Oct/Nov issue of Upstart Magazine OUT NOW
PSST! To celebrate the start of the school holidays, the October/November 2020 issue of Upstart Magazine is OUT early!
NZ made and out just in time for the school holidays, this issue is packed with activities, competitions, and articles to keep kiwi kids entertained and in the know <3
Grab your subscription here ➡️ http://shop.upstartmag.co.nz
Subscribe before November 30 and you'll go into the draw to win 1 of 10 'Klutz: Radio Boombox' STEAM activity kits (RRP $31.99).
Find out more here: https://www.upstartmag.co.nz/competitions/subscribe-and-win
In this issue:
- Cool Careers - Upstart talks to everyone from magicians to opera singers to find out what path they took to their cool career.
- Learn how to turn trash into treasure with The Tindims of Rubbish Island tips
- Try the SPUD-tacular electrical experiment
- Vote in the Upstart Kids' Choice Toy Awards and be in to win!
- Scouts NZ reveals how to make your own Hobo Stove for outdoor cooking
- Try the upside-down water cup challenge
- Reader Rant: Too Much Technology - are we losing the art of talking, writing and socialising?
- Korero with What Now's Stella Maris
- KidsSpeak - Be the creator of your career
- Join the Pink Shirt anti-bullying movement
- Find out how to get published in Upstart Magazine.
- Get cooking: try our kid-friendly recipes.
- Games, gadgets and gizmo reviews.
- and... LOADS of chances to win prizes!
DIY no-sew, winter, hand warmers
Winter is here and if your kid's fingers and toes are getting icy while playing outside or on the way to school, a reusable hand warmer is a perfect solution!
While gloves, jackets, and socks all keep the cold out, they don't create heat.
Hand warmers (sometimes called heat packs) are portable and help to heat freezing fingers or toes, before covering them with clothing.
Here's a super quick, easy, and no-sew way to make your own homemade hand warmers, using everyday household items.
For more easy kids craft ideas, subscribe to the once-a-month Upstart Kids Club email here: www.upstartmag.co.nz/subscribe
🌈 TROLLS WORLD TOUR is in cinemas NOW! Just in time for the school holidays 🎉
Support your local cinemas and treat your loved ones to the happiest movie ever!
BAKUGAN BRAWL! Do you have what it takes?
** ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED **
Think that you have what it takes to be the ultimate Bakugan Master? We have EIGHT Bakugan prize packs to giveaway, to help hone your skills... thanks to our friends at Planet Fun :D
To ENTER: LIKE our page, WATCH this video, PASS this post on and TELL US which Bakugan (featured in our unboxing video) you like best, and why.
Check out the top brawling tips and trick shots that Upstart Kid Reporters Josh and Alex (age 9) discovered while trying out the all-new Bakugan range.
Each prize pack includes:
- 1x Bakugan Ultra Balls
- 1x Bakugan Core
(Entries open to NZ residents only and close 3pm Fri 3 May 2019. The winner will be announced in a separate page post and must PM us within 24 hours to claim their prize. ID and proof of address may be required. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Judge’s decision is final.)
#bakugan
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Just when you thought the top toy unboxings and giveaways were done... we have ONE more <3
Our kid reporters reveal Planet Fun's top six stocking stuffers of 2018.
Do you know someone with a little person who would love some or all of these toys? Make sure you pass this post on :)
We have TEN top six stocking stuffers prize packs to giveaway.
To ENTER: LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our Top Six Stocking Stuffers posts on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram).
Each prize pack includes:
- 2 x Tech Deck
- 1 x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures
- 1 x Shopkins Lil Secrets
- 2 x Soft N Slo Squishes
- 2 x TY Beanie Boos
- 3 x Hatchimals singles
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Toys are assorted and chosen at random. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
Playing with unicorn poop! | POOPSIE SLIME
** ENTRIES NOW CLOSED **
Today, Upstart kid reporters Ava (9) and Gemma (6) unboxed the FINAL toy in the Planet Fun Top Toys of 2018 Takeover: Poopsie Slime Surprise.
