History Unboxed: hands-on history boxes and full homeschool curricula

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History Unboxed makes hands-on history kits for kids. Each box covers one culture or period, with crafts, games, readings and sometimes a snack, so children learn by making and playing rather than only reading. It's aimed at homeschool families, co-ops and teachers, and it also sells to charter schools and lines its boxes up with popular programs such as Story of the World and Blossom and Root.

You can buy single boxes, take out a subscription that sends one box a month, or buy a full curriculum bundle with lesson plans, reading lists and a timeline poster. Boxes come with printed materials at several levels, from elementary up to lower high school, and the single-box pages let you choose an age range. That means one box can work for siblings of different ages learning together, with the older child reading the harder material while the younger one does the crafts.

What's worth a look

Here are six ways to start, with the prices when we checked from each page.

The Egypt Unboxed box is a good first try: kids learn about mummification, read a 4,000-year-old Cinderella story and play Senet, one of the world's oldest board games. Civil War Unboxed includes a Morse code machine and a cipher wheel. If you want a whole year planned for you, the Ancient History Full Curriculum Bundle has 18 boxes plus a free Welcome Box.

The subscriptions follow a timeline, so kids move through history in order. The Ancient History subscription runs from 3500 BC/BCE to 500 AD/CE, and there are matching subscriptions for the Middle Ages, American history and modern world history. Payments go through on the 15th of each month, boxes usually ship within 10 business days, and you can choose monthly or quarterly billing.

Some boxes include a food item to taste, such as a traditional snack or drink, and the product pages flag these with a "Food Included" tag. That's handy to know if your family has allergies. Each box also has a Pinterest board with extra activities, books and resources if your kids want to dig deeper into a topic.

Current offers

Shipping is free on all curriculum bundles. A Welcome Box with introductory materials is also included free with every first-semester and full curriculum bundle. There's a free resources section too, if you want to try the style before you buy.

How to save more

• Compare a semester bundle with single boxes. The Middle Ages 1st Semester bundle is six boxes for $359.70, and you get free shipping and the Welcome Box on top.
• If you'd rather spread the cost, the monthly subscription starts at $55.95 a box, which is less than the $59.95 single-box price.
• Order large bundles early. The store says that in its busiest season, full curricula may arrive in several shipments.

Products, prices and offers checked on the store's own website on 5 Nov 2026. Prices and stock can change.

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