MaMontessoriBox

What's in the box: A box holds Montessori activities matched to your child's age, with all the materials needed and a teaching guide for parents.

MaMontessoriBox is a French company that sells monthly Montessori activity boxes along with a large online shop of individual Montessori toys. Each box is meant to be ready to use. The company says it includes the materials, a teaching guide and the activities, so parents don't need to prepare anything or buy extra supplies. Content is matched to the child's developmental stage, and the age themes run from babies up to 7 to 9 year olds. The brand says you don't need any Montessori training to use it, and the activities are screen free. The boxes are designed and packed in France. The company is a société à mission, a French legal status for businesses with a stated social or environmental purpose. It says it uses organic and natural materials, has packing done locally by an ESAT (a French sheltered workplace for people with disabilities) and donates to schools. The shop sells items such as alphabet friezes, black and white books for babies, wooden movable alphabets, rainbow stackers and climbing arches, so you can also buy single pieces without subscribing. The site does not clearly state subscription prices, plan lengths or whether it ships outside France, so check those before you commit.