Home-school is cool
Still got the kiddies at home due to COVID-19? Showmax is edu-tainment central for you!
Da Vinci Media is hitting hard on Showmax thanks to its horde of shows that you can stream right now. Between live-action and animated series, there’s enough edu-tainment to educate your little ones for the rest of 2021. Here’s a taste of kiddie-friendly Da Vinci viewing on Showmax…
MATILDA & THE
RAMSAY BUNCH (2015-NOW)
Gordon Ramsay (MasterChef US, 2010now) may be kitchen’s Mr Mean but his daughter Matilda is sweeter than a cinnabon. The teen is behind the stove teaching viewers how to prepare tasty, quick meals – four seasons of the 15minute episodes can be streamed now.
SCIENCEXPLOSION (2019-NOW)
Everyone loves science and geeky lab professional Eric Leclerc gets hands-on with explosions, chemical reactions, maths, biology and more. The best part of this series? You can safely do the experiments with your little ones – there are 45 episodes to watch so far.
FULL PROOF (2015)
Want to learn about interesting stuff, from science, to what literally makes the world go round? This show is hosted by kids with enquiring minds and they’re scouring the planet for answers to their questions, like “what is wind?” At 13 minutes, the 26 episodes are the perfect length for little and large.
A WORLD WITHOUT NASA (2019)
This two-episode documentary reveals just how ingrained the National Aeronautics & Space Administration is in our lives. Sure, they send people into space in rocket ships, but NASA’s technology has led to the development of everything from pens that write underwater, to food packaging and dating apps.
SIESTA Z (2016-2017)
The episodes are 13 minutes and there are two seasons waiting for you as little girl Siesta drifts off to SleepLand and has the most amazing dreams. Being the intelligent girl she is, Siesta’s night dreams are filled with everything from ancient mythology, to her favourite authors and their literary adventures.
ANIMALOGIC (2016)
Danielle Dufault is giving kids a lesson in ecology and art – she’s illustrating each of the seven five-minute episodes that are a mix of live-action and drawing as she teaches you all about specific animals, like the sea otter and owl.
WHO’S THERE? (2017)
The 12 eight-minute episodes teach you more about a different country than you’ll learn watching the news. The animated series features a new human, their pet pooch and country in each episode, highlighting everything from historical events, to current affairs and local legends and myths