Barney

If my daughter could see this she would tell me off, but I can't stand Barney! However it has to be said that the Barney magazine is very good. Most kids magazines are compatible with the school curriculum, but I've found that this magazine is less confusing as it keeps a theme all the way through. For example, issue No 111 is called "At the Aquarium" and has a variety of things to do including counting, cutting and pasting, colouring in and a story, all based on the aquarium. The magazine encourages a lot of discussion and provides occasional tips for parents, and not forgetting the free toy which is my daughters way of picking her ...

My nephew loves barney and I must admit that I enjoy watching it with him. I was in my local newsagents with him one day and like all young children it was i want I want all day and my sister had warned me not to give him any sweets as he had been naughty and that was his punishment. He spotted the barney magazine and asked for it. I bought it for him admittedly to keep him quiet but when we read it it was excellant. It has loads of great things to do such as simple puzzles and stories and educational items such as can you spot seven easter eggs on this page. It is a great interactive mag as the parent can take part in this way. It has great stories ...

Now I have the honour, of being Mum to one of Barney the Dinosaurs biggest fans. We have toys, we have books and videos, and , yes we also have the comic. Most childrens comics these days seem to follow the same format, so there is only quality of content that seperates them. In my opinion the Barney comic does score well. The main theme throughout this, is of course Barney and his friends. Which I will say can become wearing for parents, who are beginning to hate the colour purple. And a word of warning, there is a pulll out picture in the centre of each, so your nice wallpaper soon gets lost. Mind you, if you don't like the wallpaper you ...