CBeebies BBC Weekly

I was more than surprised to discover that this product had not been reviewed before. Due to the popularity of the channel and most of the characters that have been aired there, I just assumed there would be at least ten, very grateful reviews on this item!! The product I will now review is the "Cbeebies BBC weekly", magazine, one of a couple of my tried and tested forms of bribery towards my children!! The magazine in itself is rather a formidable item being one of the largest in size on display, it is however only the outside cover that is bigger, and the rest of the "inside" magazine is back to normal ...  Read the complete review

I didn't realise I would be lured into the marketing ploy of magazines with my nearly two year old quite so soon in her life. I was only walking past the magazine section in the supermarket, and the cries of "Lola" in an excited voice made me turn to see what she had spotted. Sitting there was of course the Cbeebies weekly magazine with quite a large picture of Lola from Charlie and Lola on the front cover. The look of sheer excitement on my daughter's face made me melt and when I asked her if she would like the magazine, her shouts of yes and the big beam on her face sealed the deal. Yes I am a sucker, and yes I have been sucked into the marketing ...  Read the complete review

Cbeebies Weekly Magazine...... Jack is a big fan of Cbeebies and it is a channel that is on in our house more than any other, so when I saw this magazine relating to the television channel I thought I would give it a try. Cbeebies the television channel is based for children of pre-school age, so really from birth to 4 but has shows suitable for children of all ages (and some shows I really do like). The magazine related entirely to this channel, the shows aired on it and the presenters. The magazine costs £1.99 pence which I find a little high for any magazine however it does always come with a free gift which makes you feel you are getting ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is 2.5 and has been getting CBeebies weekly magazine on and off since she was about 18 months old. The primary reason for buying the magazine initially was to fill an hour or so on a wet afternoon with no friends to play with. The cost of the magazine means we don't get it every week - as this would really add up - but for a treat once in a while, maybe once a month or so, it is a nice surprise to let her have after nursery, or as a treat for being extra good etc. Heather's first thoughts on the magazine were pretty limited - I think the magazine is better aimed at 3 years plus. However, the free gift on the front has always gone down ...  Read the complete review

I must confess to having very pre-conceived ideas about children's magazines. These ideas include them being expensive, rather scant in content and that children are lured by the free gifts which, will, undoubtedly be broken and thrown in the bin within minutes. CBeebies Weekly magazine hasn't really proven to be much different but it does have a few redeeming features. I still think that it needs to be looked at carefully each week to see whether the redeeming features are present though! The front cover of the magazine is always a busy affair which feels rather frantic and reminds me a lot of the kind of flitty conversations that one has with a ...  Read the complete review