Lately everywhere I look, I see ads for various subscription boxes popping up.
The marketing idea is great. You sign up for the subscription and either pay monthly or for the year, and every month a surprise box is delivered to your door. It is filled with an assortment, of often themed, products for you to use.
Sometimes they are samples of products so that you can try them out and decide if you’d like to use them in the future. The idea is catching on and I’ve seen these boxes themed for a wide variety of interests, including make-up, hand lettering, seasonal decor, pet treats and toys, educational activities, art supplies, and science, technology, engineering and math activities,
I love the idea of it. I think getting a box full of surprise gifts every month would be so fun. For all you gift givers out there, it’s actually a genius way to gift things to yourself because you’d never know what was in the box. Ha.
Though I appreciate the not having to shop and fill the box myself aspect of these subscriptions, the reality is that you are essentially paying someone else to shop plus paying shipping.
My idea, then, is to create my own surprise boxes for my kids that can “show up” at our door. I like to look at the money saved as how I’m paying myself to do the shopping (and I like shopping so that’s all good).
Seeing as we’re headed into warmer weather, my first box will be a “spring into summer” theme. First up, find a cute box to package your goodies in. Some great themed items to include could be self-tying water balloons, a cute beach towel, bubbles, fruity gum, new sunglasses, a rock painting kit, an inflatable beach ball (or pool float), a new water bottle, new flip flops and sidewalk chalk.
A lot of items on the list are things that I would need or want to buy for my kids going into a new season anyways, so packaging it all up into a themed box just makes it fun for everyone.
