Category: Fun & Creatives

Hi Moms & Dads, how is it going?

May you be well and happy always!

Don’t forget to prepare Hello Panda at home as a delicious filled biscuit snack to accompany every children’s activity throughout the day. There are various variants of children’s favorite flavors, there are Chocolate, Strawberry, Cheese & Cream, Milk Vanilla which are ready to make your children and also Moms & Dad happy all the time! 

Are you ready to discuss this topic? Let’s get started!

The first education obtained by children starts from the family environment. Starting when Moms give birth, the first person your children have met are their parents. Therefore, family environment becomes the first closest environment to them and the role of parents is very important in children’s education. Education that applied to children is adjusted to their age, one of which is to improve children’s creativity from an early age.

Creativity is one of human abilities that plays an important role in life, where a person can find and create new things and new ways that are useful for them and their future. Children’s creativity can be developed through education and learning activities. Every child has creative potential as they have urge to grow and develop. Growth and development come from themselves and form of creative urge. The development of children’s creativity is basically in line with the development of a healthy children’s personality. If children’s creativity is well developed, then children will experience healthy personality development. Children will be able to develop an independent, confident and productive personality.

Education that supports the development of children’s creativity is when the activities that parents do can improve their creative thinking skills and personalities. To support the education of creativity development, Moms & Dads can find a variety tool such as children’s game at stores. Besides that, objects of nature that are naturally found around us can also be used to develop children’s creativity. The utilization of natural objects or life is cheap and also a source that is always available and may not run out. Therefore, the development of creativity can be done either at home or in nature, either by using people’s artificial play tools or natural objects and also natural life situations around us.

Do Moms & Dads know what is most important in the process of improving children’s creativity? It is important to know that the most important thing is how to change the children’s interaction with natural objects, natural situations or playing tools in order to create a problem-solving situation to find alternative answers and create a situation that encourages the excitement to try and do, as well as the courage to take initiative and take risks.

Moms & Dads as parents have an important role in accompanying your children in their growth and development, including in the process of improving their creativity through education and game systems that support them. Moms & Dads need to set a parenting and education pattern for the children that is compact and harmonious so that your children is brave to start every step.

So, Moms & Dads, are you ready to accompany your children to continue to be active and creative? Let’s start with simple things that are easy for children to do! 

 

 

There are many activities that can help your children in improving their creativity, but have Moms and Dads ever invited your children to exercise as one of the efforts to improve their creativity? Turns out, by exercising, children can maintain the body’s immune system and also also improve their creativity. How come? Let’s read the explanation here! 

 

In this digital era, children are getting closer to technology that affects children’s activities. In the past, children played and did activities physically, but now children can play games on their own gadget. This can affect the physical health of the children. They can become more active in front of gadgets than doing physical activities, whereas at the age of children, they really need activities that trigger their motor skills, both hard and soft, as well as emotional, social and thinking skills. Therefore, one of the activities that Moms and Dads can do to encourage your children to be active and healthy is by exercising regularly.

 

Exercise is one of the most necessary activities for humans of all ages. Starting from light sports that can be done indoors, to sports that require more skill and strength that are done outdoors. Besides Moms & Dads need to exercise every day for at least 30 minutes, your children also need to exercise.

 

Exercising with children is one of the best ways for Moms & Dads to spend time together and become a real manifestation of parental love for children. By exercising, it’s very beneficial for the development of physical abilities, cognitive, emotional, creativity and imagination. Not only that, in some games or sports, children can be trained to work together in team. This is important for the children’s social need and learning to work together.

 

Now, Panda will give you some Sports Recommendations that Moms & Dads can do with your children to improving their creativity. Here You Go!

1. Swimming

This sport is attractive to children because they can play with water. Train your children to swim regularly! This also can increase the sensitivity of their vestibular system (the body system that plays a role in regulating body balance). When swimming, almost all body parts play an active role, then Moms & Dads can introduce object around them to train their motor skills.

