“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone” (Mark 16:15).

Kidzone, The Salvation Army Australia’s national magazine for kids aged 5 to 14, exists for the purpose of introducing children to Jesus in a way that is fun, relevant and informative! Kidzone’s content is written with an eight-year-old in mind but has wide appeal across our audience.

Kidzone connects with children by using pop culture, special days and events etc. in a way that is relevant, positive and educational. The magazine highlights children’s milestones and features TV shows, movies, sport, books and video game news plus exciting stories from the Bible, colouring competitions, Bible comics, craft, experiments, recipes, puzzles – sharing stories and experiences from a child’s world to form connections and make difficult concepts easier to understand. Each weekly theme is chosen to highlight either one or more of the four mission intentions – caring for people, creating faith pathways, building healthy communities and/or working for justice.

Distributed across Australia through internal networks and into the community via subscriptions, Salvos Stores, kids’ clubs, promotional expos, shopping centres, schools etc. Kidzone has a growing distribution of 11,000+ and an estimated readership of 27,500 which makes Kidzone the largest weekly Christian children’s publication in Australia.

Ministry tool: Run a Kidzone kids church or club. It’s super easy! The leaders’ guide provides an entire kids curriculum using Kidzone. It’s designed in a way that volunteers and ministry leaders can work through the program with ease.

Grab your Kidzone magazines and download the leaders’ guide and you're all set!

Congregation/welcome gift: When the magazines arrive, encourage people to take a copy or include in packs you may give to visitors, regular attendees and/or clients. Let people know it is a free resource you are providing. Point out specific articles that might be of particular interest to your people.  Outreach: The magazines can be used as conversation starters and a great way to open doors towards a faith journey for kids and their parents. Label each copy you receive with your information, location etc. and place somewhere it will be seen or include a copy in information packs you may hand out. The label can then direct readers to your service for further information or another Army service or program. Personal gift/subscription: Kidzone is an engaging gift for a child, a great way of connecting with families, a great way to start a conversation, a nice gift for grandparents to have on hand when a child visits. Religious education: The use of Kidzone in SRE/RI programs can help engage the children unfamiliar with church through the use of pop culture. *Please ensure use of Kidzone material has been authorised by your provider. You are required to abide by the curriculum.