Parenting Buzz: Edutainmet Shows for Kids

Does your kid study in the Kenyan school curriculum? Well, you know that exam season will be wrapping up soon and your kids will probably be in your hair in the next week or so before the August holidays are officially here.

Gotta find a way to keep your little ones busy during the holidays with a variety of kids' entertainment. This will also help you get them up to speed with school work through an edutainment selection.

The idea of blending education with entertainment(edutainment) keeps kids engaged while making learning a pleasure, which means kids retain more of the information they're consuming.

Here's our top 5 edutainment Shows for kids

Akili and Me

Akili and Me is a Kenyan- Tanzanian edutainment series from Ubongo Media, creators of Ubongo Kids. It's celebrating two years since its debut this month. Kids 3-6 year olds will love joining the heroine of the show Akili on her magical adventures in Lala Land, where they'll learn numbers, letters, drawing and English. Akili and me airs on Citizen TV every Saturday morning. You can catch up with old episodes on Youtube.

Ubongo Kids

An Interactive edu-cartoon that teaches math and science through fun animated stories and catchy songs. Kinda like what Dora the explorer does. Only better because it's in Kiswahili! How cool is that? Catch old episodes on Youtube

Tinga Tinga Tales

Tinga Tinga Tales is a British-Kenyan children's television series, based on African folk tales and aimed at 4 to 6-year-olds. It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel, and by Disney Channel for its Disney Junior block. Named after Tingatinga art from Tanzania. The animation is eye-popping!

How Do They Do It?

Is your kid the curious type who's always wondering how ordinary objects are manufactured? Well, he's in luck as How Do They Do It seeks to answer that question. The show also features problem solving-engineers and visionary industrial designers who seek to make the modern world a better place. How Do They Do It airs on Sundays on Discovery channel

Pirate Treasure of the Knights Templar

Treasure hunting is fun for kids no doubt, especially the adventurous ones. It helps even more if they can learn something while doing it just like in Pirate Treasure of the Knights Templar where a group of adventurers and explorers attempt to solve mysteries that date back hundreds of years. Pirate Treasure of the Knights Templar airs Saturdays at 23:10 on HISTORY Channel.