2. Walking

This activity is one of the simple and easy exercises to be done every day by Moms & Dads with your children. Take your children for a walk in the park while introducing them to the environment and nature. This method can also support the development of children’s naturalistic intelligence, because it gives them opportunity to learn about various living things and the uniqueness of nature around them.

3. Tool-Assisted Sports

This sport activity requires various tools, such as ball, rubber ropes, hula hoops or other tools depending on the activity that Moms & Dads will do with your children. The more diverse the types of sports, the more fun it will be for your children. Start with tools according to your children’s age. With this activity, they have practiced their motor skills and have quality time with Moms & Dads.

 

So, are Moms & Dads ready to exercise with your children?

Don’t Forget to bring your children’s favorite flavor of Hello Panda as the reward for your children for exercising together!

Hi Panda Friends!

Happy Fasting to all Panda Friends

Entering this blessed Ramadhan, Ramadhan Foods or “Takjil” can be one of the specialities in the month of Ramadhan. Takjil itself usually described as foods and drinks that can be consumed to start Iftar. But, the word “Takjil” comes from Arabic.

Do You Know?

Takjil is taken from the Arabic word ajjala-yu’ajjilu-ta’jilan which means “to refresh” or “to hurry up” and is generally interpreted as immediately breaking the fast that has been done when the time to break the fast arrives. In Indonesia, we call it “Takjil”. With the various types of food and beverages served during Iftar, in Indonesia, Takjil is present and defined as an appetizer when Iftar time arrives.

Do Panda Friends often see roadside vendors serving a variety of food and drinks as Iftar approaches? If yes, you’ll find a menu of foods for sale, such as snacks like fried foods, or market snacks and cold and sweet drinks.

How about making Takjil with your children at home?

 

Bagaimana kalau Moms membuat Takjil bersama Si Kecil di rumah?

Despite making Takjil according to our taste, Moms can also improving children’s creativity by making Takjil before Iftar time arrives.
Yes, You Can Do It! For example, when Moms make Onde-onde dough, your children who help will improve their motor skills by feeling and knowing the texture of Onde-onde dough they’re making. Then, your children can also make round of Onde-onde and Moms can teach to count the rounds that your children have made. But, keep in minds, Moms! It is necessary to pay attention to cooking tools that are dangerous for the children, such as knives, and other sharp cooking tools, tools that use electricity and gas and continue to pay attention to the movements of the children while in the kitchen.

Not only one Takjil dish, your children can also be assisted to make other Takjil, such as making cookies or market snacks like Dadar Gulung. Your children can improve their creativity by using their imagination to shape the dough that has been made by Moms. So, when making Takjil, your children are not only taught to make Takjil itself, but also improving their hard and also soft motor skills to trigger their imagination and introducing to kitchen ingredients, such as sugar, salt, etc.

Moms can also teach the children to recognize the color of kitchen ingredients and stimulate their senses of tast when tasting Takjil. Your children will become mor understanding of salty, sweet and other flavors when tasting Takjil.

By making Takjil together in this moment of Ramadhan, Moms can improve the creativity of the children in a fun way while waiting for Iftar! So, are Moms interested to try? 

Don’t forget to provide your children’s favorite flavor of Hello Panda, Moms! Also give awards to your children for successfully making Iftar Takjil and your children will be excited to learn more 

 

Sahabat Panda, how many hours do you spend playing on your phone?

Some people can spend more than 3 hours just to scrolling through social media timeline, such as Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and also TikTok. Especially in this pandemic situation, Sahabat Panda spend most of the day at home, don’t be less productive, okay!

 

Do you know, that children overused of technology can have negative consequences? Too much time spent in front of electronic devices, such as tablet, computer, laptop, and phone can increase the risk of anxiety disorders, depression, and behavioral issues also give big impact on your life now and in the future.

 

Instead of being in front of electronic devices all day, it’s better to having fun with Panda!

 

Panda will give you some recommendation of traditional games which are not less exciting than games you usually play on your phone and Sahabat Panda can try this at home, around your home, yard, or even inside your home.

