Future Explorers' Club vs Games With Gramma

Where they differ

Both are letters and activities clubs. Future Explorers' Club covers travel on top of that; Games With Gramma stays narrower.

Games With Gramma is the cheaper of the two — $6/mo against £5.99/mo, roughly 21% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

What each one sends

Future Explorers' Club

Each month covers a new location through an illustrated letter, plus a craft activity card, a recipe card for local food, a map, a fun-facts card and a puzzle sheet. The envelope is printed with the child's name. A sample letter PDF is downloadable from the site.

Games With Gramma

A monthly envelope of handmade puzzle and game material from Gramma Kat Academy, who makes print and digital learning activities for children. It is built around gamified practice rather than a continuing story. Ships from the US to more than 190 countries.

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.