Future Explorers' Club vs Writings from the Wild

Side-by-side comparison of two snail mail subscription clubs.

Future Explorers' Club

Future Explorers' Club

Monthly travel letters for children, mailed from around the world

Price£5.99/mo — Monthly, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month options; ships worldwide
FrequencyMonthly
ShipsWorldwide
CountryUK

A beautifully illustrated letter from a new destination each month, complete with a craft activity card, recipe card, map, fun facts, and a hands-on activity sheet.

The Future Explorers' Club is a UK-based children's travel subscription that has delivered over 20,000 letters to more than 2,500 young explorers worldwide. Each month, a distinctive envelope printed with a world map and sealed with gold wax arrives from a new location - capital cities, mountain towns, coastal villages, desert plains, and remote islands. Inside: a beautifully illustrated letter, a craft activity, a local recipe, a map, and a fun facts card. Six and twelve-month subscriptions include a free passport booklet. A portion of proceeds goes to a different charity each month.

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Writings from the Wild

Writings from the Wild

The original monthly animal letter subscription for kids

PriceFrom $10/mo — Basic and Premium tiers; 6-month and annual gift options
FrequencyMonthly
ShipsWorldwide
CountryUS

A handcrafted letter arrives each month featuring a different wild animal, complete with collector cards, stickers, how-to-draw instructions, and a postcard to send to a friend.

Writings from the Wild is a one-woman operation run by Nicole, a former homeschooling mom whose hand-drawn animal letters have shipped to over 37 countries and all 50 US states. Each letter is traditionally created with pencil and paint, featuring a different animal from a different biome each month. The premium subscription adds die-cut stickers, a postcard, and sketchbook files showing scientific classification. A portion of profits goes to wildlife conservation organizations. With over 200 five-star reviews, it is one of the most respected children's mail subscriptions available.

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