Geared toward parents with young children, FamilyFun magazine is an energetic magazine that focuses on enriching the lives of families by providing positive articles on family life and introducing creative activities and wholesome advice. FamilyFun magazine launched in 1991 and has a circulation of 2 million readers.
FamilyFun magazine?s mission is to provide parents with children ages three to twelve ideas for quality family time including travel, learning projects, crafts, parties, games and other activities.
Each issue of FamilyFun magazine includes seasonal features like holiday recipes, crafts and activities and 14 regular editorial columns like Everyday Fun, Creative Solutions, Family Traditions, Healthy Fun, Mom of the Month, Let?s Cook and Our Favorite Things among others.
In the regular column ?My Great Idea? readers share their best strategies on a variety of topics like organizing, re-purposing worn out jeans and general parenting advice through first person essays.
This family magazine also regularly reviews consumer products related to children including digital games, books, videos and DVDs. Each year FamilyFun magazine selects families with children to test new toys for their ?Toy of the Year Awards.? The tested toys are for kids ages three to twelve. FamilyFun magazine editors tally the votes on all the toys and release the winners each year in its November issue. The magazine has been conducting this research for 17 years.
Another great family magazine is Family Circle magazine. Family Circle magazine is also focused on quality family time but also provides parents with adults-only articles including decorating tips, style guides and exercise tips. Still, the focus in Family Circle magazine is the family and the majority of articles center around parenting.
Like FamilyFun magazine, Family Circle magazine includes both seasonal features and regular columns. Some of Family Circle?s seasonal features include decorating for the holidays, holiday recipes, ideas for family vacations and more.
Some regular columns in Family Circle magazine include Kids? Health, Health News, Family Time, My Family Life and a Buyer?s Guide. The In My Family Life column Family Circle interviews various parents on their individual parenting styles, routines and other interesting tidbits. In a recent issue of Family Circle magazine, supermodel and mother Iman was the subject of this column.
Family Circle magazine also covers health news and trends for both parents and children in each issue. Recent health articles include smart strategies for eating right, easy fitness plans and alternative medicine advice.
Jessica Vandelay
Author Bio
For more on family magazines visit http://www.magazines.com/category/childrenJessica Vandelay is a freelance writer in New York City.
