This post was sponsored by Scout & the Gumboot Kids. All opinions expressed are my own. The…
This post was sponsored by Scout & the Gumboot Kids. All opinions expressed are my own.
The last series of thoughts going through my head as I drift off to sleep each and every night is centred around what my toddlers and I will get up to the next day. Each morning is a blank slate on which we can sketch some pretty amazing memories. It excites me to prompt their imaginations, conjure up crafts or find other activities to explore the environment around us.
Despite our thirst to seize the day, this mama needs time to drink her coffee and return emails before we take on much else. While I get my bearings about me, we watch Kids’ CBC. Daniel Tiger and Super Why remain longstanding favourites, while Napkin Man and Scout & The Gumboot Kids are new ones. The latter just launched this week. Admittedly, it caught my attention before it did my kids. The show is filmed in my home city of Vancouver, one the most verdant, beautiful places in the world (in my not-so-humble opinion). When the show went live this week, we had to tune in.
While the location was what piqued our interests, the content is what held it. Scout & The Gumboot Kids is a short TV segment that lasts under five minutes. It encourages mindfulness in children and encourages them to turn their focus from a screen to spend more time outside. Scout is a little animated mouse who starts the show by sharing a little riddle. For instance, in one episode, he talks about having just been at a farm and saw a four-legged kid. He then gives three clues to the audience about this animal. The gumboot kids explore the three clues to ultimately reveal the answer. In this case, a baby goat is the four-legged kid.
Kids’ CBC programmes are available in the morning on CBC TV, online at Kids’ CBC 1 and Kids’ CBC 2, the free TV for Me streaming app for iPad, and at YouTube.com/KidsCBC.
Having watched three episodes of the show, we now have seven outdoor activities inspired by Scout & The Gumboot Kids.
It’s about time I got outside! Do you have any simple, fun outdoor activities? Please share below!
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Scout and the Gumboot Kids all opinions expressed are my own.
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