Wondering how to manage your toddler’s screen time during the lockdown? More importantly, wondering what content your toddler should watch?
We’re here to help, with some age-appropriate shows that you and your toddler can watch to make your quarantine screen time fun!
Little Baby Bum is a fun and educational show for kids featuring classic and new nursery rhymes loved by children and their parents all around the world. Developed for kids but also loved by parents alike, Little Baby Bum supports social skills, strengthens the bond with parents through song, and stimulates vocabulary and memory.
Music is key to engaging and entertaining your tiny tots. In Super Simple Songs, cartoon characters and puppets act out nursery rhymes and encourage kids to sing along. This is sure to be a favourite with your little ones.
Oswald is a safety-conscious but fun-loving octopus who lives in an apartment complex in Big City with his dog, Weenie. This program concentrates on Oswald’s experiences with friends, acquaintances, and neighbors, and his patient methods of coping with or tolerating different situations and dilemmas, along with his thoroughly optimistic outlook on life.
Josh Wakley’s Beat Bugs is an Emmy Award-winning animated kids series on Netflix, featuring music made famous by The Beatles. The story revolves around the lives and adventures of five best friends, charming and funny childlike bugs who explore and learn big lessons about the world around them – all from the safety of their own backyard.
This show helps toddlers expand their vocabulary. With the help of a group of diaper-clad baby animals, they provoke interests in children to help them learn new words. It’s cute, quick, and easily digestible for toddlers. A must try if you are looking to improve your toddler’s vocabulary in this quarantine time.
A longtime favourite of children and adults, Sesame Street bridges many cultural and educational gaps with a fun program. Big Bird leads a cast of characters teaching children numbers, colours and the alphabet. Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Grover are just a few of the other creatures involved in this show, set on a city street full of valuable learning opportunities.
We hope that you have a great time with your little ones at home watching these fun and educational shows!