Preschool Playroom

Shill for TV shows:
This magazine consists of little more than advertisements (disguised as content) for television shows (Barney, Arthur, Curious George, Bob the Builder, etc). Our parental intent is not to instill television viewing as a primary attraction for our children (2 & 3 1/2 years) so our family did not get much out of this magazine. We find that Highlights High Five is a much higher-quality magazine for our pre-schoolers.

felt like one big advertisement...:
When we ordered this mag I knew it would be very "character" oriented, but I just had no idea how much. Maybe its better for bigger kids. For my 3 1/2 year old its way too busy, way too jumbled and way too much about loving the characters. Some fun games. Colorful. Its okay, but its definately not our favorite.

Never Received:
How do you explain to a grandchild why their magazine didn't show up. This is a ripoff.

3 year old son loves this:
My 3 year old son loves this magazine and we wish that it came more often! When it arrives, my son wants to immediately sit down and read it cover to cover! We then read it again, cover to cover! Each issue has activities and stories about all of his favorite television characters. There is also generally a fun recipe as well as age appropriate skills to practice. It really makes him feel good to receive mail and he gets so excited when, after several days of opening the mailbox, his Preschool Playroom magazine has finally arrived. I do wish that the paper was a little more sturdy as it gets pretty beat up after a few days of reading.

For preschoolers:
My 4 year old loves this magazine! The activities are geared toward him learning his numbers, cutting with scissors, etc. Getting it in the mail is very cool too.