Summary: Leisure. Review of magazines for children. Children's magazine "Funny Pictures", "Filya", "Toshka and Company", "Svirelka", "Svirel", "Winnie the Pooh", "Mickey Mouse", "Tom and Jerry", "Barbie", "Magazine of Fairy Tales" ", "GOOG night kids!". Literary and entertainment magazine "Murzilka". Educational magazine for children "GEOlenok". Literary educational magazine for the younger one school age"Prostokvashino". Educational almanac "Klepa". Children's nature magazine for family reading "Anthill". Magazine "Why?" Magazine about pets "Cat and Dog". Educational almanac "Children's Encyclopedia". Developmental magazines.
I remember that as a child, a real holiday was the day when the next issue of “Funny Pictures” appeared in our mailbox. Mom and I took the key and went together to get the treasure. This was our tradition. And then several hours or even days of enthusiastic leafing, reading and solving all sorts of puzzles. Later there were “Murzilka”, “Tram”, “Bonfire”.
Now the culture of reading periodicals in families has been lost. And few parents know about the existence of a lot of magazines for children. Meanwhile, the variety of printed children's publications on the Russian market in Lately so large that it is simply impossible to cover them all in one small review. And what makes us most happy is the fact that finally, from the covers of children's magazines displayed on trays and kiosks, the heroes of domestic cartoons and everyone's favorite TV shows have begun to look at us. However, first things first.
At the age of three, a child is already able to concentrate his attention, he has learned to think logically, he is interested in everything that happens around him, hundreds of “why?” and for what?" In addition, the time has come to seriously engage in the development and education of the toddler. And magazines for little ones help to do this in a relaxed and entertaining way, game form.
"Funny pictures"
Some parents experience the deepest surprise when they learn that their childhood friends - the cheerful little men Pencil, Samodelkin, Thumbelina - are still alive and well on the pages of this magazine. True, the publication itself has changed slightly: it has increased in size and began to be printed on thick paper. There are a lot of large illustrations and a minimum of text. Just what the youngest readers need, who cannot yet concentrate on a long text for a long time. They are more interested in dynamics, quick changes of emotions. As before, humorous poems and short stories of modern children's authors and "classics" of periodicals coexist on the pages of the magazine.
There are sections with which you can make homemade items. And, of course, there are plenty of puzzles, riddles, labyrinths, and interesting tasks for kids.
The only, in our opinion, “minus” of “Funny Pictures” is that the design of the magazine is not bright enough compared to some other publications. However, some psychologists believe that children do not need a riot of colors: it provokes excessive excitability and emotionality.
The magazine will be of interest to children from 3 to 6 years old. The concept of the publication fully corresponds to the age-psychological needs of this age category of readers.
Our rating is 4+
The results of a survey conducted among preschoolers and primary schoolchildren show that most of all at this age children like to read about animals and nature. Do not deny your kids the pleasure of receiving comprehensive, “serious” answers to all these questions, and not excuses from the realm of science fiction. To do this, for example, take the magazine "Filya".
"Filya"
All from the same Publishing House "Funny Pictures". This is a small monthly publication about nature for children aged 3–7 years. Built on the same principle as "Funny Pictures". Lots of large illustrations, riddles, puzzles and short texts. But they are quite enough to satisfy the curiosity of young readers.
Our rating is 4+
"Svirelka" and "Svirel"
Do not confuse these two publications. Both of them are published by the publishing house "Veselye Kartinki", but if "Svirelka" is a monthly magazine about nature for the very little ones (from 3 to 8 years), then "Svirel" is also about nature, but for older readers (from 7 to 12 years old). The texts in it are written in a popular science style, adapted for schoolchildren. As illustrations - photographs.
However, it’s not difficult to remember, because “Svirelka” is smaller in size than its “bigger” sister. It comes out in A5 format - half a landscape sheet. Many children love her for this. The magazine is quite voluminous - 32 pages. And the paper is thick and high quality. In addition to meaningful short stories, stories, and poems about wildlife, “Svirelka” has coloring pages and an insert book that you can easily make yourself: take a few sheets out of a magazine, fold them in half and sew them together. Surely you yourself did this operation more than once in childhood - you collected a personal “library” from such “little books” on the shelf of a bookcase. There are a lot of funny puzzles and riddles in the magazine. There is also a homemade one. In general, "Svirelka" is worthy of your baby's attention.
Our rating is 5
"Toshka and company"
This is a "fun animal magazine" for children. But, as it seemed to us, a little older. 5 - 8 years old. There are also a lot of illustrations in it, and not only drawn ones, there are also photographs in Toshka. Short texts. The publication contains many riddles, logical tasks, and puzzles. There is a homemade product and even a poster with a photograph of an animal that a child can hang on the wall in the nursery with his own hands. If, of course, free design decisions by the younger generation are allowed in your home. Toshka also publishes drawings that readers send in their letters.
