I am a huge fan of Family Fun Magazine. They have so many neat ideas for you to do that it is hard not to delve into it once it arrives in the mailbox.
I am a preschool teacher, so this magazine has helped me out tremendously. I have gotten so many neat ideas using this magazine and have been able to alter a few so that I can use them in my classroom.
I love that each magazine has a cooking idea for kids. Usually it is for a great recipe that is very easy to follow. I like the fact that they give simple step by step instructions. If the steps are clear to read, it makes that time spent in the kitchen that much more enjoyable.
I have gotten many neat Valentine's from past issues. I like to be creative instead of just buying mine at the store, so this has helped me out a lot.
I think it is neat that they also review places that are fun to travel to. While I can not take my preschoolers to these places, I enjoy reading about them and hope that maybe one day I can visit them with my family.
Recommended:
Yes
Family Fun Magazine = Fun times
May 2,2008
Twinpeanuts have Family Fun
January 8,2002
I was lucky to receive a gift subscription of Family Fun Magazine when my twins were a few months old. I was really excited since I had recently swiped an article out of a Family Fun Magazine at the doctors office!
At first I thought this was for older kids, my girls are only 2 and then I examined it more closely. They have a great variety of crafts, articles, recipes, party ideas, trips to plan and lots of information on many subjects. Family fun is for the family of all ages who wants to have fun. Pull this out on a rainy day! Everyone will be smiling at you. What a great feeling.
I enjoy it so much, I don't have anything bad to say about it.
I would recommend this magazine for anyone who wants to have fun with their families, you can spend some wonderful time with your kids, making a craft, trying out a new recipe (the pilgrim hats were so cute for thanksgiving, I made them, the twins were not ready for Chocolate dipping at 2 years old) doing an experiment, learning about something exciting or planning a vacation. There are crafts my friend and I are going to make. This magazine covers all and more.
Recommended:
Yes
At first I thought this was for older kids, my girls are only 2 and then I examined it more closely. They have a great variety of crafts, articles, recipes, party ideas, trips to plan and lots of information on many subjects. Family fun is for the family of all ages who wants to have fun. Pull this out on a rainy day! Everyone will be smiling at you. What a great feeling.
I enjoy it so much, I don't have anything bad to say about it.
I would recommend this magazine for anyone who wants to have fun with their families, you can spend some wonderful time with your kids, making a craft, trying out a new recipe (the pilgrim hats were so cute for thanksgiving, I made them, the twins were not ready for Chocolate dipping at 2 years old) doing an experiment, learning about something exciting or planning a vacation. There are crafts my friend and I are going to make. This magazine covers all and more.
Recommended:
Yes
Family Fun is Really Fun!
September 17,2001
Family Fun is a fantastic magazine, I would dare say the best of its kind.
Family Fun is geared towards families interested in meal preparation, instructional advice for children learning to cook, holiday crafts and travel information.
The magazine, unlike other crafting magazines (such as Martha Stewart Living and Home Companion, which provide beautiful crafts, themselves) provides parents with crafting ideas that are neither costly or complex. In a recent issue, a craft project was based on the idea of making "pretend" food out of common household objects so that young children can pretend to make a diner. This was a great article for parents of young children. The crafts used some household products as well as a few craft store items that can be purchased at ant department store.
The recipes are great also. They are healthy, posting nutritional content and even feature seasonal ingredients. In the latest issue, there was an article on soup suppers, providing hearty soup recipes, with a healthy starch combination. My personal favorite, is the feature that is geared towards "kids in the kitchen" with recipes aimed at children doing the food preparation with minimal parental involvement. This is a great way to encourage kids to cook.
The holiday features are great as well. For Halloween, they offer homemade costumes that usually require no-sew techniques. The costumes are not shabby, but rather adorable. Some creative ideas featured a "bubble bather" and a "super-kid" along with the traditional witch.
Throughout each issue, the magazine features family destinations for day trips as well as week long getaways that welcome families. Again, I like this feature.