 

1. Jump Rope
   This game can be played by 2 peoples or more, which will make you and your friends prepare more energy to play jump rope. This game is made of young yellow rubber bands that have been combined and put in a horizontally pattern. 2 persons in charge of holding the rope at the left and right ends, while the rest of the group jumps rope, try to switch with your friends!

2. Engklek
   This traditional game has different names in each region, but the rules remain the same. This game can be played by boys and girls, max. 5 persons. To play, players have to make boxes on a blank field/yard using chalk (be sure the soil can be lined with chalk)The box can be shaped like letter T, with a total of 3 vertical squares, 3 horizontal squares, 1 vertical square, and 2 horizontal squares. Every player must use one foot to jump over the boxes. If a player fell, he needs to mark the latest box by putting a stone. Are you ready to try it?

3. Hide and Seek
   This traditional game doesn’t only exist in Indonesia, but all over the world with different names. The goal of this game is to find the person who is hiding. The first person who is found while hiding is declared as ‘dead’ and will take turns with the seeker. Hide and seek can be played by at least 2 persons and can be played indoors or even outdoors. Before the game begins, players usually do ‘hompimpah’ to decide who will close their eyes to search the others who are hiding.

Isn’t it fun? Sahabat Panda can have fun by playing even not using gadgets. Take some time with your friends to play one of these games, it’s not only fun, but also make your body active and healthy even at home!

If Sahabat Panda wants to try at home, don’t forget to check your Hello Panda stocks at home and invite your siblings/friend to play at home 

Hi Moms, how are you and your children’s activities until now?

Children will be more active, as they grow older, and they will experience rapid development, such as physically, mentally, mindset, and also behavior. Don’t forget to keep accompany your children in every development.

In the process of children’s growth, one of the important things and can be Moms and Dads concentration is the process of your children interests and talents.

Every activity your child participates in, can teach Moms & Dads to know what the children enjoys as well as his interests and talents. If parents can accompany children and identify their interests and talents appropriately according to their age, it will be a future provision for the children by having special abilities to adapt and develop in any environment that children faced. In this pandemic situation, Moms have big opportunity to get to know more about children’s interests and talents from home only. Closely observe your child’s movement and development.

Then, how to recognize children’s interests and talents from an early age? Panda will give you reference to help Moms and Dads!

 

1. Give positive response to every child’s activity.
   In the process of their developments, basically children love to do some activities that recurring extra energy, such as running, playing hide and seek, and any games or activities that make their heart happy and excited. For example, when children playing cars, don’t forget to accompany them and start to teach them while playing, like teach them the directions and also help them to recognize shapes of objects.

2. Give stimulus to improve creativity.
   Seeing the children active in every activity, Moms can help them to improve their creativity by giving stimulus in the form of games, activities or watching performing arts and involve them, for example playing puzzle while being helped to solve the problem until the puzzle is arranged correctly.

3. Observe every child’s behavior.
   Don’t forget to observe their behavior, for example which activities make them happy and laughing, which foods they like the most, and how are their reaction when they playing and doing something to knowing their behavior starting from an early age.

4. Give support and appreciation for children.
   Give positive support when Moms accompany them in doing any activities. For example, your children successfully complete the game of stacking blocks, Moms can give happy reaction to them and give positive sentences also physically like hugging them. No matter how small it is, don’t forget to give appreciation so that children can be motivated to do better.

Moms can give present in any form, little snacks for example. Panda will give you a recommendation to prepare Hello Panda, delicious stuffed biscuit which is ready to make your children happy, so don’t forget to prepare your children’s favorite Hello Panda flavor!

Hi Moms!

What have you played with your kids today? As you may know, children are in the active period to be creative and explore new things, starting with recognizing movement until interact with their surroundings even at home.

 

Do you know that toys can help children in stimulate the improvement of their motoric system?

 

The development of motoric system in their body is one of the child developments processes, in terms of movement which is based on physical and neural maturity. There are 2 of the development of motoric system, the first one is soft-motoric and the second one is hard-motoric. Soft-motoric consists of small muscles with the coordination eyes and hands, meanwhile the hard-motoric consists of balance and coordination between parts of body, like walking and running.

