Highlights Magazine Introduces New "Hello" Magazine for Children, Ages 0-2 Yrs. Old (Review)

Disclosure: I was sent samples from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views shared are mine and mine alone.

"Say hello to a new way to learn and grow.  Baby's first Highlights magazine -- just right for children ages 0-2...and their parents!

Do you remember the Highlights magazine from when you were a child?  And, did you know it is still around?  This is really amazing, as many of the children's magazines we grew up with didn't last long.  So, it is saying something about Highlights and its quality of educational magazines and products for children, that is still around, and turning out new products like the "Hello" magazine for children ages 0-2 years old to enjoy with their parents.

My mother recently signed Savannah up for the Highlights "High Five" magazine, which is geared towards kids ages 2-6 years old.  The first time I showed Savannah the Highlights magazine, I couldn't help but think back to when I was a kid and feeling all grown up getting mail. :-)  Then, we sat together, just as I used to do with my Mom, and flipped through the magazine.  I was happy to see that this magazine still offers some of my favorite features like the mini stories and songs, along with fun find-it puzzles.  The puzzles were my favorite.  How about you?

Out of all the children's magazines we get, I have to say that the Highlights magazine really does hold the girls' attention, and keeps them entertained.  It wasn't until I went on the Highlights website to see if they had another magazines available, that I learned about their new "Hello" magazine for children ages 0-2 yrs. old.  I thought this would be a great magazine to get for Arabella, who is 18 months.  And, I knew that once Savannah saw it, she would want to sit down with us and enjoy each of the Hello magazines, and help us "find it" and "sing along".

After reaching out to the folks at Highlights, I was sent a few of their Hello magazines to review with the girls.

"Highlights Hello magazine for babies and toddlers delivers colorful images, age-appropriate stories, and fun activities parent and child can enjoy together. Mailed cleanly wrapped and made of a safe, durable material with rounded corners and no staples, each 16-page issue:

• Encourages quality time together
• Offers story-time tips for parents
• Engages babies and young children visually
• Helps parents teach their kids about the joys of reading
• Supports early language development

In addition, expert advice from pediatricians, psychologists and educators is printed inside the magazine’s envelope to provide support and encouragement for new parents. Highlights Hello magazine makes it easy for parents to read to and bond with their babies and toddlers 0- to 2-years-old!"

As with all of Highlights products, your satisfaction is guaranteed!

The girls and I had a great time reviewing the samples so kindly sent our way from Highlights, and I will definitely be buying a subscription to this magazine, so that Arabella will get her monthly issue in the mail, alongside Savannah's Highlights "High Five" magazine.  It is really nice to be able to share one of my favorite memories of my childhood, receiving Highlights magazines in the mail each month, with my girls, and seeing how excited and happy they get with this fun, educational magazine created just for them!


So, why not give the new "Hello" magazine, or one of the two other Highlights magazines a try?  You will not be disappointed! :-)

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Subscription Rates for Hello Magazine:

1 yr. -- 12 issues -- Only $34.99
2 yrs. -- 24 issues -- Only $57.12
3 Yrs. -- 36 issues -- only $78.84

Click here to sign up for this or one of the other two Highlights magazines for your child today -- https://www.highlights.com/highlights-magazines-for-kids.

Disclosure: I was sent samples from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views shared are mine and mine alone.

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NWF’s Ranger Rick Turns 50; New App and Magazine!

Ranger Rick Celebrates 50 Years with Debut of

New Ranger Rick Jr. Magazine and “Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures”

 

 

Beginning readers get a new Ranger Rick-branded magazine

and iPad storybook app specially designed for their interests and reading skills

 

National Wildlife Federation, publisher of Ranger Rick, one of the longest-running, most successful children’s magazines of all time, today announced that the Ranger Rick brand will include print and digital fun for younger children, too! For the first time in Ranger Rick’s 50-year history, beginning readers can receive a Ranger Rick-branded magazine specially designed for their interests and reading skills. Ranger Rick Jr. is a new, colorful print magazine packed with intriguing facts and world-class animal photography. But that's not all. “Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures – Lions!” is a cutting-edge storybook app for the iPad designed for kids to explore, create, and play their way through incredible animal adventures.

 

“If your child loves animals, he or she will love Ranger Rick Jr. magazine,” said Lori Collins, Editor of Ranger Rick Jr. “The magazine’s dazzling wildlife photos and simple, easy-to-follow text make it the perfect first magazine for any young animal lover.” 

The magazine premieres with the December 2012 issue and introduces an enthusiastic young character, Ricky Raccoon, who will assist children in exploring 36 pages of advertising-free, age-appropriate, animal content. Included in every issue is “Green Time,” a page of activities that inspires kids to head outdoors to enjoy the wildlife in their own neighborhoods. Other fun features are “Ever Wonder?” which answers kids’ questions such as: Why do kangaroos have pouches? What is Thunder? and Why do tulips close at night?

 

“This is a great magazine! I love that my child can practice her reading skills while having fun and learning facts about animals,” said Leslie Cleveland, Georgia-based mother of a 7-year-old who received a sneak peek at the new magazine this fall.

“Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures” is an innovative digital storybook series that spotlights a different animal in each app – from lions and pandas to penguins and other favorites – as kids explore an interactive photo story, play games, and create pictures, music, and their own tales. The premier Appventure features Ricky Raccoon and his friend Lars the Lion as they take children to the African grasslands to discover how lions live. The app was developed in partnership with Moonbot Studios, winners of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and makers of the award-winning app, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.”  

