The Happy Mag for Kids
by Jennifer Cooper, posted on February 25th, 2010 in Ideas and Inspiration
When I was a kid, I used to make coloring books. I’d fill them with pictures and mazes, word searches and draw what’s missing doodles. I would fill pages and pages, staple them together and then try to sell them to my younger siblings as a fun project.
It is in that spirit that I went on a trip to one of the big book stores to purchase magazines for my children. I was pretty disappointed with the selection.
Kids magazines these days are often filled with commercial characters. While I am not against licensed characters at all, I do find the stories in those sorts of magazines to be rather boring for both me and the kids. Often they don’t seem to have much meaning or thought beyond, look at the pretty pony. And I do not find they help my children to think creatively. Does it help them practicing their reading? Yes. Does it encourage them to think of things in a new and unique way? No.
So when I ran across Anorak magazine, I did a little jig for joy. And if you haven’t seen my jig, well then, I’ll just have to tell you it’s quite enthusiastic. Anorak is exactly the magazine I would have dreamed of having when I was a kid. And it’s one that I am thrilled to have found for my children now.
Anorak is filled with original artwork, creative stories, interviews with real people and more. It’s adventurous, surprising, and wholly unique. If it were a person at a dinner party, it would be the one I’d most want to sit next to—the one full of life, enthusiasm and stories.
So it is with that introduction that I make my next announcement. (cue fanfare) A giveaway...
Our friends over at Anorak are giving away a subscription to one lucky Classic Play reader. That’s four issues! All you have to do is comment below by Monday March 1st. One winner will be chosen at random.
Good luck & Happy Reading!
PS. Anorak also has an iphone app that we love! It has been a life-saver when we’ve had to wait in long lines at the grocery store and post office.
PPS. All comments require an email address. We don’t share or harvest email addresses. I’ll only use it to contact you should you win.
Tags: childhood, contest, storytelling
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