True, “Toshka” is printed on regular (not glossy) paper and, like “Funny Pictures,” it is not very bright.
The magazine is published by the Egmont Russia publishing house.
Our rating is 4+
"Winnie the Pooh"
And here is another magazine published by the same publishing house and similar in theme to Toshka. It's called "Winnie the Pooh". But you won’t find our beloved, clumsy, “Leonov’s” bear cub in it. Disney's Winnie the Pooh and, accordingly, all his American friends "live" on the pages of the magazine. It is customary for us to criticize everything American, but this publication is not the case. Unlike entertainment comic magazines with the names of Disney cartoons, "Winnie the Pooh" is quite educational. It is published under the slogan “Your magazine about nature,” but is absolutely unlike all the above publications.
There are bright illustrations, photographs of animals and very little text. Basically, young readers are offered developmental tasks for intelligence, puzzles, puzzles, and curious questions with which the child can test his erudition. The magazine also has coloring pages and DIY pages. All appeals to children come directly from the cartoon characters of the magazine, and this corresponds to the age-psychological characteristics of children’s perception of information.
If you noticed, basically all children's publications and programs are hosted by one or more permanent characters. They become good friends of readers, whom children trust and whose advice they listen to.
Our rating is 5
"Mickey Mouse", "Tom and Jerry", "Barbie" & C0
These and other comics magazines are also published by the Egmont Russia Publishing House. They were the first swallows of the publishing house to fly to Russia from America. And already in the 90s they gained enormous popularity among children who had never seen anything like it before. Until now, these and similar comics are in great demand among young readers. But, you understand, they cannot develop anything special in a child and are unlikely to perform a cognitive function. Yes, simple fun. But, of course, they do no harm. One of the classical psychologists even noted that children who love comics will later treat books with respect. Well, we don’t know, we don’t know. We can only say one thing: the comics of the Egmont Russia publishing house are, at least, much more colorful and harmless than their “analogs” about monsters and bandits, which have now proliferated, apparently and invisibly.
The age audience for comics is practically unlimited. They may be of interest to anyone who loves Disney cartoons. Although the publishers conscientiously note in the imprint: “For middle school age.”
Our rating is 4
Another publication for preschoolers will help you to kill two birds with one stone - to introduce a careless child to books and make a homemade product with him.
"Fairy Tales Magazine"
In each of its issues, it is worth noting, which is quite colorful, only one fairy tale is published. Interesting and, most importantly, instructive. Publishers carefully select material. Basically, these are time-tested tales of the peoples of the world that are useful for the heart and mind. And after you and your child read it, he will certainly want to cut and glue from the proposed diagrams some scene or object that was discussed in the fairy tale. Just don’t forget to set a condition for your child: we will make crafts only after we read the fairy tale and remember what it said. By the way, interesting work with your hands certainly evokes positive emotions in children, and they are the best way to help them remember new material. You will see that the “glued together” fairy tale will remain in the child’s memory for a long time. The magazine will be of interest to both preschoolers and children of primary school age.
Our rating is 5
"GOOG night kids!"
Magazines for preschool children. On its pages, your child will meet his favorite characters and spend more than a couple of minutes with them, as has recently become the case on television, but perhaps more than one day. In addition, he will hear from you or read a lot of funny stories and poems, will color, make crafts, solve riddles, puzzles, and answer questions. In the best traditions of literary and entertainment magazines for children. The magazine is published on high-quality paper, it contains bright, and, most importantly, pictures that are dear to the little ones’ hearts! The publication is addressed to readers aged 3 to 8 years.
Our rating is 5+
Developmental magazines from the Publishing House "Karapuz"
A magazine about babies, about the age of rattles, sliders, cradles. About the first smiles, recognition, the first babble, sounds. What to expect? What and how to do? What to strive for? Expert advice and necessary information are given simply and clearly. Visual material in the form of separate pictures, for a child of this particular age, was prepared by the leading laboratory of the Russian Academy of Education. - 20 pages
1-3 YEARS "For the very little ones"
The only magazine in Russia recommended by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation as a guide for the development of young children. Winner in the category "Best Children's Magazine". Getting to know the world around you. Conversations based on plot pictures, development of speech, emotions and feelings. Didactic games. Meaningful advice for parents. - 18 pages
1-3 YEARS "Early development. First steps"
Fundamentally the new kind publications - cardboard magazine. Each issue is based on a serious methodological development in one of the areas of early development. The texts are given as an example of a dialogue between a parent and a child, which creates good conditions for self-expression and speech activation. - 8 pages
2–5 YEARS "Sandbox"
Magazine didactic games on thick cardboard. The leading activity of this age is play. The main pedagogical task is the development of sensation and perception. The best innovative teachers will explain to you what you need to do, why and how, so that later there will be no problems with preparing for school. - 12 pages - 1 issue every 2 months.
