A brand new series of Cbeebies Tinpo is about to launch in January!
We’re new to the world of Tinpo – a team of little inventors who roll around the colourful Tinpotown on the Tinpo Train [which strangely reminds me of a humvee cruising the town] waiting for little alerts to pop up across the town. The alerts signal that help is needed and the Team are constantly on the move, employing their unique and superbly creative problem-solving skills to make their friends happy and lives whole again.
There’s Tinpo [in charge of the team], Doug-Po [fond of the unexpected], Logi-Po [a perfectionist] and Hack-Po [looks at the big picture] in the team and their collective goal is to create a better, completely fun-filled lifestyle for the residents of Tinpotown. Through working together, talking, and trial and error, they find a solution that works for every situation.
So you’ve got to be wondering just how on earth, if it’s through trial and error, the Tinpo Team arent just constantly making construction site after construction site. Well, Tinpo has quite a handy gadget that seems to create interactive projections that can be altered and tweaked until ready to be made. One of our favourite episodes from the new series has some little cheeky ducklings who keep leaping from a rooftop for fun – potentially to their doom. The Tinpo Team are called by the owner of the house where the ducklings are, and they work together, swapping and building on each others’ ideas to find a solution that works for everyone – and to prevent any calamity taking place.
Although the main emphasis is on construction, it’s the putting forward of suggestions, the contributing as part of a team whilst appreciating the contribution that someone else can make instead of seeing it as a threat, the trial and error, out of the box thinking and perseverance which as a parent I’m happy to see being encouraged instead of an emphasis on simple, instant, personal success. The Tinpo team volunteer ideas and aren’t afraid of constructive criticism. They bring it up kindly with each other saying things like “What if we tried this…?”. Instead of “No, No, I think we should”… It’s all about positivity.
What stops the Cbeebies show Tinpo being overly preachy to children and turning them off, are Team Tinpo’s solutions – they aren’t always something that you could see working in real life [although I wish some of them really would], and sometimes you’re left thinking it’s all going to end up in disaster, but in the eyes of my boys they’re epic, fantastically fun and I’m absolutely sure this show will encourage more problem solving and bravery in class to put ideas forward – and less tears when instant success isn’t hit upon.
The episodes are only 7 minutes long – perfect for keeping preschoolers’ attention but long enough for an adventure. Don’t forget to tune in on January 28th on CBeebies – and join us [@keepupjonesfami] on January 29th with UK.MumsTV for a Twitter party!
Since December when we left for Butlins under the grey cloud of the lurgy, Hero has been rolling in a new set of baby wheels. Hero is two and a half and will probably be my baby forever in my eyes – and so he has the luxury of his very own stroller still. It…
Something Gav and I have really gotten into this year is board gaming. We’re even choosing it over lazy late-night viewing and have bought quite a few two-player games that we can enjoy without feeling sad and forlorn that we don’t have any board-gaming friends who can pop over at 11.30pm to play. We’ve also got…
We were gifted this Geomag Confetti Set to review and one to give away but all opinions are our own. There are Amazon Affiliate Links in this post – if you buy something on Amazon, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Click here for our Toy Review Catalogue to read…
We must have been through about 10 play tents and houses since Jensen was born – and none of them has lasted very long sadly. We lose the poles, the poles are too thin and break, or they’ve been some kind of metal flexible frame that’s warped and we’ve given up. Or, even worse, they’ve been…
We were compensated for reviewing the Geomag Special Edition NASA Rocket and Rover sets. All of our opinions are truthful and genuine. We want you to trust our reviews. If you think we’ve missed something, get in touch. Click here for our Toy Review Catalogue to read our reviews before you buy! We’ve never played…
When I tell the boys that I used to watch Power Rangers when I was little, they look at me like I’m some crazed person who clearly has lost their grip on reality. Power Rangers are timeless it seems, because they’re as awesome to our three as they were to me and my sister when…