Highlights for Children

The experts at Highlights know how to keep kids motivated while they learn. Filled with fiction, nonfiction, Hidden Pictures®, skill-building puzzles, science experiments and more, this read-only digital version of Highlights magazine strengthens reading abilities, promotes creativity, sharpens thinking skills, and helps build confidence. Visit Highlights.com to learn more. Ages 6-12.

What Do YouLove to Do?

Highlights for Children

Up from a Nap

The Timbertoes

Looking Out for Tilly

Goofus and Gallant • There’s some of Goofus and Gallant in us all. When the Gallant shines through, we show our best self.

What’s on Your Mind? • We’ve all been feeling a jumble of emotions because of the effects COVID-19 has had on our lives. However you are feeling, you are not alone! Here are a few ways some of you have expressed yourselves. Keep sharing, talking with loved ones, and taking good care of yourselves.

A Skeleton’s Story

Matheronodon • MATH-er-ON-oh-don “Matheron tooth” (named after 19th-century French paleontologist Philippe Matheron)

Why and how does hair grow?

Long-Jump Leapers • In this big picture, find the book, umbrella, party hat, comb, slice of cake, canoe, broccoli, boomerang, cupcake, pickax, saucepan, domino, musical note, fish, banana, and fishhook.

JOKES

Monster Care • A Guide for New Owners

Crafts

Our Gargantuan Galaxy • The Milky Way is bigger and brighter than most other galaxies.

The Troll Maker • Thomas Dambo combines his love of exploring, recycling, building—and magic.

Make a Mini Troll!

Who Loves the Cholla Cactus? • Animals use this prickly plant.

Rock, Paper, Scissors • Each row and column has two extra objects. Use coins to cover the extra objects so that every row and column contains just one rock, one paper item, and one pair of scissors.

Paws and Think • Scuba Diving in a Coral Reef

The Language of Snakes

Your Own Pages

Weird History • These stories from the past are strange but true!

Wacky White House Stories

RIDDLES

Brain Play

Just Joking Around

Dear Highlights

Picture Puzzler • Find one trio of identical llamas, four pairs of identical llamas, and one llama with no match.