Nurturing curiosity, creativity & confidence in the company of nature. 

What is the Curiosity Club?

Curiosity Club is for parents who long for their children to grow up with a deep connection to nature, insatiable curiosity, and the confidence to explore the world around them.

Each month, this beautifully illustrated subscription, designed for kids aged 7-12 years, offers a tactile experience that nurtures a connection to nature through meaningful, screen-free, creative activities.

With enchanting guides, engaging workbooks, and vibrant collectible patches and pins featuring different species, your kids will eagerly anticipate every delivery.

This is for your family....

You deeply care about your child’s growth, both academically and emotionally.

But, you're also a busy working parent juggling and the deluge of demands daily life brings. Finding the time and energy to create meaningful, screen-free activities can feel challenging on the best days. 

Maybe you’ve felt more than a twinge of guilt as screens fill the gaps, or frustration at the lack of sustainable, educational options that truly align with what you believe to be important.

Curiosity Club will transform your family’s free time with a beautiful, tactile monthly pack of nature-inspired activities delivered right to your door.

Imagine your child’s excitement as they eagerly anticipate each new edition, ready to explore, learn, and grow with minimal effort from you. 

You will be able to cherish moments of connection, as you find it easier to spend meaningful time together in nature, feeling the infectious curiosity and creativity that your child is developing, and discovering a sense of calm that you both needed.

Aside from the satisfaction of having found a sustainable, locally-made alternative to plastic-filled magazines, you’re bringing something special into your home - a carefully curated collection that brings beauty and purpose to playtime. 

What's included?

Each month features a DISCOVERY GUIDE with at least 10 different activities, including some of these:

  • Nature education
  • Guided nature observation
  • Mini experiments
  • Outdoor exploration
  • Crafts with recycled materials
  • Recipes inspired by nature
  • How to draw
  • Reading and comprehension
  • Sticker activities
  • Quizzes
  • A glossary each month of new words and concepts

Plus every quarter your child will receive their very own FIELD JOURNAL, a beautiful space for them to work through three months of the guided activities outlined in the Discovery Guides. With dedicated sections for nature observations, mindfulness pages and experimental projects.

Each month, your child will eagerly await...

Each edition focuses on what’s happening in your child’s environment during the current season, allowing them to explore and experience it firsthand.

We also include exploration of what’s happening in other parts of the world during this time, to give them a sense of the greater tapestry of life.

  • DISCOVERY GUIDE

    Full of educational activities, from guided observation to crafts

  • EXPLORER'S PROJECT

    In depth project rotating between curiosity, creativity & confidence

  • COLLECTIBLE PATCH OR PIN

    Stunning gift featuring the species of the month, alternating between embroidered patch and pin badge

  • ILLUSTRATED STICKER SHEET

    Including both a sticker activity for the month and stickers just for them

  • COLOURING POSTCARD

    Mindfulness colouring postcard to frame and enjoy or send to a friend

  • MANTRA CARD

    Featuring a positive phrase for your child to consider each month

  • PARENT'S GUIDE

    Succinct guide to help you support your child’s learning with small, meaningful actions. 

  • Plus the QUARTERLY FIELD JOURNAL

    A beautiful space for them to work through three months of the guided activities

Collect, Learn & Cherish

Each month, as part of the pack your child will receive an exquisitely embroidered patch or beautiful recycled metal pin badge featuring the species of the month, alongside some information about the species to ignite their curiosity. These will never be repeated.

In fact, the design of the month will be brand new and not available elsewhere. Only after the Curiosity Club have received their boxes, will the new design be added to our online shop.

Little Collectors' Bonus:

As a Curiosity Club member, you’ll receive an exclusive 30% off our full range of Wildlore Patches and Biodiversity Badges. We have a growing collection of 30+ species already represented in these stunning collectibles.

It’s our way of helping your child expand their collection and making each new discovery even more accessible.

As monthly designs will always be new, you can shop from our online collection safe in the knowledge that your child will not receive that design in a future box.

MEET RIA

I’m Ria, a mother of two (ages 5 and 9), a science communicator, and an illustrator. 

I long for my children to grow up with curiosity, creativity and confidence, yet I found it difficult to create ways to support this development with all the demands of daily life.

