Highlights for Children

The experts at Highlights know how to keep kids motivated while they learn. Filled with fiction, nonfiction, Hidden Pictures®, skill-building puzzles, science experiments and more, this read-only digital version of Highlights magazine strengthens reading abilities, promotes creativity, sharpens thinking skills, and helps build confidence. Visit Highlights.com to learn more. Ages 6-12.

Take Courage!

Highlights for Children

The Snorkeler

The Timbertoes

I Am the Pine

Goofus and Gallant • There’s some of Goofus and Gallant in us all. When the Gallant shines through, we show our best self.

Plastic Caps for a Cause • Sammie Vance wants to see a Buddy Bench on every playground. By recycling bottle caps, she’s helping to make that happen.

A Ring in Space

Galleonosaurus

Have other galaxies been discovered yet?

Ballpark Figure

Riverboat Riders

Why Is the Sky Blue? • The air is full of colorless gas. So what makes a sunny sky so blue?

Sky Colors • See how scattered light turns the sky blue or orange.

Crafts

Building Space Robots • Natalie Panek is an aerospace engineer who worked on the Rosalind Franklin Rover, which is headed to Mars in 2022.

Rosalind Franklin

Natalie’s Picks

Give Boredom the Boot • Need some ways to fill your days?Try these ideas!

Learn to juggle. • Use beanbags, tennis balls, rolled-up socks, or even wadded tissues.

JOKES

Night Dance

Paws and Think

Benched • How can Devin help his team if he’s out with an injury?

A Tip from the Author

Shapers of Our Nation • Get the facts on some key players in American history.

Founders Matching Game (for 2 players) • Cut out the cards. (If you wish, put them in plastic trading-card sleeves.) Deal three cards to each player, and put the rest in a pile between you. Taking turns, pick a card, then set down any matches (see examples below). Whoever has more pairs at the end wins. You can also make up a trivia game using the cards!

Confounded by the Founders • Read the cards, then test your knowledge!

Your Own Pages

The Wish Fish

Black-and-White Scramble

BrainPlay • What would it be like if people walked on their hands?

The Everything-Goes-Wrong Camping Trip

Dear Highlights

Picture Puzzler • Eight words are hidden in the scene. Can you find pink, dance, twirl, beach, sand, sun, bird, and tutu?