Lovevery Play Kit Review

One of the most challenging aspects of modern parenting is striking a good balance between screen time and imaginative playtime. Screens are sometimes helpful or necessary, but it can be hard to get a toddler to focus on other toys, especially ones that might be more beneficial to their development.

Lovevery subscriptions are a great tool to help parents keep toddlers and preschoolers engaged and away from screens. Their popular subscription playkits now extend up to age 4, giving parents the gift of age-specific, research-backed, Montessori-inspired play.

To figure out if Lovevery is worth the hype—and if the kits can hold a preschooler's notoriously fleeting attention—we put them to the test in our Lovevery play kit review.

First Impressions: Unboxing, Quality, and Initial Reactions

We received the Lovevery Reading Skillset Play Kit as a gift to review. The boxes were nicely packaged, with the title of the play kit on the outside of the box. Everything in the kit was very organized, and the steps on what to open first were outlined clearly. The items felt premium; everything was made from durable and sustainable materials.

There were clear, easy-to-follow instructions about how and when to move on to the next part of each kit. There are a ton of items in reading play kit: 10 skill-based games and 7 books. My only initial concern was how much packaging each box contained. While the packages were made from cardboard and recyclable, there was a lot of waste to protect the toys and learning tools.

Real-World Performance: How Well Does It Work for Everyday Life?

Educational & Developmental Impact

The 10 skill-based games included in the Lovevery Reading Skillset Play Kit were good at breaking down reading concepts such as syllables and spelling for my 4-year-old.  I liked how the Lovevery play kit had a broad range of things to work on, from forming letter sounds to rhyming. The toys felt age-appropriate, with some on the easier end of the spectrum and some on the harder end.

There are small instructional booklets with each game to help guide parents, although many of them felt intuitive. My 4-year-old is very easily distracted, but I found her one morning playing the syllable game by herself instead of asking for TV. I liked that there were things we could do together and things she could play on her own. While I wish I had all the time in the world to devote to her, I do have two children to look after.

Convenience & Subscription Experience

We have Lovevery play kits for my 1-year-old, and I absolutely love the convenience of having age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate toys sent straight to my home. For my 4-year-old, it felt like a lot of games at once. I could have seen this broken up into two different boxes to give parents a bit of relief.

We live in a small house and our play space is small; the entire kit has overtaken our fireplace. However, the quality of the items and their longevity (so far) more than make up for it. I could see this being overwhelming for some people to receive every 2 to 3 months, but I like the option to buy one on its own. If we were subscribing, I'd want to pause it and make it closer to every 3 to 4 months.

Durability & Long-term Usability

The Lovevery Reading Skillset Play Kit is made from high-quality materials. Everything feels sturdy and well-made, and many of the items took a beating from my 1-year-old and survived. Because the kits have so many items in them, it was easy to keep them in rotation—once I started only giving my child a few of the games at a time.

I would have liked there to be a bag or container to hold all of the items that came in the kit. It's a lot to keep track of, and having multiple children has made it hard to keep things separate and well-organized. Over time, the pieces to the games have migrated all over my house, and a few cards and play pieces are already lost somewhere in the abyss.

The kits come with a warning that many pieces are not to be used by children under 3. This would not have been a problem if I had enough space, but my 1-year-old was all over the toys at the same time as my 4-year-old. This made me nervous, like I couldn't leave the toys unattended (I had to put them up away from my youngest). Again, having some sort of organizer might have helped me keep the pieces together and away from small hands.

Having Lovevery toy kits for younger children is genius—they don't need as many toys, and it's super important that they have developmentally-appropriate things to play with. However, now that my child is preschool age, she has accumulated a ton of toys. While I think that these kits are great in theory for a more minimalist/toy rotation/Montessori approach, it might not be realistically feasible for some families and only add to the clutter.

I suspect these will hold their resale value very well on the secondhand market—our younger kits have—and I'll look forward to passing these down to my other child once I find the missing pieces!

Who Should—and Shouldn’t—Buy This Subscription?

Lovevery Play Kits make playtime easy, engaging and fun, but they're not for everyone.

Lovevery Play Kits are Best for:

• Parents who value Montessori-inspired educational toys and developmental guidance
• Busy families seeking convenience and expert-curated, age-appropriate activities
• Eco-conscious buyers who prioritize sustainably sourced, durable materials
• Parents who are comfortable investing in premium-priced toys for long-term developmental benefits
• Parents with lots of space for games and toys
• Parents who have time to devote to playing with their children

Lovevery Play Kits are Not Ideal for:

• Budget-conscious families looking for more affordable subscription options
• Parents who prefer a wider variety of themes or STEAM-focused projects
• Families who live a more minimalist lifestyle or who are short on space
• Families that don't like a lot of cardboard waste
• Parents looking for something children can do on their own

Final Verdict

Lovevery subscription kits are a great way to get a lot of valuable, age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate toys and games at once. My 4-year-old is showing interest in reading, and the Lovevery Reading Skillset Play Kit to helped break reading down into concepts for her to understand.

The play kits come with high-quality games and books that will last for multiple children. However, each kit comes with a lot of toys and games, so parents short on space might not find this appealing, nor will parents who live a more minimalist lifestyle or who don't like cardboard waste. While they do cost more than other kits, the price is justified by the quality. For our family, these would make a great singular gift from a grandparent rather than a subscription service, based on space and attention span.

If you're looking for an easy way to get premium, developmentally-appropriate toys in one fell swoop and delivered to your door every few months, Lovevery subscription play kits are a great idea. My recommendation would be to try a single kit before committing to see just how much use your child gets out of it.