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Looking to give your child a gift that's delivered throughout the year? Consider one of these ad-free magazines that arrives right in your mailbox.

As an adult I enjoy the experience of getting fun items in the mail, namely my favorite magazines. I enjoy sharing the same joy and excitement of finding something new and fun to read delivered in the mail with my children. When considering unique gifts for your holiday giving - or anytime - consider these lovely ad-free magazines for children:

Cricket Media

Cricket-Media-Bug-MagazinesSince 1973, the magazines in the Cricket family have sparked curiosity, inspired creativity and opened worlds of possibility in kids ages 3-16.

Cricket publishes a large variety of magazines including: Babybug Magazine (for ages 6 months to 3 years); Click Magazine: (for ages 3-6); Ladybug Magazine: (for ages 3-6); Spider Magazine: (for ages 6 to 9); Ask Magazine: (for ages 6 to 9); Dig into History Magazine (for ages 9-14); Faces Magazine (for ages 9-14); Muse Magazine (for ages 9-14); Cobblestone Magazine (for ages 9-14); Cricket Magazine (for ages 9-14); & Cicada Magazine (for teens ages 14+).

Cricket Media is currently running a "Double the Giving" Campaign. Any gift-giver purchasing an annual print subscription to one of four different Cricket publications will also deliver the gift of reading to a child in an underserved community through two award-winning, charitable partners: Libraries Without Borders and Parent-Child Home Program, both 2016 Library of Congress Literacy Award Winners. Each subscription bundle to BABYBUG, LADYBUG, SPIDER, or CRICKET is priced at $29.95 (regularly $33.95), and is guaranteed to spark a life-long love of reading.

New Moon Girls

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New Moon Girls
is a wonderful bi-monthly magazine created for girls ages 8 and up. The magazine's content and online features are written primarily by girls and selected by the Girls Editorial Board, a group of about 30 girls ages 8-14.

Regular departments include "Language," which explains the physical changes that happen during childhood and puberty; "Global Village," which introduces readers to girls from other countries; "Women's Work," which profiles a woman in an interesting profession; "Herstory," which introduces readers to little-known women from history; "Girls on the Go," which covers girls' activism and adventure stories; and "Science Side Effects," which contains a science experiment intended for trying at home. Other regular departments are "Ask a Girl", where girls give each other advice on problems, "Voice Box", where girls debate topics like allowances, "Luna's Art Gallery", art submissions from readers, and "Girl Caught", intended for improving girls' media literacy by identifying ads and products that they believe are respectful or disrespectful to girls and women.

New Moon Media member benefits includes access to a moderated internet forum for girls to share their stories, ideas, art, photos and videos and to meet other girls around the world in a safe online environment.

Root and Star Magazine

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Root and Star Magazine is a gift-quality bi-monthly magazine that brings beautiful art, stories, poems, and activities to young children and those who love them. Founded by two mothers, Root and Star Magazine was created and developed into a collaborative labor of love, with hope to inspire families to see the beauty in their children and in the world, and to inspire children to be their whole selves-to feel all of their wisdom and their wildness.

As a family, you can enjoy Root & Star magazine together-which is peaceful and silly and thoughtful and gorgeous. As you flip through the pages, you and your child have the chance to feel more grounded, thoughtful, and uplifted by the beauty and wildness of true art and quality children's literature. Root and Star is offering mothering.com readers 10% off with the code SMALLBUS.

Highlights For Children

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The Highlights brand includes a diverse and inclusive family of products for kids from birth to 12. Highlight publications are grounded in the philosophy that children become their "best selves" by using their creativity and imagination; developing their reading, thinking, and reasoning skills; and learning to treat others with respect, kindness, and sensitivity.

Highlights for Children publishes: Highlights Hello (for ages 0-2); High Five (for ages 2-6); and Highlights magazine (for ages 6-12).

Ranger Rick Magazine

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The National Wildlife Federation publishes three high quality, educational magazines for children: Ranger Rick Cub (for ages 0-4) Ranger Rick Jr. (for children ages 4 to 7), and Ranger Rick Magazine (for children ages 7 to 12). These magazines are full of stories and captivating photographs of nature and animals. The National Wildlife Federation also has a website with resources for parents and interactive activities for kids where they can watch videos play games, get fun facts.Image Credits: Cricket Media, New Moon Girls, Root and Star Magazine, Highlights For Children & The National Wildlife Federation.