Cricket Magazine and Wonder and Company are kicking off a unique initiative with the Wonderful Objects subscription box, allowing kids to take storytelling into their own hands.

Like most subscription boxes, Wonderful Objects will deliver exciting new materials to readers over the course of a year. But the “mysterious objects and ephemera” that arrive in this box are designed to guide readers along a journey of asking questions, following clues, and ultimately crafting their own exciting story.

The story, which involves a mysterious job offer, a secret parallel universe of animals, kids-only device that allows inter-species communication, and an ominous warning, will be played out in four boxes throughout the year. In addition to the Wonderful Objects boxes, clues and other story elements will be hidden in Cricket Magazine and online, giving story-builders the option to connect their version of the tale to others around the world.

Subscription boxes have become a popular phenomenon in recent years, delivering everything from food, to makeup, to toys. Geeks will already be familiar with services like LootCrate, and more specialized boxes like Funko’s Marvel Collector Corp and Star Wars’ Sumggler’s Bounty. On the educational front, Bill Nye’s science subscription box, and startups like StemBox are designed help kids express their inner scientist.

Literary subscription boxes have also been establishing a comfortable niche. Boxes like BookRiot cater to the swag-inclined and Uppercase serves fans of YA literature. But Cricket’s Wonderful Objects will be among the first to put the building blocks of story into kids’ hands, designed to foster a new incarnation of creativity.

Visit Wonderfulobjects.co/kidsbox for more information.