Megan Fraedrich, Author at Cricket Media, Inc.

6 Ways to Spend the First Day of Summer

Summer is finally here! Now, wait a minute. School’s probably out for the summer, swimming pools are open, and temperatures are decidedly balmy. Kids are bound to ask, how on earth has it not already BEEN summer? The answer to that is a little phenomenon called the ‘summer solstice.’ That’s the day when one of […]

The Fabulous Art of Folding (and How Your Kids Can Become Experts!)

Who knew that the art of folding could lead to such controversy? Many of us have been hooked on Marie Kondo’s famous ‘Konmari’ method of organization ever since Tidying Up with Marie Kondo hit Netflix. Among her most memorable tips and tricks is a clever upright method of folding clothing so that you can easily […]

Why Magazines for Kids are Important

In the era of smartphones, kids have an entire world of possibilities at their fingertips. Students are exposed to more text than ever before. So why bother with magazines for kids? It turns out that not all stereotypes about technology-loving youngsters are totally true. Kids Prefer Print According to the 2016 Western Australian Study in […]

5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day

Father’s Day is just around the corner! Have you ever wondered how Father’s Day got its start? It didn’t officially become a national holiday until 1972! In 1909, Sonora Louise Smart was sitting in church on Mother’s Day listening to a sermon when she decided that fathers needed a special holiday to honor them, too. […]

Free Kids’ Stories Featuring LGBTQ+ Families

Families come in many shapes and sizes. For our Cricket family, it’s always been important to depict all sorts of kids and families in our magazines. For some kids, it’s valuable to see characters just like them or their friends on the page. For others, it’s just as important to learn that everyone is different […]

8 Tips for Future Scripps National Spelling Bee Champions

It’s one of the few times of the year that your academically-inclined youngster can turn on ESPN and see kids like them celebrated like sports stars. The Scripps National Spelling Bee has been running for over 90 years with no signs of stopping, and children around the country dream of taking home the coveted trophy. […]

4 Amazing Women in American History That You Never Learned About in School

Kids can probably name Harriet Tubman, Sacagawea, Eleanor Roosevelt, and more awesome examples of women in American history, but then there are the women who don’t appear in your daughters’ textbooks. Is your daughter a budding doctor or oceanographer or pilot? See if they’ve heard of any of these famous firsts!

The True Story of the Hot Pink Bunnies

MUSE readers realize pretty much straight away that the magazine’s unofficial mascot is the hot pink bunny, or HPB. Much has been said and written about the HPBs, especially in the popular MUSE Mail section. According to fans, they live inside the “Fan Mail Pit” where rejected mail is laid to rest but occasionally escape […]

Our Science Magazines for Kids

Who says science has to be boring? We have three fun, award-winning science magazines for kids that will entertain as much as they educate. Each title targets children of different ages and approaches STEM in a friendly, engaging manner that fosters long-term interest in scientific fields, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Since technology pervades our 21st […]

3 Kid-Friendly Recipes for a Summer Picnic

Organizing a family picnic sounds like a walk in the park, but sometimes, juggling the demands of picky eaters feels more like a walk in a mosquito-infested quicksand patch. If your kids are anything like ours, though, there’s one secret to holding a family picnic that everyone can enjoy: kids are much more likely to […]