Info about Magazines
Magazines: The Perfect Gift for Kids
Magazines are the perfect gift for kids. They will be a gift that can be enjoyed for an entire year. These magazines for kids stimulate their imagination and provide all sorts of fun activities that they can do. When you give kids a gift of a magazine subscription, it is the gift that keeps on giving. They will be excited every month when they take the new issue out of the mailbox. There are different activities every month. Some months may have lots of puzzle and games while the next issue may take them on an African Safari or let them visit the world of outer space. There are children’s magazines that are appropriate for every different age group that target any interest your child can imagine.
When you are trying to choose a magazine for a child, you should make sure to pick one that is targeted for his certain age group. An eight year old will not be very interested in a magazine that is published for kindergarteners. Similarly, a magazine for pre-teens will be way above the head of a six year old. However, you cannot strictly go by the age that is on the cover. Children mature at different levels and some are ready for stories to read while other kids their age still need picture stories. There will be some overlap between the age groups on magazine labels. Just use your knowledge about the child when making your choice.
For kids up to three years of age, you should choose a magazine that has lots of bright colors and easy activities. The magazine may include a few easy words and simple sentences in a read along story. There are magazines such as Wild Animal Baby and Babybug Magazine that are targeted at very young children and their parents.
Preschoolers are ready to begin learning easy words to read independently, but they still love for you to read stories aloud to them. In preschool magazines, there are lots of coloring pictures and pages of activities to hold their interest. Highlight magazine has been around for many years, but it remains one of the top selling magazines for this age group from four to six. Some other magazines appropriate for preschoolers are Cricket, Disney and Me, and Humpty Dumpty Magazine.
By the time a child reaches second grade they are ready to begin reading by themselves. They like stories about real things that they are interested in. They will also enjoy the activity and coloring pages, but the reading in the magazine begins to take priority. Magazines for this age group, seven to nine, should be fun, colorful, and have lots of artwork. Nickelodeon is a perfect magazine for this age group of kids.
Around the ages of ten to thirteen, boys and girls interests go in different directions. However, there are still plenty of magazines that girls and boys of this age group will enjoy. Dig magazine and National Geographic for Kids are two such magazines.
By the time kids reach the age of fourteen, they are usually more interested in the adult magazines on fashion, hobbies, and other particular interest. By this age their magazines should really target their special interests.