Lastly, I appreciate the tone of the magazine. Without being political (think Rosie's magazine) Family Fun addresses some cultural topics and events with discretion. This factor I appreciate terribly, as I do not share the same polictical agendas as much of Hollywood or even the media.
Finally, I understand that Disney is a affiliated with Family Fun, but you wouldn't know it by reading the magazine. In that, I mean that Disney is not spotlighted throughout the issues. This is refreshing, as well.
Recommended:
Yes
Family Fun is geared towards families interested in meal preparation, instructional advice for children learning to cook, holiday crafts and travel information.
The magazine, unlike other crafting magazines (such as Martha Stewart Living and Home Companion, which provide beautiful crafts, themselves) provides parents with crafting ideas that are neither costly or complex. In a recent issue, a craft project was based on the idea of making "pretend" food out of common household objects so that young children can pretend to make a diner. This was a great article for parents of young children. The crafts used some household products as well as a few craft store items that can be purchased at ant department store.
The recipes are great also. They are healthy, posting nutritional content and even feature seasonal ingredients. In the latest issue, there was an article on soup suppers, providing hearty soup recipes, with a healthy starch combination. My personal favorite, is the feature that is geared towards "kids in the kitchen" with recipes aimed at children doing the food preparation with minimal parental involvement. This is a great way to encourage kids to cook.
The holiday features are great as well. For Halloween, they offer homemade costumes that usually require no-sew techniques. The costumes are not shabby, but rather adorable. Some creative ideas featured a "bubble bather" and a "super-kid" along with the traditional witch.
Throughout each issue, the magazine features family destinations for day trips as well as week long getaways that welcome families. Again, I like this feature.
Lastly, I appreciate the tone of the magazine. Without being political (think Rosie's magazine) Family Fun addresses some cultural topics and events with discretion. This factor I appreciate terribly, as I do not share the same polictical agendas as much of Hollywood or even the media.
Finally, I understand that Disney is a affiliated with Family Fun, but you wouldn't know it by reading the magazine. In that, I mean that Disney is not spotlighted throughout the issues. This is refreshing, as well.
Recommended:
Yes
THE ANSWER IS HERE
September 2,2001
Before my first purchase of FAMILY FUN I had never heard of it. I was bored waiting in yet another endless grocery line so I picked up a copy of this magazine on a whim. I am SO glad I did.
As a mother of 4 perpetually bored children, I am always looking for resources that can help me create a little fun in their lives. Well FAMILY FUN is the one stop shop for family fun and togetherness. The magazine is published monthly and is ALWAYS packed full of excellent crafts, games, advice, and recipes.
The crafts are usually easy to do and require alot of materials you would already have in the house. The craft instructions are simple and easy to follow. If I can do it, ANYONE can do it. I have many talents.....but I'm no MARTHA STEWART. Many of the crafts suggested are decorative and can be displayed in your home forever, or until the child becomes a teenager and forbids you to allow even the dog to see it.
The games demonstrated in the magazines are both traditional and contemporary. Many of the games like steal the bacon, swinging statues, and relay races are the same games I played as a kid, but forgot about as an adult. Other games are trendy generational games that are equally fun, though I have no idea what kind of drugs the people who invent them are taking. Of course I'm teasing about the drugs, but it baffles me where people get that amazing creativity. Creativity for me is buying floral paper towels!
As with most magazines food is a focus with this magazine. I have seen some incredibly sneaky dishes conjured up to get your toddler to eat his vegetables...and they WORK! I must admit I haven't tried alot of of the recipes from the magazine, but I have used their ideas for many desserts with standing ovations from my children. I can't get too smug, after all my kids would eat tree bark if I put sprinkles on it.
