant-based cooking kits that take children on a monthly food focused tour of the world. Each month we visit a new country in search of different flavours and cultures to spark their curiosity about the world. With all of the dry ingredients included and a beautifully illustrated recipe card, plus stickers, badges, booklets and hours of extra food fun, they have everything they need to start their culinary journey.
WHY: The fun, educational aspect of this subscription service really appealed to our judges who felt this monthly treat would not only help kids develop a positive and healthy relationship with food but would give the opportunity for a lovely screen-free activity that they could be enjoyed with just one adult or with all the family. The panel loved the specially created food characters who carry badges explaining all their nutritional benefits and felt the overall presentation was fun, upbeat and exciting.
WHERE: Not Just Nibbles
JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2020 SILVER WINNER: Best Subscription Box
WHO: Little Cooks Co
WHAT: A monthly box of ingredients with step by step baking instructions and extra activities through your letterbox
WHY: This is the subscription box for kids who love to bake! A letterbox size box arrives through your door every month full of the dry ingredients necessary to bake a delicious refined sugar free treat. Our judges loved the, nutritionist designed recipes, easy to read instructions, clear labelling and the good quality organic ingredients that come in these kits. The eco-friendly aspect packaging – all boxes are recyclable and the packaging is compostable – was highly praised and the fact that for every recipe box sold, Little Cooks pays for a vulnerable school child in the UK to receive a healthy breakfast through their partnership with the charity Magic Breakfast also impressed the panel greatly.
WHERE: Little Cooks Co.
JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2020 JOINT BRONZE WINNER: Best Subscription Box
WHO: Toy Box Club
WHAT: A toy subscription service for pre-schoolers, delivering a selection of age appropriate toys and books to your home every month. Each month the previous delivery is collected and replaced by a new set of toys
WHY: Our judges loved the idea of this eco-friendly, clutter-busting approach to giving your children an ever-changing array of toys to play with. More play, less waste is this company’s ethos and their subscription service makes it really easy to reduce the amount of toys you buy, that children will inevitably grow out of or tire of. Our judges were excited by the idea of a never ending-supply of age appropriate toys to keep kids interested and like the fact that if a child really became attached to a particular toy, parents could have the option of buying it.
WHERE: Toy Box Club
JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2020 JOINT BRONZE WINNER: Best Subscription Box
WHO: Parrot Street Book Club
WHAT: These subscription boxes are designed to supercharge a love of reading with an exciting monthly delivery for 5 to 11 -year-olds. Each letterbox-friendly parcel contains a brilliant chapter book to keep, plus a fun-filled activity pack inspired by that month’s book. A children’s book subscription with a twist. With carefully handpick books that you may not easily discover for yourself and including a range of activities that the whole family can enjoy. What better way to keep the digital distractions at bay?
WHY: Our judges loved the idea of what is essentially a book club for children through your letterbox. The brand was praised for encouraging kids to get excited about reading and introducing them to a diverse selection of gender neutral books that they might not normally have discovered. The added bonus of a related activity pack filled with exciting and educational content to encourage subscribers to think and talk about the books they’ve read also impressed the judges. The panel also noted that for every subscription box shipped, the company make a donation to Coram Beanstalk, a fantastic literacy charity that provides one-to-one support in schools to children who have fallen behind with their reading. Brilliant work!
WHERE: Parrot Street
