Awakening children to solidarity during the holidays, the bet won by Bayard Jeunesse

What if we saw Christmas as something other than an orgy of food and gifts? For some, Christmas celebrations may have lost some of their meaning, yet a meaning that remains very specific to each person. Bayard Jeunesse wanted to demonstrate, in all its December programming, that Christmas was also possible in a different way, focusing on attractive values: solidarity and brotherhood.

Children’s magazines that make sense

I like Leggere, Astrapi, Youpi, Phosphore, Popi, Pomme d’Api… Surely you know these titles, perhaps having read them yourself when you were younger, or giving them to your children or those of your family.

This year, for the holidays, all the magazines of the Bayard Jeunesse group refer to the same theme, that of solidarity. In Hurray for example, the magazine for 5-8 year olds, you can discover the story of Elisabeth, a little girl who had to flee her country with her family, to find refuge in France. For 10-14 year olds, Okay proposes a report on teenagers who engage in Marseilles with the Copain du monde association, and who carry out looting, street collections or book distribution.

For the little ones it happens at Popi which tells the story of little Marcel, who with his grandmother adopted an abandoned kitten, or in the magazine My best stories where Santa Claus, this good boy, shares his blanket with those who are too cold.

Little apple also offers a nice advent calendar with 24 stories to cut out in the magazine, which also exists in podcast format under the name “My 24 Christmas Stories”.

In almost every magazine, there are also party recipe ideas, handmade gift ideas, DIY decoration tips… There is something for every taste.

Solidarity at Christmas, a strong value

For Delphine Saulière, director of the magazines “under 12” and David Groison, director of the magazines of the Collège Lycée of Bayard Jeunesse, it is important to remember the initial values ​​of these end-of-year celebrations:

This year we wanted to bring strong values ​​around solidarity: give the taste of others and awaken fraternity from the youngest to the older teenagers.

With beautiful issues full of surprises, original and stimulating angles, stories full of emotions, we hope to delight our readers making them want to project themselves towards a more just and benevolent world.

To give Christmas meaning, we invite children and their families to reflect and open up to the world around them, to live together, and we offer them ideas for mobilization and action, cultivating their imagination and creativity. . At Christmas it’s important to remember that spending time with others makes you happy! This is also the spirit of Christmas.

Important values ​​to pass on to the little ones at Christmas, but also every other day of the year, to try to build a society that is more open to others, benevolent and empathetic.