Colouring book with a purpose
"The product helps children to focus on not just their career of choice but also helps them to be better informed and motivated."
A Pretoria woman has come up with an idea to help children find themselves from an early age.
Kabelo Mothapo from Pretoria Central developed a colouring book that utilises a combination of entertainment and learning to close the gap created by the lack of early childhood development in township daycare centres and creches.
The colouring book Know Yourself, gives career guidance from A to Z.
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It is for sale by Mothapo’s company Killahbee Kidz and helps children develop mentally and point them to their preferred career paths.
“It is important for children to be given the right knowledge so they can make the right choice,” said Mothapo.
“With socio-economic realities putting children at a disadvantage, children lack development, opportunities and resources found in affluent communities,” she said.
The delivery or lack thereof, of quality education, and a lack of information and communication technologies have left children unable to reach their full potential.
“The book helps children to focus on not just their career of choice but also to be better informed and motivated.”
Mothapo said for one to choose their preferred career choice was not easy as parents wanted to influence that choice.
“Through the A-Z career guidance colouring book, children will be able to get more information on what to choose depending on what they like and not what their parents would want them to study,” said Mothapo.
“A child tries by all means to please the parents but can also surprise them by choosing another career path such as ballet instead of law.”
The book will give children a clear description to distinguish between different careers.
Killahbee Kidz helps children get a good head-start by using a holistic but artistic approach to education.
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The company will host a learning and arts workshop on 4 March at the Tshwane Arts Hub (the old fire station).
“There will be some fashion designing, painting and jewellery-making,” she said.
“Artists will teach the young ones to play instruments such as guitars.”
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