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5 ideas to celebrate Christmas INDOORS!
As the December chill starts to spread in the air, we know that Christmas is around the corner! Plum cakes, hot cocoa, snugly sweaters, Santa and some GIFTS... get your family, friends & kids into the Christmas-y spirit with these 5 simple ideas! P.S: Read till the end for the CHRISTMAS SPECIAL deal :) 5 ways to get your kids in the spirit of CHRISTMAS! #1 Christmas Tree with books! Let your kid round big, medium and small size storybooks from their collection. Help them set these up in an ascending height. Add some lights, decoration and the star. Voila! You got yourself an adorable X'mas tree! @how-to-recycle.blogspot.com @ethicalocean.com @imwm.org #2 DIY Christmas card Skip the store-bought cards and create something simple but fun with your kids. You will need: White, green & red coloured pom pom balls, paper, glue. Let your child stick the pom pom balls on the paper in different Christmas elements like a tree, Santa, wreathe etc. Help them place these in the right position. You can draw the base for them too. Pinterest @thejoyofsharing @thejoyofsharing @beafunmom #3 No-bake chocolate fudge! Let your kids have a fun bakeout with you! Check this recipe for a 3 ingredient no-bake chocolate fudge. You will need: 1 packet of milk chocolate chips/ half a chocolate slab, 400 ml sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Melt chips and milk together in saucepan until smooth. Take off heat and stir in vanilla. Spread on top of peanut butter layer (optional) and let it cool. Refrigerate it for 8 hours. Cut into squares & enjoy! @kidscookingactivities #4 Christmas movie! No festival is complete without atleast ONE favourite movie right? Microwave a tub of butter popcorn and let the entire family enjoy some of these all-time favourite movies: Home Alone series, Frozen, The Polar Express, Beauty and the beast, Godmother #5 Personalized gifts What is Christmas with some exciting gifts right!? Story books with their name in it! Personalized storybooks by Zooboo are the perfect mix of fun + educational gifts. Pick from 10+ books written by India’s award-winning authors. Add your child’s name and character in the book and make them the HERO of the story! @thecutetales_by_inz Photo gifts! @mysmallgreen_world Create cute Mugs, bagtags, photobooks and so much more with your child’s name and pictures! A thoughtful gift that also captures some of your best moments :) Enjoy 2 Zooboo storybooks for the price of 1! Use code BUY1GET1 at checkout to enjoy a FREE Zooboo book. Merry Christmas, from Team Zooboo!
Help your child become a confident independent reader!
Parents often put in a lot of effort to research which book is right for their child at which age. And rightly so, because an age-appropriate book definitely makes the reading experience a whole lot different. But what about the TYPE of book format? Isn’t it important to gauge the readiness of your child to be an independent reader? The answer is YES it is! Picking the right book format – softcover or hardcover - and transitioning to another can be tricky for some kids. That is precisely why we at Zooboo offer a wide choice in the type of book you’d like for your child. Let us guide you on which Zooboo book format is best suited for your child! Reading WITH parents Recommended: 5.5”x5.5” HARDCOVER When your child is reading along with you, they are probably a little young. The hardbound pages help them gain the confidence to flip a book on their own. And since you’re mostly reading to/with them, the 5.5”x5.5” works perfectly fine at this stage. Starting to read with AND without parents Recommended: 8”x8” HARDCOVER You can gradually transition to the large size book as they will start to want to read parts of the book on their own so the larger font & illustrations will help here. Since you can start leaving them alone with their book, it is important to keep the book in hardcover format. Transitioning from hardcover to softcover Recommended: Upgrade to a ‘waterproof LUSTRE’ finish To make this jump as accident-free as possible, you can upgrade your softcover books to a premium waterproof paper with a lustre finish. This paper quality will provide your child with a lot of sturdiness while they flip pages on their own with or without supervision. Transition to becoming an independent reader Recommended: 8”x8” SOFTCOVER While you will always continue to read together with your child, you can gradually encourage your child to read books on their own, in their free time. At this stage, you can move to a softcover book BUT we advise a 8”x8” book size. The bigger page size enables kids to move pages freely. You can always opt for the premium lustre page finish for this size as well. Independent readers Recommended: 5.5”x5.5” SOFTCOVER Your independent young reader can now definitely graduate to a softcover book format without any hesitations! The 5.5”x5.5” size is handy, easy to carry anywhere and lightweight enough to make it the perfect travel companion. All Zooboo books have rounded edges for child safety. In general, hardcover books work well for younger kids and for those who love to carry books on-the-go. Softcover books are fine for older kids and for those looking for an inexpensive option! Zooboo recommended size for ALL kids: 8”x8” HARDCOVER. Because afterall, a book in which your child is the HERO of the story should be preserved as a keepsake forever right!? :D @vandita.momandmore
5 must-try activity ideas (inspired from the NEW Zooboo books!)
Do you find yourself out of ideas to keep your kiddo creatively occupied sometimes? If you've read any of the Zooboo books you would know that each storybook has lots of concepts weaved into it! And so here are FIVE activity ideas based on the concepts covered in the 5 new Zooboo storybooks. Enjoy! Idea #1 Book: A1 Summer - this book is all about spending quality time with friends and family and bonding over the simple things in life. Activity: Organize family events once a week or once a month for the special bonding time. How? Recreate some events from the book like: Picnic at the terrace or garden or even living room Story telling competition Drawing/ origami / art & craft competition Organize a carnival games evening with the neighbourhood! Idea #2 Book: Is your cat in the Zoo? - This book is all about a child searching for their lost cat and taking help from different animals in the Zoo Activity: Play the ‘Hot & Cold’ game. How to play? Pick a toy cat/dog to hide in the house. You and your kid take turns to ‘search for it’. While searching, if the searcher is not at all close to the item, the hider says, “You're cold,” but as the searcher gets closer to the hidden item, hider responds, “Getting warmer…” and when they get very close to the item, hider says, “You're hot!” The verbal temperature becomes an indicator in finding the toy. Idea #3 Book: What shape would you be? - This book is all about identifying different shapes that are commonly seen around us Activity: Spot objects in the surroundings. How? Observe your surroundings and take turns to spot shapes in your vicinity – start with 2D shapes and gradually move to 3D shapes. Some examples: Door is rectangle, plate is circle, clock is square – etc. P.S: This is also a great game to play while travelling! Idea #4 Book: Lost Smile - This book is all about a child feeling sad and searching for their smile which is lost. Activity: Create a 'feelings book' for your child to fill in every night How? Encourage your child to draw & write in their feelings journal every day. They can draw/write one line about any 1 strong emotion that they felt through the day. This helps them to understand their feelings in retrospect and ponder over their reactions. Let your child draw and write in their feelings journal Example of an entry in the feelings journal Example of an entry in the feelings journal Idea #5 Book: A Surprise for- this book is all about learning different opposites while exploring a day out with daddy Activity: Play the game ‘Simon says – do the opposite!’ How? Every time Simon says to do something, everyone must do the opposite. Just like in the regular version of Simon Says, players should ignore all commands that don’t begin with the phrase, “Simon Says” and continue doing the action just prior to the directive. Each Zooboo book is filled with so many learning concepts, new words, interesting plots, artistic illustrations and more. Try out these fun activities inspired from the newly launched Zooboo story books. If you do try them don’t forget to post about it and tag us on Instagram @zooboostory. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & YouTube too! Keep Smiling, Keep Reading!
