The iconic blue characters join the award-winning startup to help children increase their love of learning, reading and screen-free playtime.
MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Storypod announces a partnership with The Smurfs to bring new audio experiences to early readers and increase screen-free learning and playtime. The educational smart audio play system captures kids' imagination and brings stories to life. With its collaboration with The Smurfs, the award-winning brand provides users with new selections for storytime featuring the iconic characters.
Based on the original Smurf stories, Storypod's Smurfette Craftie is a modern twist on Smurfette's adventures and the values she learns along the way. Kids tap the special Smurfette yarn figurine on top of the Storypod to engage in a fun story and learning activities.
Smurfette embarks on an adventure to discover what a Smurfette truly is, with the help of her friends, who each contribute a special skill-set that helps her overcome many obstacles and unknowns. The team even discovers a whole new village of girl Smurfs. The story highlights important social-emotional concepts and the value of teamwork, resilience and self-acceptance.
"The audio experience incorporates two emotional regulation activities that guide children on how to work through sadness and fear," said Daniel Buelhoff, founder of Storypod. "We're thrilled to work with The Smurfs to create engaging content that immerses young listeners into the Smurf world, including activities that teach how to 'Smurfboard,' ride on 'glowbunnies' and ride a 'flowercopter'!" The Smurfette Craftie is scheduled to launch prior to this year's Black Friday and well in time for the holiday season.
The Smurfs Phonics Book Collection - already available - helps children learn about short and long vowel sounds. These special read-along audiobooks are designed to teach important phonics concepts and keep children engaged, learning and laughing. Children can recognize vowels' sounds in different words with fun stories and interactive trivia questions. They can explore the different sounds that the Smurfs encounter as they go on their learning adventures.
Each book is broken into five chapters, highlighting a vowel and a list of words that teach the corresponding vowel sounds. At the end of each chapter, Storypod includes a set of trivia questions that allow listeners to practice and reinforce what they just learned.
For more information, visit http://www.storypod.com.
About Storypod:
Storypod is on a mission to help screen-conscious parents raise intelligent and healthy kids through the power of audio play. Storypod invites families on a fun, screen-free journey with its smart audio play system for storytelling, learning, and literacy.
About IMPS (International Merchandising Promotions & Services) - THE SMURFS:
IMPS is the official licensor of the little blue-skinned characters 'The Smurfs'. Over the years, IMPS (created in 1984) have worked in close collaboration with their agents worldwide to develop successful licensed merchandising programs, retail- and co-branded promotions, publishing activities, broadcasting deals, theme parks, family entertainment centers, live shows, video games, online games, Smurf music … that have secured the everlasting success of the Smurfs.
IMPS is run by Véronique Culliford, the daughter of Pierre Culliford, the creator of the Smurfs, who is better known under his pseudonym Peyo.
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