I hadn’t seen “Nature Friend Magazine” for a couple of years. Our family had previously subscribed and really enjoyed this magazine. I even did a review of it on my other blog a couple of years ago and re-posted it (http://cre8tivehome.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/entry-for-may-26-2009/)

when I moved my blog to Wordpress this year. So it was great to hear that we were going to get to review the magazine for the TOS Crew reviews.

We received the August and September issues free from the publisher to review. I was thrilled with the magazine’s fresh new layout and professional quality. The content had always been superior in my opinion and the old fashioned simplicity of the old layout was really quaint and I loved it, but the new magazines are gorgeous!

The children always enjoyed reading the nature articles so that wasn’t different to us. I had to hunt down the magazines in order to look at them myself. They kept disappearing to another room in the house. The entire family (especially Dad) loved looking at the beautiful photography in these two issues!

This magazine has always had so much more content and depth than the typical kid’s nature magazine. Every issue is fun, educational and a delight to the eye. The magazine’s publishers provide mini art and photography lessons, hidden pictures, puzzles and jokes and a venue for your children’s own artwork, photography and writing as well. Each month they showcase the work of their readers who have learned something from the lessons in the previous month. I was so glad to see that they had kept the “You Can Draw” section (which shows how to do a realistic drawing of an animal or plant) since that was always my favorite.  Our Nature notebooks always looked better after the Nature Friend Magazine arrived!

Another thing that I always liked about the Nature Friend Magazine was that it is not only a reinforcer of the Science that I have taught the children, but it was often a ‘springboard’ for them and they would experiment and explore further as a result of reading the magazine. Nature Friend continues to encourage its readers to be active learners and not just passively enjoy a good article about nature.

One of my explorers at Stone Mountain, NC

The magazine design is of a professional quality. The articles are all from a Biblical perspective and the content is excellent. This is a Monthly periodical. The Magazine Subscription price is $36.00 for 1 year or 2 years for $68.00.

You can find out more about this magazine, or subscribe at their website: http://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/index.pl?linkid=subscribe

You can view sample magazines here: http://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/index.pl?linkid=4;class=gen

Study guides are now available to go with each issue to help you with your Homeschool nature study. Although I didn’t get a chance to review them, you can get more information and look at a sample here:

http://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/index.pl?linkid=31;class=gen

Nature Friend Magazine Savings

SAVE with Coupon Code: BLOG93 

Friends, use coupon code BLOG93 to save $3.00 off your new subscription. You are also invited to post this invitation on your homeschool blog.  Opportunity is valid until November 30, 2009. 

Merit K

This is an independant review and not a paid endorsement. I am not affiliated with Nature Friend Magazine or any of the companies whose products or curriculum I am reviewing on my blogs. The products are given to me to use with my family in order for me to give a review, but no other compensation is given. I hope you appreciate getting my honest opinion on these items :0) 

Posted by ThriceBlessed

Your blog has changed so much since I last saw it, I thought I was at the wrong one!

Posted by Anonymous

Hi, I saw you on FHE loop! I agree that this looks like a great magazine! Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Deana

This magazine looks great! What a wonderful resource. My daughter (age 3) loves animals, and I think she'd enjoy looking at the pictures. It's so hard to find good non-fiction for her age sometimes. Thank you for sharing with FHE so we could check it out. You've got a great blog, too!

Deana www.thefrugalhomeschoolingmom.blogspot.com

Posted by wonderland21

I have always loved "Nature Friend"! Their articles, as you mentioned, are so much better than the average nature magazine for kids. It's also great to read science/nature articles from a christian perspective. Thanks for posting!

Allison Elizabeth