I — The zine

grrit.ykids galaxy

A for-kids, by-kids zine born and raised in Linden Hills — celebrating radical acceptance and building community.

Back-to-school edition — read it here

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    Make it yours

    Pick Color and drag across a page to color it in — the rainbow dot lets you mix ANY color. Pick Stamp and tap to stamp it (perfect for bingo squares). Pick Type and click anywhere to write an answer. Print sends both pages of this spread — with your coloring and answers — to the printer.

    Real pages from the back-to-school issue. Arrow keys and swipe turn the page; Focus mode hides the tools and shows one page at a time.

    What it is

    Art, comics, short stories, poems, interviews, photos, riddles, reviews, maps, recipes, inventions, and big ideas from local young people.

    Kids of all ages are invited — whether you live in Linden Hills, go to school nearby, or just love hanging out at our parks, libraries, and shops. Adults participate as helpers, never as editors.

    Print copies sell for just enough to cover the printing. Look for them at kid-friendly shops, the library, community boards, and Little Free Libraries — or read it here.

    Inside this issue

    A crayon drawing of the grrit.y kid, signed by its maker.

    Featured student artwork

    Drawn by a grrit.y kid

    An apple drawn as a dense zentangle, ready to color in.

    Sensory corner

    Slow lines, on purpose

    A bingo grid of small illustrated kindness dares.

    Kindness bingo

    Made by a reader

    A hand-illustrated wheel of the twelve zodiac signs.

    Back-to-school zodiac

    Just for fun

    T-shirts, stickers, and reader mail cards laid out on the zine swag table

    Keep it going

    A zine with a mission — and a tax ID.

    grrit.ykids is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable educational organization. Print copies sell for just enough to cover the printing, and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    The digital edition — every page, every activity, all year — runs on a sliding scale: $5–$20 for a year of access, whatever works for your family.

    The mailbox

    Send something in

    A question you have been wondering about. A book you loved so much you told someone. An episode we should make. A drawing, a poem, a joke that is too good to keep.

    Everything that arrives gets read. Some of it ends up in the next issue, and some of it turns into an episode.

    Check with a grown-up before you send anything, and only tell us your first name.

    What are you sending?

    Coming soon

    The passport

    A sticker-collection passport encouraging kids to explore the neighborhood — and supporting the local businesses championing neurodivergent acceptance.