Little Global Citizens

What's in the box: Usually a downloadable 40-page country guide with lessons, games, crafts, recipes, language activities and printable templates, plus physical Box Kits for a few countries.

Little Global Citizens is less a classic subscription box than a shop of country-by-country geography units for children aged about 5 to 12. The main product is a 40-page digital Country Guide PDF, priced at $15.95 per country. Countries include Peru, Kenya, India, Iceland, Egypt, Mexico, Japan-style favorites aside, and more. A smaller range of physical Box Kits, such as Jamaica, Ghana and Nigeria, starts at $44.95. Each guide mixes geography with culture through a 'day in the life' approach, so children see the country through the eyes of a local child. The company says each unit offers more than 8 hours of lessons, games, art projects, crafts, recipes and language activities, with links to literacy, social studies, math and cooking. One download works for several children in the same family, which makes the digital guides good value for homeschoolers and teachers. The company says it developed the material with educators and cultural ambassadors. The trade-off is that most of the work happens at home: you print the templates and gather craft and recipe supplies yourself from the list provided. The site does not clearly describe a recurring subscription plan, so expect to buy countries one at a time. A 14-day satisfaction guarantee makes it easier to try a single guide first.