Know someone who would love to make their own unicorn poop slime? Make sure you pass this post on :)
To ENTER to win 1 of 3 Poopsie Slime Surprise prize packs: LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our Poopsie Slime competition posts on our Facebook, YouTube or Instagram accounts).
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
Upstart Kid Reporters go bananas for BANANAGRAMS
** ENTRIES NOW CLOSED **
Don't let the kids drive you bananas these school holidays... not unless it's with Planet Fun's FOURTH Top Toy of 2018: Bananagrams
In this unboxing video, Ava and Josh challenge each to a game of "bunch". Watch to learn how to play AND how to enter to win your own copy of Bananagrams.
Know someone who would love one of this crazy, cool anagrams game? Make sure you pass this post on :)
To ENTER to win 1 of 10 Bananagrams games: LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our Bananagrams competition posts on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram).
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
Unwrapping the new LOL Under Wraps dolls
** ENTRIES NOW CLOSED **
We spy, with our little eye, the THIRD Planet Fun Top Toy of 2018: LOL Surprise Under Wraps dolls!
Know someone who is LOL obsessed? Make sure you pass this post on :)
To ENTER to win 1 of 3 LOL Surprise Under Wraps prize packs: LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our LOL Surprise Under Wraps competition posts on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram).
Each prize pack includes:
- 1x LOL Surprise Under Wraps capsule
- 3x LOL Surprise lil sisters
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
TREASURE X | Find real gold treasure!
** ENTRIES NOW CLOSED **
The SECOND Planet Fun Top Toy of 2018 is worth hunting for... introducing, Treasure X!
Know someone with a little treasure hunter who would love one of these? Make sure you pass this post on :)
To ENTER to win 1 of 2 Treasure X Major Prize Packs (or one of 6 runners-up prizes): LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our Treasure X competition posts on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram).
Each major prize pack includes:
- 1x Treasure X Legends of Treasure Chest
- 1x Treasure X single
Each runners-up prize includes:
- 2x Treasure X singles
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
Top Toy unboxing | PIKMI POPS
**ENTRIES NOW CLOSED**
Today, we reveal the FIRST Planet Fun Top Toy of 2018: Pikmi Pops Surprise!
Know someone with a little person who would love one of these? Make sure you pass this post on :)
These Pikmi Pops come in pairs. To ENTER to win 1 of 10 Pikmi Pop Surprise Prize Packs: LIKE our page, PASS this post on and watch the video to find out what to TELL US (on any of our Pikmi Pops posts on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram).
Each prize pack includes:
- 2x Pikmi Pops 2 packs
- 2x Pikmi Pops 1 packs
(Entries open to Upstart Facebook, Instagram and YouTube followers - one entry per platform. NZ residents only. Terms and conditions apply. See www.upstartmag.co.nz/toy-takeover for closing dates and all other details.)
EPIC Christmas giveaway announcement
Over the next two weeks, we'll be teaming up with our friends at Planet Fun to give away some AMAZING new toys...and, just in time for Christmas!
Every two days, we'll be launching a new unboxing video which will include a giveaway. So, make sure that you watch all of the videos to find out how to win.
Are you as excited as our kid reporters are? Let us know in the comments below and pass this post on to those you know with kids <3
Epic PJ MASKS toy unboxing
Calling all PJ MASKS fans! Join Upstart Kid Reporters Josh (9), Gemma (5) and Bruno (2) as they put the PJ MASKS Rev N Rumblers Race Trackset through its paces.
Whether Owlette, Gekko or Catboy is your favourite, this toy is sure to be top of every PJ MASKS fan's Christmas wish list <3
Want to own your own Rev N Rumblers Trackset?
Let us know in the comments below (and what your favourite bit of the unboxing video was). You never know... our friends at Entertainment One may let us give one away (in another page post) :O
Don't forget to pass this post on to other PJ MASKS fans that you know ;)
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