Magazine for Kids

[lucky1]

I was reading another thread and found out about Disney & Me Magazine (looks like it is geared towards preschoolers). Might be a bit young for my DD, age 6.5 and entering 1st grade, but wondering what other magazines you can suggest. She loves to read and is reading very well. She is very much into to Disney as well (probably due to her parents).

Any good suggestions?

 

[AuroraBeauty]

I really like National Geographic Kids. It's a small publication but has some really neat stuff in it. In May it had a pretty complete discussion on Indiana Jones and the science behind it.

 

[HerdOHuds]

For readers, Cricket, Ladybug and Babybug, I think. I am thinking that Babybug would be too young-think board book level. But Cricket might be too tough as it was always geared more to the 2nd-3rd grade crowd. So Ladybug must be one in between those levels. They have fiction and non-fiction stories, cartoons, crafts, and the covers are designed by respected children's illustrators.

I remember receiving Cricket when I was in elementary school and sitting down to devour the whole issue. I really liked the cartoon that ran along the bottom of the first few pages and the last few. I saved them then went back in Jr. High and re-read.

Really high-quality publications, IMHO!

Big Backyard is more magazine-like. Large glossy pictures of animals and science stuff.

HTH

 

[Stephres]

My six year old gets Ladybug and My Big Backyard (thanks, Grandma!) and she loves My Big Backyard and gets so excited when it comes in the mailbox. It has lots of great stories and pictures about animals. It also comes with a mini book she cuts out and staples together. She used to get a Disney princess magazine but I thought it had way too many ads in it. She basically used it to make wish lists for Christmas and her birthday.

Ladybug is a good magazine but she is not quite reading yet so I think she will appreciate it when she is a little older. Good luck!

 

[bzzymom]

DD is 4 and we get disney and me and she likes it. I would say it is too young for a first grader. DS just turned 11 and he gets national geographoc for kids and likes it.

 

[Elmo888]

DD8 receives Spider (for 6-9 year olds, same publishers at Cricket and Lady Bug) which is a literature magazine. Also by the same publishers, she receives Ask, which has a science slant, and Appleseeds, which has a social/history slant. She enjoys all of them. I think that I bought the subscription when she was 7, but if she isn't up to reading them, you could read them with her in the beginning.

http://www.cricketmag.com/Category.asp?catid=3

She also receives National Geographic Kids and seems to like that one, too.

There is a Disney Princess magazine that I think is geared older than Disney and Me. (Amazon states "4 and up".

http://www.amazon.com/Disneys-Princess/dp/B000O78C36

BTW, these kids' magazines seem pricey compared to adults' mags, but there is little or no advertising (well, except the obvious Disney connection!).

 

[jdcthree]

My ds6 really likes National Geographic Kids as well! He looks forward to every new magazine.

 

[lucky1]

Thanks for the suggestion... Going to check out what they have in the library and see how well she does with them, before we invest. As a poster said the prices are very high. She does get National Geographic animial addition, but she doesn't have an interest in that. She is really into to Chapter books now, either if I read them or she has ones she can read.

She would love the disney princess one, but it seemed like it was geared towards much old kids than 6.

 

[Brenna&Noah's Mom]

My kids love reading Highlights mag.

 

[Matt Boom]

My 9-year-old loves Nick Magazine and has been reading it since first grade.

I also have to suggest Orlando Attractions Magazine. ;-)

 

[princesskimberella]

My kids ( 8, 6, and 5 ) Really like Zoobooks, and Highlights my younger 2 love Nick jr

 

[kitsch4]

How about the American Girl magazine? Not sure if it would be a little old for her or not.