3-5 YEARS "Sparrow"
Invisible, but systematic training in a game form in the main areas of development. Priority objectives are the development of speech, communication, interest in literacy and numeracy. Page for parents. (If your child is 3 years old and you have not yet systematically worked with him, we recommend that you first subscribe to the magazine “For the very little ones”). - 18 pages
5-7 YEARS "Karapuz"
The main magazine of the Publishing House "Karapuz" for preparing for school ("home lyceum"). Each issue is devoted to a specific topic - teaching reading and counting, preparing the hand for writing, developing attention, memory, thinking, speech. The authors, scientists from the Russian Academy of Education, give specific advice to parents. - 18 pages
5-8 YEARS "We read ourselves"
The first books for initial reading and successful development of coherent speech. Large letters, short words and sentences. Gradual complication of texts and tasks. Colorful illustrations and favorite fairy tales. Comments from experts (common mistakes and problems) and methodological recommendations. – 12-20 pp.
This is where we will probably finish our review of periodicals for preschoolers. There are certainly other baby magazines out there, but not all of them appear in retail sales. If you are a conscious parent and advocate for the education and development of your child, then be sure to visit the children's library with him. And there, perhaps, you will discover many more interesting publications for yourself and your child.
However, it is no secret that among preschool children there are also particularly inquisitive individuals who, even before school, become real bookworms. “Funny pictures” for them are just childish fun. Give them something more serious. Especially for such book lovers, a list of publications addressed to older children.
Literary and entertainment magazine "Murzilka".
He, too, still lives and is very prosperous. If you haven't held one in your hands since you were a child, you will be pleasantly surprised. Now “Murzilka” is published in an enlarged format, on thick glossy paper, on more than thirty pages. In addition to wonderful texts written by famous children's authors, including literary works, educational and educational materials, the magazine contains very high-quality bright illustrations in the form of drawings and photographs. And in the middle of each issue there are amazing engravings of paintings by the greatest artists and an adapted text about the author and his creations. And also permanent comics, advice from "Murzilka", puzzles, puzzles and riddles, competitions with prizes. And, of course, letters and drawings from the readers themselves. "Murzilka" is addressed to children from 7 to 12 years old.
Our rating is 5
Educational magazine for children "GEOlenok".
Modeled after the adult magazine "GEO". The most interesting, fascinating articles on a wide variety of topics from the world of animals and plants, history, geography, art, literature. As well as materials devoted to issues that are relevant to children: school life, achievements of peers, interests and hobbies, first romantic feelings (all within reason!). In addition, the magazine contains many interesting tasks, competitions and quizzes with prizes. And very colorful design with strip photographs highest quality and comments to them. Everything is like in "GEO", only better, because it is for children. The magazine is created by Russian authors, and therefore is completely adapted to our reality. Designed for ages 7 to 13 years.
Our rating is 5+
Literary and educational magazine for primary school age "Prostokvashino".
Volume 32 pages. Published with the participation of the author of wonderful children's books, Eduard Uspensky. Each number opens new story from the life of Uncle Fyodor and his friends. In addition, the magazine contains a lot of educational materials, accompanied by comments from cartoon characters from Prostokvashino, drawings and photographs. As well as comics, games, competitions and quizzes.
Our rating is 5
Educational almanac "Klepa".
Designed for ages 9 to 12 years. Issued on 42 pages in A5 format - half a landscape sheet. The constant heroine, the girl Klyopa, “travels” through different times and countries along with the readers.
Our rating is 5
Children's nature magazine for family reading "Anthill".
Published on 56 pages, on paper good quality. It contains stories and stories from the lives of animals written by professional writers and journalists. Quite a serious educational publication, which can even act as additional educational literature for schoolchildren. The texts are accompanied by colorful photographs.
Our rating is 4
Magazine "Why?"
Published on 34 pages, designed for primary school age. The publication is full of high-quality educational materials, but the illustrative material is not very bright, and the images for a children's edition are rather small. The magazine is popular among children.
Our rating is 4+
Magazine about pets "Cat and Dog".
Issued on 34 pages, excellent printing quality. In the magazine - big artistic photographs pets, tips on caring for them, stories from the life of tailed animals and letters from readers. One of the favorite publications among little pet lovers.
Our rating is 5
Educational almanac "Children's Encyclopedia".
Publishing House "AiF". Published on thick, high-quality paper in a reduced A5 format. Each rather plump book is devoted to one large topic. For example: “Houseplants”, “Chocolate”, “Physics”, “Cats”, “Diplomacy”. The material in the magazine is arranged alphabetically. For each letter there are several thematic concepts that are explained in a language accessible to children, in a fascinating literary form. The text is accompanied by illustrations. The almanac is also actively used by children as an additional teaching aid. One of the most popular publications among regular library visitors.