FAMILY FUN also has copious amounts of information on family vacations and get-a-ways. They always supply you with affordable options. More importantly, they steer you to both touristy hot spots AND out of the way retreats. In September's issue, they list a variety of places throughout the nation where you can take your family for autumn adventures. Corn mazes, scarecrow building, hayrides, barn dances, and fall festivals to name a few. The details they provide are all encompassing. They include the function, location, pricing, restrictions, contact information, meal options, and helpful tidbits on how to maximize your time there. They do this for every season. In summer they scan the globe for beach fun. In December they highlight Christmas get-a-ways and so on. This greatly reduces my already strained schedule and allows me more time with my family.
The magazine also offers advice for parents for virtually every conceivable issue. From baby-sitters, to health issues, parenting tips, discipline problems, social skill building, school issues, and raising healthy positive kids. As parents we can never get enough of that.
I cannot rave enough about this magazine. It was responsible for one of the most fun adventures I have ever experienced with my children. Last winter, we had a snowstorm that closed school for several days. By the 3rd hour of the first day I was about to tie them to the couch. I consulted my current issue of FAMILY FUN, praying for some ideas that would not require me to travel treacherous roads to obtain supplies. Not surprisingly, I found my answer. The magazine suggested a BEACH PARTY in the snow. I decided to give it a try.
So we dressed warmly, then put our swimsuits on the OUTSIDE of our snuggly clothes. Then we donned sunglasses, straw hats, and goggles and headed for the front yard. We pitched our beach umbrella into the heaping 3 feet of snow in the frond yard. We made hot chocolate, but put it in tropical glasses and added those paper umbrellas. We got out the beachball, the beach chairs, the sand toys, and even the boogie boards. Then we played snow volleyball, snow golf, and built snow castles. We even put zinc oxide on our noses for a realistic touch. WE HAD A BLAST!!!! Of course our neighbors thought I had lost my mind. But within an hour, ALL the neighborhood kids joined in the fun. One of them even brought a fishing pole!!
FAMILY FUN also includes interactive educational games that promote learning. They have mastered entertaining ways to teach children math, brainteasers, geography, science and history. Surprising, you find yourself being educated as well.
Another benefit of the magazine is that it isn't inundated with ads. Many magazines are so full of adds that you get frustrated trying to find any information. The magazine is also VERY affordable and easily accessible.
I look forward to every issue and can't wait to experiment, learn, and most of all, just be with my kids. They think I'm a genius and an AWESOME mom. If they only knew that FAMILY FUN was responsible for their many smiles and memories.
Recommended:
Yes
As a mother of 4 perpetually bored children, I am always looking for resources that can help me create a little fun in their lives. Well FAMILY FUN is the one stop shop for family fun and togetherness. The magazine is published monthly and is ALWAYS packed full of excellent crafts, games, advice, and recipes.
The crafts are usually easy to do and require alot of materials you would already have in the house. The craft instructions are simple and easy to follow. If I can do it, ANYONE can do it. I have many talents.....but I'm no MARTHA STEWART. Many of the crafts suggested are decorative and can be displayed in your home forever, or until the child becomes a teenager and forbids you to allow even the dog to see it.
The games demonstrated in the magazines are both traditional and contemporary. Many of the games like steal the bacon, swinging statues, and relay races are the same games I played as a kid, but forgot about as an adult. Other games are trendy generational games that are equally fun, though I have no idea what kind of drugs the people who invent them are taking. Of course I'm teasing about the drugs, but it baffles me where people get that amazing creativity. Creativity for me is buying floral paper towels!
As with most magazines food is a focus with this magazine. I have seen some incredibly sneaky dishes conjured up to get your toddler to eat his vegetables...and they WORK! I must admit I haven't tried alot of of the recipes from the magazine, but I have used their ideas for many desserts with standing ovations from my children. I can't get too smug, after all my kids would eat tree bark if I put sprinkles on it.
