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As a child, I eagerly awaited the arrival of my Highlights magazine, chock full of stories, crafts, and my favorite column, the Hidden Pictures. Highlights has been entertaining children for 60 years now (can you believe it?), and has recently launched a new magazine called High Five, aimed specifically at kids age 2-6.

The magazine, available for just under $30 for a one-year subscription, is similar to Highlights but provides younger children with age appropriate stories and activities.

Curious to know about what’s IN the magazine?

This version, created specifically for preschoolers, is packed with wonderful short stories, math and literacy games, and crafts that you can easily do with regular household items you likely have on hand. Each issue also includes a story in Spanish and English, complete with phonetic pronunciation.

Our bloggers have been reading and enjoying with their preschoolers and had this to say (and read down because we’ve got an awesome blog blast coming up Friday, March 7 where you can enter to win one of five subscriptions to either Highlights or High Five magazine).

Bloggers noted that High Five was just as wonderful as the Highlights they remembered, just with easier stories and activities. “It comes in the mail addressed to him now, but it’s still just as full of fun, excitement, and whimsy as Highlights was for our generation.” Another added “Overall, Highlights has done a truly amazing job of creating a magazine for preschoolers that looks and feels like the classic reading material so many of us grew up with.” As did this mom “These magazines are every bit as fun, colorful, and educational as I remember. And guess what? They still have the hidden picture puzzle!”

The activities get the kids involved actively, not just passively. “High Five is much better as a wake-your-brain-up-while-sitting-still activity than a bedtime story. Alec likes that he and Holden can sit down for some quiet time on the weekend and noodle on a few brainteasers while we’re housebound during Milo’s morning nap.” Added another mom “High Five knows that kids don’t want to just read magazines with their parents. They want to color. They want to play with stickers. They want interactive. Each issue contains interactive games such as “Hidden Pictures” and pull-outs like Valentines in the February issue or a mini-storybook in the March issue. Some stories contain little questions at the end to serve as simple “reading” (listening, story) comprehension. “How-to” pages document fun crafts or activities, like cooking.”

Additionally, the stories are definitely geared to the 2-6 year old set. “Each section of High Five is short (1-5 pages), so you can read a quick story with your child when you only have a moment (or if your kid has a short attention span, like mine), or snuggle into the couch and explore several stories and rhymes together if you have more time.” And the quality is outstanding. “The stories inside are always educational, but not in a boring way. The quality of the writing is outstanding, and it is a nice alternative to reading the same three books over and over and over.”

And who can beat the thrill of getting a magazine in the mail with your kid’s name on it? “Seeing her face light up when I tell her she has mail, and then handing her a magazine filled with fun pictures, stories and crafts, is probably the best part of it. Now she has her own magazine to read, and won’t need to steal my magazines to pretend she has mail.”

Stay tuned for more reviews and make sure to join our Blog Blast!

Mon 3/3 - Boston Mamas & Chicky Chicky Baby
Tues 3/4 - Bananas and Toddlers & Ebony Mommy
Wed 3/5 - Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting & One Chic Mama
Thurs 3/6 - Mayberry Mom & Lawyer Mama
Fri 3/7 - Round-Up Review and Blog Blast on PBN

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Blast from the Past: A Blog Blast with High Five Magazine!

One of the best parts of parenting is being able to engage in activities with your kids that you did as a child. Perhaps it was sharing a favorite movie, beloved book, or memorable song.

In our blog blast this Friday titled “Blast from the Past,” we’re teaming up with Highlights Magazine (now celebrating 60 years - can you believe it?) and their new publication for age 2-6, High Five. We want you to talk about things you used to do as children that you are engaging in with your kids now. Be it books, songs, activities, sports, crafts, hobbies, or even Highlights magazine, we’d love to hear your experience with bringing your own kid loves to your kids.

Here’s how to participate:

-Just write a post with your take on the above topic on your blog anytime on Friday, March 7 (by Midnight PST) and include links to: www.highlights.com/highfive and blog.parentbloggers.com.

-Make sure to send your blog post link to parentbloggers@gmail.com and we’ll round them up on our blog.

We’ll pick five posts at random to receive a free year subscription to either Highlights or High Five. Your choice!

Mark your calendars!

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Congrats to Your Child’s Strengths Blog Blast Winners Working on Weaknesses, or Celebrating Strengths? & She’s Got a Way About Her, picked using random.org. Didn’t win? We’ve got a Blog Blast this Friday with FIVE chances to win!

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 3rd, 2008 at 4:00 am and is filed under Blog Blasts, Books, Kids, Pre-school, Toddler. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.