Official Kids Mag

dave Woods, age 5 magazine coordinator & Lead Writer Official Kids mag official Kids mag staff brent A. powers, director of Advertising & marketing sandy robinson, Advertising operations manager brian huntley, creative services manager/ contributing writer dave woods, magazine coordinator / sponsored content and Advertorial / features manager layout/design terri frye brian huntley contributing writers Kim marquez Karen rice dave woods photography brian huntley rachel lipe dave woods creative team debra ballard rhonda campbell erick dominguez Jennifer doyle terri frye rachel lipe Jemel parker catherine ross contests & promotions sarah hammons sales Assistants michelle Knight lisa leamons Alex martin brittany smith sales team rebecca brown Ariana cisneros casey cotton Gail curlett Allison Gnefkow lane Graves Jennifer Gregory shannon hocker bob howard beth Johnson don Jones tom layton Julie rose chris rowe tammy rusher randy saunders doug wallace brittany watkins brad wimer Kelley young to Advertise: contact sandy robinson srobinson@officialkidsmag.com 479-571-6482 On the COver official Kids mag is a publication of northwest Arkansas newspapers, llc. All rights reserved. no portion of this publication may be produced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher. the publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any editorial or advertising content. the publisher assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited materials. OfficialKidsmag.com Timothy Kinser, winner of the first Official Kids mag cute Kid contest won a professional photo shoot and the opportunity to be featured as our december cover kid. page 40 sign up today at officialKidsmag.com to receive our email newsletter! Off icialKidsMag.com • december 2018 • 5 official Kids mag digs into some fall favorites Hey kids, and kids at heart, there are exciting things coming next year for Official Kids mag. First, and most exciting, we will have 12 monthly issues of Official Kids Mag. Plus a 13th special christmas and Holiday Gift Guide. We now have a subscription plan where you can get Official Kids mag delivered to your home. details are inside on page 19. In 2019, each issue of Official Kids mag will include kids in the kitchen, kid heroes, places to volunteer, kids picks and the activity pages you love. Plus, we will feature 4-H kids, scouting kids and sporting kids every month. check out our first 4-H kids and scouting kids in this issue. It's almost time to celebrate christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. The three holidays have very different traditions, but have one thing in common: cOOKIeS! check out our Kids in the Kitchen feature for seven cookie recipes from around the globe. 2018 was a great year for kid heroes. In this issue we decided to take a look back at kids making a difference around the region. maybe next year, you and your friends will be named kid heroes. Just make sure to let us know what you do to make a difference, and where you do it, to be considered for a kid hero badge. The Official Kids mag fashion shoot took to the road this month to capture a Kids mag christmas and Holiday fashion feature. The nice folks at dillard's in Fayetteville and a few seasoned fashion show veterans helped out. Watch them strike a pose in this issue. different cultures and countries celebrate the holidays differently. do you know how? Learn a little something about christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations starting on page 35. Plus, find the top 10 downloaded christmas songs, check out our cute Kid contest winner's photo shoot, and our first ever christmas and Holiday Gift Guide. It's been a great year for Official Kids mag and we are stoked about all of the fun and exciting plans for the new year. Sit back, grab a christmas cookie – or two – and enjoy the december issue of Official Kids mag… you might just learn something.

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