FAMILY FUN also has copious amounts of information on family vacations and get-a-ways. They always supply you with affordable options. More importantly, they steer you to both touristy hot spots AND out of the way retreats. In September's issue, they list a variety of places throughout the nation where you can take your family for autumn adventures. Corn mazes, scarecrow building, hayrides, barn dances, and fall festivals to name a few. The details they provide are all encompassing. They include the function, location, pricing, restrictions, contact information, meal options, and helpful tidbits on how to maximize your time there. They do this for every season. In summer they scan the globe for beach fun. In December they highlight Christmas get-a-ways and so on. This greatly reduces my already strained schedule and allows me more time with my family.
The magazine also offers advice for parents for virtually every conceivable issue. From baby-sitters, to health issues, parenting tips, discipline problems, social skill building, school issues, and raising healthy positive kids. As parents we can never get enough of that.
I cannot rave enough about this magazine. It was responsible for one of the most fun adventures I have ever experienced with my children. Last winter, we had a snowstorm that closed school for several days. By the 3rd hour of the first day I was about to tie them to the couch. I consulted my current issue of FAMILY FUN, praying for some ideas that would not require me to travel treacherous roads to obtain supplies. Not surprisingly, I found my answer. The magazine suggested a BEACH PARTY in the snow. I decided to give it a try.
So we dressed warmly, then put our swimsuits on the OUTSIDE of our snuggly clothes. Then we donned sunglasses, straw hats, and goggles and headed for the front yard. We pitched our beach umbrella into the heaping 3 feet of snow in the frond yard. We made hot chocolate, but put it in tropical glasses and added those paper umbrellas. We got out the beachball, the beach chairs, the sand toys, and even the boogie boards. Then we played snow volleyball, snow golf, and built snow castles. We even put zinc oxide on our noses for a realistic touch. WE HAD A BLAST!!!! Of course our neighbors thought I had lost my mind. But within an hour, ALL the neighborhood kids joined in the fun. One of them even brought a fishing pole!!
FAMILY FUN also includes interactive educational games that promote learning. They have mastered entertaining ways to teach children math, brainteasers, geography, science and history. Surprising, you find yourself being educated as well.
Another benefit of the magazine is that it isn't inundated with ads. Many magazines are so full of adds that you get frustrated trying to find any information. The magazine is also VERY affordable and easily accessible.
I look forward to every issue and can't wait to experiment, learn, and most of all, just be with my kids. They think I'm a genius and an AWESOME mom. If they only knew that FAMILY FUN was responsible for their many smiles and memories.
Recommended:
Yes
family fun
July 21,2001
Im a preschool teacher and I discovered family fun about 5 years ago at the library. Needless to say I subscribed to it then and have been renewing it every year. I use it to find ideas to use in my classroom .I have found so many wonderful things to do.Parents have come to me asked where all these ideas came from I told them and I have almost every parent in my class subscribed to the magazine now. Now that Im a mom myself I look at the recipes and other things in the magazine not just the crafts
Recommended:
Yes
Recommended:
Yes
Great for Families with Elementary School Children
December 7,2000
Family fun is a great magazine to find things to do with your Elementary School children. There are plenty of crafts for you and your children to work on and they are much easier for the children than those that you find in Crafts Magazines. You can use many of these ideas for school parties or birthday parties for you child.
Family Fun gives you information about great places to go to visit. You can use this magazine to get ideas when planning a family vacation. There are many ideas and places that you have probably never heard of.
I use Family Fun to find things for my children to do on days when they say, "We're bored". I save the magazines so that I can use them for parties and when they have friends over to visit.
The only draw back is that I have a teenage son now and it is hard to find any magazine that relates to teenagers and things for them to do.
Recommended:
Yes
Family Fun gives you information about great places to go to visit. You can use this magazine to get ideas when planning a family vacation. There are many ideas and places that you have probably never heard of.
I use Family Fun to find things for my children to do on days when they say, "We're bored". I save the magazines so that I can use them for parties and when they have friends over to visit.
The only draw back is that I have a teenage son now and it is hard to find any magazine that relates to teenagers and things for them to do.
