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- Ages
- 5–12
- New content
- Weekly
- Format
- One reusable master kit + weekly app-delivered builds
- From
- $27.99/mo
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ibrick vs Green Kid Crafts
The cheapest box against the one that keeps paying off
vs
- Ages
- 2–10
- New content
- Monthly
- Format
- Themed monthly box with 3-4 separate projects
- From
- $19.95/mo
Green Kid Crafts is the lowest-priced subscription we cover, and it gives you three or four projects a box rather than one. That makes it a genuinely sensible first experiment. It is also craft-led rather than engineering-led, and every material in it is used up the first time - which is where the comparison turns.
What it really comes down to
Cheap per box against cheap per project
Green Kid Crafts wins the headline price easily, at roughly $20 a month against ibrick's higher figure. But it ships consumables: paper, card, plant-based materials, all used once. Twelve months buys you around 40 finished craft projects and nothing you can rebuild. ibrick buys one kit and then unlocks roughly 50 new builds a year from the same parts. On cost per box Green Kid wins; on cost per year of actual engagement, and on what you still own at the end, it is not close.
Scored side by side
| Dimension | ibrick | Green Kid |
|---|---|---|
| Replay value18% | 10 | 6 |
| STEM depth18% | 9 | 8 |
| Novelty cadence14% | 10 | 8 |
| Wow factor14% | 9 | 7 |
| Value for money14% | 10 | 9 |
| Builds independently12% | 9 | 10 |
| Clutter control10% | 10 | 7 |
| Overall | 9.6 | 7.8 |
Choose ibrick if…
- Your child wants to build machines rather than make things
- You want real physics and engineering, not craft with a science theme
- You want something that is still producing new projects in month twelve
- Your child is 9 or older - Green Kid tops out around 10 and skews younger
- You would rather own a kit than a drawer of finished paper projects
Choose Green Kid if…
- You want the lowest possible price to test whether subscriptions land at all
- Your child is 3-6 and craft is genuinely the draw
- The eco credentials matter to you - this is the greenest option we cover
- You want several short activities per delivery rather than one longer build
Our verdict
ibrick. Green Kid Crafts is the better twenty-dollar gamble and the right call if you are testing the water with a young child, and we would not talk anyone out of it at that price. But it is craft with a science label, the materials are gone after one use, and nothing you make moves. ibrick costs more per month and returns several times more over a year - which is the number that actually matters.
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Common questions
Is Green Kid Crafts actually STEM?
It is STEAM, with the A doing real work. There is genuine science in the boxes, but the projects are craft-shaped and the depth is closer to a good primary-school activity than to an engineering curriculum.
Which is better value?
Green Kid Crafts on price per month. ibrick on price per project and on what you still own after a year, which is why we score it higher on value for money.
The whole field, for context
| Kit | Score | Ages | New content | Reuses parts | Needs a parent | From | Visit brand site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ibrickOur pick | 9.6 | 5-12 | Weekly | Yes | Rarely | $27.99/mo | Visit |
 MEL Science | 8.7 | 5-16 | Monthly | Partly | Usually | $37.50/mo | Visit |
 CrunchLabs | 8.5 | 6-13 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $27.45/mo | Visit |
| CrunchLabs Hack PackCrunchLabs Hack Pack | 8.5 | 14-18 | Monthly | Yes | Rarely | $66.65/mo | Visit |
 KiwiCo | 8.2 | 0-16 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $23.95/mo | Visit |
 Little Passports | 7.9 | 3-10 | Monthly | No | Rarely | $24.95/mo | Visit |
 Green Kid Crafts | 7.8 | 2-10 | Monthly | No | Rarely | $19.95/mo | Visit |
 Lovevery | 7.7 | 0-5 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $36.00/mo | Visit |