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Partnering With Macaroni KID Greater North Houston

January 28, 2025


Macaroni KID Greater North Houston is THE go-to family resource to reach local families.


Macaroni KID Greater North Houston, TX is THE trusted local resource for families looking for family fun in our community. That makes Macaroni KID Greater North Houston the best outlet for you to spread the message about your business, organization, or event. 

We can help you build brand recognition, promote a special event, increase traffic on slow days, launch a new product, service or location, or share your expertise with our Greater North Houston community. 

We love using Macaroni KID Greater North Houston as a platform to promote North Houston, Spring, Humble and surrounding areas to our local businesses, organizations, events and more!

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What Do We Do? Check out the Macaroni KID Greater North Houston Media Guide

Media Kit/Presentation MK Greater North Houston 


Why Chose Macaroni KID Greater North Houston as the place to spend your marketing dollars?


1. We can help you reach thousands of Greater North Houston and surrounding area parents and families each week

Targeted marketing is the best marketing.

Macaroni KID Greater North Houston is one of the largest parent-focused online media resource in our community. Each week we send an email newsletter to our family focused subscribers. Newsletters include local family-friendly happenings, events and activities, along with information about the local businesses families are looking for.

2. Our unique expertise

Not only do we have an excellent connection with local readers, but we work hard to build relationships with all members fo the community. We are active in local chambers and enthusiastic community volunteers. After moving to the area, we were frustrated at trying to find new things to do with our kids, there wasn't one specific place to get all of the "what to do" so we are excited to continue to bring awareness to all things North Houston, Spring and Humble - be it a brand new store, school, or a playground that has been around for years! Having young kids that are growing up here, we are engrained in the community and 100% fully invested in helping our unique business community thrive.

3. Our readers

Macaroni KID Greater North Houston readers are up on everything happening in our community. Their kids got their first library card at six. They show up (on time) for school concerts. They are soccer parents, working parents and stay-at-home parents. They are passionate about supporting local businesses in our community. Macaroni KID readers are THE ideal audience for local businesses that want to connect with moms and families in our areas.

Testimonials
Our enrollment went up 50% and the only thing we did differently was advertise with Macaroni Kid. Customer for life!” Lisa at EPRD

We filled all our spaces at our Grand Opening after the dedicated e-blast was sent. Thank you!” Jamie P.

We had so many people say they came to our event because they saw it on Macaroni Kid!” Diane M.

“I can’t wait to get my newsletter. I sit with a cup of coffee to read what is happening and feel like I am dishing with a close friend!” Kelli S. Macaroni Kid Subscriber

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Advertising Options & Examples of Our Work:

Display Ads
Display ads on Macaroni KID are targeted, no-waste marketing for your local business. Ads are seen on the website and in the weekly newsletter, and are visible on both mobile and desktop. No matter what page our reader clicks on, your ad will be visually placed for the reader to see and take action.

Display Ad Specifications

Leaderboard ad sample:


Sidebar ad sample:

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Sponsored Articles:

Sponsored articles are an easy, cost-effective way to reach your target audience. The article is sent to our readers' inboxes in the week's e-newsletter, publishes to our homepage for one full week, and lives on the website indefinitely. 

Sponsored Article/Advertorial Specifications


Examples of article reviews written by Macaroni KID:

Examples of an article provided by the sponsor:

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Featured Guides:

Macaroni KID Greater North Houston runs several advertising guides throughout the year that are extremely popular with our readers! They include listings and information about Greater North Houston businesses or organizations. 

Macaroni KID Examples Guide with Business Listings:

Examples Sponsored Guides:

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Sponsored Email:

A sponsored email is an email dedicated solely to your business, organization or event. It can be sent on the day and time of your choice to our entire continuously growing subscription list of Greater North Houston and surrounding area families. 

Sponsored Email Specifications


Macaroni KID Sponsored Email Example:









Click to see full E-blast

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Business Directory Listings:

Macaroni KID readers look to the business directory to find the local businesses their family needs. Going above and beyond that, listing your business in the Macaroni KID Greater North Houston Business Directory plays an important role in your website's SEO. The more you list your business online, the more search engines use this data to rank your website.

Business Directory Specifications


Business directory listing example:


Click Here to Submit Your Directory Listing

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Calendar Listings:

It is always free to list your FREE or LOW-COST family-friendly events in the Macaroni KID Greater North Houston calendar. Events must take place within our territory of North Houston, Spring, Humble or closely surrounding areas.

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Let's Get Started!

How can we help you reach your goals?

Email publisher Kirsten Swanson today so Macaroni KID Greater North Houston can reach out to you with a personalized marketing plan of how we can help you achieve your goal of reaching local families. 

Want to know more? We can't wait to welcome you to our Macaroni KID Greater North Houston family! 

Contact Kirsten Swanson at KirstenS@macaronikid.com today!




When visiting events and local businesses, be sure to tell them Macaroni KID sent you... and don't forget to tell all your friends!
Macaroni KID is a free local calendar, weekly newsletter and website focused on family-friendly events and information for the Greater North Houston areas. We gather all the local family-friendly events and activities we can find and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more! 

Subscribe so you don't miss out on any of the fun!