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the monthly book club – that inspires your creativity!

Every month we’ll post you a carefully curated book to read, along with a specially designed activity card of creative and imaginative ideas of things for you to write, do, draw, make, or cook – all inspired by the book. 

Sometimes we’ll also include a little extra gift too – from fold your own origami, to delicious tea – look out for an added treat!

The creative prompts are activities you can do again and again – you don’t need special equipment, just things you have at home.  They are designed to get your own creativity flowing in response to the book, rather than simply sending you instructions to follow! 

We work with small independent publishers so that you’re unlikely to already have the books – perfect for bookworms young and old(er!)

Every parcel is beautifully gift wrapped, as everyone deserves a bookish treat! 

Plus, 10% of your subscription goes towards our work with disadvantaged children, as being creative supports learning across the curriculum.

We believe everyone is creative, sometimes you just need a little inspiration!

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How it works

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Pick your
age group

Bumblebee subscriptions are available for children and grownups!

2

Pick your
plan

Choose either a monthly rolling subscription, or a gift subscription for 3, 6 or 12 months.

3

Wait for the
post to arrive!

Each month you’ll receive a beautiful and unusual book – we work with small independent publishers to make sure that you’re unlikely to already have the book on your shelves.

4

Get
creative!

Using the activity card that accompanies your book as inspiration, get writing, making, creating or baking! You don't have to be an expert - be inspired and have a go.

5

Share your
creativity

Once you’ve made your amazing creations, you can upload photos to our website here. Follow us on Instagram to see what other Bumblebees have already created.

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Pay it
forward

By subscribing you help us to run free, fun creative writing and creative thinking sessions for children from disadvantaged backgrounds who are struggling with literacy. You can find out more about this here.

The perfect gift

Ideal for book lovers and creatives of all ages, you can gift a 3 month, 6 month, or 12 month subscription to our Mini Bee, Busy Bee or Big Bee plan.

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Customer reviews

What our bees have to say

My boys always love it when the books arrive – yesterday they excitedly tore into the parcel! My 6 year old who usually strongly dislikes reading and I think is likely to be dyslexic as he finds it so hard – read the book sitting in my lap and to hear his belly laughs was wonderful. He absolutely loved it!
LorraineMini Bee subscriber
I am loving the subscription and even more so the surprise every month, so thank you for coming up with such a brilliant idea 🙂
KatieBig Bee subscriber
Lovely order from Bumblebee. Such a fun and creative subscription. The quality of the books are excellent and so unusual.
AlisonMini Bee & Big Bee subscriber
We are recent recipients of a gift subscription and we are all really impressed with the quality of the books and the personal touch with the packaging. We all just wanted to say thank you – we’ll definitely be sharing your website!
ChristineMini Bee Gift
My mum LOVED her present – she said it is absolutely beautiful! Thank you! She keeps sending me pictures and she is over the moon with her notebook – she just loves it!
CorinneBig Bee Gifter
I just love the freedom Bumblebee gives, which encourages rather than discourages creativity. It comes with such personal touches, and gives a feeling of belonging to a group that really are interested and care. It was bought for me as a gift, and now I subscribe for myself and for my 13 year old niece. It is brilliant!
MandyBig Bee subscriber & Busy Bee gifter
My daughter really looks forward to receiving her monthly Mini Bee – from the moment the parcel arrives through the letterbox she literally can’t wait to unwrap it and discover what’s inside. She will first devour the book, and then look at the activities to see what takes her fancy. It’s an absolute joy to see her enthusiasm for it!... (1/2)
LisaMini Bee Subscriber
...The books we’ve had so far have are delightful. We have a lot of books at home but these have all been new ones to us. Each one has been beautifully illustrated, though provoking and with interesting themes. We have enjoyed reading them together at bedtime, and they are greatly suited to a young reader gaining confidence in reading independently. My daughter loves the creative prompts - especially the drawing, painting and cooking activities, but I think there’s something for everyone in there each month. It’s a brilliant subscription for children and makes an ideal gift. (2/2)
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