Yeqa uye kokuqukethwe
Ezweni eligcwele amathoyizi epulasitiki akhiqizwa ngobuningi, i-Envirokid yenza okuthile okungajwayelekile ngendlela ethulile: ukwenza amathoyizi amahle, aqinile, futhi aklanywe ngokucophelela izingane — ngesandla, eKapa, kusetshenziswa ukhuni, isikhumba, nensimbi. Umkhiqizo ngamunye wakhelwe ukuthi uhlale isikhathi eside, uklanyelwe ukufundisa, futhi wenzelwe ukuvusa uthando lwangempela lwemvelo kanye nezwe elisizungezile.
Lolu wudaba lomkhiqizo, lokho abakumelelayo, kanye nokuthi kungani amathoyizi abo engenye yezipho ezikhetheke kakhulu ongazinika ingane.
Indaba Engemuva Kwe-Envirokid
I-Envirokid yasungulwa ngo-2020 nguTessa Graham, umklami wemikhiqizo onothando lokudala izinto ezinhle. Okwaqala njengebhizinisi elincane lokudala kukhule kwaba ngomunye wemikhiqizo yamathoyizi ehlukile yaseNingizimu Afrika, etholakala ezitolo ezincane ezikhethekile ezweni lonke ezabelana nokwazisa kwe-Envirokid ngekhwalithi eyenziwe ngezandla.
Ngo-2022, i-Envirokid yavula isitolo sayo sokuqala e-Watershed e-V&A Waterfront eKapa — okungenye yezindawo ezidumile zedolobha ngemikhiqizo eyenziwe endaweni futhi eqhutshwa ukuklanywa. Kusukela lapho, umkhiqizo wandise uhla lwawo ukuze uhlanganise izipho nezinto zabavakashi abafuna ukubuyela ekhaya nento eyingqayizivele yaseNingizimu Afrika.
UTessa udweba yonke imisebenzi yobuciko ye-watercolour ngokwakhe futhi uklama konke ukupakishwa mathupha. Isitudiyo esincane saseKapa sikhule saba nethimba lamalungu anamakhono, ngalinye liqeqeshiwe futhi lathuthukiswa ukuze lenze futhi lihlanganise umkhiqizo ngamunye ngokunakekela. Inhloso icacile futhi ayintengantengi: ukuba uMkhiqizo Wethoyizi Wezandla WaseNingizimu Afrika.
Lokho I-Envirokid Ekumelelayo
Ukuhlonipha Imvelo
I-Envirokid isebenzisa izinto ezingavuthiwe, ezihlonipha imvelo noma nini lapho kungenzeka khona — ihlanganisa izinkuni, izikhumba, nezinsimbi ukudala imikhiqizo eyakhelwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside kunokuba yenzelwe ukuba ilahlwe emgqonyeni kadoti. Lawa amathoyizi angadluliselwa kwabanye, hhayi ukulahlwa.
Ukufunda Ngokudlala
Wonke umkhiqizo we-Envirokid uhlanganisa into ejabulisayo yokufundisa — kungaba ukufunda ukubopha amafindo, ukuhlonza izinhlobo zezinhlanzi zaseNingizimu Afrika, ukucindezela izimbali, noma ukuthola izilwane ezinkulu ezinhlanu zase-Afrika (Big Five). Umkhiqizo ukholelwa ukuthi ukufunda ngemvelo, amakhono, namasiko amasha kufanele kujabulise kusukela usemncane.
Ukukhuthaza Ukudlala Ngaphandle Nokudala
Esikhathini sezikrini, i-Envirokid yenza amathoyizi adonsela izingane ngaphandle nasezweni elizizungezile. Kusukela emabhokisini ezinambuzane, izinto zokwakha izimoto ezisebenzisa amakhebula, kuya kumasethi wezintambo, lezi yimikhiqizo eklanyelwe izingane ezinelukuluku lokwazi, ezisebenzayo, nezinomcabango othanda ukuhlola.
Imikhiqizo Edayiswa Kakhulu
Isethi Yobuhlalu Bokhuni — Odayiswa Kakhulu
Umkhiqizo we-Envirokid othandwa kakhulu, futhi kulula ukuqonda ukuthi kungani. Isethi Yobuhlalu Bokhuni inikeza amahora okuzijabulisa ngokudala njengoba izingane ziklama futhi zenza ubucwebe bazo obunemibala. Yisiphiwo esiphelele somqondo wokudala othanda ukwenza izinto ezinhle — futhi imiphumela iyagqjeka ngempela. Yenziwe ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika.
