KidAround Media Pack 26-27

KIDAROUND • FAMILY DAYS OUT & BEYOND 2026 MEDIA KIT 2026/27 MEDIA KIT Put your business in front of Essex families. Digital family magazine • school distribution • clickable adverts • short video opportunities ADVERTISING Reach • Engage • Click • Book KidAround — family days out & beyondWhy KidAround? A digital family magazine built around the school calendar and what families want to do next. SINCE 2000 KidAround has been a favourite for families since 2000, with a long-standing local family audience. 7 ISSUES A YEAR Published 7 times a year to cover the main school holidays and half-term planning moments. INTERACTIVE DIGITAL Readers can click adverts and go directly to websites, booking pages and other destinations. ESSEX-WIDE Distributed through schools and nurseries across Essex, including Southend & Thurrock. KIDAROUND • MEDIA KIT 2026 • 2Explore our Essex coverage A simple interactive view of the areas shown on the KidAround coverage map. CLICK TO EXPLORE 100,000+ potential family reach shown in our current mediakit information Coverage by area ▼ Click the blue bar in Slide Show mode to open the full area list. The 6gures below are the coverage 6gures displayed on the supplied KidAround map. INTERACTIVE MEDIA-KIT FEATUREExplore our Essex coverage Click an area name for a quick view of the coverage 6gure shown on the supplied map. ▲ Close list Uttlesford 2,24 5 Braintree 9,17 0 Colchester 17,9 75 Tendring 7,46 0 Harlow 6,14 3 Epping Forest 6,35 0 Chelmsford 24,0 59 Brentwood 6,23 7 Basildon 8,32 5 Maldon 6,08 0 Rochford 990 Castle Point See map Southend 9,26 3 Thurrock 4,70 0 Coverage 6gures reproduced from the supplied 2026 media-kit map. Castle Point is shown on the source map without a visible 6gure, so it is left as “See map”. INTERACTIVE MEDIA-KIT FEATUREMore than a page in a magazine KidAround combines school distribution, digital interaction and promotion. 01 REACH Get in front of a highly relevant family audience through school and direct distribution. 02 ENGAGE Use striking creative, editorial and short video to capture attention. 03 CLICK Take readers straight to your website, booking page, social pro6le or contact point. 04 REPEAT Build recognition across school holidays with multi-issue campaigns. Digital advertising can be linked directly to the action you want the parent to take. KIDAROUND • MEDIA KIT 2026 • 5KIDAROUND • FAMILY DAYS OUT & BEYOND 2026 MEDIA KIT YOUR AUDIENCE Built around what Essex families actually need. Publishing dates, deadlines and guidance PUBLISHING DATES October half term-16 Oct Winter Issue- 30 Nov February half term – 8 Feb Easter- 22 Mar May half term-24 May Summer- 9 Jul Back to school- 13 Sept DEADLINE DATES October half term- 1 Oct Winter- 20 Nov February half term- 29 January Easter- 10 Mar May half term- 12 May Summer- 25 Jun Back to school- 3 Sept SPECIAL FEATURES ARTWORK SIZES Eighth = w94 x h66.5mm Quarter page = w94 x h136mm Half page = w192 x h136mm Full page = w210 x h297mm Video advert = tbc Examples of sizes and layout Half page with editorial Full page with full page editorial Spooky Special & parties Winter Wonderland & Wellbeing Education & Let's Party Great Days Out & Active Kids Museums & Adventure Summer Days & School's Out Education & Under FivesKIDAROUND • FAMILY DAYS OUT & BEYOND 2026 MEDIA KIT ADVERTISING Simple digital rates. Easy to buy. All standard packages can include a clickable website link. Replace prices below as your rate card evolves. LOCAL BUSINESS £75 Small advert Clickable website link 1 issue QUARTER PAGE £95 Designed advert Website + social links 1 issue HALF PAGE £125 Designed advert Multiple clickable links Prominent placement FULL PAGE £195 Full-page advert Multiple links Premium placement BEST FOR LOCAL BUSINESSESKIDAROUND • FAMILY DAYS OUT & BEYOND 2026 MEDIA KIT PREMIUM Go beyond a standard advert. Designed for brands that want stronger storytelling and more visibility. SPONSORED FEATURE £175+ Editorial-style family feature Branding + imagery Clickable links FRONT COVER SPONSOR £220+ Cover branding Feature content Premium visibility VIDEO + FEATURE £195+ Short video advert Full-page branded feature Clickable CTA EXCLUSIVE CATEGORY PACKAGES AVAILABLEAudience at a glance Use these 6gures as an editable snapshot and update them as your audience grows. 100,000+ Targeted families reached through school distribution 550+ Schools & nurseries receiving KidAround 8,200 Social media followers used to share the magazine 9,000+ Direct subscribers signed up to receive the magazine Audience 6gures reproduced from the supplied 2025 media kit; update these numbers before publishing the 2026 version. KIDAROUND • MEDIA KIT 2026 • 3KIDAROUND • FAMILY DAYS OUT & BEYOND 2026 MEDIA KIT VIDEO Make your advert move. Short-form video gives advertisers a premium digital format for showing products, venues, people and oLers. VIDEO PREVIEW 10–30 second advert with clickable CTA 10–15 SEC £195 Quick impact OLer • event • launch 20–30 SEC £215 More story Show the experience PREMIUM VIDEO FEATURE £295+ Video + full-page branded feature + clickable links CAN INCLUDE LOGO CAPTIONS OFFER BOOK NOW CLICK ON VIDEO TO PLAY