Our rating is 5
Magazine "Masterilka" Publishing House "Karapuz" (5-12 years old)
Funny toys, crafts made from paper and plasticine, natural materials, boxes, wire and ropes - the child will make all this with his own hands and will play, give, and create comfort in the home. In addition to specific benefits and work skills, the magazine develops imagination and creative thinking, hard work, patience and perseverance. - 16 pages
Magazine "Orange Sun" publishing house "Gamma"
The ability to draw, play music, dance, and write poetry in an album has always been an integral part of a good secular education and upbringing. By being creative, a little person stimulates the right hemisphere of the brain and trains all channels of perception (visual, auditory, kinesthetic). He enriches himself emotionally and broadens his horizons, becoming more charming and sociable. In other words, it develops harmoniously, which means that when it grows up, it will make any career faster and more successful. Not to mention the fact that he can become a real artist, poet or musician.
How to determine a child’s abilities, why to develop them, where to take him, what and why to buy for this, how to achieve this or that effect by doing creative work with a child? You will find answers to these and other questions in this magazine.
In our opinion, we have highlighted the publications that deserve the most attention from you. If you want more, take the initiative and look into the library or subscription catalogue. Believe me, in any case, if you yourself offer your child high-quality periodicals to read, he will only benefit. Otherwise, there is a chance that someday he himself, at the suggestion of friends and in search of interesting information, will look into “Hammer”, “Cool” and others like them. Take a look there too. Feel the difference. Then you will understand why it is necessary to introduce your child to high-quality periodicals from childhood and not skimp on his development.
In the distant times of Soviet childhood, the range of periodicals for children was limited to a few magazines: “Funny Pictures”, “Murzilka”, “Periwinkle”, “Tram”, “Young Naturalist”, and for those older, “Pioneer”, “Koster” " There wasn’t much to choose from back then; children happily read the magazines that arrived once a month by subscription, which the postman brought to their mailboxes.
Nowadays, the range of press published for children is so wide that parents sometimes find themselves in difficulty: what to buy for their child, how to decide and make a choice in favor of one or another publication. As a result, they often turn to already proven magazines from their childhood.
Funny pictures
This is one of the most popular publications from the USSR. Designed for the youngest readers, from 3 to 6 years. It is still published. It contains many large illustrations and a minimum of text. In the magazine, kids will find short poems and small stories, homemade products, riddles, puzzles, various tasks and comics. The difference between “Funny Pictures” and the new editions is that the design is not very bright. However, some psychologists see this as a plus: a riot of colors can cause excessive emotionality and excitability in children.
The oldest children's magazine. Published since 1924, it is addressed to children from 6 to 12 years old. Initially, Murzilka was a dog whose owner was the boy Petya. Fairytale character, the yellow and fluffy Murzilka, was created in 1937 by artist Aminadav Kanevsky. The magazine can rightfully be called a mirror of children's literature. In it, readers will find interesting additions to the school curriculum, these are not only stories and fairy tales, but also help in in-depth study of school subjects (the headings “Walks with Words”, “Murzilka Art Gallery”, “Safety School”, etc.), as well as puzzles, riddles, various crafts, crosswords, jokes.
Pioneer
The publication is intended for school-age children. The modern "Pioneer" has changed beyond recognition. Except literary works readers will find on its pages articles about travel, historical facts, schoolchildren’s first attempts at writing, answers to questions that concern teenagers, letters from readers, discussions, and competitions.
Bonfire
The magazine is intended for children studying in primary and high school. His goal is to instill in children a taste for reading literature. That is why an interesting story or story is published in each issue. You will also find works by young authors on its pages. Schoolchildren and their parents will be able to find a press club, communication based on interests, competitions and quizzes, music, cinema, humor, interesting facts, ecological expeditions “Living Water” and much more at Kostya.
Tram
Published in 1990-95. and at that time it was one of the most popular children's publications. It was quite difficult to get. It published interesting works by authors banned at that time in the USSR, topical and non-children's issues were raised on the pages of "Tram", and children's comics appeared in it for the first time. The magazine is currently being reissued and subscriptions are already open.
Young naturalist
The publication is intended for schoolchildren and is dedicated to nature. It has been published for over 80 years. “Pages of the Red Book”, “Flipping Brema”, “Forest Newspaper”, “Notes of a Naturalist”, “Secrets of the Seas and Oceans” and many other sections tell about the surrounding world of flora and fauna. In addition, the magazine contains “Aibolit Tips” on caring for pets, interesting crafts in the “Do It Yourself” section, and educational puzzles in the “Glade of Games.”
In addition to magazines that have been published for many years, a huge number of new products are currently being published, which can be divided into two groups: entertaining and educational.