Ibhokisi Lezinambuzane Lokhuni
Into ethandwa kakhulu ngabaholi abancane yonke indawo. Ibhokisi Lezinambuzane Lokhuni lenziwe ngokhuni lwezinga eliphezulu nesikhumba, eliklanyelwe ukubamba nokubuka izinambuzane engadini noma ohambweni lokukhempa. Kuvusa ukumangala kwengane ngemvelo ngendlela engokoqobo ngangokunokwenzeka. Yenziwe ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika.
Umshini Wokucindezela Izimbali Wokhuni
Uklanywe kahle futhi usebenza ngempela, Umshini Wokucindezela Izimbali Wokhuni usiza izingane ukuba zilondoloze izimbali nezinye izinto zemvelo ezizithola zizizungezile. Kuyithuluzi elikhuthaza ukubhekisisa nokuzibandakanya ngokucophelela nemvelo — futhi likhiqiza into enhle ngenkathi kwenziwa lokho. Yenziwe ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika.
Isethi Yezintambo
Amathuluzi wangempela ezingane zangempela. Isethi Yezintambo iyisipho esingcono kakhulu somhlole omncane othanda ukuhlala ematasa. Izingane zingafunda ukubopha amafindo, ukusetha intambo yokushibilika (zip line), ukuphakamisa amabhakede, nokuthola ukumangala kwezintambo, izingwegwe, nemishini ngokudlala. Kuyafundisa, kuyasebenziseka, futhi kuyajabulisa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Yenziwe ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika.
Ikhalenda Lokubala Izinsuku Zokuzalwa (Fabric Advent Calendar)
Into ethandwa kakhulu ngesizini, Ikhalenda Lokubala Izinsuku (Fabric Advent Calendar) yenza ukubala kwehle kuya kuKhisimusi kube okukhethekile ngempela. Itholakala ngemiklamo ye-Festive, African Animals, kanye ne-Forest Friends, ikhalenda ngalinye linezikhwama ezingama-24 abazali abangazigcwalisa ngamanothi, amaswidi, izipho ezincane, noma imikhondo. Isikhumbuzo esingaphinde sisetshenziswe unyaka nonyaka. Yenziwe ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika.
Okuningi Kulolu hlu
Ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo edayiswa kakhulu, iqoqo le-Envirokid ligcwele amagugu afanele ukutholwa.
I-Wooden Magnetic Fishing Game inezinhlanzi eziyishumi ezikhonjiswe ngokhuni ezidabuka eNingizimu Afrika, ziphelele ngamagama namaqiniso ngemuva — okwenza kube okufundisayo njengoba kujabulisa.
Izincwadi Zokhuni Zezingane (Wooden Baby Books) ziyincwadi yokuqala yengane ebukeziwe ngokhuni lwe-birch ply enezintambo zesikhumba sangempela kanye nemifanekiso kaTessa eyidwebe ngezandla, etholakala ngezinhlobo ze-Forest Friends, Farm Friends, Safari Friends, kanye ne-Big Five.
Amathoyizi adonswayo okhuni — Indlovu, uJohn iGiraffe, noPiena iPhingu (onamaphiko esikhumba anyakazayo njengoba ehamba) — ayizikhumbuzo ezinhle njengoba eyithoyizi.
I-Wooden Cable Car Kit ingafakwa phakathi kwezihlahla ezimbili engadini ukuze uthole amahora wokudlala okumnandi kwangaphandle. I-Wooden Baby Puzzle (Big Five) inezilwane ezikhazimulayo ze-watercolour ezinaqiniso ezithakazelisayo ngemuva kocezu ngalunye. Kanti i-Rainbow Suncatcher Mobile igcwalisa noma yiliphi igumbi elinethunzi ngezimvula ezincane ezidansayo.
Iziqhenya Ngokuba NgezeNingizimu Afrika, Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi
Wonke umkhiqizo we-Envirokid ukhiqizwa endaweni eKapa. Izinto ezisetshenziswayo zitholakala ngokunakekelwa kwemvelo, imisebenzi yobuciko idwetshwe nguTessa ngokwakhe, futhi umkhiqizo ngamunye uhlanganiswa yithimba eliqeqeshiwe nelithuthukiswe ngaphakathi esitudiyo. Uma uthenga i-Envirokid, usekela ibhizinisi elincane laseNingizimu Afrika elinombono wangempela — futhi unika ingane ithoyizi elisho okuthile.
