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 Autumn and spooky season, plus special discounts for new subscribers!
Pusheen Box (US)
The Fall 2025 Pusheen Box & Cat Kit are available to pre-order now, shipping in October. Both boxes have a Pusheen’s Pumpkin Patch theme with seasonal and spooky cute designs 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. The Fall Pusheen Box always sells out fast so don’t wait if you want one!
TokyoTreat, Sakuraco & YumeTwins (JP)
Read our recent highlights post to see what’s inside the current boxes and our favourite treats. Celebrating Tsukimi, Japan’s moon viewing tradition, TokyoTreat (candy & snacks) has a Snacktastic Moonfest theme with fun and exclusive treats including a full size bag of KitKats, instant noodles and a DIY candy kit. Sakuraco (traditional snacks) follows suit with Autumn Moon Festival, filled with authentic and artisan Japanese snacks from local snack makers, plus Gokokucha five grain tea and a charming Tsukimi Yunomi ceramic teacup. There’s also YumeTwins (kawaii) with a Cozy Neko Nook box featuring lots of cute cats or pick up a Lovely Luminous 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 Field Trip Box filled with 9 nature-inspired Japanese stationery items and an October calendar to help you plan your own field trip, indoors or out. 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. Above it what was in last month’s pack – keep an eye on Instagram for sneak peeks of this month and special offers.
Kawaii Box & Japan Candy Box (HK)
This month, the Kawaii Box theme is Kuromi’s Midnight Magic with 6-8 cute items featuring Sanrio’s most mischievous character, including an exclusive plush. The Japan Candy Box theme is Spooky Snack Attack with Halloween snacks & candy including KitKat & Milky. 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 everything you need for exclusive craft projects. The new Pixie Box for resin crafts is a trick or Treat mystery box which they promise is “absolutely stuffed with adorable molds and cute add ons”. There’s also Puni Puni Box (DIY squishies) with a Smores Box of exclusive moulds and other cute supplies, or The Elves Box (resin crafts) with a Miniature Trick or Treat Box of exclusive moulds, bezels and stickers. Keep an eye on their Instagram for a closer look. Get 10% off anything in store with our referral link.
The Make Arcade (UK) have a monthly Stitch Mail box with everything you need to make an exclusive cross stitch project. The current box has a Home Haunted Home theme for spooky season and also includes a mirrored acrylic needle minder, zine, beginner guide and more.
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 Subscription Boxes & Offers
- Rainbowholic Shop have a selection of limited edition themed stationery boxes filled with both popular Japanese stationery brands and their own original designs.
- SoKawaii have removed buying options so I’m not sure if they’re taking a break or just making changes. Check their site later or look out for more news next month.
- 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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