TO entertaining, for example, include magazines "Mickey Mouse", "Barbie", "Tom and Jerry". This is a selection of funny comics with popular cartoon characters. Age audience - no restrictions. These publications are intended for the entertainment of children; they do not contain educational information, just pictures with captions.
Circle educational magazines is very wide. Among them the following can be noted: “Toshka and Company”, “Filya”, “Svirelka” and “Svirel”, “Winnie the Pooh”, “Magazine of Fairy Tales”, “Good Night, Kids!”, developmental magazines from the Publishing House "Karapuz", “GEOlenok”, “Prostokvashino”, “Klepa”, “Kukumber”, “Cool Magazine”, “Kolobok”, “Sketch” and many others.
These magazines tell children about nature and animals, art, history, etc. in a way that is accessible to children. They publish stories and poems by modern authors and classics. The materials are combined into a selection by topic. Such magazines also include an entertainment part; As a result, young readers learn about the world in a playful way and at the same time become familiar with the world of reading.
The publishing house “Veselye Kartinki” publishes two more children’s magazines: "Filya" And "Sketch".
Filya
A magazine for children aged 6 to 12 years old, telling about nature. In it, readers will find reports from zoos, environmental games, quizzes about animals, and travel stories. In addition, each issue includes coloring books.
Sketch
The magazine is designed for the same age (6-12 years) and tells children about art and serves as a guide for drawing lessons and aesthetic education. Its pages publish stories about architecture, the largest museums on the planet, sculpture and painting, folk crafts, theater and cinema.
The Lazur Publishing House publishes magazines about nature "Svirel", "Svirelka" And "Azure".
Svirelka
The magazine tells about nature to children from 3 to 8 years old. Includes stories and poems about nature, pictures, puzzles, riddles, coloring pages, a “baby book” in tabs, as well as homemade items.
Pipe
This magazine is a continuation of “Svirelka”, but is intended for older children, aged 7-12 years. Accordingly, the texts in it are in a popular science style, but adapted for schoolchildren. The magazine covers various aspects of natural science and ecology, and publishes stories and stories. In each issue, readers will find information about the reserve or national park.
Azure
The magazine is also aimed at schoolchildren. It publishes stories and novellas (there are even authorships by the readers themselves), news, articles about expeditions and travel, about the lives of Orthodox saints, announcements of new books, conversations with a psychologist, tests and much more.
Egmont Publishing House produces a large number of magazines for children. Among them are:
- entertaining - « star Wars: The Clone Wars, Tom and Jerry;
- educational - "Mickey Mouse. CLASS"(designed for schoolchildren, contains comics, entertainment, reviews of computer games, movies and videos, etc.), "Vinnie and his friends"(a magazine about nature for kids, it contains a lot of pictures and tasks and few texts), "Toshka and company"(a faithful friend for all animal lovers, talks about the secrets of a wide variety of pets), "Prostokvashino"(literary and educational magazine for children 7-10 years old), "Young Erudite"(stories about history and discoveries, science and technology, natural phenomena and scientists and much more for children 10-13 years old), « National Geographic. Young traveler"(illustrated geographical popular science magazine for children);
- magazines specifically for girls and young women - "Twilight"(for girls who don’t want to look at life through pink glasses), "Hello Kitty"(news of style, fashion, beauty for girls 11-16 years old), "Playing with Barbie"(for young fashionistas), "Princess"(for little princesses), "Fairies"(for young dreamers 7-10 years old), “W.I.T.C.H. Sorceresses"(for teenagers), “W.I.T.C.H. Your style"(for active and sociable girls), "Hanna Montana"(for fashionable girls);
- for boys - "Hot Wheels" And "Cars"(car magazines), "Transformers"(robotics and computer innovations);
- developing - "Recognize"(for children from 3 years old, teaches counting and writing, develops attention and logic); "Smeshariki" (amazing stories and discoveries, crafts and puzzles), "Luntik"(riddles, stories in pictures, coloring books, homemade products for children from 3 to 6 years old), "Disney for Kids"(stories, riddles, crafts and coloring pages, learning about counting, reading and in English), "My little Pony» (teaching counting, writing and drawing to children 3-7 years old).
A large number of developmental and educational magazines are published by the De Agostini publishing house. Monthly magazines are published in collections, usually containing 96 issues. Their content covers a wide range of interests and topics, they can be supplemented with DVDs/CDs, individual elements of models that can be collected in collections. For children, the De Agostini publishing house publishes the following series:
- "Teach me, mom"(a manual for children from 3 to 6 years old; by developing intelligence, attentiveness and fine motor skills, the child gradually prepares for reading, counting and writing, while playing and having fun);
- "Galileo. Science by experience"(magazines for curious schoolchildren and adults, getting to know the world around them and the opportunity to conduct experiments at home);
- "Disney Encyclopedia"(a unique children's encyclopedia of 24 books, each dedicated to a specific topic - history, culture, geography, etc.);
- "Land of Knowledge"(a progressive course of study for children from 3 to 7 years old with CDs and magazines, teaches numbers, letters, logic, social skills, 52 issues);
- "Disney Magic English"(English language course for children);
- "Disney's Favorite Tales"(a collection of world-famous fairy tales, each magazine contains a fairy tale and an audio disc).
