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Zooboo storybooks & colouring book reviewed by kid bloggers!
1000’s of kids from all over India have been experiencing the power of personalized storybooks. With research-based stories authored by India’s award-winning kids writers, child psychologists, early childhood educators & the likes… trust us when we say that each of the 17 Zooboo storybooks is unique. We asked a few kid bloggers to review their Zooboo experience and here is what they had to share: Is your cat in the Zoo book review by Yuvaan (@yuvaan_singh_deora) “My school planned a field trip to the Zoo. And the same time my mummy got me this book on the Zoo. I loved reading it every day and when I went to the Zoo I enjoyed naming the different animals that I could spot like the elephant, monkey & peacock! I like making the different animal sounds from this book a lot.” - Yuvaan Colouring book review by Shreshthavi (@justclickit28) “After reading my book my mummy gave me another surprise. I got the same story as a colouring book. I kept reading the story and colouring my character in it. I liked it a lot.” - Shreshthavi Traffic Jam Adventure review by @cuppycakes_muffins11 “I got this book in return gift for my friends birthday party. It is a nice book where my parents take me to see the planets show. And I can count a lot of objects from this book. Thank you Aashvi for this gift.” - Kyra Noisy Holiday review by @smitababbles “To be honest I thought this picture book is for kids like my younger sister. But one day I was bored and so I happened to read it. And I found it to be such a beautiful book about a farm and the activities that I could do on a farm. I also learnt about a type of insects called ‘Cicadas’ that were mentioned in this book. Guess what? It is not pronounced as See-Ka-Daas but as Suh-Kaa-Duhz!!” - Pihu Play I Spy reviewed by @akira.kiara “My sister and I sometimes play together, sometimes fight too. But today we sat together and read this book that has our names on it. In this book, we mix different colours to form a new colour. Our mummy taught us that red, yellow and blue are called primary colours. Did you know that?” - Aiara & Kaira If you too are looking for some educational gifts for your kids, or want to spark curiosity for books in your kids then check out all the 17 Zooboo books from ages 0-10! Use code STORY Create a personalized book from Rs. 99 only! ORDER HERE!
5 activities to teach your kids the values of Diwali!
Have you ever experienced the difference in behaviour when you ‘tell’ your child something v/s when you ‘show’ them? Children always learn better through experiential learning methods like ‘role-play’, ‘reading books’, ‘art play’ etc. Why not make use of this festive season & the extra time during the Diwali vacation to reinforce some of the traditional values that the auspicious festival of Diwali stands for!? Here are 5 simple ideas that will make your child get into the festive spirit AND help them understand the significance of Diwali! Values: Respect & Family bonding How: Books The Zooboo book ‘A1 Summer’ is all about two siblings trying to adjust to the village life. The story takes you through their journey of learning to appreciate the simple things in life, respecting elders and the value of family bonds. This Diwali, take some time to read this book with your kids & use it as an opportunity to discuss about ‘mindful social behaviour’. Personalize this book here. A heartwarming book that emphasizes on sibling and family bonds... ... and respecting each other. Value: Good always triumphs over Evil How: Enacting/Puppet show This is a great time to tell your kids about the Hindu mythology ‘Ramayana’. You can create a simple stick figures puppet show to explain to the kids what is Diwali & why it is celebrated. Print out the characters of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Hanuman, Lord Lakshman, Ravana and you can refer to this video for enacting the story. Use the moral of the story to emphasis on how good deeds and purity of heart always wins over evil & negativity. www.tokabox.com Values: Sharing & Helping How: Group Diwali art activity with shared resources Nothing will get the kids into the festive mode quicker than a Diwali themed art acitivity! Collect easily available material like paper plates, paints, decorative stickers, printsouts of diya/lanterns etc. Let your kids create some festive art while sharing these resources with their siblings/cousins/friends. hobbycraft madebylakshmi rachelmarsh thejoyofsharing artsycraftsymom Values: Kindness & Empathy How: Donation to the needy Diwali cleaning would surely have resulted in a lot of unused clothes and toys from the house. Take this chance to teach your kids about the value of being kind, helpful & empathetic towards those less fortunate than us. Let your kids be an active part of deciding what they don’t use/need and encourage them to give it away to a shelter home/ngo/ needy. assureshift seattleschild Values: Humility & politeness How: Reward chart for saying the 5 golden words Talk to kids about the 5 golden words – Please, Thank you, Welcome, Sorry & Excuse me. Use them in everyday conversations. Every time they use a golden word in the correct context, give them a star/sticker on a reward chart. Gradually, they will understand the value of being polite, using socially appropriate language & conversing with humility. As a bonus, you can gift them a personalized Zooboo storybook after they complete 50 stickers on their chart! helloparent pinterest Team Zooboo wishes each of you a very Happy Diwali & a Prosperous New Year!