 

However, children in every age level have different supporting needs.

 

For that, Panda will give you some toys recommendations based on their age:

 

1. Age 0 – 1 Year
   When children are between the age of 0 – 1 year, they require stimulation in both the development of soft and hard motoric. In the first 8 months, a baby’s brain ability develops by nearly 2 times its original size, therefore Mom should give the right stimulus, so that can help children in their growth period.The recommended toys for children in the age of 0 – 1 year are playing blocks, cars, dolls, play mat, and other toys which can help their motoric nerves to actively recognize movement.

2. Age 2 – 3 Years
   If your child has reached the age of 2 – 3 years, they will experience rapid developments, for example talking and starting to doing simple things on their own. This age range is commonly called as golden age, which is the age of significant development, both in personalities and abilities.The recommended toys for these ages are playdough, clay, disassembly toys which can be used to improve hand coordination and skills.

3. Age 4 – 5 Years
   In the age of 4 – 5 years, children will experience brain development upto 80% to controlling their behavior (paradigm and emotion), so that Moms can help to improve children’s creativity, imagination, oral skills and also learning new things, like words and numbers.The recommended toys for these ages, are puzzle, words and numbers game, coloring pictures which can help stimulate creativity also problem solving.

4. Age 6 – 12 Years
   Entering the age of 6 years and above, brain development in controlling behavior grows by 90% to 100%, if your child entering age of 6 years, Moms can invite them to participate in creating something new, for example drawing by imitating particular objects, Kitchen set game for girls so that they can learn to make decisions when preparing food. Boys can try to assembly robot, cars to stimulate their concentration and problem solving.

No need to worry in this pandemic situation, Moms still can give playing stimulation with children through toys and home activities. Hopefully this will be reference for Moms to help children to be active, dynamic and learning many things 

What are Sahabat Panda thinking when you hear the word ‘Learn’?

Maybe some of you thinking about book, pencil, school backpack or even numbers and alphabets to count and write.

Don’t Worry! Learning is not a scary thing!

Learning while playing is one of learning methods that uses a variety of games to improve children’s ability in both logic and motoric skills. This method creates a learning atmosphere that identical with children seating silently and listening to the lesson to be more interactive and interesting for kids to involve in every teaching activity that is provided.

This time, Panda will give you some examples of learning while playing that is fun and definitely exciting, especially in this pandemic situation, it’s time to create a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere with new activities, hopefully this can inspire Sahabat Panda to continue to be enthusiastic in learning.

1. Learn to coloring pictures with crayons

This activity can help in the introduction of colors by providing crayons, helping to stimulate problem solving so that they can choose the right color that match with the picture and also improve the creativity and imagination.

2. Blocks stacking

This activity designed to trigger children’s curiosity and give a stimulus to increase their concentration and logic in solving problems when arranging blocks. Other than that, these colorful blocks help to recognize colors and help them to learn how to arrange the blocks in the same color.

3. Role play

This activity help people to socialize, because there will be role that must be played, whether using media or not. For example, ‘buying-selling’ game. Children play the role of sellers and mom play the role of buyers. This can stimulate children’s imagination and teach them what to do when something happened.

4. Playing with moving toys.

In this kind of activity, use toys that can be moving, for example car toys, ball, robot, etc. These toys can help to stimulate motoric system, for example forward and backward, left and right. Other than that, children learn about direction based on the movements they made through the toys they played.

5. Playing Flash Cards Memory

Children can improve their memory and concentration by using pictures in Flash Cards to think about the answer: what is on the flash card. It is not only shown, but also giving instructions, for example if it is a picture of a duck, the person who holding the flash card can give an instruction in the form of make a duck-like sound to help the children answer.

There are some examples of learning while playing that Sahabat Panda can try at home. With always be active in every activity that can improve creativity and mindset, learning can be fun and exciting.

Are you ready to learning while playing every day?