I used to be SO excited to get my new Highlights magazine in the mail each month! I loved the stickers I got with it, and I loved playing the fun games and reading the new stories and comics.
I used to also get their “Puzzle Buzz” magazines, which was their books full of fun different puzzles and games.
Fun fact: Highlights will be 80 this year.
Did you used to get or read the Highlights magazines? Or what magazine subscription did you have as a kid?
We might’ve had a subscription. I think I mostly read it at pediatric doctor’s and dentist’s offices.
Oh fuck yeah. Huge fan of the object finding stuff they did back in the day
The hidden Pictures games!!
I actually was just playing with those on the highlights website yesterday!
There’s a fucking website with the hidden picture games!?!??!!! I know what I’m doing for the next date night
Yep! Go to “highlightskids.com” and click on the “games” button on the menu!
My mom was a “secretary” (read: she was a fucking office manager who ran that entire company while the owner had affairs and did absolutely jack shit). One of the many, many things she did was ordering all the magazines for their office and two other locations.
She got me highlights on the company dime and them sent to our house. Haha
We got a Highlights High Five (for preschool/kindergarten age) subscription for my oldest and she loves it. Every time a new magazine comes in we have to read it in full at least three times.
That Gallant fellow seemed like a smug prick but his friend Goofus always got up to fun stuff.
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And Zillions: Consumer Reports for Kids! I read up on which ice cream bars were the best for your money, which action figures were most durable, and why you should lobby your parents to give you an allowance to help teach you financial responsibility (I tried; my mom didn’t buy it).
Good documentary about the history of “Highlights”…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6159734/
If you’re in the states, check to see if your local public library includes access to Hoopla — it’s available to stream there.
Sadly I don’t think my local library has Hoopla. Anymore at least.
I believe they used to have it at one point but then they changed to a new thing called Kanopy
Loved these. Had them at my doctors office.
Yes! I had Highlights and Ranger Rick. I vaguely remember some of the puzzles that were in Highlights, and also Goofus and Gallant.
gufus and gallant, yo
I got Boy’s Life and Air and Space since my old man was in the air force and I thought planes were pretty awesome.
Do these no longer exist for kids nowadays??
Oh these do, they’re about to celebrate 80 yrs.
They still make new Highlights magazines
Ah what a relief. Fantastic magazine!! I can’t believe I completely forgot about it the 20 years I was raising my children, should have subscribed to that magazine for them! Just barely missed it.
This and nintendo power 🥲
My sister and I actually had a great stroll down memory lane while trying to ensure we weren’t crazy and their TOP SECRET Adventures series. I remember these being in every waiting room kids would have to be in
I had one as a kid. My mom got both kids a subscription for Christmas this last year.