You can also look at the following magazines for children, published by Russian publishing houses:
GOOG night kids
Magazine of the publishing group "CLASS". Addressed to children from 3 to 8 years old. The main sections of the magazine: Strong Kids (about health), Listeners (rules of behavior), My Light, Mirror, Tell (section for girls) and Skillful Paws (for boys). It also contains many poems and stories, puzzles, riddles, and competitions.
GEOlenok
Published by Gruner+Yar Stores LLC. Aimed at children from 6 to 16 years old. Learning in a playful way by immersing yourself in a world of amazing discoveries. Magazine headings: “Great names”, “How far has progress come!”, “Question for backfilling”, “Far away”, “Neighbors on the planet”, “Picture-mystery”, etc.
Klepa
Publishing house - "Klepa". Designed for children from 9 to 12 years old. Together with the main character, the girl Klepa and her friends, readers travel around the world, different countries and times. the main task- to awaken children's curiosity and desire for creativity, to help them study. The magazine has its own website aimed at teenagers.
Cucumber
Literary magazine for children from 9 to 13 years old. A kind and free world of imagination, where there is no word “impossible.” Headings: “It happens!”, “Upside down”, “Brain exercise”, “Stories from your life”, “Young Gentlemen’s Club”, “Top Secret”, “Country Studies” and many others.
Cool magazine
Designed for younger teenagers and children from 5 to 12 years old. The main directions are training, education and development of imagination and creativity, thinking, memory of the child. A large number of informational and practical publications are complemented by an entertaining part (comics, puzzles, crosswords).
Merry Kolobok
The magazine is aimed at preschoolers. Teach kids reading, writing, counting, drawing. In addition, it contains many fairy tales, riddles, games, and stories about nature. The main characters are Kolobok and other heroes of Russian folk tales.
The publications listed above are not a definitive list of children's periodicals.
In addition to them, a large number of other magazines are published on the printed products market. If you wish, you can view them in the subscription catalogue. In any case, your child will benefit when you select a magazine for him to read in accordance with his age and interests. In addition, do not forget that there are also publications on the market that are not entirely suitable for children. Look at the kiosks for yourself and feel the difference. It is better to accustom your child to high-quality periodicals yourself from early childhood, rather than to be horrified by his choice later.
In the summer I decided to subscribe to the Vorobyshek magazine for my daughter, published by Karapuz publishing house. At that time, my daughter was three years and eight months old. Now we already have three numbers, we are waiting for the fourth. The magazine is published once a month, we usually receive it after the twentieth.
What's in the magazine? It contains various tasks for the development of children. So, two issues were devoted to preparing the baby’s hand for writing: in one magazine we drew (completed) spirals in the drawings, in the other - zigzags.
I’ll tell you in more detail using the example of “zigzags”)) The child will receive eight sheets of pictures and short stories - explanations. For example, it is depicted as a mouse walking across a field to a mill and carrying a bag on its back: “The mouse has collected a whole bag of grains and is rushing to the windmill to grind them into flour. And from the flour you can bake whatever you want: bread, buns, pies. "Dragonflies are circling over the flowers and the field. What color are their wings?" Here you need to draw the grass in zigzags, the wings of the windmill. And on the other page there is more work: you need to finish drawing the cockerel’s comb and tail, draw a fence, flags and clothes for the clown. The book has gray lines that the child just needs to circle with the desired color, and there are “pieces” of zigzags that need to be completed. Overall, a job for diligent kids. It turns out like this: either my daughter doesn’t want to draw in the magazine, or she draws two or three pages at a time. She colors something else herself and adds. Of course, not everything turns out smoothly, but there is clearly progress, and if my daughter tries, it turns out quite neatly.
The third magazine turned out to be dedicated to mathematics, namely counting to 5. There is a tab with stickers, stories and various tasks. For example: “Make it so that there are as many green towels as there are red ones” (by sticking the corresponding stickers), “Pick up the missing mittens. How many pairs of mittens are there?”, “Place so many plates so that there are equal numbers of them with cups (the same number as cups), “put one more spoon than plates.” My daughter really liked this magazine, because it’s always fun to put stickers on it).
When we go with our five-year-old son to the clinic or just for some business that involves traveling by transport, we make sure to take with us a new, unread issue of one of our favorite children’s magazines and a box of colored pencils.
