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 & New Year, plus special discounts for new subscribers! Many boxes offer a gift option too, so you can buy for a friend or add a box to your wish list.
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 Snackin’ Wonderland theme with fun and exclusive treats for Christmas including a full size bag of KitKats and instant noodles. Sakuraco (traditional snacks) celebrates Holidays in Japan, with authentic and artisan Japanese snacks from local snack makers, plus Matcha-infused Sencha tea and a handmade Mino Ware indigo plate. There’s also YumeTwins (kawaii) with a Magical Moonlit Adventure box featuring exclusive Hatsune Miku + Cinnamoroll goodies or pick up a Mistletoe Makeup Set of makeup & beauty from nomakenolife. SCK readers get $5 off your first box with the code SCKAWAII
ZenPop (JP)
The latest ZenPop Japanese Stationery Box is a Winter White Box filled with 9 Japanese stationery items, including white stationery, winter animals and soft, gentle designs. 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. 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. Check their blog for sneak peeks of all the current boxes.
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 Fukubukuro Mania with 6-8 cute items inspired by New Year lucky bags filled with surprise goodies. The Japan Candy Box theme is Lucky New Year’s Munchies with seasonal 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 Perpetual Calendar Box of exclusive moulds, bezels and stickers to make a cute calendar that you can use forever. There’s also Puni Puni Box (DIY squishies) with a Waffle & Toppings Box of exclusive moulds and other cute supplies, or the new Pixie Box has a Chinese New Year theme with a surprise mix of trending products for the year of the horse. 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 is themed around A Moment to Slow Down with a Fika-inspired winter cross stitch kit, plus a zine with mini cross stitch motifs, beginner guide and a surprise gift. I’m busy making last month’s box and will share some photos soon but I’d definitely recommend it so far.
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
- The Winter 2025 Pusheen Box is still available to pre-order and will be shipping soon but the Cat Kit has already sold out so don’t wait! Both boxes have a Pusheen’s Winter Wonderland theme – follow @pusheenbox on Instagram to see some spoilers.
- For a one-off treat, Rainbowholic Shop (JP) have lots of Japanese stationery sets, plus a Ja-FUN Stationery Lucky Box.
- Got a favourite subscription box we haven’t featured? Let us know about it!
New to subscription boxes? Our Guide to Subscription Boxes explains how they work, plus our favourites and more boxes to check out.
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