Recommended:
Yes
A great magazine to have when you're out of ideas.
November 22,2000
Many airplanes and valentine cards have been crafted from my own children?s hands from the very ideas of this magazine. It is a pleasure to look at, as well as to read. The pages are bold, bright and well laid out. My children love to flip through the them just to look at the crafts that can be made.
There are numerous articles on crafts, baking, and travel. Most of them coincide with the holidays. I have to say that one of my favorites was a little mouse valentine that was made out of a cut out heart and a lollypop. This magazine is a great help on those rainy days when your children have nothing to do. It will also give you wonderful ideas on where to pack your bags and head to next.
Recommended:
Yes
There are numerous articles on crafts, baking, and travel. Most of them coincide with the holidays. I have to say that one of my favorites was a little mouse valentine that was made out of a cut out heart and a lollypop. This magazine is a great help on those rainy days when your children have nothing to do. It will also give you wonderful ideas on where to pack your bags and head to next.
Recommended:
Yes
Great ideas!
November 22,2000
I have subscribed to this magazine for 3 years now. I use it every month for craft and ideas for fun things to do with my kids and my girl scout troop.It always has something for us to do.It is very well organized too.
We love all the craft ideas and fun food ideas.
I have often used the travel guide tips and ideas. The crafts are easy enough for anyone to do and the supplies are simple and easy to obtain. I love that you can go to their web site and find ideas from older magazines.It's very easy to search for specific ideas.I would highly recommend this magazine to any parent. There are ideas for any age.
Recommended:
Yes
We love all the craft ideas and fun food ideas.
I have often used the travel guide tips and ideas. The crafts are easy enough for anyone to do and the supplies are simple and easy to obtain. I love that you can go to their web site and find ideas from older magazines.It's very easy to search for specific ideas.I would highly recommend this magazine to any parent. There are ideas for any age.
Recommended:
Yes
Lots of Answers from Family Fun
November 14,2000
Family Fun is a terrific magazine for families with kids. It has given me so many ideas for so many holidays and parties and vacations. I could not even begin to list them all. They explain their crafts to a tee. Their recipes are simple and easy, for adults and children alike. They have great ads. The magazine really has families in mind when they are writing. I think this magazine is the best. If you are just starting out with your child or children making crafts, cooking, and even planning vacation time, this magazine really lets your child get involved with the planning. I would absolutely recommend this to all parents. It is worth a subscription.
Recommended:
Yes
Recommended:
Yes
A Helpful and Entertaining Magazine
November 12,2000
This magazine presents ideas for all budgets and creative talents [or lack thereof!!]
The price of the magazine [about one dollar an issue] is worth it for the recipes alone. Recipes are simple and have appeal for family and company. [Treat your friends like family and your family like company]!!
The only elitism evident is in the travel pieces...most are out of the price range of average American family..but it is fun to take the trips vicariously.
I have saved lots of time and money using this magazine as a reference for toy shopping [especially on line shopping] and for ideas for kids' school, church, and scouting projects.
Another excellent feature is the feedback from readers. Magazine is not afraid to print sometimes "dorky" family photos showing less than perfect projects attempted from past issues. I appreciate this editors' lack of taking themselves so seriously like some lite fare magazines do.
Recommended:
Yes
The price of the magazine [about one dollar an issue] is worth it for the recipes alone. Recipes are simple and have appeal for family and company. [Treat your friends like family and your family like company]!!
The only elitism evident is in the travel pieces...most are out of the price range of average American family..but it is fun to take the trips vicariously.
I have saved lots of time and money using this magazine as a reference for toy shopping [especially on line shopping] and for ideas for kids' school, church, and scouting projects.
Another excellent feature is the feedback from readers. Magazine is not afraid to print sometimes "dorky" family photos showing less than perfect projects attempted from past issues. I appreciate this editors' lack of taking themselves so seriously like some lite fare magazines do.
Recommended:
Yes