{"id":1849,"date":"2021-10-17T20:30:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiveclassroom.net\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2021-10-17T20:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T19:30:07","slug":"okido-magazine-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiveclassroom.net\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Okido Magazine Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve recently been on a hunt to find a good STEM-related magazine for my young children (aged 3 and 5). I’m not keen on the plastic toys that come attached to the front of many children’s magazines and I wanted something that was both entertaining and had some educational value. On my search I stumbled across Okido<\/a>, branded as an Arts and Science Magazine for Kids, aimed at children aged 3 to 7. I reached out to the team and they kindly sent me a free copy to review. This has not been a quick process as the magazine is so jam-packed with content, myself and young children have been regularly revisiting the various sections since we received our copy a few weeks ago. We have issue #98, titled Friends which is themed around friendship and returning to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magazine is 47 pages long and made from thick matt paper which, in addition to being environmentally friendly, is particularly useful for colouring and writing on the activity pages; too often magazines have a sheen to them meaning pencils don’t show up well and pens rub straight off! Another little feature which I like is that pages with cut-out sections have nothing on the back to ruin so you can freely cut out the activities without losing valuable magazine content. Additionally\u00a0with the pages being printed on good-quality, thick paper, the cut-out activities stand up well to the handling of small children! In fact our chatterbox and puppets are still in pretty good condition weeks later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n