I want my children to grow up passion and excitement about nature, to cherish their belongings, and to value the world around them, but I struggled to find resources that didn’t add to the throwaway culture I so wanted to avoid.

Curiosity Club is my answer to this struggle. It’s the resource I wish I could find: a simple, stunning and sustainable way to connect with my children, nurture their love for the natural world, and help them grow into confident, creative individuals.

I hope it can do the same for your family.

  • Jess, Cornwall

    I am blown away by the Curiosity Club pack we received, it is such a beautiful high quality subscription, I wanted it for myself! My daughter has loved learning all of the facts and reciting them to everyone she meets and spent a relaxing morning colouring in the postcard to send to her best friend. She loves the patch too and is already excited about what is coming in the next box. So fabulous to see classic kids fun like this in a world of technology and screen time. And the best bit is that she’s learning too! So excited for the next box!

  • Anna, Cheshire

    I had the best childhood. A nature filled, nostalgic, old fashioned one that lives on in me. I worry about creating this for my daughter. I saw Curiosity Club and instantly connected with the concept, it’s just what I want to do. I’m really looking forward to some peaceful, special time with my daughter enjoying the booklets. The embroidery patches are unique and almost have that nostalgic vibe about them which I’m really pleased for my daughter to collect.

  • Zoe, Hampshire

    What a delightful adventure for small people! Curiosity club is so easy for children to immerse themselves in. Many an hour has been spent perfecting squirrel drawings and seeking to spot a bird or two in nearby woodland so we can tick off another species proudly found. The pack is wonderfully thought out, beautifully crafted and delivered in a package that will open anyone's eyes to the wonder of nature.

  • Natalie, Salisbury

    Wow - Curiosity Club has blown our socks off here!  What a beautiful, mindful creation! I'm so thankful that this will help me carve out time to connect with the seasons with my son regularly and am exited about what we will learn!

    Oscar, 6 yrs, Salisbury

    5 /5
    Me and my mum have loads of fun outside with our book. I love the stickers and science experiment

  • Lucy, 9 yrs, Southampton

    5*/5
    It is very exciting, really nicely presented, and is a lovely thing to do on an afternoon. I really like the fact there is a science experiment and craft.

    James, 7 yrs, Southampton

    100* /5
    I really love it. I really liked the drawing bits. I especially like you can write down the species you see. It's really cool! Can't wait for the recipe next month!

  • Ann, London

    We just received our first Curiosity Club pack, and it’s already a hit - the mix of science and art is fantastic! My kids loved science explorer’s project and learning about how leaves change colour, and then got straight into the how to draw activities. They were genuinely excited to dive in. The materials are beautiful and feel so high-quality, everything is so well thought out, I’m already looking forward to seeing what comes next.

Get Your Curiosity Kickstart

Join now to secure DECEMBER'S BOX, which will be sent out to all our members in the first week of the month.

When you join, we will send you a CURIOSITY KICK-START WELCOME PACK, with nature notes and creative activities - delivered to your doorstep right away, so your children can get busy before their first box even arrives!

Up-Coming Monthly Themes

EARLY WINTER (December): Dive into winter’s tales of hibernation, the science of snowflakes, and the magic of the aurora borealis

MID WINTER (January): Explore how animals and plants brave the cold and discover the hidden world of frozen rivers.

LATE WINTER (February): As winter gives way to new beginnings, look to the clouds, learn about the water cycle, and discover the stories written in the stars.

Want a little look at what's in next month's installment?

Our Early Winter Box (December) contains:


🐻 Hibernation & Torpor – Discover strategies to survive cold
📖 Winter folklore – Learn about nature folklore of the season
❄️ Snow crystals – Why snowflakes look the way to do
 🦌Santa’s helpers – Learn about reindeer and their adaptations
🦉 Barn Owl – Craft a beautiful barn up-cycled owl mask
💎 Crystal Experiment – Grow your own salt crystal decoration
🌟 Northern Lights – What’s behind this incredible spectacle
🖍️ Mindful Colouring – Relax with winter-themed colouring

and more…..


Plus a beautiful recycled metal pin badge of the Barn Owl.

Join the Curiosity Club Today For December's Box

(Archive boxes are available for sale exclusively to our members)

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Join now for just £12.25*

When you join, you are reserving your place for NEXT MONTH'S BOX.

