As well as The Octonauts and brilliant new series Kazoops, POD also loves the adventures of the Go Jetters! Current airing on the CBeebies channel, it follows Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz as they travel the world. Xuli is ‘the pilot with the power and the speed’, Kyan is ‘fantastic when gymnastics is all you need’, Lars ‘makes and fixes things super fast with his hands’ and Foz ‘cracks the answer to Grandmaster Glitch’s plans’. The Go Jetters are led by Ubercorn, a disco grooving unicorn, who presents the four heroes with facts about each of the places they visit.
We love magazines from CBeebies as they’re based on the 7 areas of learning which support early years development. Having reviewed Andy’s Amazing Adventures and The Clangers which are also from CBeebies, Go Jetters provides a similar level of learning while having fun. Created for children aged four and up, it’s a great way to teach girls and boys about geography as well as famous landmarks. The first issue of the new Go Jetters magazine (out now) with a free Xuli figarine and a Vroomster launch toy!
Once POD had had an initial look through the magazine, she was back to the centre to have a look at all the stickers. There are lots of sticker pages in the magazine so you can find out more about the characters, see Grandmaster Glitch’s secret lair and discover which animals live near the Niagara Falls.
POD has been to France a few times now so a story about the Eiffel Tower inevitably prompted a discussion around how the French say hello (POD likes to say ‘Bonjour’). There are funky facts after the story and an Eiffel Tower scene to colour too which POD really enjoyed. Grown-ups can also download the free Blippar app to see the Go Jetters use their Click-Ons to fix the famous French landmark. POD also learnt about the Niagara Falls, a destination definitely on the bucket list, including where it is and how many people visit. As a little adventurer herself, it’s great that she’s able to learn more about the world through the Go Jetters. She’s already taking a keen interest in places and hearing about people from different countries.
The Go Jetters magazine from CBeebies is packed with puzzles too from colouring numbers, drawing lines and counting Grimbots with Foz to matching muddled pictures. POD has been learning to read for a little while now so it’s nice she can understand some of the questions herself although it’s great that she says “what do I do here Mummy?” with her pen poised at the ready. There’s a poster and Reward Chart so you can pretend to wear a G.O. Mag and find something metal, head off in the Vroomster or be a team with a grown-up and help out. Other games feature in the magazine with Spot The Difference a personal favourite.
The Ubercorn Workbook is brilliant for learning while having fun. As well as using stickers to label different parts of the Ubercorn and the colour stars around him, there’s counting, labelling, clues to follow, disco moves and funky facts. POD particularly enjoyed the Where in the World section, in which you need to identify places like The Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We’ll no doubt be taking on some of Ubercorn’s groovy moves too plus there is a make it yourself Eiffel Tower and all four Go Jetters! POD is looking forward to drawing her favourite Go Jetter too although she’s undecided on who that should be as Xuli and Foz are both in the running!
The Go Jetters is a superb magazine for children. Certainly for POD, it sparks her inner curiosity and encourages her to ask questions and have discussions about different places. There’s lots of humour too so you know she’s learning but also having fun at the same time which is so important. A great global adventure for little learners!
Disclaimer: The Doves has received an annual subscription of the CBeebies Go Jetters magazine in exchange for a review. Opinions are as always our own.
