Published by kids magazine publisher, Vespa Design & Publishing, Munch Cats! is a new look title with a kawaii influence containing craft and activity sheets, stickers, colouring sheets, puzzles, games, makes, poster, interactive pull out story book and comic strips.
Munch Cats! has some eco credentials that give parents (and children) the chance to Say No To Plastic, say the publishers. The magazine comes without plastic cover mounts or bagged giveaways; it’s printed on FSC paper stock and is 100% recyclable; and all the makes, crafts, stickers and story books are paper based. The magazine also provides inspiration for creative upcycling of single-use plastic and other unwanted household items.
Munch Cats! also taps into children’s creativity with its monthly Design Your Own Munch Cat competition – the winning design is professionally illustrated and is brought to life in the next issue. The winner also receives the digital artwork of their unique Munch Cat.
The Munch Cats website is a child-friendly digital extension of the magazine with quizzes, games and downloadable activity sheets (along with the Design Your Own Munch Cat template) and the instagram #munchcatpics is packed, says Vespa, with great photos of cute and crazy cat antics.
According to the publishers, Munch Cats! has been designed to encourage key learning and developmental skills – from creative crafts and makes with cut-your-own stickers and colouring templates to engaging comic strip characters, story book adventures and brain teasing puzzles.
Munch Cats! is published on the first Friday of the month, priced £3.99.
