''FamilyFun'' was a family

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published 8 times annually by

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(formerly

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History and profile

Launched in 1991 by

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, ''FamilyFun'' is written for parents with children aged 3 to 12, and focuses on family cooking, vacations, parties, holidays, crafts, and learning. The magazine was purchased by

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in 1992 and Meredith acquired ''FamilyFun'' from Disney in 2012.

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relaunched its FamilyFun.go.com site as Spoonful.com in 2012. FamilyFun is part of the Parents.com network. Although its parent company Meredith is based in

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with offices in

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, the headquarters of the magazine was in

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, until late May 2015 when it moved to

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. In August 2015 Elizabeth Anne Shaw became the

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of ''FamilyFun''.

References

External links

Disney's Spoonful.com
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