Learning with candy
Learning with candy
Visitors to Japan are often delighted by the incredible variety of candies. One that is unique to Japan helps children learn by making their own sweets. With no artificial colorings or preservatives, they are perfectly safe to eat. The first candy in this range, launched about 30 years ago, fascinated children by the way it changed colors when mixed, giving them a hands-on experience of the chemical reactions they were learning about in school. Recent research proves that playing with these products have a positive educational effect, such as boosting concentration.
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Visitors to Japan are often delighted by the incredible variety of candies. One that is unique to Japan helps children learn by making their own sweets. With no artificial colorings or preservatives, they are perfectly safe to eat. The first candy in this range, launched about 30 years ago, fascinated children by the way it changed colors when mixed, giving them a hands-on experience of the chemical reactions they were learning about in school. Recent research proves that playing with these products have a positive educational effect, such as boosting concentration.
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00:13 Visitors to Japan are often delighted by the incredible variety of candies.
00:18 We're going to look at a special type of candy that evolved uniquely in Japan.
00:29 These candies come as sets of ingredients for children to mix and make themselves.
00:34 This kit is for designing and making your own gummies.
00:41 With a whole palette of colours to choose from, it's just like painting a picture.
00:45 Other kits let children learn how to bake safely, without adult supervision.
00:56 Takoyaki octopus dumplings are a very popular street snack.
00:59 This kit makes candy that looks just like takoyaki.
01:04 Pour the ingredients into the mould, then pop into a microwave.
01:09 It's just like real cooking, with a recipe to follow.
01:12 These candy products range from donuts to cakes, and even savoury dango dumplings.
01:23 All great fun, and teaching useful practical skills.
01:27 No artificial colourings or preservatives are used, so they are perfectly safe to eat.
01:33 The first of these candies appeared as far back as 1986.
01:40 It's called Neru Neru Nerune.
01:43 As you add water and stir the mixture, it fluffs up, and the colour changes.
01:52 The inventor was inspired by seeing children playing in a park.
01:56 We saw how happy kids were making mud pies in the sandpit,
02:03 and realised they'd love a candy to mix up themselves from powder and water.
02:07 As you stir the white powder into the blue solution, the colour gradually takes on a reddish hue.
02:14 Children are always fascinated by this mysterious product.
02:19 It's caused by a simple chemical reaction.
02:22 Anthocyanin is the pigment that gives purple cabbage its colour.
02:28 Mixing it with an acidic solution causes a reaction that changes its colour to red.
02:33 Neru Neru Nerune contains the same pigment.
02:40 The acidic white powder is extracted from citrus fruits.
02:46 It's the same principle Japanese primary school children will be learning when they do science class experiments.
02:51 The reason these candies are such a hit isn't just the way they make learning fun.
02:59 It's the satisfaction of completing a project all by yourself.
03:03 They learn important basic principles.
03:10 And they also get to enjoy that thrill we all feel when we accomplish our goals.
03:14 It's the thrill we all feel when we accomplish something by ourselves.
03:18 These learning candies have been enjoyed at home for over 30 years.
03:24 Today you also often see them at events and even theme parks.
03:28 Recent research confirms that playing with these DIY candies has a positive educational effect.
03:41 When children's brain waves were measured as they played, this part of the brain was activated.
03:45 It strengthens the ability to devise sequences of actions and boosts concentration.
03:55 It's fun! It really seems to help him learn.
04:08 It's learning fun and stimulating creativity.
04:11 Kids love these candies.
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