This really helps to have a fun, interesting and useful time while traveling or while waiting for your turn. Therefore, now I want to talk about our most revered today periodicals.
Popular magazine for children 3-6 years old “Mishka Toptyzhka”
We first became acquainted with “Mishka Toptyzhka” 2 years ago, and all this time at the beginning of each month we rushed to the newsstand to get a new issue. But, unfortunately, since the summer of this year we stopped purchasing it, as we began to notice that there was a simple reprinting of 2013 issues one after another, and we were already working on them. But, nevertheless, for those who have recently joined the cheerful and friendly company of the heroes of “Mishka Toptyzhka” or are just about to do so, I will say with confidence that this a good choice.
At the beginning of each issue there is a detailed content of materials, grouped into thematic sections:
- "Funny stories";
- “Problems (for studying shapes, shapes, colors) and coloring”;
- “ABC and counting”;
- "Game and Recipe";
- “For Dads and Moms” (a page for parents with tips and recommendations for the development and upbringing of children).
Educational facts and stories from the life of the animal world, as well as the section “The World Around Us” introduce young readers to the diversity of our planet. On the spread there are large coloring pages with game tasks.
High-quality thick paper of the magazine allows you to create a variety of magazines that are sure to be present in each issue. If you remember the latest creations we made from “Teddy Bear”, these are funny photo frames, a giraffe height meter and a basket for sweets for Easter.
My little son, together with the heroes of the magazine, had the pleasure of:
- solved logical and mathematical problems;
- solved themed sudoku puzzles;
- became familiar with the alphabet and numbers;
- listened and came up with interesting and fascinating stories from the pictures;
- painted and crafted.
The magazine is simply wonderful, great, ingenuity and imagination! The indicated age recommendations are fully consistent with the content of the publication.
Children's magazine "Razvivalki"
Let me start with the fact that each number oriented for children from 5 years old, develops a certain topic (for example, the theme of the latest issues - sports, Russian cities, music) - this is very convenient for those enthusiastic mothers who organize classes according to the principle.
Each issue of the magazine opens and ends with a fascinating comic strip, and inside the publication there are a variety of entertaining tasks:
- find differences and fragments;
- finish drawing and coloring;
- scanwords;
- Crosswords;
- fillwords;
- digital and logical puzzles;
- labyrinths;
- puzzles;
- interesting stories;
- walking games;
- memory;
- culinary page.
The “School of Magic” section alternates with “Professor Mulkina’s Laboratories,” thanks to which my son and I first discovered the amazing world of magic and scientific discoveries two years ago.
“Encyclopedia of Cactus” introduces us to unusual facts of the plant world (flowers, coniferous and deciduous trees, etc.). Also in “Razvivalki” attention is paid to the development of the child’s creative abilities - these are lessons in drawing and modeling, templates for appliqué, cut-out toys, creation puppet theater and many other materials for skillful fingers.
Children's newspaper "Fidget"
Although the name contains the word “newspaper”, in reality it is a full-fledged magazine publication, printed, like “Razvivalki”, on very high-quality paper. Each issue begins with the “Funny Stories” section, where in the form of a comic book we get acquainted with various animals, birds, plants, and inanimate objects.
For example, in recent issues the heroes of the comics have become a salamander, a chipmunk, a platypus, mirrors, a candy tree, soap bubbles, and cacti. With almost every issue of past years, we collected 3D clamshell toys of various animals; starting from this year, we cut out templates from the pages of the magazine and make funny cartoons or gag toys.
The magazine is simply replete with a variety of game and logic tasks. Here are just some of the regular columns of “Fidgets”:
- "Merry verse";
- "To be or not to be?" (the pros and cons of different professions are clearly discussed);
- “Workshop” (crafts workshops);
- “School Sketches” (interesting and instructive stories from school everyday life);
- "Experiment";
- “Dvizhukha” (rules of fun outdoor games);
- “Dictionary” (pictures explain the meanings of various interesting words);
- “Nimble Cook” (children learn to prepare healthy and tasty desserts).
In addition, each issue contains tasks based on pictures, regular and mega mazes, puzzles, drawings by cells, smart coloring books, searching for puzzle pieces, exciting counting tasks, crosswords and rebus scanwords, riddles, fairy tales, text and digital ciphers on spy pages , a walking game, drawing and modeling lessons (you can even create entire collections of plasticine characters).
Magazine "Sasha and Masha: 1000 adventures"
Initially, the age marking of the magazine was indicated from 4 years, but after the release of the first two issues it changed to 6+, but I did not notice any changes in the content, headings and complexity of game tasks in subsequent issues.
Do you want to play with your child easily and with pleasure?
