Reception Subscription Box

Reception Subscription Box | Play Based Phonics and Maths Activities Delivered Monthly

Give Your Child Confidence in Reception Through Learning and Play

The Reception year is full of exciting milestones, from learning to read and write their first words to building strong number sense and confidence with maths. The Play Makes Sense Reception Subscription Box helps your child develop these essential skills through engaging, hands-on activities that make learning feel like play.

Created by experienced Early Years and KS1 teachers, each monthly box is carefully designed to match what children are learning in Reception. Every activity supports your child's development while creating meaningful moments of connection between you and your little learner.

With everything included and simple guidance provided, supporting your child's early years learning has never been easier.

Why Families and Educators Choose the Reception Subscription Box

✔ Supports Reception Learning at Home

Activities are matched to key Reception phonics and maths objectives, helping children practise and reinforce classroom learning in a fun and meaningful way.

✔ Learning Through Play

Children learn best when they are actively engaged. Each activity transforms important learning into exciting, hands on play experiences that build confidence and motivation.

✔ Builds Strong Foundations for Reading and Writing

Develop essential phonics skills that support learning to read and learning to write, helping your child feel successful during their first year at school.

✔ Develops Number Sense

Through playful maths activities, children build a deep understanding of numbers, counting, patterns, shapes and problem solving.

✔ Everything You Need Included

No printing, planning, or preparation required. Simply open the box and start learning together.

✔ Teacher Created and Parent Friendly

Expertly designed by teachers with clear instructions so parents, grandparents and carers can confidently support learning without any teaching experience.

✔ Beautiful, Reusable Resources

High-quality materials that are designed to be used again and again, providing lasting value month after month.

What's Included?

Every Reception Subscription Box contains:

• Four hands-on learning activities - two phonics activities and two maths activities

• Easy to follow activity cards with parent guidance

• Multiple extension ideas for continued learning

• All resources needed to complete every activity

• High-quality reusable materials

• A new exciting theme each month

Monthly Themes

• September: Mythical Creatures

• October: Autumn

• November: Space

• December: Winter

• January: Pirates and Mermaids

• February: Love and Kindness

• March: Transport

• April: Spring

• May: Mini Beasts

• June: Oceans

• July: Summer

• August: Jungle

Every month brings a new adventure that keeps children excited and engaged while developing essential Reception skills.

Skills Developed

Phonics Skills

Children will build confidence in:

• Recognising letters and the sounds they make

• Reading and writing simple CVC words

• Learning digraphs and trigraphs

• Reading and writing more complex words

• Reading phrases and simple sentences

• Writing phrases and sentences independently

Maths Skills

Children will practise:

• Matching and sorting

• Comparing length, weight and capacity

• One more and one less

• Number composition to ten

• Subitising to ten

• Number bonds to ten

• 2D and 3D shape recognition

• Odd and even numbers

• Doubles

• Counting beyond 20

• Sharing and grouping

• Positional language and map skills

Why Parents Love It

Parents tell us they love knowing that every month they have meaningful educational activities ready to go.

Instead of searching online for ideas, printing resources, or wondering what to teach next, you'll receive a carefully planned box packed with activities that support your child's Reception learning.

The Reception Subscription Box helps you:

• Feel confident supporting your child's education

• Create quality learning moments together

• Reduce screen time with purposeful play

• Build your child's confidence in phonics and maths

• Support school learning in a fun, pressure free way

• Encourage a lifelong love of learning

Most importantly, your child develops the strong foundations they need for success in reading, writing and maths throughout their first year of school and beyond.

Flexible Subscription Options

Choose the option that works best for your family:

Monthly Subscription

• £24.99 per month
  - Your first payment will be taken immediately
  - Recurring payments will be taken the same date each month
  - Boxes will be shipped on the 1st of each month, e.g. sign up in August and you will receive your first box in September  
  
  

• Delivered straight to your door every month

• Rolling subscription

• Cancel anytime

• Free delivery
  
  
• Subscription will automatically change to to the next year group each September

Annual Subscription – Best Value

• Pay for a full year upfront

• Save £50

• Get the equivalent of 2 boxes completely free

• One box delivered straight to your door each month

• Free delivery
  
  
• Subscription will automatically change to to the next year group each September

Created by Teachers. Loved by Families.

At Play Makes Sense, we believe children learn best through meaningful play. That's why every activity is designed by Early Years and KS1 experts to combine educational value with genuine fun.

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, homeschooler, or early years educator, the Reception Subscription Box gives you everything you need to support learning through play and help your child thrive during this important stage of development.

Start Your Learning Adventure Today

Give your child the confidence, skills and joy of learning they need to flourish in Reception.

Subscribe today and receive a new themed box every month, packed with engaging phonics and maths activities designed to support learning through play.