Healthy Helpers: the fun way to educate children about healthy eating
Everyone knows that children need to be educated in healthy eating and encouraged to eat more fruit, but in practice parents and teachers alike will know that it is not so easy getting kids to eat more healthily.
But what if it was fun? What if some of the more interesting, exotic fruits were brought to children's attention and they could see how to make them a delicious part of their diets, and learn more about different cultures at the same time?
That’s just what Healthy HelpersTM does. Through a range of books, educational play toys and classroom resources these unique, endearing characters help children aged 3-10 recognise some of the more exotic fruits that are readily available on the supermarket shelves but that no one really knows enough about.
The vibrant, fully illustrated books inspire discussion and interaction whilst the malleable toys add a touch-and-feel dimension to the lesson. Each book is introduced by a colourful exotic character and features tasty recipe ideas to show children that eating fruit can be fun.
Marcia Griffiths, director of Principle Play Products (http://www.principleplayproducts.com) the company behind Healthy Helpers, was responsible for developing the fruity characters and created the stories that they tell. She says, “I was adamant that I would find a fun way to get children excited about fruit, and to teach them about different world cultures at the same time. Exotic fruits are delicious and readily available, but people don’t know enough about them. Now that’s set to change!”
The useful Classroom Resources include lesson plans, word searches; crosswords and worksheets that can be used in subjects such as English, science, maths, art, geography, history and PSHE.
Healthy Helpers is an award-winning product designed in consultation with teachers and other experts working with children and the seven Education Packs have already been accepted into a number of schools, nurseries and bookshops.
Brenda Agard is the Creative Director of e1top. She says, “My work involves introducing fruit and vegetables as healthy alternatives in storytelling. I am very keen on the Healthy Helpers Education Pack as it enables young people to see some of the fruits and vegetables I refer to in my stories. I was so excited about these products, I ordered the entire package!”
Any school, nursery or parent looking for an innovative way to educate pupils about the benefits of fruit in a fun way and to introduce them to different cultures, is sure to find Healthy Helpers a valuable resource. For more information visit http://www.principleplayproducts.com or telephone 07944 120068.
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