Highlights for Children — Overview & Pricing
Highlights for Children is a Kids Education service with plans starting from $9.99/month. Browse pricing tiers, available discounts, and alternatives below.
Updated: May 2026
About Highlights for Children
Highlights for Children
Highlights for Children is a kids education product operated by Highlights for Children, Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States, launched in 1946. Pricing anchors at $5.99/month (anchor for magazine subscriptions), the corporate parent is Highlights for Children, Inc. (privately held (family-owned since 1946)), and the 2025-2026 differentiator is the same item highlighted in Quick facts: Through 2025-2026 Highlights has continued operating as a family-owned independent kids publisher anchored on physical magazines, with the Highlights Every Day app and book clubs layering recurring revenue on the print core.
Quick facts
- Operator: Highlights for Children, Inc.
- Corporate parent: Highlights for Children, Inc.
- Public-market status: privately held (family-owned since 1946)
- Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Founded: 1946
- Anchor 2026 price: $5.99/month (anchor for magazine subscriptions)
- Free tier or trial: Free puzzle samples; magazines, clubs and apps are paid
- Jurisdiction: Ohio state law and US COPPA compliance
- 2025-2026 differentiator: Through 2025-2026 Highlights has continued operating as a family-owned independent kids publisher anchored on physical magazines, with the Highlights Every Day app and book clubs layering recurring re...
What is Highlights for Children?
Highlights for Children launched in 1946 as a kids education product from Highlights for Children, Inc.. The 2026 product surface spans Print magazines, iOS app, Android app, Web, with a feature set centred on long-running print magazines for preschoolers and 6-12 year olds, hidden pictures puzzles and classic goofus & gallant features, and highlights every day app with daily activities and games. Subger tracks Highlights for Children inside its broader kids education catalog; the dedicated true-price page layers historical renewal-price data on top.
Why choose Highlights for Children
Curriculum design
Highlights for Children differentiates on long-running print magazines for preschoolers and 6-12 year olds and hidden pictures puzzles and classic goofus & gallant features. In context: the product is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States and operates under Ohio state law and US COPPA compliance, which shapes how the team designs the catalog / coverage / feature ladder. For 2026 buyers, the headline question is whether long-running print magazines for preschoolers and 6-12 year olds matches actual usage patterns — and the kids education category hub benchmarks how Highlights for Children stacks up against the rest of the category on this dimension.
Tools and supports
Beyond the headline, Highlights for Children ships highlights every day app with daily activities and games, themed book and activity boxes via highlights book club, and sticker stories and interactive print formats, plus family-owned since 1946 with us-based editorial team. These are the practical levers that decide whether the subscription pays back month-to-month. Subger's renewal-price tracker spotlights any tier where the steady-state price diverges sharply from the promotional first-year rate — see the true-price page for Highlights for Children.
Plans and ecosystem
Highlights for Children runs 4 pricing tiers from Highlights High Five (ages 2-6) ($5.99/month) up to Highlights Every Day app ($7.99/month). The Hidden Pictures Club tier at $5.99/month (anchor for magazine subscriptions) is the most-purchased anchor — see the pricing table for the full ladder and the renewal-price tracker for first-year vs. renewal math. Active promo codes are tracked on the Highlights for Children promo page.
Pricing in 2026
Highlights for Children's current 2026 ladder, with anchor figures in their primary billing currency:
| Tier | Anchor price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Highlights High Five (ages 2-6) | $5.99/month | Monthly print magazine |
| Highlights (ages 6-12) | $5.99/month | Monthly print magazine |
| Hidden Pictures Club | $24.99/year | Hidden Pictures puzzle club |
| Highlights Every Day app | $7.99/month | Daily activity app for kids |
The renewal-price delta — the gap between promotional first-year and steady-state pricing — is tracked on the dedicated true-price page for Highlights for Children. Active promotional codes are listed on the Highlights for Children promo page.
