It’s time for our monthly roundup of subscription boxes and surprise boxes so you can see what themes are available at all our favourites with kawaii characters, plush, stationery, candy & snacks, crafts and more. This month there’s a mix of fun themes for Winter & Christmas, plus special discounts for new subscribers! Look out for Black Friday offers too, plus many boxes offer a gift option, so you can buy for a friend or add a box to your wish list.
Pusheen Box (US)
The Winter 2025 Pusheen Box & Cat Kit are available to pre-order now, shipping in December. Both boxes have a Pusheen’s Winter Wonderland theme with sweet seasonal treats on fun and exclusive items for you or your cat (including an exclusive plush in the Pusheen Box). Read our past reviews for an idea of what you might get, or follow @pusheenbox on Instagram to see the spoiler items.
TokyoTreat, Sakuraco & YumeTwins (JP)
Read our recent highlights post to see what’s inside the current boxes and our favourite treats. TokyoTreat (candy & snacks) has a Fuji Fall Snackscape theme with fun and exclusive treats including a full size bag of premium Hi-Chews and instant noodles. Sakuraco (traditional snacks) celebrates the Wonders of Nagano, with authentic and artisan Japanese snacks from local snack makers, plus Melon Hojicha tea and a Saga Shippo Plate. There’s also YumeTwins (kawaii) with a Magical Moonlit Adventure box featuring Sailor Moon & Sanrio or pick up a Glistening Beauty Set of makeup & beauty from nomakenolife. Signups for all boxes close on the 15th and SCK readers get $5 off your first box with the code SCKAWAII
ZenPop (JP)
The latest ZenPop Japanese Stationery Box is a Magical Girl Box filled with 9 Japanese stationery items, inspired by iridescent transformation scenes, pastel charm and a touch of cosmic sparkle. There’s also smaller starter boxes with various themes.
Pipsticks (US)
Pipsticks have sticker clubs and subscriptions in a range of sizes and designs (some are US/CAN only), plus one off boxes – currently there’s a Pipsticks + Peanuts Christmas Stationery Box. The monthly collab with Hello Kitty & Friends has all-exclusive items including multiple sheets of fun stickers (including puffy, scratch n’ sniff & vinyl), activity zine, postcard and re-usable storage pouch. Above is what was in last month’s pack – keep an eye on Instagram for sneak peeks of this month and special offers.
SoKawaii & NihonBox (JP)
SoKawaii is now part of Yatta Japan and you can choose from 3 subscription levels, all with a mix of official plushies, adorable accessories, and kawaii surprises. You can also subscribe to NihonBox, a Japanese culture box with 4 subscription levels. Contents include an anime figure from the license of your choice, gachapon, snacks, traditional products, pop culture goodies and a cultural booklet.
Kawaii Box & Japan Candy Box (HK)
This month, the Kawaii Box theme is Kira Kira Christmas with 6-8 cute items inspired by the Christmas lights in Japan, including mystery Sanrio plush. The Japan Candy Box theme is Jingle Bell Bites with holiday treats and winter flavours of snacks & candy. Signups for both close at the end of the month.
Sophie & Toffee (SG)
Get creative with a subscription box from Sophie & Toffee, which all have exclusive molds, charms, and other themed goodies for original craft projects. The Elves Box (resin crafts) is a Christmas Countdown Box of exclusive moulds, bezels and stickers to make a reusable advent calendar book. There’s also Puni Puni Box (DIY squishies) with a Plum Pudding Box of exclusive moulds and other cute supplies for Christmas, or the new Pixie Box has a Good Tidings theme with a surprise mix of trending products. Keep an eye on their Instagram for a closer look. Get 10% off anything in store with our referral link.
The Make Arcade (UK)
The monthly Stitch Mail box includes everything you need to make an exclusive modern cross stitch project. The current box has a Gingerbread Lane theme for you to make two sweet handmade Christmas tree decorations, plus a zine with mini cross stitch motifs, beginner guide and a surprise gift. I actually ordered this box so I’ll try and get a review up before next month’s roundup.
Craft Club (AU)
For something a bit different, The Moss Box is a monthly kit with all the materials you need to make a moss coaster, a colourful yarn creation using similar techniques to latch hook. It’s suitable for beginners and you also get a surprise craft tool or accessory, collectible art postcard, sticker sheet, digital downloads and more. This month’s theme is Twinkling Christmas Tree to celebrate the holidays.
Bokksu (JP)
Bokksu create themed monthly boxes full of curated authentic Japanese snacks & tea only found in Japan. You receive a Seasons of Japan welcome box as soon as you subscribe and then themed boxes every month after. Recent themes include Harvest Luxury, Chasing Hokkaido Summer and Pixel Pop Japan.
Freedom Japanese Market (JP)
Freedom Japanese Market is a family-run business creating authentic Japanese snack boxes to bring the flavours of Japan to your doorstep. Each monthly box includes a mix of sweet & savoury treats including traditional Wagashi, quirky Dagashi, fun DIY kits, and limited edition and regional snacks.
More Boxes & Offers
- Rainbowholic Shop (JP) have a new Ja-FUN Stationery Lucky Box filled with 30+ items including both popular Japanese stationery brands and their own original designs. You can also now buy Patreon Reward stationery packs from previous months.
- Got a favourite subscription box we haven’t featured? Let us know about it!
Our Guide to Subscription Boxes was getting difficult to keep up to date, plus a lot of boxes have closed recently. I’ve replaced it with a new page which includes our favourites, more boxes to check out and a guide to how subscription boxes work.
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