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Choosing a good kid's magazine
Filed under: Big Kids, Media, Day Care & Education, That's Entertainment
About 2 years ago, my mother-in-law bought Ellie a subscription to Highlights Magazine. This is the same magazine I read as a child and it hasn't changed much. Ellie loves looking at the crazy covers and reading the stories, but her excitement at receiving a new issue in the mail has diminished somewhat. I think she has grown bored with Highlights. She also has a subscription to Disney Princess Magazine. Although she has long since outgrown her fascination with all things princess, she still gets the magazine mostly because I can't get Scholastic to stop sending it to us.
I know there are lots of other options for kid-friendly magazines and lately I've been trying to choose a new one that's appropriate for a 7-year-old. I am sure she would love to get one of those celebrity-focused mags in the mail, but I'm not going there. I am looking for something a bit more educational and informative, but still fun. I found several that look good, such as Zoobooks and National Geographic Kids, but am fishing for some advice here.
Do your kids read magazines? Do you know of any hidden gems out there in the world of children's magazines?
I know there are lots of other options for kid-friendly magazines and lately I've been trying to choose a new one that's appropriate for a 7-year-old. I am sure she would love to get one of those celebrity-focused mags in the mail, but I'm not going there. I am looking for something a bit more educational and informative, but still fun. I found several that look good, such as Zoobooks and National Geographic Kids, but am fishing for some advice here.
Do your kids read magazines? Do you know of any hidden gems out there in the world of children's magazines?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
7-09-2007 @ 9:17AM
Rhonda said...Chickadee and Owl magazines are superb! Fun, informative, kid-friendly. My 6-year-old can't wait for the next issue of Chickadee and her older sister (9 years) loves Owl. Check them out! www.owlkids.com/
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7-09-2007 @ 10:33AM
LS said...It's been a *lot* of years (ahem...), but when I was a kid, I LOVED "Cricket Magazine". It was full of stories - sort of like a Reader's Digest for kids - and I remember sitting down to read it cover-to-cover the day I'd get it. I even named one of my parakeets "Cricket" after the magazine!
I think they have other magazines, too, based on age and development. http://www.cricketmag.com
Good Luck!
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7-09-2007 @ 10:48AM
Peggy-Sue said...There's a whole series of great magazines kids put out by Carus Publishing. When I was little I used to get "Cricket" magazine and I LOVED it - and I was surprised when I went looking for a magazine subscription for my niece a few years ago that it's still published. Since then I've bought quite a few subscriptions to their magazines - my kids loved "Babybug" when they were little and "Ladybug" now that they are a little older (3 and 6). Carus has three magazines that are aimed at a 7 year old - "Appleseed", "Ask" and "Spider". They are a little more expensive than most subscriptions, but I love that they don't have any advertising in the magazines.
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7-09-2007 @ 11:20AM
Molly said...I second the Carus mags. My toddler has been getting Babybug for a year and loves it. I gave my five year old nephew a subscription to Ladybug, and my 9 year old niece a subscription to Spider, and they both love them!
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7-09-2007 @ 2:25PM
Jennifer said...I subscribe to New Moon for my nieces ages 8 and 12 and they love it.
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7-09-2007 @ 6:08PM
Heather said...My son's favorite right now is car and driver. He is 4 and crazy about cars. Last week he made me read it to ( pulled my rubber arm that is lol) and name all the cars in the magazine and he asked about all the different tires and rims and other parts. I am going to be an expert soon myself.
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7-09-2007 @ 6:29PM
Uly said...I second (or third) Cricket and anything made by them. They're good, solid magazines, with no advertising, and no gratuitious pop culture references (not bad in and of themselves, but....)
They're slightly pricier, but they also hold up forever, physically. You will never ever get such a good deal.
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7-09-2007 @ 5:15PM
Mary Hammons said...My son got a subscription to National Geographic Kids and I was really disappointed by how many ads were in the magazine, and how hard it was (for a child) to distinguish the ads from the articles.
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7-10-2007 @ 9:24PM
Serena said...I LOVE national geographic's *Wild animal baby* for toddlers. Durable pages in a kids sized book format. My 5 year old son adores *Nintendo magazine*. *Discovery Girls* is a great Tween magazine for girls. Less Pop culture more substance and Tween/Teen issues.
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