abspaintco Animal Print Club vs The Letter House

Where they differ

Both are art & prints, stickers and letters clubs. Past that they pull apart: abspaintco Animal Print Club also covers nature, while The Letter House adds activities.

On price there is effectively nothing in it — $8/mo against From $8/mo, which works out within a dollar a month of each other. Price is not the deciding factor here.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: abspaintco Animal Print Club ships to Worldwide, The Letter House to Not stated.

The Letter House addresses the post to the child by name; abspaintco Animal Print Club does not. That sounds minor and it is the detail people mention most often — the envelope being visibly theirs is most of the appeal for a younger child.

What each one sends

abspaintco Animal Print Club

A 5x7 watercolor print of a different animal each month, a matching sticker and a short letter from the artist about that animal. New-subscriber cutoff is the 10th, with mail going out the 12th to 15th.

The Letter House

Three different mail clubs from one maker, each written in two versions so the same envelope suits a toddler or an eight-year-old. Pick Me Up Post is a mini newspaper for children — stories, games, fun facts and small surprises. Collage Mail Club sends a packed envelope of collage papers, cut-outs, textures and stickers with no instructions at all, which is the point. Mindful Mail Club is a themed letter with hands-on activities and extras built around connection and calm. Everything is assembled, decorated and stamped by hand, and mails on the 5th.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.