Subscription Box Ideas for Christmas 2021

The holidays are just around the corner. That means it’s that time of year once again for brands to start switching out their Halloween-themed products and packaging over to Christmas colours and patterns. To consumers, it might seem like the holiday-themed rollouts happen overnight and that they’re starting earlier and earlier every year, but it actually takes months of painstaking planning and preparation for marketers to get it just right.

Christmas subscription boxes are a fun and exciting way to get customers in the holiday spirit. It’s almost like an automatic switch goes off in their heads that takes them instantly into holiday mode when the clock strikes midnight on November 1^st. Keep reading if you need a little inspiration for Christmas subscription boxes or just custom-printed product packaging ideas in general.

Custom-Printed Food and Drink Boxes

There are so many food and drink brands that are rolling out holiday-themed custom-printed product boxes. From takeout restaurants to online subscription-based brands such as Chef’s Plate, HelloFresh, and GoodFood, many companies have embraced the concept of personalizing the food options of their customers. Pre-planned weeknight meals have never been easier to make.

On top of that, mystery food boxes are also trending right now, especially in the snack food category. Now people can send mystery boxes full of their favourite snack foods from around the globe to their friends and family in different countries where those foods aren’t typically available. You can get a little taste of international cuisine delivered right to your door! The boxes are sealed tight to maintain freshness, so you don’t have to worry about spoilage during the shipping and delivery process.

Lifestyle Subscription Boxes

Brands like Loti Wellness, The Barbell Box, and Fabletics have been making big waves throughout the digital lifestyle health and wellness industry for a few years now. Endorsed and owned by celebrities like Kate Hudson, these brands have built up expansive worldwide followings based on the execution of excellent marketing strategies, product quality, and merit.

Clever branding and promotions along with affordable pricing contribute to the success of these high-quality athletic wear subscription boxes.

Style and Fashion

If you’re goal is to break into the e-commerce subscription-based Canadian beauty industry this year, then it might be a good idea to pay attention and emulate the promotional strategies of these well-known brands:

The Beauty Edit Box is an affordable skincare and makeup subscription that features everything from full-sized eye creams and lotions to mascara, eye shadows, and highlighters, and more.
Face Theory focuses on addressing various skincare concerns such as persistent acne, dry skin, and signs of aging. Customers can choose from a wide range of skincare products to meet their needs or fill out a survey to get product recommendations.
Canadian Beauty Box is a personally curated fashion and beauty box that’s put together based on each customer’s individual tastes. Start by answering questions about your style sense and the company will create a personalized box of beauty products from local Canadian companies for you to try.

Breaking into the seasonal product industry isn’t easy, but it helps to have high-quality cruelty-free products that people can stand behind. Getting endorsements from renowned beauty experts, bloggers, online personalities, celebrities, and influencers can also help you gain more online traction.

If you’re looking for unique and bespoke gift ideas for friends and family this holiday season, nothing proves how well you know someone like giving them a totally personalized style and fashion subscription box full of high-quality beauty products for them to try.

Education and Recreation

E-learning and virtual classes were all the rage during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. With thousands of kids forced to stay home from school, parents needed to find new and interesting ways to educate their kids from home. Custom education and recreational arts and crafts subscription boxes were a huge life saver for a lot of parents and continue to dominate the online children’s products markets to this day.

Popular examples of custom-printed boxes in this field include:

The Kids’ Craft and Education box for children between the ages of 5 to 7 featuring DIY craft kids with all of the tools and materials you need to keep your child entertained and busy for hours
Bespoke Greetings monthly subscription that allows you and your kids to send personalized high-quality greeting cards for various occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries to loved ones across the country. Each card is custom designed and features the works of different independent Canadian artists using high-quality materials. They also come with a variety of stickers and other add-ons.

Pets and the Environment

Whether you’re partial to cats, dogs, birds, lizards, or other animals, pets are part of the family. As such, they also deserve to get a little treat or surprise around the holidays. Many pet owners tend to purchase special gifts for their furry, feathery, or scaly family members and place them under the tree next to all of the other wrapped presents. Pet gifts typically come in the form of a toy or edible treat, which can be extremely tempting for your pet to open before the holidays.

Ordering a subscription box online from one of the following companies allows you to set your preferred delivery date, so that you can guarantee that the box will arrive just in time for Christmas day.

The Dapper Dog is a monthly subscription box full of personalized and carefully selected items to spoil your pooch and show them how much you love them.
Meowbox specializes in carefully curated, personalized, and fun toys, treats, and other products for cats.
The Detox Box provides a variety of green and cruelty-free beauty products that are shipped in sturdy sustainable packaging.

Order Branded Custom-Printed Christmas Boxes from Magenta Depot

Whatever industry you’re in, it’s always important to bring a little holiday cheer to your customers this time of year. If you’re looking for custom-printed packaging or subscription boxes in Canada, then you’ve come to the right place. Ordering from us means you get the Magenta Advantage, which includes the following perks: