Mind Expanders Club vs The Summit Society Kids

Where they differ

Both are letters clubs. Past that they pull apart: Mind Expanders Club also covers science, while The Summit Society Kids adds art & prints.

On price there is effectively nothing in it — From A$14.95/mo against CA$13.50/mo, which works out within a dollar a month of each other. Price is not the deciding factor here.

Mind Expanders Club addresses the post to the child by name; The Summit Society Kids 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

Mind Expanders Club

Story-driven science letters from two fictional professors, Poppy Marlowe and Ignatius Whitley, with illustrations and collectible explorer elements. Letters are addressed to the child. Free shipping within Australia.

The Summit Society Kids

Monthly handmade art mail on themes of resilience, encouragement and adventure, made by a creator with more than 25 years working with young people. Ships from Canada to more than 195 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.