Sign up by 30st November for December's box.

*First payment for December's box is HALF PRICE with the 3 month subscription commitment. All monthly boxes are dispatched in the first week of the month.

  • 3 MONTH MINIMUM SUBSCRIPTION

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    £12.25 1st month

    £24.50 months following

    Cancel any time after 3 month

  • MONTH TO MONTH SUBSCRIPTION

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    £28.50 a month 

    Cancel anytime

    Month to month rolling subscription

  • TWELVE MONTH COMMITMENT

    Best Value - save £96/yr

    £20.50 a month

    12 month commitment

    Cancel anytime after 12 months

✉️ UK shipping is £3 per month. We also ship to USA, Canada and many countries in Europe, at £12 per month. All monthly boxes are sent by Royal Mail Tracked services. Please note you are responsible for any additional duty fees your country might require on import.

🏆 Every subscription includes the Little Collectors' Bonus of 30% off all additional Wildlore Patches and Biodiversity Badges for the duration of your membership. No designs are repeated in new boxes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What age group is Curiosity Club designed for?

Curiosity Club is created for children aged 7-12 years old. We’ve designed our materials to be age-appropriate, but as every child is different, we encourage parents or guardians to decide if each activity is suitable for their child.

We also highlight where adult assistance may be sensible, such as with crafts involving sharp tools or cooking activities.

Additionally, some items, like pin badges, contain small parts and sharp elements and could pose a choking hazard or risk of injury if handled carelessly. These items are not suitable for children under 36 months and should be handled with care, so please ensure they are kept out of reach of young children and individuals who may have difficulty with small parts.

How much time will the activities take each month?

The activities are designed to be flexible and can be done in small pockets of time throughout the month. They are designed to give children a sense of achievement, but also lead to more engagement if they want to keep going. Whether you have 15 minutes or a whole afternoon, there's something to engage your child.

Do I need to be involved in every activity?

Many activities can be done independently by your child. We encourage parents to join in when possible. The included parent guide offers tips on how to support your child’s learning and make the most of your time together in nature.

What are the sustainability credentials?

The Curiosity Club is printed in the UK on uncoated stock made from 100% genuine de-inked post consumer waste and FSC® certified. Made in an industry leading mill to strict ISO 14001 standards for environmental management, the paper we use is processed chlorine free (PCF) significantly reducing water contamination from processing

Will Patch or Pin designs repeat?

Never! And in fact from December 2024, every month your child will get a new design that is not available to buy elsewhere. Only after the Curiosity Club has received a design will it be released in our online collections.

This means you can shop from our online collections with your Little Collector's bonus safe in the knowledge that your child will not receive it in a future box.

How does billing and delivery work?

When you sign up, you are signing up for the following month's box - sign up in October for November's box.

We have three subscription options, all are charged monthly: month to month rolling subscription, 3 month commitment and 12 month commitment.

Your first payment will be on checkout, and then on the 15th of every following month.

Subscriptions renew automatically, but you can pause at any time for 1, 2 or 3 months through your account. You can cancel in line with your with your subscription choice.

Please note that your subscription price at sign-up will be honoured and will remain the same for the duration of your subscription on the plan, regardless of any future increases in price.

Shipping fees: Please note, shipping is charged in addition to your subscription fee: £3 per month for UK orders, £12 per month for international orders. All monthly boxes are shipped by Royal Mail Tracked services. We send the bonus Welcome Packs by Royal Mail 1st Class within the UK and International Standard to other countries.

While we don't anticipate this cost changing any time soon, we reserve the right to adjust shipping fees if the cost of shipping with our usual service provider (Royal Mail) changes significantly.

Duty fees: Please note you are responsible for any additional duty fees your country might require on import.

Do you have sibling disounts?

Learning is even more fun when shared with a sibling. That’s why, when you add two or more Curiosity Club subscriptions to the same address, you’ll automatically receive 10% off your total at checkout. It’s our way of making sure everyone in the family gets to join the adventure.

Can I order Curiosity Club as a gift?