 

“There’s no other children's app like it on the market. In every Appventure, children learn about a favorite animal as they explore an interactive photo story; create pictures, music, and stories; and play games that make use of the iPad's state-of-the-art technology,” said Collins.

 

“Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures” combines top-notch wildlife photography and amusing animation to engage children in such games as a Photo Safari, which asks kids to count the lions in Lars’ pride by surveying a 360-degree panorama view of the African plains generated by the iPad’s internal gyroscope, and Animal Piano, an activity that lets children make music using the sounds made by wild animals!  Children can even mix and match body parts in an Animal Builder activity to create both realistic and silly animals.

 

“Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures” is available for the iPad for $4.99 in the iTunes App Store.

 

An annual, 10-issue print subscription of Ranger Rick Jr. is $19.95. The magazine is also available on newsstands for $3.99. Digital editions, including subscriptions and single copies, are available for the Nook at bn.com and Kindle at amazon.com.

 

To learn more about the National Wildlife Federation, Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, “Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures” and all of NWF’s properties and initiatives, visit rangerrickjr.org or NWF.org. 

About National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation is the nation’s largest conservation organization inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. Ranger Rick magazine has entertained and educated generations of children about the wonders of nature. Today, Ranger Rick is a kid-loved, parent-trusted and teacher-approved multi-media brand of fun, educational kids products that includes the award-winning Ranger Rick magazine, Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, and “Ranger Rick Jr. Appventures.”

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Valentine's Day Gift Giving Guide -- Gifts for Kids -- Sparkle World from Redan Publishing (Review and Giveaway)

Closed.  Congrats to Donna!!!

Join Polly Pocket, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Magic, and others in the enchanting magazine, Sparkle World.

Features:

• Each issue includes stories and activities featuring all your favorite friends.
• Designed to encourage early learning skills.
• Exciting crafts, stickers, collectible pull-out posters, giveaways, and games.
• 8 dazzling Sparkle World Magazines published every year.
• Only available in the USA and Canada

Click here to see what's in the latest issue of Sparkle World.

I was sent the recent issues of each of Redan Publishing's titles, including Sparkle World to review and share with my daughter.  She went crazy with each and every magazine.  You should have saw her smiling and pointing to her favorite characters, including Max and Ruby, Thomas and Friends, Curious George, Strawberry Shortcake and Clifford the Big Red Dog.  

I remember as a child, my mother would subscribe to a few children's publications, which offered short stories and games.  But, never did I receive publications that included my favorite television characters.  With the use of these familar faces, a child stays engaged and is entertained and educated through stories, games and so much more.  And, right now, Savannah is loving stickers.   She will stick them all over her outfit, give some to her little sister, or decorate her books with them.  So, you can only imagine how excited she was when she saw that each of these magazines contained stickers.  

After reviewing and sharing each magazine with Savannah, I will definitely be signing her up for a few subscriptions, including Sparkle World.  In addition to Sparkle World Magazines, Redan Publishing also offers the following titles, suitable for both boys and girls:

• NEW! 1st issue out in August
• Each issue includes stories and activities featuring Strawberry Shortcake and all her friends.
• Designed to encourage early learning skills
• Exciting crafts, collectible pull-out posters, giveaways, and games.
• 8 berry cool Strawberry Shortcake^TM Magazines published every year.
• Only available in the USA and Canada 

• Each issue includes exciting stories and fun activities featuring Scooby and all his friends.
• Challenging activity workbook designed to develop learning skills.
• Exciting crafts, puzzles, giveaways and games.
• 8 fun-filled Scooby-Doo!^TM Magazines published every year.
• The official Scooby-Doo!^TM Magazine.
• Only available in the USA and Canada

  

• Each issue includes exciting stories and fun activities featuring Thomas and all his friends.
• Designed to enhance early learning skills, plus collectible posters for every Thomas fans walls.
• 8 fun-filled Thomas & Friends^TM Magazines published every year.
• The official Thomas & Friends^TM Magazine.
• Only available in the USA and Canada

Join your favorite friends, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Scooby-Doo, Clifford, Curious George, and others in this fun-filled children’s magazine.  

• Each issue includes stories and activities featuring all your favorite friends.
• Designed to encourage early learning skills.
• Collectible posters, plus great things to make and do.
• 8 fun-packed Friends Magazines published every year.
• Only available in the USA and Canada

So, with Valentine's Day right around the corner, why not buy a subscription to one or more of the above titles from Redan Publishing for your child(ren).  It will provide hours of enjoyment, reading and completing the fun activities.  And, what child doesn't like to receive mail?  They will look forward to each jam-packed magazine issue, which features many of their favorite television characters.

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Click here to order this magazine or others from Redan Publishing.  EXTRA FREE BONUS issue when you subscribe here today!

--GIVEAWAY--

One lucky reader will win a subscription of Sparkle World Magazines for their child.  To enter, please complete the MANDATORY ENTRY first, and then as many EXTRA ENTRIES as you like.  Make sure you include your email address with each comment, so that I can contact you if you win.  Good luck!

MANDATORY ENTRY:

Check out the Polly Pocket Game that is part of this month's issue.  Then, leave a comment below with 1 of the 6 games of Polly's friends from the word search game.

EXTRA ENTRIES:

(Please leave separate entries for each, along with your email address)
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3) Enter any of my other giveaways, leaving a comment with the name of the giveaway (1entry per giveaway entered)
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Open to US and Canadian residents only. Giveaway ends on Feb. 2, 2012 at 11:59PM EST. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner. Winner will have 48 hrs. to respond to my email to claim prize. If I don't hear back from selected winner, I will draw another winner.

Disclosure:  I was sent samples from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views above are mine and mine alone.

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