Hey Everyone,
We're starting a new youth magazine at church targeting the youth of grades 7 and 8 because they're the age group that's the least focused on right now. The problem is that we don't really know what to put in there. We're not sure if it should be just articles, or articles and games. I'd greatly appreciate feedback. God Bless you all.
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
-Christine
Comments
From personal experience, kids this age like jokes, cool facts, and they like short games like crosswords or games like text twist (if you dont know which game this is pm me and ill tell you)...also junior high kids like to read SHORT articles that talk about social issues that INTEREST them i.e. dating, modern music, fashionable clothing, bulleying, peer pressure, etc.
Also junior high kids like to hear what other junior high kids like to say. So maybe you can have some kind of interview with a few kids and include this interview in the article...you can ask them things like where were you born, what are your hobbies, what do you do on your spare time...you can maybe have this under a section called, 'know ur junior high peers.' Actually in my junior high service we recently did something like this except it was on video and the kids REALLY liked it
You can also have the junior high kids themselves write short articles or poems b/c the material will be much more appropriate for ppl their age.
If you need any more ideas or clarification pm me, id be glad to help out more.
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Youstina S
Always,
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