Absolutely! Curiosity Club makes a wonderful, thoughtful gift for children who love nature and exploration. You can easily purchase a subscription as a gift, and we’ll take care of the rest. You can add any details to the gift message section that appears on the slide out when you Add To Cart, or email me directly at ria@arcanaliving.com

Do you ship internationally?

We currently ship to USA, Canada and many countries in Europe, at £12 per month by Royal Mail International Tracked services. Please note you are responsible for any additional duty fees your country might require on import.

If you are interested in us sending it to you overseas in another country than those listed above, please contact me at ria@arcanaliving.com to learn more about shipping options.

Is Curiosity Club suitable for families outside UK?

Absolutely! Curiosity Club is based on the seasons as experienced in the Northern Hemisphere.

The stories and activities are rooted in nature and the changing seasons, so while some details may be specific to the UK, the themes of exploration, curiosity, and creativity will feel universal.

Our species spotting exercises are carefully curated from October's edition to include both European and North American species alternatives, so there’s always something relevant and exciting for your child to discover, no matter where you are. Whether it’s learning about squirrels, foxes, or the changing colours of leaves, these experiences resonate with children across the Northern Hemisphere.

We aim to help your child connect with the natural world around them, wherever that may be!

Can I cancel or pause the subscription if needed?

Absolutely! We understand that life can be unpredictable, so we’ve made it easy to pause or cancel your subscription, in line with the subscription option you chose. You are able to pause or cancel your subscription in your customer portal.

Subscriptions renew automatically after your chosen subscription length, but you can pause at any time for 1 month through your account. If you need to pause for longer, please get in touch.

You can cancel any time with the month-to-month subscription, or any time after 3 months with the 3 month minimum subscription, or after 12 months with the 12 month commitment subscription.

Please note that when you join on a particular subscription plan, your rate is locked for as long as you are a member of that plan, regardless of any future increases in our prices. If you leave and rejoin, your new subscription will be subject to the rates available at the time of rejoining.

Any more questions? Feel free to connect with me at ria@arcanaliving.com or on instagram @arcana_living

Curiosity Club's Creative Team

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

Curiosity Club

  • Ria – Illustrator & Science Communicator

    Ria brings Curiosity Club to life, combining her love of art and science to create beautifully engaging content that sparks a love for nature. With a PhD in Biological Sciences from Cambridge University and extensive experience teaching both science and the arts, Ria is passionate about making learning accessible, exciting, and meaningful for children.

  • Jake – Environmental Consultant

    Jake offers expert guidance, enriching the educational value of each edition with his extensive knowledge and passion for the natural world. As the Director of an Environmental Research Institute, with years of experience in science outreach, Jake’s insights ensure that Curiosity Club provides an accurate and inspiring understanding of nature’s complexity and beauty.

  • Emaya (9yrs) – Junior Idea Tester

    Emaya shares what’s she’s curious about, and what she thinks other kids will love. She’s our chief tester and her input is what makes the Curiosity Club so exciting.

  • Talia (5yrs) – Junior Explorer

    Talia is all about hands-on discovery. Her curiosity and love for nature inspire activities that are fun, engaging, and perfect for young adventurers.

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Katy
WONDERFUL!!

Opening our very first boxes took our breath away! It is simply beautiful. My daughter and I "oohed and ahhed" as we opened each beautifully and intentionally wrapped resource. Every item provided is beautifully created - the fox pin and embroidered badge are exceptional! Even the material of the printed resources are of excellent quality, sturdy and beautiful. My daughter wanted to get started right away!

I signed up after the release of the early and mid autumn boxes (which my daughter wanted) but Ria contacted me directly to offer purchase and kindly sent them out so quickly to us and in perfect time to enjoy over the half term break!

I want to furnish my daughter's mind with truth, goodness and beauty and foster a real sense of wonder and depth of enquiry - this subscription is absolutely perfect in helping me to achieve that. Easily supplemented with beautiful poetry, literature and classical art, this resource makes a perfect interconnected nature study curriculum.

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Katie King
Beautiful bundle of joy ❤️

My boys have really enjoyed this lovely subscription! Wilf (9) has enjoyed the colouring and Bertie (11) enjoyed updating the journal as well as the patch and badge. The patch we will add to our camp fire blanket. There is lots to learn and activities to do. Great for the wet winter months. It was also beautifully packaged and illustrated. Really special!!