Highlights for Children apps and platform support
Highlights for Children ships across the following surfaces in 2026:
| Surface | Supported |
|---|---|
| Mobile (iOS, Android, wearables) | Not supported |
| Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) | Not supported |
| Web browser | Web |
| TV and streaming devices | Not supported |
| Console | Not supported |
| Other surfaces and integrations | Print magazines, iOS app, Android app |
If you cancel and want to keep an existing account on a new device, see the Highlights for Children cancellation guide for account-retention details.
Curriculum design
Highlights for Children's curriculum spans long-running print magazines for preschoolers and 6-12 year olds with hidden pictures puzzles and classic goofus & gallant features. Parents and learners should weigh age and grade coverage, adaptive vs linear pacing, parent dashboards, and whether accreditation / certificates are included. The kids education category hub compares curricula side-by-side.
Use cases Highlights for Children fits
- Parents wanting a screen-light monthly print product for kids
- Grandparents gifting subscriptions to grandchildren
- Schools and libraries using Highlights as classroom material
- Families bundling print magazine with the Every Day app and book clubs
If none of these matches your situation, the kids education category hub ranks alternatives that may fit better.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Highlights for Children cost in 2026?
Highlights for Children's ladder starts at Highlights High Five (ages 2-6) ($5.99/month), with the anchor reference at $5.99/month (anchor for magazine subscriptions) and top tier Highlights Every Day app at $7.99/month. Full breakdown in the pricing table and renewal-price math on the true-price page.
Does Highlights for Children have a free tier or trial?
Free puzzle samples; magazines, clubs and apps are paid See the pricing table for the entry-paid step, and the Highlights for Children deal page for current promo discounts.
Who owns and operates Highlights for Children?
Highlights for Children is operated by Highlights for Children, Inc.. The corporate parent is Highlights for Children, Inc., with the product headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States and launched in 1946. Public-market status: privately held (family-owned since 1946).
Where is Highlights for Children headquartered?
Highlights for Children runs out of Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is governed by Ohio state law and US COPPA compliance.
What's the 2025-2026 differentiator for Highlights for Children?
Through 2025-2026 Highlights has continued operating as a family-owned independent kids publisher anchored on physical magazines, with the Highlights Every Day app and book clubs layering recurring revenue on the print core.
How do I cancel Highlights for Children?
Cancellation flows for web, iOS and Android are documented step-by-step in the Highlights for Children cancellation guide. Time the cancellation before the renewal date to avoid the next billing cycle.
Are there Highlights for Children promo codes or seasonal discounts?
Subger tracks active promo codes and seasonal deals on the Highlights for Children promo page. Family / multi-user variants (where they exist) are listed in the pricing ladder above.
What devices does Highlights for Children run on?
Highlights for Children ships on Print magazines, iOS app, Android app, Web. The platforms table above lists every supported surface.
How does Highlights for Children compare with other kids education options?
Fit depends on geography, ecosystem and ladder economics. The kids education category hub on Subger benchmarks alternatives across price ladder, free tier, feature breadth and ecosystem.
How does Subger track Highlights for Children pricing?
Subger pulls Highlights for Children's public price card and layers historical renewal-price data so you can see when a promo first-year price falls off. See the true-price page for the delta between teaser and steady-state pricing.
Get started with Highlights for Children
Pick a tier from the pricing table above that matches your usage. The Hidden Pictures Club tier at $5.99/month (anchor for magazine subscriptions) is the most-purchased anchor for 2026 subscribers. If you're shopping around, browse the kids education category hub to benchmark alternatives, and check the Highlights for Children deal page for current promotional pricing before committing.
Before finalising, do three things: read the renewal-price math on the true-price page for Highlights for Children so the first-year promo doesn't catch you out at renewal; verify the device and platform support against the surfaces you actually use day to day; and bookmark the cancellation guide so you know how to exit cleanly if usage drops. Highlights for Children is a kids education purchase that benefits from the same disciplined renewal-tracking habit Subger applies to every subscription in the catalog.
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Pricing
Monthly Plan
from $9.99 (≈ €8.49)
/month
Annual Equivalent
from $119.88
/year
| Regional pricing | Monthly |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United StatesUSD | $9.99≈ €8.49 |
Prices converted at current exchange rate
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