Smore, breaking the mould for girl’s magazines

A big part of what this blog is about is my wish to help out people who want to enthuse kids about STEM subjects and highlight useful new products and ideas, so I’m glad to spread the word about the inaugural issue of Smore, a new kind of magazine for girls. There’s no glitter lipstick on the cover, no fashion advice, no advertising, no ponies and no other stereotypical girly things (which I am in no way against if that’s what your kids enjoy, but shouldn’t be all that is available).

Smore front cover August 2017

I’m a little wary of any resource that is aimed solely at a specific section of the population, but after scanning the shelves of the Supermarket today to see what was on offer for girls, it seems that with the exception of a few things like Nat Geo kids there was an overwhelming separation of ‘girl’s mags’ and ‘boy’s mags’ and the offering for girls was limited to sparkly things. There are some good mags that avoid these traps available here in the UK on subscription, such as Aquila and WhizzPopBang, but not much written mainly with girls in mind.

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