If your child is an avid magazine reader and passionate for STEM? Or maybe they just need a little extra inspiration to fall in love with science, technology, engineering, and math? Fun-packed educational magazines are the perfect way to feed their endless curiosity and help them learn new things by presenting the information in bite-sized, easy-to-read chunks with strong imagery.
We have created a wonderful list of 19 award-winning educational magazines that will sharpen your kid’s STEM skills and help them stay engaged and interested in STEM subjects– and maybe answer a few tricky questions that parents might not know how to answer. These magazine subscriptions are perfect as a birthday present.
OKIDO Magazine is a gateway into a world of discovery, play and exploration. Each magazine is carefully created by scientists and educators, promoting fun and immersive STEAM learning with a new topic to explore every month.
Age: 3-7
Yearly price/frequency: £60 for 12 issues (£5 per issue)
Numberblocks Magazine is featuring puzzles, games, Numberblocks toys, and colouring. Your kids will learn counting skills, number sequences, number recognition, and number writing skills.
Age: 4-6
Yearly price/frequency: £24 for 13 issues (£2 per issue)
Lego Life is full of Lego awesomeness on every page including super-fun Lego activities, Lego character comics, amazing Lego posters, kids’ cool creations, building instructions, and more.
Age: 5-9
Yearly price/frequency: FREE for 4 issues (£0 per issue)
National Geographic Kids is full of the latest news, coolest discoveries, and most inspiring stories from around the world as well as jaw-dropping photography, brain-boggling quizzes, interviews, and exciting competitions.
Age: 6-11
Yearly price/frequency: £39 for 13 issues (£3 per issue)
Whizz Pop Bang is a science magazine that brings science to life for girls and boys (and their parents too). They pack loads of hands-on experiments, puzzles, and science news into each month’s magazine, sparking imaginations and inspiring the scientists of the future.
Age: 6-12
Yearly price/frequency: £47.99 for 12 issues (£4 per issue)
Animal Action is bursting with animals, some heart-warming animal rescues and rehoming stories from RSPCA, competitions, puzzles, and fun. Plus, they like to show off some of kids’ own photos and drawings.
Age: under 12
Yearly price/frequency: £7.50 for 4 issues (£1.88 per issue)
The Week Junior: Science + Nature is packed with content to fuel your child’s thirst for knowledge and inspire their sense of wonder, including incredible images, fun experiments, inspiring stories, and jaw-dropping facts.
Age: 8-15
Yearly price/frequency: £47.75 for 13 issues (£3.67 per issue)
Eco Kids Planet is a series of colourful and informative kids’ nature magazines with the goal to introduce children to the wonders of nature, and encourage them to protect their planet.
Age: 7-11
Yearly price/frequency: £38 for 12 issues (£3.17 per issue)
Brilliant Brainz is arts, music, wellbeing, science and culture all in one magazine. Helping children to question what’s around them, inspire their creativity and encourage them to read for pleasure.
Age: 6-12
Yearly price/frequency: £39.99 for 12 issues (£3.33 per issue)
How It Works is full of explanations, dynamic cutaways, and breathtaking images to help its eager audience to understand and explore the wonders of the modern world while making complex topics accessible for readers of all ages.
Age: broad age range
Yearly price/frequency: £49.99 for 13 issues (£3.85 per issue)
Britannica Magazine is bursting with brain-tingling facts and spectacular photos and illustrations, making children want to read – and say ‘wow!’ on every page.
Age: 6 and up
Yearly price/frequency: £59.98 for 10 issues (£6 per issue)
CUBIC Magazine is featuring engaging content including full-page articles, answers to “why” and “how” questions, powerful images, word-searches, detailed explanations to expand vocabulary, mazes, “what-ifs”, and other great features to spark a child’s imagination.
Age: 8-12
Yearly price/frequency: £49.95 for 12 issues (£4.16 per issue)
AQUILA is delivering well-researched Science & General knowledge with a balanced perspective on history and how the world works featuring beautifully illustrated topics that will challenge and entertain.
Age: 8 and up
Yearly price/frequency: £60 for 12 issues (£5 per issue)
Factology focuses on a different STEM subject in each issue – from science to history and the environment – to keep inquisitive minds learning. From awesome experiments to mind-blowing facts and fun activities, unlock their imagination, encourage them to discover new skills and feed their curiosity.
Age: 9-14
Yearly price/frequency: £55.92 for 8 issues (£6.99 per issue)
Operation Ouch! is the official children’s magazine of the award-winning BBC TV show. Aimed at children aged 8-12 and packed full of interactive puzzles, eye-opening experiments and awesome facts, it follows twin doctors Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken alongside Dr Ronx as they explore the fascinating worlds of medicine and human biology.
Age: 8-12
Yearly price/frequency: £27 for 6 issues (£4.5 per issue)
DiscoveryBox is a journey of discovery through nature, science and history. In each issue, children explore a new topic (horses, robots, the mysteries of the night…). They enjoy the rich history of the world, landmark scientific discoveries, and the beauty of nature.
Age: 7-14
Yearly price/frequency: £67 for 10 issues (£6.70)
OYLA is a science magazine for young readers and their families. Every issue offers a look into world-changing discoveries, unsolved problems, and the surprising scientific principles behind everyday objects.
Age: 12+
Yearly price/frequency: £60 for 12 issues (£6)
Animal Planet Kids is jam-packed with fascinating content that will spark children’s curiosity and help them discover the world around them. The magazine is filled with spectacular photography, facts, activities and stories that spark a feeling of joy and wonder on every page.
Age: 7-12
Yearly price/frequency: £44.95 for 12 issues (£3.75)
Wild World is the National History Museum’s magazine for kids full of STEM news, interview with scientists, stories, drawing as well as competitions and giveaways.
Age: broad age range
Yearly price: free family membership (from £68)
It might also be worth considering magazine-reading apps which allow you to read issues on a computer, tablet or smartphone. Some local libraries allow you to borrow magazines for free using apps.
