Discovery Girls was founded in 2000 by Catherine Lee.

As part of the process of creating the first issue, Lee selected twelve girls from local schools to provide input on what is important to them.

The girls attended a two-day photo shoot and provided ideas and content for the issue.

In 2012, this switched to a once-a-year camp for 36 girls in the US and Canada that would provide images and content for a year's issues.

These features include: Other features of the magazine: Discovery Girls has published five books based on the most popular topics from the magazine: Discovery Girls has received the Parents' Choice Award, National Parenting Publications Award and the iParenting Media Award.