National Geographic Kids (AU/NZ)

Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KiDs

COOL NEWS • Inspiring stories from around the globe...

Personality quiz

Results • (If these descriptions don’t match your personality, don’t worry. These questions are just for fun!)

UNDERSEA CITY • Meet the marine animals ‘working’ in colourful coral reefs!

SPLASHY SHAPES • Check out the three main types of coral reefs found throughout Earth’s oceans...

MORE CITY LIFE ... • Dive into the waters of Komodo National Park in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, to see other coral reef critters working together...

SECRETS OF THE OC TOPUS • NG Explorer Alex Schnell shares her most incredible octopus encounters!

AWESOME OCTOPUS FACTS • Around 300 species of octopuses swim in Earth’s oceans. Let’s meet 14 of them...

THE INCREDIBLE OCTOPUS • Pull on your snorkelling gear and dive in for a closer look at an octopus’s remarkable body!

WACKY WORLD! • The planet's strangest pictures...

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CORAL REEF RESCUE • How eco-heroes are working to protect Earth's precious coral!

HOW TO HELP • Seven ways to protect this splashy ecosystem...

HISTORY'S GREATEST HITS

JUNIOR EXPLORERS' CLUB

FUN STUFF GAMES, LAUGHS, AND LOTS TO DO!

BRAIN TRAINING • Exercise your mind with these tricky tests and puzzles!

MEGA CROSSWORD

FUN STUFF MAKE IT SPIN ART • Create some spectacular abstract art using an old salad spinner!

FUN STUFF ANSWERS

THE LAST LAUGH CORAL REEF CHORTLES

National Geographic Kids (AU/NZ)

STRETCH YOUR BRAIN

DRAW A MENAGERIE • Follow the steps to draw a collection, or menagerie, of different wild animals. You could colour them in with pens or crayons if you like.

DECODE HIEROGLYPHS • The ancient Egyptians wrote in symbols known as hieroglyphs. But for thousands of years nobody knew what they meant - until French mastermind Jean-François Champollion made a brilliant discovery...

REMEMBER A ROUTINE • Make up a dance sequence in a group, then see who can bust the most moves in the right order.