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Show Bedtime Who’s Boss

By Cricket Media Dad You know that meme “What I think X will be like” vs. “What X is actually like”? If it were applied to bedtime in my house, it would look like this: What I think bedtime will be like: What bedtime is actually like: You’ve been […]

Double the Joy, Double the Reading, Double the Giving

Corporate social responsibility…you know the kind where Toms will donate a pair of shoes to someone who needs it or where Smile Squared will give a toothbrush to a child for every one you buy…has become a “thing” in the past few years. In fact, it is now not at all uncommon to have a […]

ASK Magazine Looks at the Science of Sugar

By Tyler Thompson, Licensing Manager, Cricket Media Sugar. Maybe you’ve heard of it. When Cricket Media receive licensing requests from State Education departments, they specify they can only license articles that do not mention sugar, sweets, candy, ice cream, or cookies. Several states have passed legislature banning the sale of soda and sugary drinks […]

Winning and Losing: It Happens to Adults Too

In life, there are winners and there are losers. This is an undeniable fact that Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs fans are going to experience tonight as the World Series comes to close, and we as a country are going to experience in full force next Tuesday when this crazy election season finally comes to […]

DIG is looking at “Beijing Through Time”

This month in DIG, we are taking a fascinating, engaging, and informative look at the history of China’s capital city of Beijing—from past to present. Have you ever wondered how an issue of DIG gets put together? Editor Rosalie Baker is ready to tell you: “For the past few years, I have focused […]

Introducing Your Sensitive Child to Ghost Stories

Halloween season is in full swing and ghosts, witches, zombies, monsters, and other scary creatures are everywhere. It seems like no matter where you go you are bound to see spooky decorations adorning store windows and private houses, grotesque costumes on display, and scary stories in the “featured” section of libraries and bookstores. Kids are […]

Diwali: Not a Holiday to Take Light-ly

Halloween lights are becoming more popular these days. But before the strings of purple or orange fairy lights lit up bushes around my neighborhood, we often had green, yellow, red, and white holiday lights in October. For a while, I assumed it was people getting into the Christmas spirit REALLY early. But then I heard […]

Are There Any Art Magazines for Kids?

Adults love to read coffee table books of beautiful art. Well, let me amend that. Adults love to buy coffee table books, put them on our coffee tables, and occasionally flip through them a few pages at a time. Few adults I know actually like to read art books. How or where the artist […]

What We Learn From Nature

Go outside. Look around. What do you see? A robin? A squirrel? A honeybee? A parade of busy ants beneath a shady tree? What can our little outdoor friends teach us? What can we learn from them? What lessons await us at every turn? The robin is busy collecting sticks and straw and […]

Unique Gift Ideas for Kids That Last

As kids get older, it’s harder and harder to buy them unique gifts they can enjoy well beyond the day they receive them. As each celebration approaches, my kids request gift cards or money as their gift. While I understand why they ask for money and/or gifts cards, I also like to surprise them with […]