NanceXToo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 who is into reading, some creative writing, and likes arts and crafts, which one would you recommend? I don't want anything science-related or history-related, we already get Kids Discover and National Geographic Kids. I want something along a different line but I'm not sure what exactly. Something about stories and crafts and books and whatnot maybe that a 10 y/o girl would enjoy. I'm only going to order one magazine so give me your number one pick :) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Have you tried the Cricket website? They own several different magazines. They are ad-free, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in GA Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 My nine year old daughter loves loves LOVES the AMerican Girl magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Another vote for American Girl magazine. Has crafts, recipes, stories. DD11 grabs it out of the mailbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Ditto. Dd stalks the magazine rack at the grocery store for the latest edition. Double ditto, though be prepared for her wanting all the dolls and accessories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks for the replies so far! I see a lot of you are recommending American Girl... Would you recommend the American Girl Magazine even if your daughter never was into dolls? Any dolls, including American Girl dolls? (She did like the American Girl books that she read, but she's NEVER been into dolls- is this going to be heavy on the whole "things for/things to do with your American Girls doll" stuff?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks for the replies so far! I see a lot of you are recommending American Girl... Would you recommend the American Girl Magazine even if your daughter never was into dolls? Any dolls, including American Girl dolls? (She did like the American Girl books that she read, but she's NEVER been into dolls- is this going to be heavy on the whole "things for/things to do with your American Girls doll" stuff?) Nope. At least they wern't when I was reading them.... http://www.americangirl.com/fun/agmg/ has a free sample to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks for the replies so far! I see a lot of you are recommending American Girl... Would you recommend the American Girl Magazine even if your daughter never was into dolls? Any dolls, including American Girl dolls? (She did like the American Girl books that she read, but she's NEVER been into dolls- is this going to be heavy on the whole "things for/things to do with your American Girls doll" stuff?) Yep, my older dd has never liked dolls but has always loved AG magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I haven't found one I really like yet. American Girl seems like of like "twaddle", KWIM? New Moon I alternate between really liking and finding the values problematic (it's very liberal on certain social issues like homos*xuality and abortion). I haven't cared for any of the Christian magazines I've seen as we are not Evangelical. I really wish there was something like New Moon but with a more conservative POV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Have you tried the Cricket website? They own several different magazines. They are ad-free, too! :iagree: They have some great mags. http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductList.aspx?type=M I know you said no history or science, but Muse is soooooo much more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 American Girl or Cricket. My dd loves both. The description of Cricket (from their website): "...each 48-page issue of CRICKET still publishes only the "best of the best" fiction and non-fiction stories for kids, poems, crossword puzzles, hands-on activities, and, of course, the signature cast of rambunctious bug characters who appear in the margins of the magazine to offer commentary on the stories and explain difficult words. There are also monthly story, poetry, art, and photography contests which encourage readers to express their own creativity. A variety of genres - fantasy, historical fiction, myths and legends, true adventure, contemporary fiction, and humor - as well as intriguing nonfiction articles - on culture, history, science, and the arts - are in every issue of CRICKET." FYI, if you sign up for the emails from Cricket, they will send discount/coupon info pretty often. The most recent code I have gotten is N646 to get $6 off a one-year subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 American Girl seems like of like "twaddle", KWIM? Well, yes, but . . . it's a magazine, y'know? The Economist aside, most magazines are a bit twaddly, it's in their nature :D. I think it can be easy for us, as adults, to forget how much kids sometimes want to have something goofy or silly or twaddly, that isn't at all illuminating or educational and that their parents have NO interest in whatsoever. And, when you're a young girl, sometimes which toner to use or how to introduce yourself on the first day of camp is INSANELY important. American Girl has just enough of those elements, imo, especially if you have a hs'd girl who could use a gentle nudge or two in those directions, along with a fair amount of other, more 'worthy' reading and activities. Let she who has not read her own twaddle cast the first stone! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I can't quite put my finger on why but . . . I dont' like AG magazine either. I'm going to guess that the pp meant something more than just "twaddle." I don't know . . . I just dont' care for it . . . and for the record, Fun One has AG dolls, it isn't them, it's the mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Well, this may be too far off the path you're thinking, but my ten-year old DD has similar interests (reading, writing, crafts) and has a whole stash of Family Fun magazines that we've picked up at the library magazine exchange. She has gotten other magazines like Cricket and checks out copies of American Girl from the library occasionally, but the copies that always get thumbed through time and again are Family Fun. I decided to get her a subscription (got it for a $5 deal) this year, so we can see the new ones right away. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks for the replies so far! I see a lot of you are recommending American Girl... Would you recommend the American Girl Magazine even if your daughter never was into dolls? Any dolls, including American Girl dolls? (She did like the American Girl books that she read, but she's NEVER been into dolls- is this going to be heavy on the whole "things for/things to do with your American Girls doll" stuff?) Nope, I don't think the mag has much to do with the dolls at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, yes, but . . . it's a magazine, y'know? The Economist aside, most magazines are a bit twaddly, it's in their nature :D. I think it can be easy for us, as adults, to forget how much kids sometimes want to have something goofy or silly or twaddly, that isn't at all illuminating or educational and that their parents have NO interest in whatsoever. And, when you're a young girl, sometimes which toner to use or how to introduce yourself on the first day of camp is INSANELY important. American Girl has just enough of those elements, imo, especially if you have a hs'd girl who could use a gentle nudge or two in those directions, along with a fair amount of other, more 'worthy' reading and activities. Let she who has not read her own twaddle cast the first stone! :D :iagree::iagree: "A little bit of nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest of [wo]men." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think you can submit work into Stone Soup magazine http://www.stonesoup.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I wish there was a magazine for homeschooled 'tweens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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