We’re all missing the excitement of going to the cinema and
theatre at the moment; there’s nothing quite like it. However, many companies
are jumping on this and releasing new digital content as well as streaming live
performances.
Wilf Goes Wild is a new kid on the block in children’s
viewing. So, if you’re fed-up of CBeebies and Tiny Pop on repeat, this is one
to pull out of your bag of tricks.
In Adventure One, we are introduced to Wilf and his sister
Willow who journey to Antarctica at the bottom of the earth, in search of their
amazing Giant African Land Snail, Marvin, whom they believe ended up there when
he got flushed down the washing machine pipes!
From the start, there are musical numbers galore and as
soon as they arrive in Antarctica, they make a new friend, the Narwhal Mr.
Plumpy, who helps them on their quest. Whilst on this journey and in a musical
manner, viewers are given lots of simple facts regarding Antarctica and the
creatures and things you can find there.
It turns out however, that Mr Plumpy isn’t such a good guy
as he has been creating his own attraction called Plumpyland and trapping
animals from all over the world for when he opens… including Marvin! Mr Plumpy
puts Wilf and Willow to the test, a nature knowledge test, to win back Marvin and
free all the other animals, but if they lose, Wilf and Willow will become
attractions at the zoo too!
Through their test and throughout the whole adventure,
children learn so much about Antarctica, the land and environment and the
animals that live there too.
Technically, it’s not the most advanced viewing
graphically speaking, with drawn characters over the top of photographic
images. However, it is similar in style to popular TV show, Charlie And Lola.
The episode was subtitled and there is also a BSL version available to view
too.
Even better, there are lots of fun activities included with
each episode. Children can click through the website, meeting the characters
from the episode, looking at the facts they learnt as well as creative activities
such as designing and colouring their own explorer postcards.
From a child’s perspective, my daughter loved it. She
enjoyed the continual music, the clear voices and was telling me about what she
had learnt after watching the adventure and asked if there were anymore
adventures, she could watch.
A nice break from popular TV shows that are always on repeat
and a great watch for kids who love to learn.
Reviewer - Katie Davis
on - 18/12/20
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