The magazine contains a lot of accessible developmental materials, tasks, creative ideas. I will cite the entertaining sections of the magazine that are repeated from issue to issue:
- “Lost” (game tasks based on pictures);
- “Why” (reader question and editor’s answer);
- “Color it” (large coloring by numbers);
- “Risovalka” (a very interesting presentation of drawing lessons);
- "Hocus Pocus" (crafts, drawings and funny Games with a secret, master classes are often shared by the readers themselves);
- "Cross-question" (crossword puzzle);
- “Read it” (encrypted phrases and words);
- “Count it” (digital tasks);
- “Recess” (outdoor games);
- “My Beast” (facts and photos of representatives of the animal world);
- “Super Coloring Book” (two pages with exciting tasks);
- "Who to be?" (briefly about the profession and a thematic game task);
- “Guess it” (riddles);
- “Reader” (poems and stories to read in large print);
- Large colorful labyrinth;
- Funny comic.
At the end of each issue there are paper craft templates and useful signs.
Since the beginning of this year, the magazine has added a new permanent column, “Around the World,” which, right from the cover, invites children to travel to different countries of the world. In fact, in the entire issue, only 3 pages of a comic book, a small dictionary, and also a paper craft - the symbol of the country on the spread (for example, for China - a dragon, for India - an elephant, for Australia - a kangaroo, etc.) are devoted to traveling around the designated country. .).
In my opinion, this is very little for getting to know a new country - more game tasks and educational materials with photographs of the sights of each country could have been placed. Therefore, the “Around the World” section declared on the cover of the magazine can be considered conditional.
In any case, the magazine “Sasha and Masha: 1000 Adventures” can be given a high rating.
Magazine "Sanka in the Land of Fairy Tales"
The very name of the magazine calls young readers to, and in fact, each page contains exciting tasks based on famous fairy tales. The bright cover with images of fairy-tale characters simply beckons you to start getting acquainted with the magazine as soon as possible. “Read, Learn, Master, Play” - this call is indicated on the cover of each issue, and all this is present in abundance in the publication.
Since the publication of the magazine, it has been focused for children from 5 years old, But last number changed age recommendations to 6+. Using the example of my little son, who really loves to play with this magazine, I assure you that 5-year-old children can safely participate in fairy-tale adventures with the amazing boy Sanka.
Each issue opens with a new fairy-tale story into which main character. And it all starts with Sanka’s grandmother giving her a magic chest in which various fairy-tale kingdoms live. And every time, opening the chest, Sanka finds himself a participant in fabulous adventures and, of course, calls on his reader friends for help.
On the pages of the magazine there are many different intellectual tasks - some of them my son and I do easily, some we think about and reflect on, some are still difficult for us. Also here:
- fairy tale coloring pages;
- quizzes;
- tricks;
- crafts;
- delicious recipes;
- interesting facts about animals;
- walking games;
- DIY paper toy.
Another interesting point - on each page of the magazine there are 3 mugs with a different number of minutes. It is necessary to note the time before starting the task, and upon completion, count the minutes spent and cross out the corresponding circle. At the end of the log, the total amount of time it took to travel to the fairy tale is calculated, and depending on the result, the child is given appropriate recommendations.
I think for older children (from 7-8 years old) this is an excellent developmental moment. But for younger children, the main thing is not speed, but the process of completing tasks.
Children's educational magazine "Yula"
Some time ago I accidentally saw this magazine (for preschool children) in the post office and decided to buy it to try. Now we try to buy every issue whenever possible.
The pages of “Yula” contain a large number of diverse materials: educational comics, instructive stories, coloring books, logical riddles and tasks, labyrinths, fillwords, crosswords, puzzles, interesting facts about the life of our planet, fairy tales, outdoor games. On the centerfold there is a fascinating colorful walker or board game.
- "Do it yourself";
- “Incredible tricks, experiments, tasks”;
- “We cook ourselves”;
- “Horror Stories” (about castles in various countries with an unusual scary history);
- “Our Gallery” (a brief illustrated description of great artists and an entertaining drawing lesson).
We can say that the magazine lives up to its name, as it is simply replete with bright pictures and tasks. The funny characters of the magazine Yula and Vesnushkin are depicted on literally every page, present in every task, so it seems that we are really traveling with them around our planet, playing in the yard, looking for food, participating in a bike ride or cooking over a fire... This is very cool!
My son always flips through and studies “Yula” with pleasure, since the funny magazine fully corresponds to his interests.
There is no doubt that each of the magazines presented is a real treasury of exciting games, entertaining ideas, various educational tasks, interesting facts and educational materials.
Publication frequency: monthly(except for "Fidget", which comes out 2 times a month), so there is enough time for gaming activities using magazines, even if there are several of them. Unique colorful design and quite affordable by existing standards cost (from 30 to 40 rubles per room) make it a very real opportunity to give your child the joy of traveling through the pages of such fascinating publications.
Do you buy children's magazines for your child? Share your preferences for periodical literature for preschool children in the comments!
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