Moms, have you heard of Copy Kids? I stumbled accross their website awhile back and was SO EXCITED when I watched this video about what they do.
Copy-Kids DVD Trailer from Copy-Kids on Vimeo.
These moms are seriously helping kids all over the world to learn to love eating fruits and veggies!
What is Copy-Kids?
Copy-Kids is a DVD (they have one out and currently have a second one in production coming out at the end of the summer 2013) that shows little kids happily eating different fruits and veggies. The DVD includes different chapters for different foods.
The Copy-Kids eat raw broccoli, bell peppers, avocado, cucumber, tomato, carrots, and all kinds of healthy fruits and veggies. The theory is that children who watch this DVD will desire to mimic, or “copy” the kids they see on TV and eat the veggies too!
Because teaching kids to love eating healthy foods is one of my passions as a mom, as well as a big “why” behind this blog, I was so excited to be able to get a Copy-Kids DVD to try out on my own little ladies.
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The girls were SO excited to open a package the mailman brought just for them, and were delighted that it was a DVD. I told them the name of the DVD, and it intrigued them; they asked to watch it RIGHT AWAY.
What I wanted to do was to make sure I had all of the fruits and vegetables on hand before playing the DVD. This way, as they viewed each part, the girls could reach for that food. Although I did not have everything featured in the DVD in my house at that moment, I chopped up what I did have and got us all set up to watch!
Note: After putting the DVD in, I realized that each chapter (featuring one fruit or veggie) was 7 minutes, I realized that we wouldn’t be making our way through the whole DVD in one sitting anyway.
The girls were so excited to check out the kids on TV, and were ready to copy!
Using the DVD
As I played each chapter of the DVD for the girls, I removed all bowls of food except the one being shown in that chapter. This way, little Emma wouldn’t down the avocado the whole time (she loves that stuff), instead of trying the food being shown on the TV.
One of my favorite things the girls saw on the DVD was a little girl eating a bell pepper like an apple. Grace, my oldest, got a kick out of that, and for the next few days she’d ask for bell peppers to eat. Once she even “snuck” one and I found this in her room:
(Excuse the pixels, this one was taken with my phone!)
Anyway, is that cute or what? I’m thrilled that a bell pepper has become a fun snack.
My little one, Emma, was not ever a big fan of raw broccoli. Most adults I know don’t even care for it that much! However, as Emma watched the Copy Kids eat the broccoli, she learned to like at least the stems, or the “bottoms”. Check out this cute 1.5 minute video of our escapades as we watched Copy Kids.
Want to try this with kids you know?
This DVD works like a charm! I was very surprised to see how much it inspired my little girls to love their veggies. Grace is still loving her bell peppers and eats them every day!
You can buy the Copy-Kids DVD here.
You can also keep up with Copy-Kids on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and their blog.
Following along will ensure that you stay in the loop about that second DVD coming out soon!
Win a Copy-Kids DVD + a $25 Whole Foods Gift Card
Cai from Copy-Kids would like to offer one lucky winner a FREE Copy-Kids DVD as well as a $25 Whole Foods Gift Card to be able to go out and purchase the produce you will need to provide for the kids as they watch. Yes, you heard me right: A Copy-Kids DVD + a $25 Whole Foods gift card.
*If the winner does not have a Whole Foods nearby, we will work with you to come up with an alternative gift card to the grocery store most convenient for you.*
How to Win:
Enter below for a chance to win your very own Copy-Kids DVD + $25 Whole Foods Gift Card.
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Giveaway is open to US residents until Tuesday, July 1 at 11:59 pm! Good Luck!
