The Mini Bakers Box (BKD Mini Bakers Club)

What's in the box: A typical kit contains ready-made biscuits or a cake with the icing and decorations needed to finish them at home.

The Mini Bakers Box is a London bakery that sells biscuit and cake decorating kits alongside ready-iced biscuit gifts. It sits in our kids' cooking category, but the site pitches itself just as much at adults, suggesting its kits for date nights, hen parties and team activities. The kits are about decorating rather than baking from scratch. The Beat The Baker range challenges you to copy a professionally decorated biscuit design using everything in the box. That makes it a fairly easy activity for younger children, as long as an adult is nearby to help with the icing bags. Most of the range is themed around seasons and occasions, with Halloween, Christmas and birthday designs plus a few novelty sets like fast food cookies. Decorating kits start from £11.00, Beat The Baker kits from £19.00, and a Halloween gingerbread house kit costs £40.00. Delivery is free on orders over £50, and the company says it delivers worldwide seven days a week. Despite the Mini Bakers Club name, the shop's main pages do not describe a recurring subscription plan. It mostly sells one-off kits, so check the site before expecting a monthly box. Families who want a steady programme that teaches baking skills may be better served by a dedicated kids' baking subscription.