Best Magazine Subscriptions for Tween Girls

Magazine subscriptions make great Christmas gifts, or other occasion gifts, for those hard-to-buy-for tweens. There are plenty of options for Christmas gifts for tween girls, but magazine subscriptions are special because they continue giving month after month. Tween girls often want to look beyond their years to teen and even adult beauty magazines. It is a shame considering there are many great magazines aimed at tween girls that are much more age appropriate. As a school librarian I review dozens of magazines to choose what to carry in my libraries. Check out my top picks for magazine subscriptions for tween girls.

American Girl. American Girl is a wonderful tween girls' magazine. American Girl, offered by the same company that makes the American Girl dolls, features craft projects, recipes, party ideas, contests, and great articles featuring incredible tween girls. Each issue has at least one pull-out feature for a craft, art, or other special project. American Girl is a great tween magazine subscription for just about any tween girl.

Sports Illustrated for Kids. Sports Illustrated for Kids does a great job of including girls in its sports magazine. Many female athletes are featured in this magazine subscription making it a great magazine subscription for tween girls. Even the pull-out sports cards featured in each issue often have photos and stats of female athletes. If your tween girl is into sports, Sports Illustrated for Kids, may be the perfect tween magazine subscription for you.

National Geographic Kids. Many tween girls are very into animals and National Geographic Kids is the perfect magazine for this group. National Geographic Kids features beautiful photography and great articles on all sorts of animals. Environmental issues, games, and activity ideas are also included in this great magazine subscription for tween girls.

Discovery Girls. Discovery Girls is a great magazine subscription for tween girls. Unlike typical teen fashion magazines, this magazine subscription for tween girls uses real girls, actual readers of the magazine of the appropriate age, not models for photos. Girls are chosen each month from around the country to appear in the magazine. Real articles about tween girls are featured each month along with book reviews, contest, and all things of interest to tweens.

Tween girls are so much fun and their fun should be nurtured through age appropriate magazine subscriptions. Try any of these librarian recommended magazine subscriptions for tween girls for the special tween in your life.