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24 alternatives to The Upcycled Toys Club

A Family Friendly Recycling Activity Series

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Upcycled Toys Club launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Spark Joy▲74

   The Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Teebee▲112

   A toypod for traveling kids

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lego Boost▲361

   Build + Code + Play

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Microadventures▲91

   Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Playbooks From Drift▲197

   The easiest way to get more sales meetings.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Case Study Club▲152

   A collection of inspiring case studies for makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PodRide▲152

   A practical and fun bicycle-car

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8SA
   Stdcore, a toy container library▲54

   2017 · nedbingham.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bitsbox▲161

   Monthly code projects for kids

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    KitHub▲93

    Creative electronics kits for kids

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Red Paper Plane▲118

    Design thinking for 3-6 year olds, parents and educators

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Grid▲218

    An iPad dashboard for families

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SwapBots▲77

    Augmented reality toys for creative play

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Thingmaker by Mattel▲106

    Print your own toys

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    [MU]Table▲85

    The all-in-one play table for children!

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The First Ten▲79

    A "reverse audiobook" for building coworking communities

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Storybook Factory▲78

    Bringing the children's storybook into the modern era

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Candy Club▲76

    Birchbox for candy

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Creation Crate▲135

    Get a new electronics project every month

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Citrus Lane▲68

    Like Birchbox for kids. Get a monthly surprise for your kid.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Surprise Ride▲84

    A monthly box of learning for kids

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Little Inventors▲92

    Turn children's ideas into reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →