Is the National Geographic Kids Magazine any good?

[mankyscotslass]

I am thinking about subscribing to this for my ds, who is 6 this month. He is already a good reader so should be ok in that respect, but I was wondering if it's worth it for the content? Anyone else get this for their kids?

[BiancaCastafiore]

I asked the same question here
We'll be signing up for it soon.

[IlanaK]

I have just ordered it this week for my 6 year old (also a very very good reader). We are members of the NAtural History Museum in London and they have copies of it in their members room. He was totally engrossed in it last time we were there. I looked through it and thought the content was good. Lots of small snippets of information rather than long articles (there was one or two longer ones). I have heard complaints before of there being too many ads in it, but I didn't see that many.

If your ds likes that sort of magazine, google Discover Box magazine. It is a UK one without any ads that comes out once every two months. We have a subscription to it and my son loves it. The main problem with it is it is not frequent enough and not long enough. He devours it within about 15 minutes of it arriving and then wants the next one. Hence us getting hte NGK as well.

[mankyscotslass]

Many thanks!

[twinsetandpearls]

I may look at that for dd.

[alibubbles]

I think it is a brilliant magazine and bought my minded boys a subscription for christmas. They love it, and their mum is always commenting on things that they have learned, and then finds they have found it out from the magazine,

I love reading it too!

I have given discovery box to a minded girl, and she loved it, both very good magazines.

[Louise2004]

My son loves it (educational reading - interesting and fun)!

[RosaLuxembourg]

DD2 (age 8) got a subscription for her birthday and really likes it. She also has a subscription to Aquila, which she likes even better.

[Saturn74]

It's very good value for money.
Gets read cover to cover by both DSs - and by me!

[twinsetandpearls]

aquila looks good as well, dd is grounded at the moment so will ask her when I am no longer "angry" which she would prefer

[charliecat]

you can get it with tesco vouchers i think...

[twinsetandpearls]

Thanks for that charliecat

[RosaLuxembourg]

What has DD done Twinset?

[alibubbles]

Mine used to have Aquila, it is good for very bright children. I found it as DD's primary school used to get it for her group when in year 2.

[twinsetandpearls]

She has been very rude to dp and I.