A newsletter is an excellent way to share information, even for children. With graphics and colored paper, different fonts and text colors, children can create a fun and attractive newsletter to fit a variety of neighborhood and school events. Newsletters can also reach a specific audience, such as a girl or boy scout troop, school event, neighborhood event or even an upcoming birthday party. An adult or parent will probably have to help younger children design and put together a newsletter that other children will want to read. Although artistic, making a newsletter can also help children work on grammar and writing skills
Instructions
1. When helping your children put together a newsletter, make sure the words and visuals are fun and exciting.
2. Use different fonts for different kinds of articles.
3. Add a puzzle. Make the type of puzzle and difficulty level age-appropriate. You can put the answers on a different page of the newsletter.
4. You might have your children add a drawing or cartoon. This could be a drawing or cartoon your child has done.
5. Include lots of clipart.
6. Keep articles short. Children, especially if they are under the age of twelve, will more than likely lose interest if articles are long and complicated.
7. Leave a lot of white space between columns and between articles. Clutter can confuse children, making it harder to hold a child's attention.
